[CaliforniaDisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (8/15/2019-6:35PM)

Glossary of Terms:

DPA = Direct Protection Area

FRA = Federal Responsibility Area

SRA = State Responsibility Area

Date	Time	News and Notes
08/15/2019	1835	State Hunter, Vegetation Fire, Mariposa County, Update Bear Valley Rd x Cotton Creek Rd, 12 miles east of Snelling State DPA, SRA, Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit 400 (+300) acres grass, 60% contained (+60% containment) Moderate rate of spread Federal air resources no longer committed Federal Springs, Vegetation Fire, Mono County, Update 13 miles southeast of Lee Vining Federal DPA, FRA Inyo National Forest 1,736 (+1,384) acres, grass and brush, 19% contained (+9% containment) Moderate rate of spread with flanking and backing Suppression strategy is monitor/confine Incident submitting one ICS-209 Thursdays at 1800 Cow, Vegetation Fire, Tulare County, Update Golden Trout Wilderness, 13 miles west of Olancha Federal DPA, FRA Inyo National Forest 47 (+36) acres, grass and brush, 1% contained (+0% containment) Moderate fire behavior with backing, flanking and creeping Suppression strategy is monitor/confine Incident submitting one ICS-209 Thursdays at 1800 Kelty, Vegetation Fire, Mono County, Update 13 miles west of Benton Federal DPA, FRA Inyo National Forest 3.5 (+2.6) acres grass and brush, 1% contained (+1% containment) Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering Suppression strategy is monitor/confine Incident submitting one ICS-209 Thursdays at 1800
08/15/2019	1549	Hunter, Vegetation Fire, Mariposa County, New Bear Valley Rd x Cotton Creek Rd, 12 miles east of Snelling State DPA, SRA, Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit Start: 1410 100 acres grass, 0% contained Moderate rate of spread 95 degrees, 18% RH, winds W at 5 mph, gusts to 13 mph Threat to kV powerlines Structure threat Federal air resources assigned Incident Location
08/14/2019	1300	The National Multi Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) has moved the National Preparedness Level to 2 (PL2) at 1400 MDT today due to a decrease in significant fire activity.

Source: https://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/news.php

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