[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (7/11/10-AM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
07/11	0800	San Luis and the Los Padres NF are working incidents (Navajo CA-SLU-5251 and 2 small fires in vicinity of La Panza) as a result of lightning that's occurred over a six hour period.  There have been approximately 240 detected strikes over the central coast most received precipitation.
07/08	1730	Los Bosillos CA-FHL-000020 Resources responding to an Incident located in vicinity of San Miguelito Loop / Gabilan Rd on Fort Hunter Liggett.
07/08	0830	Thunderstorm activity will be increasing and spreading northward today. A mixture of wet and dry thunderstorms is expected over Oregon, northern California, the Sierras, Great Basin and western Colorado. Thunderstorms will also be increasing over the Southwest with drier storms in northwest Arizona. It will be very warm across the West, particularly in the Northwest and Great Basin. Warmer and drier weather is on tap for the northern Interior of Alaska along with some dry lightning.
07/07	0800	In the last operational period there have been approximately 300 - 400 120 lightning strikes as a result of isolated thunderstorms over the Sierra's.  While mainly dry these should not be problematic because thunderstorms occurred over the crest where fuels are either snow covered or moist. No large fire activity was reported as a result of the storms.
7/04	1700	Irvine Fire West side of HWY 241 JNO Santiago Canyon Rd. Irvine, Orange County, The fire began on Irvine Regional Park. Current acreage is at 50 acres with 10% contained.  The Cleveland NF assisted with 5 single increments T/3 Engines in initial attack and the San Bernardino NF provide 1 T/3 Engine Strike Team for immediate need. It is anticipated that the BDF T/3 Strike Team will be released from the assignment at approximately 2000 hrs
7/04	1245	Bear Inc. Arrow Bear trail c/o 7 mile rd. California Valley Start time: 12:30 100% contained @ 10 acres SRA Total of 10 abandoned structures (mobile homes and out buildings) destroyed
7/04	0800	No Significant Activity in last Operational period
7/03	1600	HT-716 released to San Bernardino Tanker base from the Moapa Fire in NV. H-609 (CA-SQF) also released back to Porterville Tanker Base from the Cathedral Fire NV.
7/02	0800	HT-716 committed to the Moapa Fire in NV. H-609 (CA-SQF) committed to the Cathedral Fire NV.
7/02	0800	Echo Fire Whites landing, 3 miles west of the Catalina Island Airport. Fire caused by down Aircraft (Private single-engine Cessna). Incident resulted in 1 fatality (Pilot). Fire was contained at 20+ acres.  Incident being handled by Federal investigators.
7/02	0800	Caliente Inc.  KRN-18381 Fire burned 50 + acres and is 100 % contained 7/1 at approximately 1830 hrs.
7/01	1600	Caliente Inc.  KRN-18381 Near Hwy 58 & Caliente 25-30 acres grass, Brush & Oak woodlands Moderate to rapid rate of spread. Fire is a threat to approximately 180+ homes.
7/01	1600	Colorado Inc. MMU-919 Vegetation Fire reported as 3-5 acres and a potential for 200 acres in vicinity of Colorado Rd. cross of Sherlock Rd. Near community of MidPines, Mariposa County.
7/01	1230	Millcreek HS are being mobilized to the Moapa Incident in Nevada.

Source: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm

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