Date | Time | News and Notes |
08/14/2012 | 1950 | Moderate initial attack in the Geographic Area today (0600-1800). One new large fire reported - the CA-BTU Lassen (Mill Creek) Fire. |
08/14/2012 | 1950 | CAL FIRE ICT 5 (Flores) has been activated for the CA-BTU Lassen (Mill Creek) Fire. |
08/14/2012 | 1950 | CA-PNF Chips Fire. 37,481 acres, 20% contained. Crews completed indirect fire line east from the Humbug Road to the Butt Valley Reservoir. Several spot fires occurred along the Caribou Road. Suppression efforts will continue to extinguish spots. Resources in the Humbug Valley continue to patrol, hold, and mop up existing fire line . Resources provided perimeter protection for communities along developed areas including Hwy 89 corridor and the community of Seneca. Crews continue to assess and construct containment line in the Butt Reservoir area. Initial attack responsibilities remain in effect in the delegated areas. |
08/14/2012 | 1945 | CA-NOD Rush Fire. 69,000 acres, 20% contained. Fire behavior potential remains at 40 chains per hr, flame lengths of 16 feet. Fire is continuing to make major runs throughout the day; increased fire behavior is due to down drafts from thunderstorms. The fire has make significant runs to the south, west, and east due to increased winds. Dozers made good headway on the west and east side of the fire, with burnout operations. VLAT drops assisted in reduced fire spread on the south end of the fire as well. |
08/14/2012 | 1945 | CA-NOD Marr Fire. 230 acres, 100% contained. Last report unless significant activity occurs. |
08/14/2012 | 1940 | CA-LNU Wye Fire. 7,000 acres, 60% contained. Significant fire activity in Branch III, with torching, spotting, and rapid rates of spread within control lines. Branch I and II structure threat mitigated. Firing operation continues in Branch III. Branch I and II are continuing to mop up and improve existing control lines . |
08/14/2012 | 1935 | CA-LNF Reading Fire. 23,958 acres, 23% contained. Aggressive backing was observed on all flanks today, including group tree torching and short-range spotting on the northeast flank of the fire. Crews successfully implemented fire operations northwest of Badger Mountain. Crews continued direct line construction on the southeast perimeter and continued to patrol and mop up on the southwestern perimeter northwest of Dersch Meadows. |
08/14/2012 | 1935 | CA-KNF Fort Complex. 3,116 acres, 20% contained. direct suppression strategy continues on all fires. Branch I - Goff Fire: Work continues to secure the south end of the fire and protect structures in Ft. Goff and the Seiad Valley. Indirect line construction continues along Ft. Goff and Portugese Creeks. Branch II - Hello Fire: Direct line construction continues on the SW portion of the fire. Indirect line construction continues on the SE portion of the fire. Branch II - Lick Fire: This fire is approaching containment. Heavy mop up continues. |
08/14/2012 | 1930 | CA-BTU Lassen (Mil Creek) Fire. 1000 acres, 10% contained. Located in the Mill Creek canyon 10 miles NW of Butte Creek Meadows, CA near the Lassen Trail. The fire made significant runs out of the Mill Creek drainage with torching and spotting. |
08/14/2012 | 1700 | IMT1 CA Team 5 (Joseph) has been ordered for CA-ID Mustang Fire. |
08/14/2012 | 1200 | The Western Great Basin has lowered to Preparedness Level 4 as of yesterday. |
08/14/2012 | 1045 | In memoriam - On August 14, 1931, Vernon Creson, a miner and World War I veteran, died while fighting a fire as a pick-up USFS firefighter on Canyon Creek, in what is now the Junction City, CA area. For more information, visit http://www.wlfalwaysremember.org/incident-lists/239-vernon-creson.html |
08/14/2012 | 0855 | CA-PNF Chips Fire. 36,743 acres, 12% contained. Heavy smoke coverage limited fire activity to minimal spread throughout last operational period. Crews made significant progress last night with burning operations; approximately two and a half miles of burning was completed on the north-east side of the fire towards the Butt Reservoir. Resources will continue to improve existing line in preparation for future firing operations. Resources continue to improve, hold and mop up in the Humbug Valley and in the Red Hill area. The Hwy 70 corridor in Div A is in patrol status. |
08/14/2012 | 0845 | CA-NOD Rush Fire. 50,000 acres, 5% contained. Extreme growth within the last operational period because of thunderstorm downdrafts; 40 chains/hr with flame length up to 16 feet. Fire will continue to make major runs throughout the day, with increased flame lengths and ROS with down drafts from thunderstorms. The fire is encroaching upon Highway 395 creating potentially hazardous traffic conditions. Transition to NorCal team 2 will occur today 8 14, 2012 at 0600. |
08/14/2012 | 0840 | CA-NOD Marr Fire. 230 acres, 90% contained. Fire behavior observed was smoldering with interior burning. Very limited visability on the fire with record dry fuel moistures. |
08/14/2012 | 0840 | CA-LNU Lake Fire. 7,000 acres, 30% contained. Significant fire activity was noted in Branch III, with spotting and rapid rate of spread. The current status of the fuels makes spot fires a continual problem. Residents only of Spring & Long Valley were allowed back. Highway 20 is open to piloted traffic between Highways 53 & 16. |
08/14/2012 | 0835 | CA-LNP Reading Fire. 23,958 acres, 15% contained. Fire behavior last night was minimal, with backing fire observed on the western flank. Last night, crews continued to patrol and prepare line for potential firing operations. |
08/14/2012 | 0830 | CA-KNF Fort Complex. 2,639 acres, 17% contained. Crews pulled back from the fireline at dark due to extreme terrain with greater than 100% slope. Additionally, there are significant hazards from snags and difficulty with night medical extraction. Patrols continued along the Hwy 96 corridor. |
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