[californiadisasters] North Ops News & Notes Update (8/02/12-3:30PM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
08/02/2012	1530	Effective immediately the National Preparedness Level is being elevated to 3. Initial attack and large fire activity is increasing or expected to increase in many geographical areas due to predicted weather and current fuels conditions. There are currently 7 each T2 IMT's, 1 each Type T1 IMT and a NIMO assigned to incidents in the 3 geographical areas. There is a significant commitment of national resources with additional support being ordered through NICC.
08/02/2012	1050	CA-LNP Reading Fire - 24 acres. Fire is burning in mixed conifer Red fir overstory with pine mat manzanita and a variable understory fuel loading of dead and down material.
08/02/2012	0850	The Northern California Geographic Area has now moved to Preparedness Level 3.
08/02/2012	0836	CA-PNF Chips Fire - Fire Information http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3052/
08/02/2012	0825	CA-SHF Salt Creek Fire- Fire information http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3075/
08/02/2012	0712	August 2, 1962 – Timber Lodge Fire On August 2, 1962, USFS engine crewmembers Thomas W. Foley, John Vaun Rasch and Raymond St. Pierre, along with Martin Georgi of the U.S. Conservation Service, were fatally burned on the Timber Lodge Fire, Sierra National Forest. For more information, visit http://www.wlfalwaysremember.org/incident-lists/170-timber-lodge.html .
08/02/2012	0645	CA-PNF Chips Fire 2,541 acres 5% contained. Steep rocky and inaccessible terrain, low afternoon relative humidity and diurnal wind shifts, heavy fuel loading with 50-100 snags per acre, limited access to fire, Power lines along canyon bottoms near water sources. Snags and large dead fuels combined with difficult access limit most resources to handcrews and aircraft. IMT 1 McGowan assigned.
08/02/2012	0645	CA-SHF Salt Creek Fire 500 acres 20% contained . Fire is burning in mixed ownership within the Shasta Lake NRA with signifcant impacts to I-5, private residences and recreation businesses.IMT2 Molhoek will in brief today.

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

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