[californiadisasters] North Ops News & Notes Update (8/25/12-4:30PM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
8/25/2012	1635	CA-SHU Christian Fire. The fire is contained at approximately 5 acres. One structure was destroyed.
8/25/2012	1330	CA-SHU Christian Fire. 2 acres. The fire is burning near Bear Mtn., approximately 5 miles north of Redding. Air Attack and Tankers are committed.
08/25/2012	1015	On this day in history, August 25, 1934 – Bear Springs Fire On August 25, 1934, Shasta National Forest Supervisor John Everitt was killed on the Bear Springs Fire near Mt. Shasta when he was overrun by flames as he was scouting a fireline. Supervisor Everitt was the first fire fatality among the Forest Service California Region's permanent workforce. For more information, visit http://www.wlfalwaysremember.org/incident-lists/112-john-everitt.html
8/25/2012	0615	CA-SHF Bagley Fire. 12,000 acres. 7% contained. Active fire behavior on all Divisions was observed on 8/24. Burnout operations on the N flank are holding. USFS road closures remain in effect.
8/25/2012	0615	CA-PNF Chips Fire. 64,214 acres. 55% contained. The fire exhibited resistance to control on 8/24. The largest spot fire is 100+ acres in Division G. Mandatory Evacuation of the communities of Canyon Dam, Big Meadows. Prattville has been lifted to advisement.
8/25/2012	0615	CA-MDF Antelope Fire. 650 acres. 66% contained. Significant progress on 8/24 on extending containment lines and mop-up. Hose lines are in place surrounding the fire. Isolated tree torching within unburned islands was observed.
8/25/2012	0615	CA-NOD Rush Fire. 320,793 acres. 65% contained. Containment efforts continue to be difficult due to critically dry fuels ,winds, low rrelative humidity and travel distances. The observed fire behavior on 8/24 was primarily creeping and smoldering with short bursts of active flames as heavier fuels ignited.
8/25/2012	0615	CA-TGU Ponderosa Fire. 27,676 acres. 74% contained. The fire continued to burnout interior islands with a creeping ground fire and isolated torching where the fuel ladder is present. No significant or moderate fire behavior was observed.
8/25/2012	0615	CA-MNF North Pass Fire. 24,199 acres. 32% contained. Type I crews are holding the fire at contingency lines. Active fire behavior, with crown fire runs and short to intermediate range spotting, has been observed.
8/25/2012	0615	CA-KNF Fort Complex. 8,884 acres. 37% contained. The Goff Fire is projected to continue growing to the north and west. Uphill runs late in the afternoon with some spotting across the containment lines was observed.

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

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