[californiadisasters] North Ops News & Notes Update (8/10/12-6:35PM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
08/10/2012	1835	CA-LNP Reading Fire. 11,030 acres, 5% contained. Plume dominated fire behavior with sustained crown fire, single and group tree torching, long range spotting up to 1/4 mile, high intensity burning of heavy timber fuels, and moderate rates of spread today. The main park highway continues to be closed for six miles from Chaos Crags to Summit Lake. Several USFS roads and trails south of Highway 44 and east of Highway 89 in the vicinity of Old Station have been closed. Summit Lake, Lost Creek, Crags campgrounds remain closed. Portions of the Pacific Crest, Cluster Lakes, Echo Lake, Paradise Meadows, and Terrace Lakes trails remain closed.
08/10/2012	1810	The Western Great Basin Geographic Area is now at Preparedness Level 5
08/10/2012	1800	CA-KNF Fort Complex. 716 acres, 5% contained. Due to the steep and rugged terrain with large diameter snags left from the 1987 burn, safe access has been prevented to many areas. Crews are opening trails and establishing indirect line in areas that are safe for personnel to work. Goff Fire - 246 acres, 0% contained; Hello Fire - 295 acres, 0% contained; Lick Fire - 174 acres, 0% contained; Fruit Fire - 1 acres, 0% contained.
08/10/2012	1750	CA-NOD Lost Fire. 61,273 acres, 70% contained. Local Red Flag warning is in effect throughout the day. ROS in low sage is 15-20 chains/hr. with a flame length of 4-6 feet. No extreme fire behavior observed today. The strategy implemented for the wilderness has been effective utilizing helicopters to insert fire fighters on the multiple fingers over the many miles of inaccessible terrain utilizing MIST tactics and water drops.
08/10/2012	0815	CA-KNF Fort Complex. 670 total acres, 0% contained. Type-2 IMT (SoCal Team 1 - Walker) assumed command at 0600 this morning. Goff Fire - 200 acres, 0% contained; Hello Fire - 220 acres, 0% contained; Lick Fire - 200 acres, 0% contained; Fruit Fire - 50 acres, 0% contained.
08/10/2012	0810	CAL FIRE ICT 10 (Michael) was mobilized to the CA-MVU Chihuahua Complex and SoCal Team 3 (Wakoski) was mobilized to the CA-OVD Indian Fire.
08/10/2012	0750	CA-LNP Reading Fire. 9,063 acres, 5% contained. Nighttime fire behavior showed actively burning heavy timber and brush fuels with low rates of spread and isolated single tree torching. Late yesterday, a spot fire got established at the base of West Prospect Peak. The main park highway continues to be closed for six miles from Chaos Crags to Summit Lake. Several USFS roads and trails south of Highway 44 and east of Highway 89 in the vicinity of Old Station have been closed. Summit Lake, Lost Creek, Crags campgrounds remain closed. Portions of the Pacific Crest, Paradise Meadows, and Terrace Lakes trails remain closed.
08/10/2012	0745	CA-NOD Lost Fire. 61,262 acres, 40% contained. Evacuations continued through the night in the High Rock Canyon Recreation Area as well as back country areas. Road closures along the Recreation Area are still in effect. The threat to the power grid has been mitigated temporarily. Major efforts will be to work with crews/aircraft to secure spread in the wilderness.
08/10/2012	0745	CA-PNF Chips Fire. 20,040 acres, 16% contained. Active fire behavior until 2200 hrs,and then was moderated by increased humidity and decreased temperatures. Resources will continue to construct and improve containment line and burn out when favorable conditions exist. Crews will continue to mop up and hold existing containment line and provide perimeter protection for developed areas including Gansner Bar, Queen Lilly, and the Red Hill communication site. IA responsibilities remain in effect. The contingency group will continue to scout out and construct alternate containment line.
08/10/2012	0740	No new large fires reported in the Geographic Area overnight (1800-0600).

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

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