Today's Update: Mop-up on the east and south flanks continued today as crews worked their way deeper into the interior of the fire extinguishing hotspots and thickening containment lines. Weather conditions on the northeast flank of the fire were favorable to continue burnout operations along the Hawkins Creek and from North Fork Mountain north to Claiborne Creek to remove unburned fuel between the main part of the fire and the containment line.
Tonight, burnout operations east of the McCloud River will continue as humidities permit. While firefighters in the southern portion of the fire and along Hawkins Creek will extend their mop-up efforts. Additionally, fire officials will begin identifying repairs to the landscape that will need to be done following suppression efforts. When firefighters engage a wildland fire, some impacts to the land will occur in the form of containment lines. Therefore, fire officials begin to identify fire suppression repair task and equipment needed to complete these.
Fire Behavior and Smoke: The fire is expected to back downslope in steep terrain along the northern flank. Smoky conditions are expected around the fire area this evening due to an inversion.
Public Safety: Smoke will continue to pose health concerns. Local air quality conditions and forecasts are available at http://airnow.gov/index.cfm action=airnow.main. For smoke conditions in McCloud, visit the Forest Service real time smoke monitor site at http://tinyurl.com/92xqbzn. Residents are encouraged to visit the "Protect Yourself from Smoke" website for smoke protection information at http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Wildfires/.
Visitors traveling to McCloud Reservoir along the Forest 11 Road are encouraged to use caution around the Incident Command Post due to heavy firefighting traffic.
In the interest of firefighter and public safety, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest has issued emergency closure areas. These closures will remain in place until the area is safe for the public. Please see the Forest Orders and closure maps on InciWeb (address above).
Basic Information
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | Saturday August 18th, 2012 approx. 10:07 AM |
| Location | 4 miles west of Big Bend, CA |
| Incident Commander | Mcgowan And Flores |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 1,920 |
|---|---|
| Size | 43,481 acres |
| Percent Contained | 45% |
| Estimated Containment Date | Saturday September 15th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM |
| Fuels Involved | Timber litter and understory, brush and hardwood stands intermixed. Fire area has conifer, brush, hardwood stands, logging slash, and pine plantations. High live to dead ratio in brush exists and conifer stands have a heavy loading of dead/down material. |
| Fire Behavior | Hot material is rolling downhill causing short uphill runs towards the main fire. Single tree and small group tree torching was observed with short range spotting. |
| Significant Events | Forest Service road closures remain in effect. |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | Continue to patrol and secure direct and indirect fireline. Prep contingency lines and improve existing lines. Crews will also remove snags along the McCloud River along the west flank. Indirect line construction will continue southwest from Bald Mountain to the McCloud River Club. Additional burnout operations will be conducted if conditions are favorable and may include firing operations on the west flank near Claiborne Creek and the McCloud River Club. Continue patrolling and holding the contingency line along the south flank near Wheeler Ranch. |
|---|---|
| Growth Potential | Extreme |
| Terrain Difficulty | Extreme |
| Remarks | Forest Service acres 30,630, non-Forest Service acres 12,851 |
Current Weather
| Wind Conditions | 3-5 mph SW |
|---|---|
| Temperature | 84-94 degrees |
| Humidity | 12-22% |
Source: http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3188/
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