Thursday, September 18, 2014

[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (9/17/14-6:30PM)



Date

Time


 

09/17/2014

1830

 

June Fire, CA-INF-001351, Mono County, Update

June Lake Parking Lot

FRA

65 acres, 50% Contained

SoCal Type 2 team (Wakoski) in briefing and will assume command later this evening.

Unified command with June Lake Fire Protection District, USFS-INF,
CHP, and Mono County Sheriff

150 residences remain threatened with 300 people evacuated and 100 people in temporary shelters

Community of June Lake continues to be threatened. 

June mountain ski resort and the Owens River head water

wilderness continues to be threated

 

Courtney CA-MMU-016429, Madera County, Update

320 acres, 70% Contained

Type 3 IC (Cheek).

Unified Command with Madera County Sheriff's Office, Madera County Roads,

PG&E, Sierra Telephone Company and CHP.

Evacuation center established at Oakhurst Community Center.

Repopulation of the community of Bass Lake Heights is scheduled.

Utility companies continue to repair damaged infrastructure.

Temp 96°, RH 42%, wind 5 mph.

Commitment of Forest Service air and ground resources.

 

Silverado, Vegetation Fire, CA-CNF-2873, Orange County, Update

FRA

SO CAL Type 2 IMT (Garwood)

Unified Command with CNF, OCFA and CALFIRE.

968 acres, 97% contained.

Fire will be unstaffed during nighttime hours.

Temp 93°, RH 31%, Wind 3 mph.

Commitment of Forest Service air and ground resources.

 

Meadow Fire, CA-YNP-00101, Mariposa County, Update              

4,772 acres, 80% contained.

Type 3 IC (Speilman)

Ground resources continue to patrol fire.

Temp 93°, RH 14%, wind 4 mph.

Commitment of Forest Service air and ground resources.

 

09/17/2014

1500

A web-based weather monitoring system designed to "quantify" the risks of wildfires during Santa Ana windstorms will equip first responders and the public with the information they need to be prepared for an emergency, officials said Wednesday.

U.S. Forest Service rangers, along with representatives from San Diego Gas & Electric and UCLA, jointly developed the Santa Ana Wildfire Threat Index, which was unveiled during a briefing at the USFS's Southern California Geographic Area Coordination Center in Riverside.

The Santa Ana Wildfire Threat Index is available 24/7 at http://psgeodata.fs.fed.us/sawti/

www.santaanawildfirethreat.com

Source: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/news.php


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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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