[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (8/27/10-6PM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
8/27	1800	POST CA-KRN-024500 1,312 acres, 90% contained.
8/27	1800	KEYS CA-JTP-12782 120 acres, 85% contained.
8/27	1635	Initial attack activity has been light today with no new large fires.
8/27	1600	POZO CA-LPF-006481 Queen Bee, Friis, Turkey Flat and Navajo Campgrounds will be re-open tomorrow. Pozo Road at the forest boundary, Navajo Road at Park Hill and the Navajo staging area will also be re-open.
8/27	1155	KEYS CA-JTP-12782 120 acres. Fire started 8/25 in Joshua Tree National Park, San Bernardino County in federal response area Keys View Road, at the center of the Joshua Tree National Park in mixed fuels. Fire is lined and ground resources continue to patrol due to excessive heat.
8/27	1030	The San Bernardino National Forest will be constructing, reconditioning and repairing drainage structures, aggregate surfaces and short sections of asphalt paving along 5 miles of Forest Road 2N10 beginning at its west end one mile south of the intersection of Mill Creek Road at Tulip Lane and continuing east across the ridgeline of south Big Bear To Club View Drive near Bear Mountain Ski Area. The project starts on September 7th and will continue for approximately 60 days.
8/27	0921	MESA CA-CNF-2665 205 acres, 100% contained.
8/27	0800	Yesterday a series of large thunderstorms triggered numerous lightning down strikes, igniting numerous fires in San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego Counties. The combination of aggressive IA along with accompanying rainfall held these fires to 3 acres or less.
8/27	0600	POST CA-KRN-024500 1,312 acres, 76% contained. Yesterday, firefighters completed a planned burning operation to reduce pockets of unburned fuels inside the fire line. Rehabilitation of areas damaged by suppression activity is on-going and should be completed by tomorrow evening.

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

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