Tuesday, August 26, 2014

[californiadisasters] North Ops News & Notes Updates (8/25/14-6:30PM)



Date
Time
News and Notes
08/25/2014
1830
CA-SHU Oregon Fire: 580 acres, 45% contained. Fire is holding within current containment lines. All evacuations have been lifted. Weaver Bally Road open to residents only.
08/25/2014
1830
CA-KNF July Complex: 35,385 acres, 50% contained. Whites Fire continues to back into the Mule Bridge drainage with rollout a major factor in promoting fire spread. Man Fire continues to actively burn in the Wooley Creek and Big Elk Fork drainages with active surface fire and single tree torching.
08/25/2014
1830
CA-KNF Happy Camp Complex: 22,770 acres, 20% contained. A weaker inversion today allowed for moderate surface fire rate of spread. The west side of the Frying Pan fire is backing down the drainages to the southwest. The Faulkstein Fire continues to creep towards Grider Ridge.
08/25/2014
1830
CA-KNF Beaver Fire: 32,496 acres, 97% contained.
08/25/2014
1830
CA-MEU Lodge Complex: 12,535 acres, 96% contained.
08/25/2014
1830
CA-KNF Log Fire: 3,629 acres, 99% contained. Higher temperatures and lower humidity produced some hot spots to show near perimeter.
08/25/2014
1230
The National Interagency Coordination Center has lowered the National Preparedness Level to PL2.
08/25/2014
0720
CA-SHU Oregon Fire: 650 acres, 25% contained. Fire made sustained runs under a gusty west to southwest wind pattern. Fire is burning to the north of the community of Weaverville towards the Weaverville Airport. Evacuations in place for the area north of Highway 3 and Highway 299.
08/25/2014
0720
CA-KNF July Complex: 35,385 acres, 49% contained. Whites Fire (33,680 acres, 49% contained) continued to spread south of the North Fork of the Salmon River in Whites Gulch. Fire behavior consisted of backing and flanking in heavy timber. Man Fire (1,688 acres, 0% contained) Indirect control lines are being utilized due to extremely steep terrain.
08/25/2014
0720
CA-KNF Happy Camp Complex: 22,770 acres, 20% contained. An inversion layer settled over the fire area moderating fire behavior. Frying Pan Fire: 20,418 acres, 10% contained. Kemper Fire: 185 acres, 85% contained. Falkstein Fire: 1,917 acres, 0% contained.
08/25/2014
0715
CA-KNF Beaver Fire: 32,496 acres, 97% contained.
08/25/2014
0715
CA-MEU Lodge Complex: 12,535 acres, 96% contained.
08/25/2014
0715
CA-KNF Log Fire: 3,629 acres, 99% contained.
Source: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm


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


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