(Hello to Blog Reader "Henry" on Muheli who stopped and said hello at briefing. How cool was that!?)
Notes are written as individuals speak. This is definitely a 'flow of speakers series of notes!
DEPUTY SCOTT JOHNSON
-evacuations: south side of 108 up to Pinecrest, down to Coffill
-please do not wait till last minute to pull RV or trailer down the hill
-to lock or not to lock: LOCK
SHERIFF JAMES MELE:
-40-50 Law enforcement called up; more may be called up
CHIEF LARRY CRABTREE:
REVIEWING MAP OF YESTERDAY’S FIRE (on screen):
- incident briefing in Tuol 6 a.m. daily; no Q/A
- no talk about what if scenarios
- talk about threats to communities
- TODAY (Tuesday): 180K acres; 7th largest in CA history
- strike team “flagging” - house has been ‘spoken’ to; checking for alternate water sources; double checking addresses; checking for streets that are fairly inaccessible;
- Marty Bentley (Incident commander) : not here today because something else is going on that needs his attention
- Ready Set Go pamphlet: readyforwildfire.org - downloadable doc
FRED WONG: DISTRICT RANGER FOR MI WUK RANGER STATION
- emphasize that suppression is a community effort
- Sierra Pacific Industries offered up 10 dozers
- SPI have private lands within forest
- Forest closure order - is on inciweb.org site
- please respect this order - don’t block fire rig access
- restoration and rehabilitation will take place after fire -- assessment will be done of “water bar lines” after everything quiets down - these are the burms along a trail that divert water to the side of the trail/road in forest.
- BAER: burn area emergency response: protect against erosion
VICKIE WRIGHT - incident management team - Forestry service
- acreage burned- updated twice a day - get info from inciweb.org!!! We are a Type 1 incident fire.
- dozer line success around certain areas - e.g. Duckwall
- long term extent of what will happen to forest??? Spring: wildflowers could abound -- many wildflower seeds are dependent upon fires for germination
- 4000 firefighters in area. From Maine > CA > Canadian Border > SO CAL; hot shot crews from all around the country.
- boots on the ground and eyes in the sky--at night they look for hot spots.
- tuol info: 209-928-1059
- inversion layer - when it lifts and sun comes out, fire gets active
- media a problem? call that 209 # above
- 2 DC 10’s are flying in our area. There are the ONLY DC 10s in the US!
CHIEF LARRY CRABTREE:
- WEATHER forecast - General weather forecasts do not apply to our local situation
spot weather forecast; spot weather meteorologist - 2 forecasts--upper and lower elevations throughout the day
- predict for today, tonight, tomorrow, and long term
- inversion layer = temp differences in air; keeps air from moving up/down; as inversion layer lifts the fires gains energy. Aircraft can fly when they see the ground.
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Q/A
- IAP - Incident Action Plan today: wind 15; gusts to 25
- inversion layer - amount of smoke - duration of smoke
- preferable to have smoke
- air movement is slow; could be from back burns
- message from sheriffs on door to door rounds
- we are in an advisory to evacuate
- next step = order to evacuate
- our sheriff’s dept is working on a broader advisory- advisory/warning = same thing; order is ORDER!
- Remember trigger points---those are the points at which a decision is made.
FIRE PREVENTION - what do we need to do around our houses
- clear vegetation around propane tanks
- clear roof
- no gas powered tools
- electric blower ok
- move wood away from house
THIS IS A COMMUNITY OF NEIGHBORS - GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR. GET THEIR PHONE NUMBERS for any problems that might arise.
neighbor needs physical assistance? Now is the time to evacuate.
DEPUTY SCOTT JOHNSON :
Comcast Channel 8 - is now set up to get updated information on Rim Fire. Will show as ticker across the bottom of the screen.
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