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Evacuation Advisory for the City of Tuolumne and Ponderosa Hills
There has been an evacuation advisory issued for the City of Tuolumne and Ponderosa Hills. This advisory has been issued by the Tuolumne County Sheriff's more
There has been an evacuation advisory issued for the City of Tuolumne and Ponderosa Hills. This advisory has been issued by the Tuolumne County Sheriff's more
INCIDENT UPDATED 30 MIN. AGO
Approximate Location 37.857 latitude, -120.086 longitude
Incident Overview
The Rim fire has transitioned to the Southeast Blue Team and remains in unified command with Cal Fire.
The fire continues to increase in size and actively through the day and night. It continues burning east and has crossed the Yosemite National Park boundary. The fire also continues burning west toward the coummunity of Pine Mountian Lake.
The availability of fixed wing air craft is pertinent to the success of suppression operations. The use of Maffs C-130s and the V-LAT DC-10 has greatly improved suppression efforts. Use of Military Rotary wing aircraft continues today.
In the next 24 hours the fire is expected to continue up the Tuolumne River canyon, and continue its spread to the north and east.
Due to inaccessible, steep terrain and active fire behavior a combination of direct and indirect attack will be used on this incident. Direct line suppression efforts are impeded by difficult access and steep inaccessible terrain. Active fire behavior today raises safety concerns for crews adjacent to the fire’s edge. Smoke exposure within the deep drainage of the Clavey River will be an issue for fire crews as well.
The fire continues to increase in size and actively through the day and night. It continues burning east and has crossed the Yosemite National Park boundary. The fire also continues burning west toward the coummunity of Pine Mountian Lake.
The availability of fixed wing air craft is pertinent to the success of suppression operations. The use of Maffs C-130s and the V-LAT DC-10 has greatly improved suppression efforts. Use of Military Rotary wing aircraft continues today.
In the next 24 hours the fire is expected to continue up the Tuolumne River canyon, and continue its spread to the north and east.
Due to inaccessible, steep terrain and active fire behavior a combination of direct and indirect attack will be used on this incident. Direct line suppression efforts are impeded by difficult access and steep inaccessible terrain. Active fire behavior today raises safety concerns for crews adjacent to the fire’s edge. Smoke exposure within the deep drainage of the Clavey River will be an issue for fire crews as well.
Basic Information
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| Cause | Under Investigation |
| Date of Origin | Saturday August 17th, 2013 approx. 03:15 PM |
| Location | Groveland Range District, Stanislaus NF |
| Incident Commander | Wilkins/lawshe |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 2,011 |
|---|---|
| Size | 105,620 acres |
| Percent Contained | 2% |
| Fuels Involved | Brush, Oaks, and Pine |
| Fire Behavior | The fire actively growing to the north of the Duckwall area and up Kibbie Ridge, southeast, and east. The fire burned actively throughout the night. |
| Significant Events | Structure defense continues. Highway 120 is closed four miles west of Groveland Ranger Station and four miles east of Buck Meadows. Ferretti Road was closed. Access to the fire is still a concern for fire crews and equipment |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | Continued fixed wing air support. |
|---|---|
| Growth Potential | Extreme |
| Terrain Difficulty | Extreme |
| Remarks | The Southeast Blue Team assumed command of the Rim Fire on August 23 at 6:00 A.M. and will remain in unified command with CalFire. Approximately 4,500 structures are threatened. Fire continues to spread eastward. The Rim Fire has crossed the Yosemite National Park Boundary. Due to inaccessible, steep terrain and active fire behavior a combination of direct and indirect attack will be used on this incident. |
Current Weather
| Wind Conditions | 6-12 mph W | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Temperature | 56-63 degrees | |||||||||||||||||||
| Humidity | 39-51% |
The link below will always display the most recent perimeter of the Rim Fire and current hot spots straight from the GeoMAC server. This is the same server that also provides data to the crews on the fire line. Sometimes the data on the InciWeb site is not as current as the data that comes from the GeoMAC server. (The InciWeb site gets its data from GeoMAC.)
ReplyDeleteThe map also shows wind speed and direction. Note that the wind data is always 3 hours old.
For more information regarding this map, you can follow the “About” link in the upper left corner of the map.
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/fires/2013_rim_fire_map.html
Joseph, the Gmap4 guy