OES ST6800A arrived late last night from Riverside.
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Weather is looking a little friendlier this morning, if a bit chilly at 30F. Winds are down to 10 mph from the west and humidity bumped up a bit from the teens to 58%. Marzano cam image looking a little better too this a.m.
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Airshow is getting started. Air Attack 501 is over the fire requesting all 6 S2s.
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Extended attack in February, 
here we go.
Air Tactics 166.6125
Air Ground 159.375 (Tac 20)
Victor 123.875
Ordered up CDF Cmd1 also but that might be a back pocket freq since we’re still early in the incident.
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Weather observations near big pine.
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/timeseries.php?sid=SE378&num=72&banner=gmap&raw=0&w=325
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CAL FIRE San Bernardino/Inyo/Mono Unit
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#AirportFire Update 3900 acres, 0% containment, no change to evacuation orders or closures. Inyo County Sheriff’s Office
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Looking a lot more calm and the tankers are on a load and hold except one that headed somewhere else. MVU maybe.
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Looking at photos A340 took of the fire, it basically did what most of the winter Owen’s Valley fires do and followed the river
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Going to be some long, cold nights of mop-up on this one…especially with it being over 8 miles long and along the river
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Burned up a lot of Salt grass and Willows along the river. Better have good boots and a warm pair of socks. And a lot of HOT COFFEE !!!
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Battery operated socks are awesome. 3 settings- rechargeable.
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Forward progress stopped a while ago.
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4136 acres and 50% contained.
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20 Feb 22
#AirportFire Updated containment - 55% acreage remains 4,136.
Winds will pick up thru the beginning of the week and temp will be in the teen’s on Tuesday night. 
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