State ID: CA
3 letter designator: BDU
Fire name: Cartago
Location: Cartago, Inyo County
Reported acres: 101
Rate of spread: Rapid
Report on Conditions:15 acres, Strong winds
Structure threat: Immediate
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Webcam link: ALERTCalifornia
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Now up to 100 acres in heavy fuels. Mandatory evacuations for the north east side of cartago. Full closure of 395 traffic.
9 engines, 2 crews, 1 tender on scene
10 engines and 4 more crews requested.
Wind advisories for the next two days in the area.
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Inyo County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, CHP Gold:
Olancha Cartago Fire (I believe just the Fire department’s normal tac channel):
Camera views:
https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/2221
https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/1890
https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/1884
Agency link:
https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2024/4/3/cartago-fire
Watch Duty:
Cartago Fire @ 135 North Cartago Street, Cartago, CA - #CartagoFire https://share.watchduty.org/i/17601
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Cartago, just a little north of Olancha on 395, lucky the whole town did not burn down with the winds in that area. Had Salt Cedar and Salt grass grade projects on the Owens dry lake out of OVY. Not much out there to begin with. It takes awhile for resources to get there in full.
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Looks like a really good save on the town
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Crystal Geyser gave the vol. fire stations a lunch and donations for they efforts on this fire. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122150170610172417&id=61555172537824&mibextid=cr9u03
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