Four S2’s and 2 Calfire rotor working a new start off Panoche Rd around here. Was looking at GOES IR and visible for the Mineral and saw this new significant heat pop up.
Helen cam has it in the haze, 15/60min time-lapse shows them looking for it and seeing the column rise,
AA-460 and 2 Tankers had retardant across the head. But now AA-460 requesting 1 additional large air tanker, fire is making runs to the Southeast. Potential of a couple hundred acres. Ground resources are attempting to make access.