Any more info on the USAR FEMA Task forces?
They will not be FEMA USAR TFs. These are in state Rescue Task Forces. Same ones used during the mud slides in Santa Barbara. So far the Fresno TF is the only one confirmed.
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Some FEMA USAR members have been activated.
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RTF 12 from Santa Barbara County is en-route.
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LAFD and RTF 4 from So Cal en route
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Been working in Div A/B & D last three shifts. Looking real good in there. Big wind event coming today, all waiting to see how the line holds.
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4 Type-1 rotor on order to pick up ~1ac slop over the line on Camp Creek Rd. in Div U.
Edit: Sounds like it’s actually on Div Y.
Saturday 11/17 0600hrs 209 highlights:
148,000 Acres @ 55% containment
9,700 single residences destroyed
Evacuation Orders: The communities and areas surrounding Concow, Magalia, Paradise, Pulga, Big Bend, Berry Creek, Bloomer Hill and Stirling City. Evacuation Warnings: -Little Chico Creek Area (north)- -HWY 70 from HWY 149 north to Pentz Road -The area of Cherokee Road north from Table Mountain Blvd. to Red Tape Road Total persons under Evacuation Order: 47200 Major Road Closures: Portions of SR-70, SR-191, SR-162, Durham-Pentz Rd., Skyway Rd.
Weather Concerns:
Steady northeast winds occurred across the ridges and along the Feather River canyon last night, with lighter winds and dry conditions in the thermal belts. Light winds and dry conditions are expected today during the daytime. A Red Flag Warning has been issued for tonight evening through tomorrow afternoon for gusty winds and low humidity, as we expect to see stronger Northeast Winds. Rain is likely over the fire area late next week starting Wednesday. Red Flag Warning has been issued for tonight evening through tomorrow afternoon. Observed Weather Conditions: Winds: NE winds 5-10 mph Temp: 50 RH: 20% Forecasted Weather for Next Operational Period: Winds: Upslope winds 3-6 mph Temp: 65 RH: 15%
Projected Incident Activity/Movement:
The fire area is still under the influence of low relative humidities and fuel moistures. Moderate to active fire behavior is expected including the potential for spotting and torching with slope driven runs and wind driven runs in the Feather River canyon area. The fire will continue to burn to the NE impacting the communities of Magalia and Paradise Pines. Crews will continue to conduct structure defense and perimeter control. The communities of Stirling City and Paradise Pines are still threatened. The fire is currently in the footprint of the Poe Fire on Federal DPA. The fire will continue to burn to the SE toward Big Bend where structure defense will continue and threatens Berry Creek, Cherokee and Brush Creek. The fire is currently holding to the east of the Chico city limits at Hwy 32. The fire is holding to the south at Hwy 99 and Hwy 149. Resources will be prepositioned in preidentified locations for the forecasted wind event tonight through tomorrow afternoon. Crews continued tactical patrols in the communities of Paradise, Concow, and Magalia.
Critical Resource Needs:
6 HEQB’s
Total Personnel Assigned: 5,632
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AA ordering up 2 VLATs to put some retardant down in the Grizzly Creek area north of the Bear Ranch towers.
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T944 is inbound with T912 in behind it.
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Airshow laying down heavy paint in Charlie-Charlie, connecting the dots from Elephant Butte in Sec. 6, to Grizzly Dome (Sec.5) and across the drainage to Duffey Dome (Sec. 16) to the south, and tie into Bucks Lake Rd.
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FEMA Task Force 3 out of Menlo Park Mobilized
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Evening Media Brief, 1800
149,000 acres, 55% contained
- red flag continues tonight until tomorrow afternoon
- 5624 personnel assigned, 46,031 people evacuated.
- Structures destroyed 9700 SFR, 191 multi-fam residence, 8 mixed res/comm, 367 commercial, 2528 other = 12,794 structures destroyed. additional 470 damaged.
- 5 additional casualties discovered today. 76 total confirmed deaths.
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Task force 6 from Riverside enroute.
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Busy day in the air, AA says they have 12 rotors working the east side, CAP wants 2 photo flights over the Paradise area, there are up to 40 drones working in the city of Paradise, and PG&E wants a drone flight over the origin.
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153,336 acres and 95% contained.
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The Camp Fire is 100% contained. 153,336 acres, 14,500 structures destroyed, 85 confirmed fatalities, 271 still on the unaccounted for list. By far the worst incident I have ever been on in over 44 years on the job. Outstanding work by all emergency responders involved from IA, major incident response, the US&R Task Forces, volunteer SAR organizations, Law Enforcement, EMS, and many, many more.
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For the 5th anniversary of the Camp Fire, we put together a couple pieces on The Lookout. The first has images we put together for a Facebook post in 2018.
The second piece has interviews we’ve done with young Camp Fire survivors who are finding some healing working with prescribed fire.
Sending lots of thanks to all of the folks in wildland and USAR who came to our aid here in Butte County in 2018, and especially to our local first responders, social workers, builders, debris removers, tree workers, linemen, and all the other people who spent a dark, cold, wet winter in the wreckage.
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