CA-BTU-THOMPSON ?

All: Please refrain from speaking off topic and stay the course. Although the news media posted the accident, let’s allow the local unit and/or IMT to release any further information.

Thank you,

Mod-FJ

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3,568 acres.

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It looks like they have released the fixed wing . Watched them fly back to their bases Copters working the area

image

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https://calfire.app.box.com/s/ujdefdn56ckol2xjr5qybdmz0fj0m8vs

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Today’s briefing map…

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They put this one to bed today real quick :thinking::joy:

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Per Yubanet

Edited to remove evac areas

  • Incident Name: Thompson, Oroville
  • State: CA
  • Lead Agency: BTU
  • Size (acres): 3,568
  • Percent Contained: 7%
  • Estimate of Containment: July 15, 2024
  • Personnel: 1,962
  • Structures Destroyed: 4

July 4, 2024 at 7:16 AM

Control Objectives

Keep the fire North of Hwy 162
Keep the fire South of Red Tape Rd
Keep the fire East of Table Mountain and Haul Rd
Keep the fire West of Hwy 162 and Loafer Creek Rd
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Please go to the AHJ for current evacuation information. The Yubanet information cited appears to be quite old. Several zones are now reduced to Warning.

Butte County is prompt updating this important information online.

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Authoritative data for evacs for Butte County.

https://buttecountygis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9c92e0a2d2e0415fa5248d70cd644a82

https://www.buttecounty.net/1498/Know-Your-Zone

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Lots of resources staged at Thompson Camp out of Chico per buddies that are there. Supposedly staged for any IA to the area? He said mostly all OES staged.

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The Thompson is looking pretty dead on the “dam cam”.

https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/2229

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/fox40.com/news/wildfire-watch/thompson-fire/thompson-fire-arrest-backfire-butte-county/amp/

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