3500 Acres. 5% contained
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Area of Haight Canyon just took off again. This is a mile or so east of Caliente Bodfish Road along central Havilah. Lots of tanker and other fixed wing aircraft have been hitting the area all morning. Hilo’s are on this now. Wind is shifting around at my location. Currently a West wind but is has shifted around to East and South for a short time when this activity started.
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From the Breckenridge camera, it looks like they are firing off the NE corner because the active flame front is moving from the retardant line back to the South into the black.
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Mmm color me pessimistic, but I don’t think so
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If you watch it over time and the camera time lapse, you will see it peel back from the retardant line towards the black from West to East. It is definitely working down the slope to the South and burning out a pretty significant jackpot of fuel down in the drainage. The progression has never left the retardant line to the North, and while at times gets a little build, the progression of fire intensity is consistent with a firing op.
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You could see them using trigger points during the firing if you paid close attention. That gave it away for me along with what you mention.
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Sky Crane joined the action a few minutes ago.
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Well if this is a firing operation it isn’t going well.
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If those aren’t backfiring OPS and the fire is somewhat establishing itself in the mouth of that drainage at Herritage Way, I anticipate the fire to blast its way up to Piute Peak. That’d be a longshot but that’s what I personally would expect the fire to do given the tenacity of this thing.
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Just sayin…it would not be a wise decision to burn during the heat of day off a retardant line. I would have never allowed that to occur even in great conditions without handline, or dozer line to hold. I doubt there is a road system effective enough to hold it. Especially with the crew situation in CA and competing fires for tankers. Not a good ops decision if so. Not saying this is the case, which I doubt, but then again, I am just a retired onlooker
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Looking at the map products they have changed it to CA-SQF-2309. The IAP map is almost 24 hours old from creation but I’ve attached it. I had to downscale it because of size limitations. They really need to think about using Thompson Canyon Road to stop its movement in the flats. Many ranches there (including my parents old ranch)IAP 11x17_20200804_2154_Stagecoach_CASQF2309_0805day.pdf (470.2 KB)
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So the incident number is CA CND 2309. It is not. Sqf incident.
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The map from the IAP says SQF
Inciweb has it listed as CCD so… yo no se
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I got nothing on this fire, I’m checking all over.
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