9110, on that first picture/topo map, is that depicting wind speed or heat? Active fire location?
Some spotting on the Armstrong cams as well.
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Two strike teams of engines out of AEU to form up at the fire in the southwest area that is making a push toward homes.
Reporting location Drop Point 3 at Grizzly Flat and Caldor
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Its T&E program just getting some reps but looks like the landed at Mclelland. False alert.
104,309 acres and 5% contained.
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Transition to Helco night ops completed
3 rotor helitankers airborne and cycling
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No new growth to the east, some spread to N & S on east edge of the fire. Fire grew slowly to SE, mostly less than 1/4 mi. Longest run was a mile. Westward spread in M. Fk. Consumnes near Omo Ranch and Camp Creek.
Maps here:
https://the-lookout.org/2021/08/22/caldor-fire-8-22-2021-evening-update
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Firing operation under way in Division Delta
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Maps from IR flight at 4:30 am, 8/23/2021. There were firing operations early this morning around Sly Park Res. Slow, steady spread on the north and southeast flanks of the fire.
More maps and analysis here:
https://the-lookout.org/2021/08/23/caldor-fire-8-23-2021-morning
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Current Resources on the fire and Critical Resource Needs as of this morning’s 209:
1,745 Personnel Currently Assigned
Critical Resource Needs in order of priority:
20 - Hand Crew ST’s
20 - Hand Crews - any Type
18 - Dozers - any type
16 - Type 3 Engine ST’s
10 - Type 5 Engine ST’s
10 - Type 6 Engine ST’s
30 - Type 1 Engine ST’s
75 - Type 3,4,5, or 6 Engines
10 - Water Tenders - any type
10 - Masticators
4 - Skidgine
3 - Feller Bunchers
AirOps:
1- Helco
1 - HEBM
1- UAS with PSD Aerial Ignition Module
Overhead:
1 - Federal FSC
3 - OSC
4 - OPBD
17 - DIVS
5 - TFLD
6 - FELB
12 - HEQB
4 - FALM
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Big column building at 13h15
Looking North
http://beta.alertwildfire.org/region/tahoe/?camera=Axis-ArmstrongLookout2
Looking West
http://beta.alertwildfire.org/region/tahoe/?camera=Axis-Leek
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The Leek Springs camera is facing north toward hwy 50 as well now. (The exact direction is 6 degrees.) The center of the view field crosses hwy 50 roughly halfway between Kyburz and Strawberry.
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Live video: LiveCopter 3: Here is a look at the Caldor Fire, which continues to threaten structures - YouTube
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Helco operators playing whack-a-mole triage all day cooling the finger heads, supporting structure protection efforts in multiple divisions and addressing dozer line slop-overs. A grow operation or two might have been discovered. UAV operations active in river canyons. VLATs cycling all afternoon, 2 DC10s, 5 MAFFS, blah blah blah. Day helos off, transitioning to night ops helos. Well choreographed deconfliction within the FTA with the aggressive aerial effort today. 
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114,166 acres and 9% contained.
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Yesterday was an active day on the Caldor, with major runs along SE flank, and new runs to the east. Firing operations continue along Road E-16 to keep fire out of neighborhoods NW of the fire. Maps and analysis at Caldor Fire – 8/24/2021 – The Lookout
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