Looking at the Sierra resort cams, it doesn’t appear that there is any firing going on there yet anyway. It does however appear that the NE corner is working it’s way into the Horsetail Falls area.
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Was thinking that might be why they are bringing in the scoopers.
Those Modis hits are 98% confidence.
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A scooper flew over my house in Fiddletown just before sunset on the way back to McClellan on Thursday or Friday (a couple of days ago.)
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Has anyone seen or heard what consumption is like? Wife and I were talking this morning about long term what this is going to do to 50 if there is high consumption of fuels…. Mudslides, avalanches… a pretty major freeway could be rendered obsolete for a long time.
The FS BAER team will be evaluating that starting in about a week.
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The events after the Cleveland Fire would be a good indicator of expected debris movement
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Looks like Tanker15 is in the rotation, out of MCC. SCP281 and 282 are looping with the other 2 scoopers.
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They have hand line heading up into desolation valley from twin bridges and dozer line on west side of the ski resort along Sayles canyon tying into 50.
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I will go back further to the Pilikin fire in 1973(my first year as a ground pounder). 10 years later after the very wet 1982-83 years, the south side of 50, in the area of that scar, slid and shut the highway for months.
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It’s showtime folks. Buckle yourselves in. This thing will cap by noon with good spotting probability soon after. Contingencies will be pressed soon today.
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Dozer task force (4) ordered to 88 SW of Kirkwood
Spike camp at Caltrans site on 88 SSE of DP16
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It sounds like they’re contemplating pulling back to 88, looking to start treating 88 and putting in dozer line to reinforce.
Doubling width of retardant lines from Leek Springs to Div R
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Approval for chainsaws only
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The worked the scoopers for two days last week (Wed-Thurs?) Flew them out of Salt Springs I believe, then up the east side of the fire and dropped on the section of line they were trying to hold from Cody Lake down towards 50, west of Strawberry.
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3 strike teams requested to stage at Horsetail Falls trailhead for imminent threat structure protection
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