Fires picking up pretty good to the south. Smoke is really thick tonight. Bummer, was hoping to see these bad boys in action
Request just went out for a UAS module with IR and aerial ignition capability.
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Copters are up doing an orientation for night ops for tonight.
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68,630 Per Evening Update
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68,630 acres
While the offshore push did not surface with much more certainty the strong onshore push will on Saturday…
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Leek Springs Lookout - good view (go back an hour)
http://www.alertwildfire.org/tahoe/index.html?camera=Axis-Leek&v=fd40735
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From the morning update, 73,415 acres with 0% containment. 104 structures destroyed with damage assessment ongoing. 1118 personnel assigned with 109 engines, 11 water tenders, 18 copters, 21 crews and 21 dozers.
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Helico is starting up for the day with copters, concentrating on the SW corner of the fire near Grizzly Flat.
Waiting for smoke to clear so AirAttacks can start on the NE side. Not good enought yet.
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Per KCRA 3, Highway 50 closing at 1600 between Sly Park rd and Meyers.
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Sounds like the heel of the fire is heating up. Branch 30 just asked Div T to send and engines he could to Div W. Some talk of pulling at leas some resources back to Omo Ranch and Slug Gultch Rds.
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NEU East just toned out S/T Charlie 9231 (sketchy reception…not 9031 as originally posted)
Eng 2396, 2356, 2386 plus ones I missed.
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Confirmed via CHP, Closed both ways to Pomo Rd (round about) in Myers
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multiple columns building as visible from Armstrong Lookout2 (best viewed 1 hour time lapse)
http://beta.alertwildfire.org/region/tahoe/?camera=Axis-ArmstrongLookout2
Helco Ops diverting for imminent structure threat as fire is soon expected to crest the ridge. (Didn’t catch the name of ridge)
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Division Whiskey…looks like lower Bear Reservoir area
Looks like it took off about 1/2 hour ago.
http://www.alertwildfire.org/tahoe/index.html?camera=Axis-OmoRanch1&v=fd40737
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