State ID:CA
3 letter designator: FKU
Fire name:mFIRESTONE
Location: Highway 198 East of Curry Mt. Trailhead
Reported acres: 15 Acres
Rate of spread: Critical
Report on Conditions: 15 acres with a critical rate of spread and a potential for 5,000 acres. On the south side of Hwy 198 . Shut down Hwy198 between Hwy 25 and Firestone
Structure threat:SO for Evacuations along Hwy 198 up to Mineral Springs Rd
Resources: High dispatch
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Showing on Joaquin Ridge and Parkfield cams
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Aircraft enroute.
High Tension Power lines along hwy198.
Request SO for evacuations.
FKU Local 1-151.385 and AirTactics 4- 151.28
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AA - 50 acres rapid rate of spread potential for 300 in light fuels. Terrain driven.
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This area is big fire country and will probably go up and over Curry Mt. The last large fire in the area was the Elm Fire and it burned from the river south of highway 198 all the way South to Jacalitos Creek.
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I’ll pm you.
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Ugly nasty country
Bring in lots of dozers
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Fires established on Curry mountain will likely run to the top of the mountain.
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10 type 3s 5 type 1s, 10 dozers, 6 water tenders 4 heavy equipment bosses immediate need.
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AA- 2 Additional type 1 tankers 3 type 3 tankers for a total of 8 tankers
1 night helco and 2 night helicopters.
Edit maxed out: 350 acres load and hold aircraft until a replacement AA is up over the incident
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AA505 is over the fire now.
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The Scanner is pretty quiet and not much heat is being picked up on satellite.
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It’s been backing off a ridge for a little bit but sounds like they’re expecting it to rollout. Fires trying to chew through the retardant
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482 acres 25% contained
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copter 34VG blackhawk only aircraft working the fire this morning.
Lines holding and not much smoke showing. Good work !
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