CA-FKU-Hills

Fresno is contacting AA with divert information for tankers.

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IC released the 2 water tenders.

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Tankers 74,75, 76,78 still making drops. request replacement for 160 that was diverted has been filed. Tanker fill is 160 again (been released to return to fire).
Tankers and copters drops are checking the spread of the fire.

No ground resources have yet the make it to the base of the fire.

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AA doing transition. Stating fire activity has laid down considerably. Dozer is just making access to the heel.

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IC resource fills so far this morning:
1 BDF hand crew
1 AA
1 Tanker
No copters available yet.

09:00 Joaquin cam shows the fire spread into the hundreds of acres.

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Update 250 acres

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IC just requested 8 crews in any configuration, type or agency. Will have great difficulty holding the fire if he can’t get boots on the ground. The box will significantly increase if the order is not filled.

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Filled and on the fire:
2 S2 tankers, 1 type 1 tanker
1 Type 1 copter

Retardant around the head, if it holds.

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1 S2 Tanker and AA still assigned. Other two tankers diverted.
AA reports 550acres.
Not much smoke off the cam.
Still trying to make a drive in access for direct attack with engines.

About 13:40: spot outside the line. crews moving to the black.
Request Tankers to launch. Haven’t heard numbers.

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Do they have a ICP established for this fire and team? if so where and what team

No team. Handled locally. ICP / base camp at Coalinga High School

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Heard tac traffic about going direct and indirect with dozers and firing out the indirect lines. Don’t know if they ever got within pumping/hoselay distance.

At 08:00 AA did get 4 tankers assigned and dispatched.

At11:00 IC is moving WT support. Maybe they made hose lay access.

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Updated acreage 1420 and a firing operation was successful today. FKU ECC told the IC starting tomorrow the incident will have no aircraft.

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1500 Acres 25% Contained

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Private helicopter had a hard landing outside of the fire and started a new one. The new fire is 20 acres.

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Anymore details on the downed helicopter???

Reported by news one CWN Helicopter but nothing further.

Any word on the Fire it caused?

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