Semi trailer on fire. Spread into grass. 2 acres currently high rate of spread. Potential for 500 acres.
https://alertca.live/cam-console/1989
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Two first in engines directed to try and stop forward spread of grass making a run. Trailer will be address when more engines arrive.
IC requested to double helicopter request. Keep Fixed wing as is.
4 dozers en route.
T-76, T-78 enroute. And 3AC enroute.
IC Requesting 5 additional closest wildland engines. Or full task force which ever is quicker.
Air attack requesting two additional tankers.
Summing up current air request:
4 tankers and 6 helos.
Semi fire spread in to the vegetation on the north side of the Grapevine.
Grapevine 1 camera has it pretty good
Far more capable fires have burned on that hill and been stamped out before nightfall. This fire’s burning 1000 acres of grass if it’s lucky. Last “major” fire to go through that area was the Shell Fire back in June 2021.
350 acres with mros
Complacency is a killer, stay safe
Tankers 76,78, 101 and 6 helicopters working .
A comparison of the Shell Fire (June 2021, first) to the District Fire (July 2023, second) from the same camera at around the same timeframe
From Intel 24 357 acres
https://twitter.com/FIRIS/status/1677471032708599808?s=20
It’s grown a little more since this video but looks like this once won’t grow more than the latest acreage of 357.
Another incident that highlights how successful a combo of fixed wing and helo can be during IA.
