State ID: CA
3 letter designator: LAC
Fire name: Ridge
Location: Crane Canyon Road, North of Gorman
Latitude (Decimal Degrees): 34.806166
Longitude (Decimal Degrees): -118.839847
Reported acres: 50
Rate of spread: Rapid
Report on Conditions: Burning in grass, potential for 100 acres in next hour
Structure threat: Town of Gorman
Resources:
Hazards: Power lines, difficult access, 36" gas line in Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area
Weather: 90-93 F, 20-24 RH, winds 10 MPH gusts from the SW
Radio channels: LAC V5
Scanner link: LAC traffic: Los Angeles County Fire V-5
KRN traffic: Bakersfield Fire / Kern County Fire / USFS
Webcam link: ALERTCalifornia - Gorman 1
ALERTCalifornia - Grapevine 1
Agency Website:
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Fire is well established per KRN batt 5. LACo taking over aircraft ordering. ICP at LACo station 77. Upgrading to second alarm.
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100 acres RROS, potential for 600 in the next hour. Shutting down I5 in both directions from lebec to hwy 138.
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New start near Gorman.
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Scanner, with LAC traffic: Los Angeles County Sheriff, Fire and Aircraft - Santa Clarita Valley
With KRN traffic: Bakersfield Fire / Kern County Fire / USFS
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VNC Patrol 16 also en route on an investigation in the area.
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Mt Frazier Cam shows its capping out already…
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Additionally sounds like the fire is getting ready to bump the 5 in the next 20. Talks of shutting down the 5, 50 acres DROS
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75 to 100 acres, requested CHP to shut down 5 North from 138 to Frazier Mountain Park Road
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ST1109A off the Dora added to the Ridge.
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H19, 21, 409, 530, HB107MW, HT61, HT55, HT40, HT 0HX, VNC Copt 4
AA652, 52
AT 103, 167, 76, 75, 70, 80
AA Requesting AT121 who cleared of the SDU Fire.
AT78 picked up as well from the SDU Fire.
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5-15 minutes from impacting I5. Hard closure has been requested.
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1/4-1/2 AC west of I5. Contingency Group going to work.
AA advising 2 Spots now, 2-3ac Each.
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Striking 3rd alarm. Staging at Ralph ranch and gorman school rd
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ANF & Ventura now sending units as its in the Hungry Valley MTZ.
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The spots are 5 acres with a potential for a thousand.
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The jurisdiction of this fire may change from LA county to Kern as the first LA county units on scene reported that it started in Kern and burned into LA county
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Continuing assignment this will go extended
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LPF Sent 3 Eng, Patrol, Chief as well.
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