State ID: CA
3 letter designator: LAC
Fire name: Tumbleweed
Location: SB-5 @ Gorman Road; Gorman, CA
Reported acres: 2
Rate of spread: rapid
Report on Conditions: NE winds pushing the fire in grass, transitioning to brush. Spotting ahead of itself.
Structure threat: yes
Resources: LAC, KRN, AA410, T70, T73, T76, T78
Hazards: state park land, communication issues, high tension power lines.
Weather:
Radio channels:
Scanner link: Los Angeles County Fire - Blue 12 and V-5 Live Audio Feed
Webcam link: Gorman 1
Gorman 2
Lebec Oaks 1
Mt. Frazier 2
Mt. Frazier 2
Live video: https://abc7.com/watch/23340/
Agency Website:
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Started in the center divide and spotted across, now running up hill into heavier fuels.
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10+ acres running. Fire becoming well established. E-477 requesting a 2ND ALARM assignment with Fixed-Wing Tankers
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30 plus acres, AA-410 with Tanker 76, 78 from Porterville.
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Looking at the topo map, there is a 4x4 area and campground with a couple good roads they may be able to use to cut this thing off to the SW, but if it spots further south its flirting with the extreme NE of the Los Padres and denser fuels/some areas with minimal fire history.
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KRN started additional resources, too — Engine 56 called it 20 acres and running…
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This is in State Park land many roads to the south and west.
BC-6 advises 50-75 acres with spotting well ahead of itself. Potential for 500-1000 acres in the next hour. Requesting 2 additional Fixed-Wing Tankers.
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IC Requesting County start shifting Strike Teams around. Advised if their wasnt a 2nd fire, he’d want a 3rd alarm. Holding with what he has for now.
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200 acres, rapid rate of spread.
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ST1109A headed to the Fire
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Evacuations in progress for south of the Gorman OHV park
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Tankers 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78 are all assigned and about to be over the fire around the same time.
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500-600 acres with spotting.
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Fire slowed momentarily but has realigned with the wind and terrain. Medium to long range spotting. Requesting Air Tankers assigned to the Dulce Fire will be diverted per Air Attack. No structures threatened.
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They were having some radio issues and switched to a Kern command channel, I’m hearing it on here:
600-800 acres, standing up a full IMT
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