State ID: CA
3 letter designator: LPF
Fire name: Mill
Location: Big Sur CA
Reported acres: Unknown
Rate of spread: Unknown
Report on Conditions:
Structure threat:
Resources: BC11LPF E15LPF 4X4 E18LPF E319LPF HEL527LPF PAT17LPF Q PAT18LPF Q
Hazards:
Weather: https://www.weather.gov/spot/php/forecast.php?snumunum=1912991.0&lat=35.99841581931216&lon=-121.4892778407866&z=14
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Other good link: https://bigsurkate.blog/
Other notes: Fire appears to have started overnight off Nacimiento Ferguson Rd. Above Mill Creek with Kirk Creek to the west. Lots of potential.
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Sounds like it’s toward the summit of Nacimiento-Ferguson Road. Over 10 acres, in heavy fuels.
Per CHP the fire is 5 miles up the NF road from Hwy. 1 on the north side of the road. For reference, the summit is a little over 7 miles up from Hwy 1.
Two crews out of Gavilan, 2 Cobra crews, Kern Valley IHC are all committed/in route. The IC just requested the last three remaining Type 1 IHC’s in the SCGACC.
H-106 and H-406 are also assigned.
Showing up on GOES17 Shortwave IR about 3am this morning and hasn’t let up. Visible showing a good amount of smoke also, not much wind early but the smoke is now getting a significant push out of the west.
This area last burned in the 2008 Chalk Fire.
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According to AFF only active A/C over the fire are a lead plane and Air Attack. No air tankers yet and it looks like one CAL FIRE helo enroute. Also, the fixed wings flying pattern is putting the fire within a mile or two of the coast and in the area of Nacimiento-Fergusson Road and Hwy 1.
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20 acres per copter 406
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There’s a pretty decent amount of smoke showing from the Liggett side.
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Just ordered up the tankers to the Rock IP
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Check my blog for latest photos of this Mill Fire. I can see it out my window. Bigsurkate.blog
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This is the Lyons Creek Drainage. Fire is in red. Tankers are trying to keep it in that drainage. Heard rumors that they got Dozers offloaded but this is WFSA country. Yellow lines are Nacimiento Ferguson. Roads up top are Summit and Coast Ridge Rd.
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AA and leadplane
Tankers 10, 12, 74, 75, 79, 80, 82 (trainiee)
Helicopter 527, 406 (406 just went to King City with a maintenance issue)
HT -95B, XFT
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Resident watching in Mill Creek from South reports: “It’s blowing up right now. BIG Column”
