State ID: CA
3 letter designator: LPF
Fire name: Ridge
Location: 1.5 miles east Plaskett ridge Rd from Hwy 1
Reported acres: 5 acres POTENTIAL for 100+
Rate of spread: Moderate to slow
Report on Conditions: Vehicle Fire into vegetation
Structure threat:
Resources: LPF CRW1, DIV 1, DIV 3, DOZ 3, DOZ 4, E 18, E 315, E 319, E 331, E 335, H 527, H 528, PAT 17, PAT 18, WT 5
Cal Fire BEU, FHL, Big Sur Fire
Hazards: Burning in light flashy fuels to heavy brush
Weather:
Radio channels: Forest Net tone 8, Forest tac 3
Scanner link: https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/20102
Webcam link:
Agency Website:
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Lead plane is just coming on scene. There was an order for 4 additional tankers, and they are currently enroute.
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20 acres, moderate rate of spread, winds are picking up, and there could possibly be some structures threatened at the top of Plaskett Ridge Road.
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Lots of equipment coming up Plaskett road. Having dozers stage on hwy 1 for the time being until they can make access.
Advising to hold residents in place until fire equipment stages off road
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No update on the fire. LPF added a DIVS, Dozer and crew to response and additional equipment was dispatched from surrounding agencies earlier this afternoon.
AA and Lead are talking about starting to put some aircraft on load and hold.
Thank you resource for the photo. Good news with the load-n-hold
Update from twitter.
New wildfire atop Plaskett Ridge reported at 1:40pm is 50+ acres.
sending a strike team of engines, multiple 20-person hand crews as well as helos & fixed wing air tankers. 400+ personnel on scene or en route.
6:47 PM · Jun 17, 2020·Twitter Web App
Note the time depicted is from my device, I’m in central time zone right now. Updates was at 1647 Pacific.
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I am up at the top of Plaskett, one of the structures that could have been threatened, but beginning to look really good.,
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