State ID: CA
3 letter designator: MMU
Fire name: French
Location: Grosjean x Alta Vista Rd ; Mariposa, CA
Reported acres: 3
Rate of spread: moderate
Report on Conditions: running uphill in medium to heavy fuels with structures immediately threatened on top of the hill.
Structure threat: are threatened
Resources: AA505, T01, T03, T78, T79, T82, T83, T210, HT4AJ, 9HT, 719HT
Hazards:
Weather: Red flag warning and excessive heat warning
Mariposa RAWS
Radio channels: CDF CMD 1
Scanner link: CAL Fire MMU, Mariposa County Fire, County, USFS SNF, Yosemite Ntl Park Live Audio
Webcam link: Mt. Bullion 1
Mt. Bullion 2
Miami Peak 2
Red Top 1
Live video: Twitch - maarovideo
Agency Website: Evacuation map
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AA requesting 4 additional air tankers including 2 LAT’s for a total of 6 airtankers.
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Aircraft so far, Air Tanker 82, 83, Helitanker 4AJ, 9HT
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AA505 onscene reporting the fire is spotting ahead of itself.
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It chewed through the first 2 S2 drops. Tanker 03 now on scene.
Air Tactics 22
Dropping at Coverage Level 6, continues to spot over the road
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Approximately 40 acres.
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That’s 40 acres in less than an hour. Almost an acre a minute. Impressive from an ignition point
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INTEL12 onscene for a mapping mission.
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Intel 12 has the fire mapped @ 172 acres.
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Div T advising need for mandatory evac of the hospital
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The hospital will be a shelter in place, not an evac at this time.
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Appears to be a slope and wind change or reversal.
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Apartments on Hospital road are being impacted.
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Tanker are still dropping @ 20:40 a few have been released due to long return time to base.
All tankers off @21:00.
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400 Acres per Watch Duty
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Copter 1NC as Helco is inbound with 3 night flying copters for… water dropping missions? @ 21:49
I see the 1NC from Sacramento but, looking for the others…not yet showing on FlightRadar24 yet.
Intel24 is inbound from Chino.
@22:00 copter Chinook N950CH is flying in the right direction from Truckee
Apparently there is a copter 9PJ on the ground nearby. Can’t launch without helco. The other copter will be 8PJ… hasn’t launched @22:26.
From Helco -Head of the fire is approaching the fair grounds. Helco needs fuel first…
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