MMU getting hit with dry lightning this morning seems to be mostly front country/LRA at this point.
Canal Incident approximately 40-60 acres rd 600 & madera canal area.
Cunningham Incident multiple fires unknown acr. Cunningham and hwy 140 area.
Just heard a tone out for Legrand sounded like White Rock area.
Heard Canal update to 230ac with access/wind shift issues
Looks like Cunningham cluster of fires is done.
Abundant downstrikes marching north thru the valley-- MMU foothills spared for now but radar shows it drifting east into the TCU/AEU hills.
Forward progress on Canal Incident stopped didn’t catch acr. Update
Looking pretty active! Windy: Wind map & weather forecast
18-1, East of Le Grand, west of Eastman Reservoir, 250 acres in grass with a potential for 1,000 acres, 1 structure threatened - per Air Attack
New numbering system? Didn’t it used to be the battalion as a single number (8 in this case) followed by the fire number in the battalion? Or, is there the threat of so many lightning fires in adjacent Cal Fire units they are using a new system?
Same numbering. Its Battalion 18. Schedule A. Merced County.
Forward progress stopped 400+ acres didn’t catch exact number
2-1 and 2-2 3/4 acre Guadalupe mountain fire road is the access should be in the detwiler footprint:
1 acre each sros
New one toned out-- Hornitos rd./robinson road on the south side of Lake McClure
1-2, AA 430 at scene. 75 acres with a potential for 500 plus if it crosses the potential if it crosses the road. IC Requesting earlier additional 5 engines and 2 water tenders.