CA-MMU-PEDRO 2024

State ID:CA
3 letter designator: MMU
Fire name: PEDRO
Location: HWY 132 x Piney Creek
Reported acres: 15-20
Rate of spread: Moderate
Report on Conditions:
Structure threat: Threatened
Resources: Significant augmentation of IA resources
Hazards:
Weather:
Radio channels:
Scanner link:
Webcam link: ALERTCalifornia - Moccasin Peak 1 ALERTCalifornia - Greeley Hill
Agency Website:

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Additional 10 type 3 engines, 4 hand crews, 4 dozers, and 2 water tenders requested, per incident command.

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1:30 PM

1 very large air tanker (VLAT) and 2 MAFFS air tankers ordered to the fire, per air attack.

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1:49 PM

Evacuations are in progress on Piney Creek Road, per radio traffic.

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Airtac states 100 acres

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Just updated 150 to 200 acres and starting to cap.

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Starting to get a little cap from East Sonora.

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AA requesting relief AA at 1630, Tanker 911 inbound 1440 eta

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379 Acres per FIRIS

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Latest resources order
10 Type 3 Engines
4 dozers
6 crews
5 Water Tenders

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Live video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3f8evo6INM

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From Merced a bit ago.

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The fire is well established across the southern side of the lake.

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2727 acres and showing nighttime activity on the buckhorn cam on the spot across the lake in the Hunters Valley Area. Hoping crews can get a wrap on that tonight so she doesn’t go to the races tomorrow.

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They where having a hard time getting into it

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Here is last night’s FIRIS with fire history. 4:30am.
2017 Detwiler Fire outlined in red.
Plenty of Hunter Fires out there!
Areas around Dogtown/Greeley Hill (transparent red) haven’t burned since 1910.
Yellow dots are structures.

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MMU Pedro extended freqs for today:

Air Tactics FM: 166.6875
A/G: CDF A/G8 (159.345 t192.8)
Rotor Vic: 121.925
CDF Tacs 29, 30, 31, 38, 39

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2:00 PM

Two spot fires, about 1/2 acre each, have been reported in Division S (Hunters Valley side of the fire) per radio traffic. Dozers are on them now, and air tankers are being recalled to the area.

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