2500 acres-0% contained
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Even vehicles during that time couldnāt out run the Harlow fire. I still remember my old cap telling about that fire. SITUATIONAL AWARENESS!! look out for eacother. Be safe out there.
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looking at that pic is this going up the chowchilla river drainage toward Metcalf Gap??
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Some things donāt change. We are still struggling to get the word out 60 years laterā¦
On July 6th, four days before the Harlow, a public meeting was called by Jack Owens, the chief of the Oakhurst Volunteer Fire Department, at the Hilltop Bowling Alley. Nearly 50 mountain residents gathered to hear a plea from Owens, Robert Voss, a fire prevention specialist from Fresno, and Stanley Hartwell, the Oakhurst Chamber of Commerce president, to fireproof their homes and outbuildings.
āWeāve been knocking on doors for more than a year, trying to impress upon people the necessity of removing the grass and brush from around their homes,ā Owens is quoted as saying.
Many of the homes were shaded by oak trees, which grew over roofs and against walls. The trees became flaming pyres, and touched off many of those structures lost in the Harlow.
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Still moving south to southeast at this point, hope it doesnāt head that way.
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XSJ4175C forming up for immediate need STEN.
The fire itself is/was actually moving more towards a south east direction, almost parallel to Potter ridge. Then the prevailing winds from the south were pushing only the smoke over the low spot before/north of Deadwood Peak in almost a north east direction. As a result it formed a 90 degree wind shift which made for an interesting smoke picture. The north push is WIND only, the fire is not physically progressing that way. The post is about wind vectoring and not the fire. I donāt want to confuse or alarm anyone!
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That is a great piece of history, grateful you shared it. And watch out for the guy/gal who says history doesnāt matter, thatās like standing next to the person whoās always in a cast - One of Brunaciniās Timeless Tactical Truths!
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Tcu sending a 2nd immediate need ST.
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VNC sending strike team 9325C and I shared the history piece with the guys from our station. Thanks for posting that. Good intelā¦
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Great job with the history folks! It is all pertinent info for this fire. History does repeat itselfā¦
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Does anyone know how or if Bass Lake is impacted by the fire? Going there in a couple weeks (if Iām not deployed) and trying to figure out if I need to call an audible on vacation plans. Thanks!
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Itās smokey, but no big deal. Iām at Coarsegold right now and smoke may lay down on us overnight - will see.
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9352C is the 2nd Charlie from BDU, not VNC
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XCZ2325A enroute
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I believe the perimeter map of that Fire is still at the Ahwahnee Station where I start my CDF/Cal Fire career many years ago. is there a look out cam on Miami peak looking south or is it perminently closed now.
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No camera up there but itās still open.
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Yes, the map is there and shows the rate of spread.
FireRx, regarding Miami peak. I have not heard a peep about it. A couple of years ago they had some volunteers staff it on occasion, but there is no camera there, unfortunately, and I havenāt heard anything on the radio that would convince me that it /was still open on a regular basis. Iām interested, TheBrushSlasher, am I missing something?
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The Miami Lookout in the past was regularly staffed by volunteersā¦ I worked it every so often in '18-'19. Usually the training is in April but didnāt get the memo this year (covid?). There are some diehard old timers that are most likely staffing it and its got a helluva view of this area.
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