State ID:CA
3 letter designator:MMU
Fire name:Wheeler
Location:1.5 miles west of Coulterville
Reported acres:8
Rate of spread:Moderate
Report on Conditions: moving into heavier fuels
Structure threat:no
Resources:AA440 plus 4 tankers and 3 dozers
Hazards:
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Starting evacuations, I missed where at exactly.
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I heard mary Harrison mine, greely hill, and a warning for ??
Already has a strong heat signature.
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/wfo/hnx/h5-loop-ir2f.html
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View of the Incident from Smith Peak Lookout, Provided by Darin McKinney
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The Region 5 OES strike team, 5802C has been reassigned off the Boyer, to this incident.
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Cal-Fire is calling it 30 acres, 35 minutes ago.
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IC ordering 3 more Golf ST, stating there are places dozers cant get into.
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AA is releasing tankers.
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Update on acreage
#WheelerFire is 90 acres, 0% contained. The Red Cross has established a Shelter at Lake Don Pedro Elementary School located at 2411 Hildago St. in La Grange.
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This is on the north end of last seasons detwiler fire within the contingency lines at the coulterville dip.
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Any engine work in that area or is it a hancrew/dozer show? Has the structure threat been mitigated?
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100 acres 10% contained. All evacs lifted. Dozers opened some af last years lines and cut new line, a couple cdrc crews the Sierra hotshots are working, and plenty of engines.
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