State ID: CA
3 letter designator: RRU
Fire name: Snow
Location: Snowcreek Canyon Road; Snow Creek, CA
Reported acres: 5
Rate of spread: moderate
Report on Conditions: vehicle fire into the brush; burning at the toe of the slope, potential for 200 acres.
Structure threat: yes
Resources: RRU/BDF in Unified Command. (BDF 2nd alarm), AA310, T70, T71, HC301
Hazards: ‘ungodly’ terrain
Weather: 100 degrees with wind gusts 20-30 MPH from the West.
Radio channels:
Scanner link: https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/19
Webcam link: http://www.alertwildfire.org/inlandempire/index.html?camera=Axis-SnowPeak1&v=81e003f
Agency Website: http://www.rvcfire.org/_Layouts/Incident%20Information/IncidentInfoDetail.aspx?4567
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75 acres, getting established in Snow Canyon, about to cross into FRA. Extended attack possible. Will need clearance for chainsaws and retardant in the wilderness area.
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200 acres w/ critical rate of spread. Tankers on hold due to turbulence. Structure threat possible in an hour.
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Can’t count how many times I fought this fire. Watch out folks, if its up on the mountain, its coming down tonight - rapidly
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Yep. Wind never stops there.
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Me too
Gawd awful country
Pretty much every fire in that country burns strong uphill and then you end up in structure defense either in Snow Creek Village, Western Village (windy point) and then Tramway Road…usually late at night or early morning. Depends on the influence from the valleys to the desert
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Estimated from remote sensing. Not for tactical decision making only for development of a common operating picture. Estimated 550 acres.
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Estimated from remote sensing. Not for tactical decision making only for development of a common operating picture. Estimated 900 acres. Updated heat perimiter from 1710hrs 9/17
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AA calling it 600 acres 4 tankers and sounds like C-301 for tomorrow’s line up.
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18:56 - Snow IC now reporting 1000-1200 acres.
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ALERT RIVCO — #SnowFire (unincorporated Palm Springs/Cabazon area) EVACUATION ORDER: Entire Snowcreek area. N of Cottonwood SE of Snowcreek W of Falls Creek. Temporary Evacuation point at 50390 Carmen Ave, Cabazon, CA 92230. http://RVCFire.org or @CALFIRERRUfor updates.
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Both Type 2 helos for tomorrow cancelled - UTF
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At about 0845 saw a helo getting water along side the 10 just down from the heel of the fire.
2,500 acres and 0% contained
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