10+ acres east of Anderson, Dersch at Buffalo Drive. 3 separate fires with largest at Buffalo Drive, immediate structure threat. Order placed right off for addl tankers, crews, water tenders, and incident overhead.
Southfork Cam http://www.alertwildfire.org/shastamodoc/index.html
Tuscan Buttes cam for another angle
Scancal live scanner has SHU on 2nd priority as well as air traffic. Closer scanner probably on broadcastify.
Naming fires Cottage 1, 2 and 3.
IC request
15 addl type 3 engines any configuration
4 addl overhead
SHU Scanner link
Winds pushing northeast it appears, smoke column is reacting accordingly.
There is a WX station right in front of the fires that has 30min resolution. 102F 21RH winds NNE 5G14
PGE WX at Coleman Forebay just south of fire. 10 minute resolution, 101F, 17RH winds NW 9G14
One fire 5, one 25to30, one 50+
Fixed wing peaked at 5 S-2’s and T137. Rohnerville T96 loading at RDD and then released back to base. Keeping others in his back pocket with high potential still. Lots of spots coming off the fires.
Air attack is guarded optimistic currently - amazing IA on this one considering potential and complexity. Not much smoke coming up on the cams. WX not changing much, the station just out in front of the fire hasn’t checked in since 2pm; most likely power loss.
edit: T96 couldn’t escape the valley, diverted to SKU, then diverted back to the fire.