CA-SKU-Klamathon

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Location: south of Hornbrook, CA
Reported acres: 50 acres
Rate of spread: MROS
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ORDER FOR
10 ENGINES
5 WTs

Klamathon Rd area (where I-5 crosses over the Klamath River)

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Tankers 94, 95, 96, and 164 out of Redding.
KNF Copter 503, a Type1 and another Type2 copter overhead.

Per Twitter @CALFIRESKU 30 acres 0% contained, evacs in place
Location: https://goo.gl/maps/EurAFv26wZC2 per Twitter @SisqFireChiefs
WX: Currently in Red Flag warning for gusty winds, low RH, high temps. Caltrans WX Anderson Grade showing 82F Winds SSE 20g29

So are CalFire Tankers not allowed to pump their own retardant while at Medford, OR base? :slight_smile:

CHP CAD:
12:30 RP STARTED SMALL FIRE ON FRIENDS PROPERTY AND IT IS OUT OF CONTROL
12:33 FIRE BACK SIDE OF BLK MTN, RP TOLD MAN W/DOZER TO HEAD THAT WAY
12:49 1039 CF - ACCESS POINTS ARE AGER OR COLLIER OFF KLAMATHON RD
12:51 PER CF, REQUESTING ALL RESOURCES ENTERING COPCO LAKE TO AGER RD, GO ACROSS BRIDGE THEN SOUTH ON KLAMATHON
13:29 PER SCSO, HAVE UNIT CLOSE KLAMATHON RD AT I5 AND ANOTHER AT KLAMATHON RD / ROOSTER

EDIT 35 minutes later: my QA post just got merged with the IA post for some reason, so excuse my “QA” type of wording completely out of place in the IA thread…

41 52.836, -122 32.394
Helicopter 506 Just got dispatched.

edit: I think SHU rolled a strike team that way.

IC stated that the fire has jumped the Klamath. Requesting evacuations, but I did not copy exactly where. Per the online scanner link.

Nothing on GOES-16 Yet:
Edit: Nevermind, it is showing on GOES-16:
http://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/?sat=goes-16&sec=conus&x=742&y=3720&z=4&im=12&ts=1&st=0&et=0&speed=130&motion=loop&map=1&lat=0&p[0]=20&opacity[0]=1&hidden[0]=0&pause=0&slider=-1&hide_controls=0&mouse_draw=0&s=rammb-slider

SKU Local Tone 3
CDF Tac 7
CDF Tac 8

Edit again, shows better on the Natural Fire Color Loop:
http://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/?sat=goes-16&sec=conus&x=742&y=3720&z=4&im=12&ts=1&st=0&et=0&speed=130&motion=loop&map=1&lat=0&p[0]=26&opacity[0]=1&hidden[0]=0&pause=0&slider=-1&hide_controls=0&mouse_draw=0&s=rammb-slider

One more edit:
I am hearing lots of local government (mostly small volunteer departments) getting toned out on the online scanner.

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C202 out of Bieber enroute for the 4th copter now. 4 tankers reloading out of Medford.

edit: Copter 22Z, a Bell 212 I believe on a severity contract for CalFire based out of Red Bluff Airport with C205 just got dispatched to cover for Weed Airport. Tankers 102 and 40 just flew over RB enroute as well.

Latest from CHP CAD:
|2:47 PM|16|[41] B41-005 CLOSING COPCO RD AT OREGON ST IN HORNBROOK|
|2:55 PM|17|[42] 41-S3 FIRE JUMPED RIVER , ASSISTING E/EVAC IN HORNBROOK|
|3:09 PM|18|[46] B41-005 FIRE JUMPED COPCO RD|

One of the incoming units just diverted to a vegetation fire at 212 State Street in Yreka. State Incident. CDF Tac 9 is Tac, Yreka City is command. edit: Small spot, one engine can handle all resources released to quarters or back to their previous assignment (responding to Klamathon).

T-102 is inbound to Kalmathon.

More from CHP CAD:
|3:30 PM|23|[58] 1021 FROM CT / CLOSING NB 5 A N YREKA / WILL RE-ROUTE AND TURN AT BAILEY HILL / ATTEMPTING TO GET OREGON TO TURN TRAFFIC AT ASHLAND|
|3:33 PM|24|[63] B41-005 FIRE ALMOST TO I5 AT COPCO|
|3:33 PM|25|[64] 41-5 SHUTTING DOWN NB JSO COPCO RD|

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Photos from: Danielle Jester/Siskiyou Daily News

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Per online scanner:
500+ acres
crossed I5
High rate of spread
more evacuations ordered, but it was a little scratchy amd I did not here exactly where. The whole town of Hornbrook will be included in the evacuation.

RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED

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Hose order for 20000ft 1.5" and 10000ft of 1" along with all the fittings (inline tees and nozzles, I assume) to be delivered to the Chevron.

edit 1: ST3676C from SHF immediate need assignment for Engine 42, 352, 62, 63, and 371.
edit 2: Tahoe Hotshots also assigned immediate need.
edit 3: CalFire SKU Twitter:
https://twitter.com/calfiresku?lang=en

ICP and staging at Hornbrook Chevron, per IC on online scanner. He listed a base camp location as well, but I did not copy it.

4 type 3 strike teams demobing from County and being reassigned to this incident.

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Photo credits: Siskiyou Daily News

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Some residents refusing to leave.

Siskiyou county Fairgrounds in yreka most likely

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per Yreka CHP CAD - fire is still pushing NW and is 1 mile west of I5. Trying to get an accurate picture of how far north it’s blown past Hornbrook.

Caltrans has a couple WX stations, some have older info.
Anderson Grade south of fire at 547pm has SE winds 22G26 and RH of 20.
Hornbrook at 3:11pm had SE winds 9G17
Hilt Sandhouse at 3:14pm north of fire had SE winds 6G16

TGU sent 1 ST engines and 2 ST crews

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