State ID: CA
3 letter designator: SLU
Fire name: Branch
Location: HWY 58 & Soda Lake Road
Reported acres: 40
Rate of spread: MROS
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Structure threat: Yes
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1,550 acres. Ongoing structure threat. Entering BLM lands.
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It’s pushing hard across the flats.
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VLAT is T-914.
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AA ordered 3 additional LATs in addition to 914.
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15 minute time lapse, HEADS UP! Running hard.
http://www.alertwildfire.org/centralcoast/index.html?camera=Axis-LaPanza&v=81e002f
Update:
my comment is outdated now, check out the one hour time lapse.
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IC ordered 10 additional Engines,2 Crew Strike Teams, and some WaterTenders. Potential for 3,000 acres now. Also added 2 additional S-2s.
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Traffic was scratchy but it sounded like Air Attack ordered 944 from MCC, too
And the S-2s are diverted to a new start in Tulare
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T73 T74 T75 T79 T80 T23 T914 T944 + T160 which just got diverted off the Bald fire in SHF.
The Porterville tankers went to a TC/fire along Yokohl Dr east of Exeter (forward progress nearly stopped @ 1-2 acres).
AA340 was nearly over the fire as relief, had to return to Paso due to problems w/ one of their engines, now landed. AA410 now replacement.
Edit: add T76 & T78 back to the incident, plus T131.
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1hr timelapse saved offline of that insane rate of spread seen off LaPanza camera.
Google drive download of the .mov file
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From the cam it’s looking good. Another “middle finger” fire on the plains. Ugly place to spend the night. Been there done that.
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Interesting to see how those fire whirls come across the head and increase the flame front.
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2,500-3,000 acres, 20% containment per IC, fire activity has moderated.
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Just under 3,000 acres, 30% containment. Fire activity moderated quite a bit. Will be working through the night to improve containment values.
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Looks like it jumped the lines and is marching up Branch Mountain. VLAT 914 is flying it now.
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T-914 is heading to NV…
914 is flying a fire in NV out of SMX. Not this incident.
Helicopters are working the smoke.
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