40k is my guess
my guess: 48, 650 acres
it’s the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything in it: 42k
The afternoon jog is well underway.
My guess…41K
I’m guessing 43,580
I can see a nice column from Nipomo and its nice a breezy so likely 56-59k.
Bob, i’ll bid 43,581.
Lead plane up over the fire with AA07/ Maybe Tanker time?
AA340 is departing as is N253PJ
Requesting 1 VLAT, 4 type 1s, 4 type 3s
Tankers are wheels up from Santa Maria.
If ecological restraints and desire to keep it natural are a large concern, then let the natural course of the fire flow as it may and then attack it on the other side so the only concern at that point is fire fighter safety while trying to corral this fire. I would think life and property safety would be the major concern.
I have seen "protected areas deny dozer work to continue, and the only part that survived was the dozer protected area before the stop order came.
Air Force up/en route
AA07
Kilo 9
AT74, 75, 78, 79
LAT 137, 162, 15
VLAT911
INTEL 24 mapped at 52,594 acres
And that’s why we would let those who are responsible for managing the land and the LMPs make the decisions. Everything has tradeoffs. I learned a while ago to present alternatives and the plusses and Deltas of each and the percent estimated success, then let them cogitate and tell us what they want. That’s why they make the big bucks.
I don’t know who has been assigned to soda lake road, but damn good work there
Request for another VLAT and two type 2’s or better.
Firing ops definitely bumped the acreage up.