State ID:CA
3 letter designator: SLU/LPF
Fire name: Madre
Location: Hwy 166 and Chimineas Ranch
Reported acres: 50
Rate of spread: critical
Report on Conditions: Wind has it and large resource order pending
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Branch Mountain RAWS reporting 87°, winds 294° 5G13, humidity 23 and 10hr at 4%
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Fire is within San Luis Obispo County on Federal LPF DPA. LPF is the ordering point
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Currently sitting at the closure on 166. The wind is blowing hard enough to keep the grass horizontal. Good thing SMX is close by
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Current airshow includes 74, 75, 76, 78, 105, 911, LD 55, 7MW
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500 acres. Up to 10 ATs now.
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Looks to be on the north side of 166? If so, not a lot of fire history out there
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INTEL24 mapped at 3304 acres.
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4 dozers immediate need
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LPF: Division 7, STF Division 2, Battalion 34, Battalion 32, Engine 331, Engine 335, Engine 338, Engine 372, Engine 375, Patrol 38, Patrol 73, Water tender 23, CHU Water Tender 284, VAQ Crew 2, LPF Crew 4, Dozer 3, Helicopter 528
SNF kings River IHC assigned
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Evac orders, leave now, have been issued for SLC-337 and a warning, prepare to leave, issued for SLC-312.
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STF Crew 4 & 9349G en route. Also looks like Tanker 80 has joined the air show.
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2 BEU Charlies diverted to this incident.
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Updated at 8,396 Ac.
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2 strike teams requested for structure defense
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Night-dropping helicopters requested
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It has not crossed 166 to the south at this point.
Federal IMT on order
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Fixed wing order for tomorrow 2 type 2’s, 4 type 1’s, 1 VLAT at 0800.
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2nd VLAT arriving soon from Idaho.
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