State ID: CA
3 letter designator: SNF
Fire name: Cotton
Location: Kirch Flats trimmer springs road, Fresno County
Reported acres:
Rate of spread:
Report on Conditions: enroute, smoke seen from Trimmer Spring station
BC enroute is augmenting response for air and ground resources
Structure threat:
Resources: SNF, FKU
Hazards:
Weather:
Radio channels: SNF 172.225, AG-41, NIFC-Tac 2
Scanner link:
Webcam link: https://alertca.live/cam-console/2332- I am having a hard time seen on this cam, This one is better: ALERTCalifornia - Bear Mtn Fresno 2
Agency Website:
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Slow rate of spread holding below a road
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Map area of fire, trimmer springs road and cotton wood springs creek:
(I am having slow draw loading on this map)
High tension power lines running through the burn.
Tankers 3 and copters 2, load and return. AA channel 64
No acreage reported from engines or AA
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7 acres 20 minutes ago.
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At 15:20 all resources are actively engaged towards containment but the flanks keep slopping over frequently. Copters and tankers are still round robin load and return.
No additional resources have been requested. No update on acreage.
UPDATE 16:05
AA released all three fixed wing. Copters remain on the fire. Smoke column dissipating.
Ground resources still responding or arriving at scene.
UPDATE 17:46
Forward progress stopped and mop-up continues.
IC reports line is fully around the perimeter and holding. Officially calling 25% containment. Combination of Retardant, dozer, hose and handline.
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IC has released all but a couple ground resources that will stay over night. Additional Engines will return in the morning to continue patrol and mop up. All lines are holding. No updated containment percentage given.
AA15 request to fly the fire tomorrow morning.
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All resources off the line tonight. Found some heat and moped it up.
Units will return in the morning to patrol for heat and smokes.
S.O. was called today to the scene because someone was target shooting close
to the control lines. IC was concerned that the shooter would start another fire and that it endangered the crews safety.
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Fire is in patrol Status.
Units are are currently on scene looking for heat and smokes.
Update @ 16:00
Units completed the walk around the lines found three smokes and mop-up completed
on those smokes. All hose lines pulled off.
Units available for dispatch. Fire will remain in patrol status.
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E341 patrolled the lines and found no heat near the line nor the interior.
Remains in patrol status. 7-27 @ 12:40
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