Santa Clara County punched out an immediate need Alpha strike team - in route now.
XSC2301A - E65 Palo Alto, E187 Milpitas, E14 San Jose, E76 Santa Clara County, E152 Mountain View Fire
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Listening to command. Talk of 120 persons at China Peak Ski Resort (east of Hunnington) needing evacuation. Operations discussing with Air support whether ground or air is appropriate.
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There’s a Guard Copter enroute to fly out the China Peak campers at the parking lots.
One or two spots have crossed hwy 168 onto the south side into heavy fuels, slow spreading.
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Thanks apx8000. Wasn’t sure how it concluded. That’s a hell of a rescue mission.
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Makes you wonder when they are going to start releasing strike teams from the lighting complex fires and send them to either Bass Lake, Alpine or BDU for those fires
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An hour or two ago the fire was working south towards the "switch backs"of 168. Given now there is some spots on the south side the fire is impacting the hwy to the point passing through in a vehicle quickly would be possible by trained fire fighter only. That’s probably why the guard ship was launched.
The switch backs are a few miles from china peak, looking at the map. Maybe up to 5 miles away.
Growth is slow to moderate so the folks at china peak have the rest of daylight to evac.
Just my 30 years of doing this wildland stuff opinion.
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Makes sense
Santa Clara County XSC2303A punched out immediate need around 12:45 today as well. (E16, E68, E90, E97, E180)
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And it is really hot up here in the lower elevations!!
The switch backs where the fire is on the southside of 168 near the dam at Shaver Lake.
Div M saying that they think they can get line around the spots on the south side of 168 around China Peak. That’s good news. Smoke may inhibit NG chopper rescue due to visibility. Sounds like they may shelter in place tonight. Madera County just put out Evacuation Warning for Sierra Sky Ranch and surrounding areas of Oakhurst warning that night time fire spread may make it difficult to evac at night. Flume Peak has fire on both sides and around Shaver Ridge Rd as well but still not down to Powerhouse and lower 168. Concerns that it will reach Itailan Bar Rd within the operational shift though. Sound like it’s moving southwest consistently but not making the runs that it made yesterday.
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I read the cad text on the MDC before they left, it said they were headed to Tollhouse, and the assignment was immediate need structure protection. I would imagine that is the staging point when they arrive
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Shaver Structure Group requesting more ST’s from Ops. Sounds like Structure Groups around the fire (Hunnington, Shaver, North Fork, Bass Lake are all getting ready for a long shift).
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This is on the west side of Shaver looking west towards the southwest slope of Stevenson Mt. Popped up on the local facespace about an hour ago
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73,287 acres, per news @ notes
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Looking that way from meadow lakes.
http://www.alertwildfire.org/sierra/index.html?camera=Axis-MeadowLakes&v=81e004f
jose and musick creeks created a large half bowl that Dogwood mountain, pine ridge, and alder springs are on. One thing that may help meadow lakes is the fuels projects done around there.
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