As it got dark I spotted a lightning struck tree on my neighbor’s property.
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Called it in, tried hiking to it but to much downed heavies and brush in the dark, utl by engines, and I watched it till midnight when it seemingly went out. I’ll hike in Friday to make sure because things are real wet now but logs hide heat.
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Copter 516 located the first of 4 smokes all nearby Wishon Reservoir
First fire reported is the Village Fire at 37.026833 x - 118.927667 due east of the reservoir.
3 Additional smokes reported (unnamed so far) south and west of the reservoir by the copter 516 and down north fork of the kings river. Copter close fly by was the only reason these were found.
516 now sees another 2 potential smokes…
All under 1 acre and slow ROS.
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The next 5 fires are the following:
TEA 36.977333 x -118.989667, There is a high level dispatch placed
SAW: 36.972500 x -119.033833, Resources enroute as well
SUGAR: 36.954333 x -118.983833, Resources enroute
BUCK: 36.974367 x - 119.011083
RODGERS: 36.935330 x -118.938167
Those Kings River drainage’s got hammered by lightning.
If any smoke starts showing it will be visible Blue Ridge:
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Its showing the village and one of the fires on Rodgers ridge.
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Garlic fire 36.894438 -118.921616
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From out of Porterville
Four jumpers on the Village
Three jumpers on the Garlic
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2 Additional fires not posted are:
Tombstone: 36.892128 x -118.842716
unnamed: seen by the jumpers NE cross canyon from the Garlic they
are staffing. Report more at sunrise. Update the Garlic is 1 acre.
Some wetness at the garlic.
I bet more will show when it heats up tomorrow afternoon.
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Up with darn lower back pain and looking in on Delila Lookout 2 it’s been showing pretty active and growing fire all night. Is this a specific named/reported fire?
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Just listed as a smoke check at 12:10.
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Or perhaps just name the fire in each post…
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B55 states it’s improbable that any work could hold the Rodgers ridgetop. Shut down tankers. B55 states it’s spotted north of the ridge.
IC evaluating to pull out and down river to gravel flats, from the last huge run to top of Rodgers Ridge due to cumulus collapse and spotting.
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Was there last year major critical infrastructure at balch camp hydro electric and helms at wishon. pge Sipt crews did excellent work with there infrastructure last year including state and fed agencies
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That large thunderstorm has been sitting over Squaw Valley / Dunlap area for the last hour or so - lots of cloud to ground lightning and a little bit of rain
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Squaw Valley in the Fresno area? ( There are a lot of Squaw Valleys)
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Yes. South of the Kings River. Lightning just moved north
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Still there. Seeing a lof of lightning NE east if me in Visalia. Looks like in the front country right now.
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