CA-SNF-Max

California & Hawaii Hotlist Initial Attacks
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State ID: CA
3 letter designator: SNF
Fire name: Max
Location: Maxion RD , near Trimmer work center
Reported acres: 4
Rate of spread: mros
Report on Conditions: in light grass and oak woodland
Structure threat: not seen close
Resources: Augmented 5 fixed wing
Hazards: High tension power lines
Weather:
Radio channels: SNF Fire 172.225
Scanner link:
Webcam link:ALERTWest - Fence Meadow Lookout 1
Agency Website:
AA on scene reports in the FRA under power lines. Was first estimated in SRA not any longer.
Requested augmented air resources, and ground resources requested.
@13:49 updated to 10acres with short range spotting

Talking 10S069 road for access.

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Potential for 200 acres.

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15-20 acres moderate rate with short range spotting

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Now calling 200-500 acre potential

Priority is the L Flank attempting to keep fire out of the rush creek drainage

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100+ acres and RROS. Spotting outside the drops twice…

Line Tac R5 Tac 7 = 167.9625 and R5 Tac 4= 166.55
CDF A/G 6= 151.2625
Air Tactics, CDF AT6= 151.310

Frequencies kinda mixed up as it was IA as a CDF incident.

Distant view of column:

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Lots of potential in here .. there is fire history in the area with Rx burns in bretz mill and the sacata fire to the south.

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3 additional water tenders and 1 more crew type 2 or better on order

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AA reports left flank has fire burned through the retardant line mid flank and trying to slow it with T121 an T75. Boiling up and making it’s own head…
Addition spot towards the heal… left flank is shaky

Many individual resource request being placed.

AA requests: 2 LATs and 2 type 1 copters and an ASM

GOES-18 is showing this. Shaping up to be a multi operational period incident.

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IC reports not making good progress, reporting this will be extended attack. Fire is established in nutmeg Creek drainage. With multiple spots.

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282 acreage 3 type 1 night flying helos with helco on order.

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Per IC about 30 ago, potential for 500 in the next 4 hours, potential for 1,000 in the next operation shift if they aren’t able to turn the corner

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Tankers are heading home for the night.

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update 22:00 Night Helco reports that the dip route is smoked out tonight. All 3 night copters are on base Reedley. Helco scouting alternate routes has failed to find a safe one. Helco returning Reedley base.

Caltopo heat signatures from 14:00. Refreshes every 3 hours. Detection’s are also 3 hours old.

You can zoom in and out.

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Sounds like crews are making good progress and it’s staying in the lines now.

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300 acres and 5% contained. Bear divide is on their way, taking a drive break in the Clovis vons parking lot right now.

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Not much is on here except for a few IHCs

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AA over fire with Priorities for air support:
Div. A line support to keep fire out of Rush Creek drainage
(Heal of the fire)

Div. Z slope over

Div. M needs a type 1 copter support, handcrews need dozer support.
(Head of the fire)

Last night at 2200 the night copters were grounded to smoke out conditions. Don’t know if they got back out there this morning??

AA Updates 13:40:
Fire is holding well along all lines. Continue to utilize two type 1 copters in Div. A and Z.

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5 posts were merged into an existing topic: CA-SNF-Max??

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Looks like TLC type 3 IMT took command of the incident.

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