CA-SQF-Castle

California & Hawaii Hotlist Continuing Fires/Incidents
#30

It is really taking off now. Breck timelapse paints the picture.

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#31

Add Shirley Meadows to the mix. Cooking. http://www.alertwildfire.org/sierra/index.html?camera=Axis-ShirleyPeak1&v=81e004f

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#32

Wow, that was fast.

#33

A little behind which is typical, but …

Inciweb info For Castle fire…Click here.

#34

Joe Brabender, a fire management officer with the U.S. Forest Service said “The fire is spreading in extremely tough country; it’s almost impenetrable.” and it is now estimated at 15,000 acres.

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#35

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#40

Looking at the RMMB/CIRA SLIDER the Castle is showing brighter than any place else in the state. They still can’t get a NIROPS and don’t know where it really is.

https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/?sat=goes-17&z=5&im=12&ts=1&st=0&et=0&speed=130&motion=loop&map=1&lat=0&opacity[0]=1&hidden[0]=0&pause=0&slider=-1&hide_controls=0&mouse_draw=0&follow_feature=0&follow_hide=0&s=rammb-slider&sec=full_disk&p[0]=fire_temperature&x=13875&y=3626.5

They still only have 6 Porterville crews and a couple of WFU modules and aren’t getting much else. I’ve been working with the team helping with logistics support.

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#41

@TheBrushSlasher that is what I was thinking, bumping into McNally or not. If I recall, the McNally stayed on the east side of the main Kern and south of Jordan Hot Springs. I know the East side of the Kern adjacent to the Castle burned in the Lion. So, the area burning now has not been touched by fire recently that I can think of, other than what @OldGuy said, back on '61.

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#42

That is some serious heat chief. Thank you for this.

#43

The fish fire from 2013 has been burned through already and the 09 grouse fire may be already burned these weren’t big enough fires to effect fuel loading much.

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#44

Ah, possibly explains the heat then. Much appreciated sir.

#45

The McNally fire did jump the main Kern around Kern flat and burned to Hockett peak. The Flat fire in 1975 took out all the Flatiron country north to Trout meadow, it started at the Forks of the Kern.

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#46

https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/timeseries.php?sid=MKGC1&num=72&banner=gmap&raw=0&w=325

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#47

They’ve got AA51 checking it out now. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s well past 15k. It’s still ripping up the canyon.

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#48

AA51 is done mapping and heading back to berdo.

#49

Finally they get some intel, watching the RAMMB it’s still got a lot more heat showing than anywhere else so I think you’re absolutely right about reported acreage on the 209 tonight. After 50 fire seasons this is amazing to see what’s happening across the state.

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#50

Is this getting close to Nine Mile Creek?

#51

Its basically there were nine mile meets the Kern.

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#52

Copy, I fish up in that area. A fishing club I belong to
Has worked on rehabilitation in the creek for about 12 years.

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#53

15,000 acres per inciweb.