CA-SQF-Castle

California & Hawaii Hotlist Continuing Fires/Incidents
#21

Not yet. Radio traffic is broken.

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#22

What is the Command and AG for the fire?

#23

The beast is eating today.

https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/?sat=goes-17&z=5&im=60&ts=1&st=0&et=0&speed=170&motion=loop&map=1&lat=0&opacity[0]=1&hidden[0]=0&pause=0&slider=-1&hide_controls=1&mouse_draw=0&follow_feature=0&follow_hide=0&s=rammb-slider&sec=full_disk&p[0]=cira_natural_fire_color&x=14001&y=3627.6640625

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#24

We have another pyrocumulonimbus lightning event.
https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/?sat=goes-17&z=4&im=18&ts=1&st=0&et=0&speed=130&motion=loop&map=1&lat=0&opacity[0]=1&opacity[1]=0.5&hidden[0]=0&hidden[1]=0&pause=0&slider=-1&hide_controls=1&mouse_draw=0&follow_feature=0&follow_hide=0&s=rammb-slider&sec=conus&p[0]=cira_glm_l2_group_energy&p[1]=band_04&x=8122&y=4029

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#25

3800 acres.

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#26

A portion of pyrocumulus moved off to the west and has become a small thunderstorm between Clovis and the foothills.

https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar_lite.php?rid=hnx&product=NCR&loop=yes

#27

I donā€™t have complete info, but some voluntary Evac notices have gone out for the Ponderosa area and areas east of Camp Nelson. People I know are bombarding me with private messages for info as theyā€™ve received texts on their phones. There is very little intel/info reaching the public yet. Tulare county fire has nothing on their site yet as well. Communications are limited as well. I will update if I get any hard info. This area is just a bit north of where I live up here.

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#28

This from 2 hours ago which I just foundā€¦ I was busy out back making a needed home repairs.

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#29

No inversion to speak of now and hasnā€™t laid down a lot. Breckenridge is showing active fire.

http://www.alertwildfire.org/sierra/index.html?camera=Axis-BreckenridgePeak1&v=81e004f

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#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 ā€¦

Inciweb info For Castle fireā€¦Click here.

#34

Joe Brabender, a fire management officer with the U.S. Forest Service said ā€œThe fire is spreading in extremely tough country; itā€™s almost impenetrable.ā€ and it is now estimated at 15,000 acres.

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#35

8 posts were merged into an existing topic: CA-SQF-Castle?

#40

Looking at the RMMB/CIRA SLIDER the Castle is showing brighter than any place else in the state. They still canā€™t get a NIROPS and donā€™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 arenā€™t getting much else. Iā€™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 werenā€™t big enough fires to effect fuel loading much.

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#44

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