CA-SRF-Smith River Complex???

Diamond, Holiday, and Kelly fires.

High Divide 1 and 2 are showing the Holiday and Diamond.

https://alertca.live/cam-console/2021

Wild Frontier 1 cam at 30 degrees is showing the Kelly:

https://alertca.live/cam-console/2503

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I just drove through the 199 corridor coming off the flat fire and it looked pretty dry throughout that area.

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SRF Smith River Complex (formerly the Diamond & Kelly fires) really rockin and rollin now.

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CalTrans closed 199. Its on Quickmap and local news.

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When I drove there a couple weeks back, I told myself if they get a fire in here it’s gonna get some legs on it and run.

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I came over 199 yesterday, at about 1000. CHP and USFS were out, but no fire was visible. With this heat, and the fuels the winter brought, yep. Gonna get going.

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Big wind shift the columns all did a 90 toward the cameras.

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Holiday - 1,791 acres
Kelly - 1,091 acres
Corral/Diamond - 349 acres
Prescott - 481 acres
Marlow - 200 acres

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Was a team assigned to this one? Or just Head and Deep?

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CA Team 15

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Thank you much

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Well that dose not look good.

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Anybody tracking solid info in this one? Family in Crescent City just said they got an alert that Gasquet has 4 hrs to evacuate with NE winds expected and fire backing down towards 199 headed for Gasquet.

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That is accurate from what Im hearing. Id recommend this thread for the best intel and data.

https://www.weather.gov/eka/

WWA Summary for Red Flag Warning Issued by EKA

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From Watch Duty

8/21/23 Morning update from North Ops - CA-SRF Smith River Complex: 30,397 acres brush and timber, 0% contained. Power has been shut off for large portion of Del Norte County. Structures threatened with Evacuation Orders remain. Threat to high power transmission power lines, communication sites, critical wildlife habitat and historical and cultural resources. Highway 199 is closed with multiple County roads closed in the area. Several U.S. Forest Service campgrounds in the area are closed. There is a Red Flag Warning in effect until 11 am for strong gusty winds. CA-Type 2, IMT 15 (Clemo) in command.

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I Have started making Data Packages for this incident for TAK users. maps.takserver.us

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Looks like this complex missed out on the rain and got the NE winds, instead. This morning’s IR shows 3.5 mile push SW on Holiday Fire, and 2.5 miles on Kelly Fire. White line is 24 hrs growth.

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