CA-STF-Quarter-???

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State ID: CA
3 letter designator: STF
Fire name: Cedar Ridge
Location: South Fork Stanislaus river canyon
Reported acres: 3+
Rate of spread: moderate
Report on Conditions: steep canyon, foot access
Structure threat: yes
Resources:
Hazards:
Weather:
Radio channels:
Scanner link: https://m.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/3465
Webcam link: http://www.alertwildfire.org/sierra/index.html?camera=Axis-CedarRidge&v=81e002f
Agency Website:

Steep canyon, tough access on foot tonight.
In the bottom of South Fork Stanislaus canyon, between Keltz mine to the south and 3n11 to the north.
Advisory evacuations of Cedar Ridge.
AA wants AA-440, T-82, T-83, H-404 assigned early.

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Air attack and Tankers off Columbia are working a fire near keltz mine road and I can’t find any information.
http://www.alertwildfire.org/sierra/index.html?camera=Axis-CedarRidge&v=81e002f

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IA thread started. CA-STF-Quarter

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So a type 1 team is ordered for 15 acres?

No judgment, asking for a friend.

Sounds like a job for either a helitac crew or a couple of sticks of jumpers.

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Potential.

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Have ground crews been able
To make access yet?

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That is correct. If they transition to Quarter will depend on what happens today or next couple days. May turn into a prepo based on expected weather.

Good call IMHO.

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No recent fires in that area but this area is bordered by where the the Rim Fire started on one side and just below the Darby Fire on the other. Significant potential. Steep river drainages with population centers on either side of large stands of bug kill timber. If the fire runs up it hits Jupiter and up and laterally it threatens Twain Harte to the South and Arnold areas to the North but it has a long way to go before that. Unfortunately there are few to no control points out front other than logging stands.Hopefully the copters and crews can catch it before it grows much.

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I agree a bit of overkill. This speaks a lot to their intent. With no other fire activity going, you put sufficient resources on it and smash it. There are no other teams committed as to my knowledge. A team if needed could be there Pronto. Use the money on tactical resources for now.

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So I’m lost. According to this SOPS report, a T1 Fed team may be getting ordered. Or just the Fed T1 team is getting mobd to go to AZ. Thanks for the clarification in advance!

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It also goes along with the concept that its a lot easier to get wheels turned around than it is to get them rolling. You can always cancel the order, but if this thing really goes crazy, they will be ready to hit the ground running.

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Being on CIIMT5 we are told an order is pending. No orders have been placed yet that I know of. Gives us a heads up to pack and be on the road. Also gives us in ops time to research the area and fire history ect.

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Tanker 88 &89 released back to North Ops. Tanker 82 & 83 on a load and hold at Columbia AAB. AA15 returning to Fresno, with no AA relief.

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Is this incident in the scar of the Knight Fire? Believe in 2009As

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It’s a little ways south of the knight fire, last fire there was the sonnet fire in 77.

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Negative, Knight was on the Middle Fork and this is close or in the South Fork of the Stanislaus river canyon.

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Update orders came through, report 1800hrs. 6/22. For CIIMT5.

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On cam, is that a spot across the canyon?

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If you look at the 3 hour loop you can see dust from a road that runs very near where that smoke is rising from.

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Yeah those are the dozers punching in a road so that ground crews can get to the fire.

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