State ID: CA
3 letter designator: TCU
Fire name: TCU September Lightning Complex
Location: multiple, Tuolumne and Calaveras County
Reported acres: 13,790
Rate of spread: Varies
Report on Conditions: Multiple small fires and these large fires-
2-2, 3462 acres
2-3, 294 acres
2-7, 599 acres
2-8, 1,333 acres
6-2, 1,028 acres
6-5, 6,984 acres
Structure threat: yes
Resources:
Hazards: power lines, passing thunderstorms
Weather: moderating in the next few days, highs mid 80s
Radio channels: CDF CMD 12, multiple CDF / NIFC TACs
Scanner link: Calaveras County Sheriff, Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties CAL FIRE Dispatch Live Audio Feed for now
Webcam link:
Agency Website: TCU September Lightning Complex | CAL FIRE
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Another IWI:
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I wish I could find it, but KTVU had a great video from a homeowner in Chinese Camp where his home survived. He had a well maintained property, with good defensive space, almost nothing besides gravel and cement close to the house…and all those surfaces had a distinctive pink color.
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That wasn’t the story I was referring to.
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