Not a bad Idea, gives them the time to evac with the lack of fixed and rotor wing support in the area.
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Per NOPS 1900 update:
CA-TNF Mosquito Fire: 13,704 acres brush and timber, 0% contained. Fire is in Unified Command between Type 1, CAIIMT 5 (Young) and CAL FIRE.
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@05:46 Watch Duty is reporting fire activity picking up in Foresthill with additional engines responding for structure protection. PCSO in area with hi lo sirens making sure everyone is out.
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Night ops delta just ordered more firing supplies to be delivered ASAP to station 11 on Foresthill Rd which is above town near Bath Rd. Guessing there will be more firing near Chicken Hawk Rd to keep up with the fire spread on that flank
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As of this AM:
14250 Acres (calculated at 0345z) @ 0% Contained
Critical Resource Needs: 10 Tac Water Tenders, 18 T3 Engine Strike Teams, 6 DIVS, 10 T1 Handcrews
Ownership (SPI- yellow shaded on this map is “Sierra Pacific Industries, private timber”), DPS, OPS and NIROPS IR flown at 0345z, Maps for Today:
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Yes they are 25,108 ac.
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Branch 20 reported that a Georgetown PUD rep is saying their canal has been compromised and something about the Divide. . . (Transmission was cutoff) this may be the raw water source for the treatment plants?? which will certainly be an issue for hydrants and customers on the Divide.
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TNF FB page reports Mosquito incident is 29,585 acres 0% containment as of 12:40 today
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NOAA57 isn’t a mapping aircraft. It is conducting atmospheric sampling, smoke studies, etc…
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29,585 Acres @ 0% Containment as of 1346hrs.
Link to updated evacuation information from Placer County Sheriff.
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It appears the rep was referring to the irrigation canal. There’s a series of canals and ditches which run from Stumpy meadows through the Georgetown divide area. There is one on my place, and it’s barely trickling right now.
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North Ops at 1855:
CA-TNF Mosquito Fire: 29,585 acres brush and timber, 0% contained. Moderate fire behavior with torching, uphill runs and flanking. Evacuation Orders and Warnings in place with additional orders in progress. Structures and multiple communities remain threatened. Continued threat to power, water, timber and communication infrastructure. Fire is in Unified Command between Type 1, CAIIMT 5 (Young) and CAL FIRE.
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New FIRIS Update: Acreage increased to 33,754
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