New start on the TNF, 1/2 acre rapid spread. Royal Gorge area south of Soda Springs. Looks to be in the head waters of North Fork American River.
Grass Valley S2’s, White Cloud Helitack and and 2 Chinooks out of Truckee.
TNF Fire Net tone 1 is command 168.175
https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/1867
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The fire is estimated at 4-5 acres w/ moderate to rapid rate of spread & updated potential for 500 acres per Incident Command info from watch duty
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According to GPS location from Wildcad puts this just south of the North Fork American River, along the Palisades Creek Trail
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Looks like it’s getting some legs. Those are my old stomping grounds. Not a great place for a fire to get established.
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Rugged & steep in that drainage…if it gets a head of steam on it and pops out of that drainage, it could make a run towards Serene Lakes
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It’s cranking for sure as of 1818
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yeah that was from my house about 5 mins ago
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Hope IC pulls the big red handle sooner than later
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Let’s see…Incident Base at the old Foresthill Mill site? Blue Canyon? I think they’re going to need something.
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Talk of evacuating The Cedars community.
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Size up
RROS
100 acres
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The fire is now approximately 100 acres w/ high rate of spread, it will bump the ridge in the next 10 minutes w/ high probability of it spotting over per Incident Command. Air Attack requesting a lead plane + 1 additional large air tanker.
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INTEL-12 just about on scene should have a map soon
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Camera cross:
Headed for the backside of Mt. Lincoln/Sugar Bowl.
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Near SRA red land soon?
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