State ID: CA
3 letter designator: TUU
Fire name: FORK
Location: South Fork Drive x Salt Creek Fire Road
Reported acres: 20
Rate of spread: MROS
Report on Conditions: 20 acres, midslope, grass, oak woodland
Structure threat: unknown
Resources: TUU high dispatch
Hazards:
Weather:
Radio channels: TUU Local
Scanner link: https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/25881
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2 additional air tankers, 2 additional copters on order
4172 is attempting to make access, Still not to the edge of the fire. Reporting that they might have come across a clandestine lab(drug operation).
Tulare County Fire resources are also on the response.
Patrol 14, Engine 13, BC 1, Div 4
30 acres, MROS, roads blocked by burned up vehicle
AA is ordering 2 additional tankers any type, closest for a total of 6
Helicopters 406 and 408 are the fills.
H408 is unable to respond, H552 from Ash Mountain is responding.
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4 additional handcrews, closest, ordered.
Tanker 79, 80 off Hollister. H552 was unable to respond, No fill on the 2nd copter.
AA stating if it holds at the ridge line, that he is painting, it will be 90-100 acres.
4109 is Fork IC, Calling it 100 acres, potential for another 50-100
Aircraft…AA-2AL, T-76, T-78, T-74, T-75, T-79, T-80, H-406.
Add HT 25M just added, coming from the SNF-Tennessee incident.
Fork IC ordering 3 additional type 3s code 2.
Per Fork IC fire holding at 100 acres, 10% contained
S/T 9322C SBC -B10, E313,E314,E324,E330,E331 left @ Midnight for day shift.
Either a firing op taking place or it jumped the line, a good column was visible on the crook camera.
Requesting two tankers and a Helo! Updated by AA, total of 4 tankers now. 2 to 3 acre slop in DIV B.
Ordered 2 additional AT for a total of 4.