CA-YNP-Washburn (Contained)

California & Hawaii Hotlist Continuing Fires/Incidents
#1

State ID:CA
3 letter designator:YNP
Fire name: Washburn
Location: Wawona area, looking for more specific
Reported acres: unkn, but, on cam estimate 2 acres
Rate of spread: unkn
Report on Conditions: smoke on camera
Structure threat:
Resources:YNP and SNF
Hazards:
Weather:
Radio channels: YNP fire Net, AT43
Scanner link:
Webcam link:ALERT Wildfire
Agency Website:Yosemite Fire Information and Updates - Yosemite National Park (U.S. National Park Service) Nothing posted

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#2

Official release was 1/2 acre per resources on scene an acre

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#3

AA52 now in route.

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#4

AA52 wants to get retardant approval.
Currently 3 copters, zero-MA, 551, 520

1629 UPDATE:
Requesting two additional type 1 copters
He really wants that retardant approval, asking again.

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#5

#SNF #YNP #WashburnIC #WashburnFire New Fire in So Yosemite - coordinates
Washburn trail/ Mariposa Grove area
37 30.030, -119 35.976

On Yosemite wildcad

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#6

Retardant approved and request two type 1 tankers.

IC report is 10 acres

Two more tankers for 4 total.

The additional copters are 5HT, 404

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#7

Tanker 01 and 137 heading that way.

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#8

Per yosemitefirewatch on twitter fires spotted across the highway

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#9

I believe there talking about the Mariposa Grove road, not Hwy 41

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#10

Thats what it looked like when I seen it on the camera the spot was quickly obscured though by the rest of the fire

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#11

Copter 404 working and 5HT filling at Bass lake headed that way.

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#12

Unfortunately, I don’t believe there is an online scanner for YNP anymore, on Broadcastify.

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#13

There isnt anymore

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#14

another view
https://beta.alertwildfire.org/region/sierra/?camera=Axis-Deadwood

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#15

Intel 24 has the fire mapped at 46 acres including 5 spot fires. All spots are under 1/4 acre

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#16

Close to the fire.
https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=WWNC1&hours=72

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#17

AA air order for Friday:
3 Type 1 copters, 2 Type 2 copters
2 Fixed wing type 2 or 1

AA and 2 copters up at 08:00

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#18

Looks to be well established. I can see the column leaning over from Fresno area

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#19

Caltopo mapped. 3 hours old heat signatures and probably some false detections early on.

https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=37.49697,-119.62305&z=15&b=t&o=f16a%2Cr&n=1,0.25&a=mba%2Cfire%2Cmodis_mp

Due east of south entrance hwy 41 and mariposa grove rd.

Searching for it on GOES17…

https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/?sat=goes-17&sec=conus&x=7855.75&y=3789.5625&z=6&angle=0&im=18&ts=1&st=0&et=0&speed=130&motion=loop&maps[borders]=white&lat=0&p[0]=cira_natural_fire_color&opacity[0]=1&pause=0&slider=-1&hide_controls=0&mouse_draw=0&follow_feature=0&follow_hide=0&s=rammb-slider&draw_color=FFD700&draw_width=6

Just a spot in the center. Not very impressive.

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#21

With the sun going down and the camera in IR mode, looks like some decent torching along the left flank.

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