Couldn’t agree more
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Daily Update for the Washburn Fire for July 11, 2022. The Washburn Fire is currently 2,340 acres and is 25% contained. There are currently 545 people assigned to the fire.
The Washburn Fire Incident Management Team will host a public meeting in Oakhurst, CA, on Monday, July 11, at 7 pm. The meeting will take place at the Community Center of Oakhurst at 39800 Fresno Flats Rd. The meeting will also be livestreamed on Facebook: Yosemite Fire and Aviation
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Multiple spots across Hwy 41 in Div M, most active being a 50x50ft spot as of a few mins ago.
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scan/ pulling out by the retardant fires making a short run
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Unless someone is at the ICP, or has a copy of today’s IAP, the UTF list, listened to the briefing, and are listening to the current coms, I don’t think it’s appropriate for someone who is not on-scene to make accusations of “letting it burn,” especially when you listen to the radio traffic and watch/listen to the air resources. It is and has been a very active firefight with a range of strategies including direct and indirect handlines, using natural and non-natural barriers, backfiring and burning out and working on contingencies.
A couple of days ago I posted a quote from the ATGS, “let’s bury this thing in mud” which they have been trying when visibility and targets permit. Let’s stick with Intel, not guessing on this site.
[Edit: This appears to be a random, out of no-where post, but it’s only because this original post has been removed]
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From the Wawona RAWS at 1500 this afternoon:
Wind pattern hasn’t changed much the last few days, but certainly an unwelcome trend in temp. and RH.
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Region 5 OES type 3 ST getting punched out
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For those who haven’t been on the Washburn Questions and Answers thread, a topic was addressed yesterday in post 157, titled ,
that maybe some folks might want to read if they haven’t. Since we are not supposed to cross post, I linked it, if it works (if not, use the 157). I think it might have some value to those who have not read it. If you read it, keep in mind it started with the word “please” in it three times for a reason.
The Washburn Fire was the top news story on both NBC and CBS nightly news last night and is running continuously on the cable news networks, so nationally it is a hot topic (no Dad joke intended).
I say that because when this happened last year, and the year before that, we had a large influx of new members, many of them (I suspect were) the general public, scrambling for information on this site.
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Per the scanner 10 spots and all are lined except the larger 1/2 acre one which they’ll be working on all afternoon
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A video update:
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T914, T912, T103 & T132 on scene out of MCC. All LAT’s load and return out of Fresno. VLAT’s L&R MCC
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All tankers released.
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Tomorrow has more potential for plume dominated fire behavior and models initiate convection just east of the crest tomorrow afternoon
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Latest Satellite visible live image
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A type 6 local govt strike team enroute from region 4 and 5.
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