Evans Creek Road
NW of White City
This one escalated quickly yesterday. Ground forces were able to catch the initial fire and two subsequent spot fires. A third spot fire rapidly expanded and lent of rapid rate to spread. Heavy augmented aircraft including Vlat and ODF IMT team one activated .evacs in place
1500 acres as of sunset
Already attempting to punch through this morning with the West wind on it that is forecasted increase throughout the afternoon
Going to be a very long day for those fire folks with the way that Header is looking this AM.
Afternoon stretch of the legs… Pyro!
Did this yesterday and had some long range spotting.
Michael Steinberg reports that a non-fire plane crashed on the runway in Medford and tankers and relief AA are stuck on the ground until it’s cleared off.
T169 just took off and T912 taxiing
Much of yesterday’s growth on this fire was in the new spot fires, which are 300 and 900 acres, respectively.
Red line is last night’s mapping.
Yellow is 7/13
White is 7/12
Fire is capping out on and off since about 1600. Surface winds are out of the north. Transport winds from south. Curious how hard it may run south/downhill? Some spread models are bullish on southward growth next few days. COD: Satellite and Radar
Maps and intel report for 7/17.
