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Yahoo![Inciweb report: 7:45am July 12]
Total Personnel: 1,110
Size: 9,443 acres
Percent Contained 80%
Fuels Involved: a mix of Chaparral (6 Feet) to mature (50-55 yrs old) chaparral, 15-20 ft tall.(last time burned 1955 Refugio Fire)
Fire Behavior: Fire behavior fairly inactive. Occasional open flame, mostly smoldering in isolated spots throughout the fire area.
Significant Events: Mop up along perimeter in divisions Alpha (north), Yankee, Zulu(northwest), and Xray (west)using support from helicopter bucket drops. Crews also making good progress constructing direct handline in Divisions Yankee, Zulu and Alpha.
Outlook
Planned Actions: Continuing mop up along West Camino Cielo Road in Division Alpha (north) and improve lines in Divisions Alpha (north), Zulu and Yankee (northwest). Patrol mop up and respond to any smoke reports in Divisions Bravo (east)/Charlie(south).
Growth Potential: High
Terrain Difficulty: Extreme
Remarks: Six personel are being treated at the local clinic this evening for Poison Oak.
Weather
Current Wind Conditions: 16 (gusts) mph SE
Current Temperature: 71 degrees
Current Humidity: 60 %
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Sounds very optimistic. So why is the growth potential still listed as high?
rubenken (anonymous profile)
July 12, 2008 at 12:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"The fire is not yet wholly contained, and a shift of winds could bring it back toward homes at any time, said Debbie Becker, a U.S. Forest Service firefighter brought in from Arizona. "Everyone is very wary right now because it's a hot fire," Becker said."
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wildfire...
tabatha (anonymous profile)
July 12, 2008 at 5:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Just came back from OSH - bought a small pointed-shovel (great deal, less than $10, made in China...).
Situation: "Candle falls over, wooden table gets on fire."
Old-fashioned response: "Get a bucket full of water and put in out."
Gap/Zaca response: "Start digging a 10 inch fire line around the table (and into the carpet)."
Boy, it worked!
P.S. "...it was only a SIMULATION, there was no real fire..."
GoletaResident (anonymous profile)
July 12, 2008 at 5:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Is the fire still moving west? And how far west has it traveled? Is El Capitan Canyon Camp Ground threatened? Thanks for the great coverage; you guys are THE source.
LiveOak (anonymous profile)
July 12, 2008 at 8:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Finally got my car washed - it never looked this shiny. Maybe two weeks of ashes were good for the paint?
GoletaResident (anonymous profile)
July 13, 2008 at 9:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
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