#HermanFire in the #Benicia area of Solano Co: 3rd alarm + CAL FIRE response including aircraft + 3 addl type 3 engines on order. The fire has jumped Lake Herman Rd. No residences threatened. Sky Valley Rd & Lake Herman Rd. share.watchduty.org/incident/677
#HermanFire (#LakeHerman, Solano Co) - CAL FIRE BC reporting 50-60 acres in grass w/ moderate rate of spread.
#HermanFire (#LakeHerman, Solano Co) - IC reporting still 60 acres, approx 40% contained, multiple spot fires out in front. The fire is past Water Way to the east & both sides of Lake Herman Rd via the live stream - image from @abc7newsbayarea.
#HermanFire (#LakeHerman, Solano Co) - 100 acres & revised to 30% containment. No structures threatened & no evacuations per @BeniciaFire.
#HermanFire (#LakeHerman, Solano Co) - IC reports forward progress stopped & the fire has been mapped at 115 acres, 40% contained again. Still some smoke visible from interior islands of heavier fuels. Final update unless something changes.
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#WashburnFire (Yosemite NP) - From the community conference: the line around the Mariposa Grove & out to Hwy 41 is holding very well, still mopping up. 16 small spot fires were across Hwy 41 in the past few days & those are all contained & being mopped up.
#WashburnFire (Yosemite NP) - The Hwy 41 road system to Stud Horse Trail is looking very well. All of the sport fires to the north of the river are contained. There is less & less heat every day along the S-F-M-R on the western end of the fire.
#WashburnFire (Yosemite NP) - [Their internet turns to shit around here] still a lot of heat along the S-F-M-R on the eastern end of the fire. Inserted a crew via helicopter to a remote cabin in the Buck Creek area incase fire spreads that way, prepping around the structure.
#PeterFire near #Anderson in Shasta Co: 10 acres w/ moderate rate of spread & multiple spots out in front, 5 addl engines + 3 water tenders requested, was reported as a structure fire into veg. Peter Pan Gulch Rd & Olinda Rd.
#PeterFire (#Anderson, Shasta Co) - IC reporting 1 structure fully involved & on the ground along w/ 20-30 acres of grass & oak woodland, requested 4 addl handcrews & 2 addl dozers.
#PeterFire (#Anderson, Shasta Co) - IC reporting 50+ acres now, requesting 10 addl engines any type closest. Evacuations in progress, working w/ Sheriff's + Anderson PD, mentioned La Colina Terrace as a starting point for evacs.
#WashburnFire (Yosemite NP) - Last mapped at 3,516 acres by FIRIS - on map below, remains 22% contained. Not too much happening right now, a couple of copters are up over by Raymond Mountain. The spots across the river & Hwy 41 showed no more heat. Map > arcg.is/14HDCv0
#WashburnFire (Yosemite NP) - Fire Watch 51 has located another 50x50ft spot 100ft across Hwy 41, says there is clear air above & they should be able to get it, ordering 2 copters for bucket work. The ridge east of Wawona Point continues to hold w/ all activity to the north.
#WashburnFire (Yosemite NP) - FW51 mapped the fire @ 3,717 acres just now. The spot fire across Hwy 41 in Div M is now approx 2 acres per radio traffic. There is also some spots well ahead of the main fire north of Raymond Mountain about a mile from Iron Creek.
#WashburnFire (Yosemite NP) - From the community meeting: the fire is not moving very quick, it is however burning very intensely due to the fuels. Fire has flanked along Hwy 41 & the spot fires across Hwy 41 have all been picked up & were small in nature.
#WashburnFire (Yosemite NP) - They have got hand/dozer line in along the Wawaona/Stud Horse Trail system down to the South Fork of the Merced River, no spots across it. They have some dozer line around the Wawona community along w/ sprinklers, hose & engines if the fire advances.
#WashburnFire (Yosemite NP) - The east side of the fire has been flanking along the slopes & making short up slope runs. 6 hot shot crews have been working east from Wawona Point towards the forest boundary & have line in there + retardant. That ridge is holding for now.
#WashburnFire (Yosemite NP) - 2,340 acres & 25% contained per @YosemiteFire. A community meeting will happen tonight @ 7pm, at the Community Center of Oakhurst, 39800 Fresno Flats Rd in Oakhurst. Also will be streamed on their Facebook @ facebook.com/YosemiteFire/
#WashburnFire (Yosemite NP) - Division M reporting multiple spot fires across Hwy 41 (western side of the fire). Most active spot is 50x50ft, pulling additional resources from other divisions for this.
#WashburnFire (Yosemite NP) - FIRIS mapped the fire around 2,720 acres ~45 mins ago. Fire activity also increasing on the eastern side of the fire & it will bump the retardant lines (may be the ones running east-west from Wawona Point), ordering an Air Attack back to the fire.
#WashburnFire (Yosemite NP) - Last mapped a few hours ago @ 1,821 acres. Just now looking to get HelCo back to the fire to assess whether copters can resume work (no copters or tankers due to visibility right now). Map via #FireMappers: arcg.is/0bK9LT
#WashburnFire (Yosemite NP) - There is a ridge they want to paint w/ retardant (possibly the one running east-west from yesterday near Wawona Point) & the air looks clear enough for it per the HelCo, ordering an Air Attack + lead plane back to the fire to confirm.
#WashburnFire (Yosemite NP) - Air Attack requesting 3 large air tankers & 1 VLAT back to the fire, they'll be painting this ridge below in blue, which was also partially done yesterday until visibility shut it down.