Thread by @CAFireScanner

#OakFire in #Midpines, Mariposa Co @ Hwy 140 & Carstens Rd. Haven't heard a report on conditions yet but AA440 requesting a total of 6 tankers, 2 of those to be large air tankers. Large column visible on cameras.

#OakFire (#Midpines, Mariposa Co) - AA440 reporting 10-15 acres moving up slope towards structures, making a hard run, potential for an extended incident. IC requesting 4 type 3 engine strike teams (20 engines), 4 dozer strike teams (8 dozers), 8 handcrew strike teams (16 crews).

#OakFire (#Midpines, Mariposa Co) - Evacuations in progress along Carstens Rd. AA440 reporting spotting 400ft out in front, potential for 500-1000 acres. May have 10-15 structures impacted in the next 1-2 hours. 5 copters, 6 tankers on order.

#OakFire (#Midpines, Mariposa Co) - AA440 reporting 60-75 acres w/ dangerous rate of spread & short range spotting, multiple spot fires out in front.

#OakFire (#Midpines, Mariposa Co) - The fire is spreading towards Triangle Rd. Evacuation orders being posted, the evac map link is: arcg.is/1O8OyG - these will likely expand quickly so better to refresh map than check back here for changes.

#OakFire (#Midpines, Mariposa Co) - The fire is approx 15-20 minutes away from impacting Plumbar** Creek Rd & Buckingham Mountain Rd per radio traffic. Evacuation center being established at the church, 5089 Cole Rd, Mariposa, CA 95338 (subject to change).

#OakFire (#Midpines, Mariposa Co) - Air Attack requesting another 2 additional large air tankers out of McClellan. Tanker 914 (VLAT) is also off base from MCC heading this way - didn't hear the request though.

#OakFire (#Midpines, Mariposa Co) - The fire is now 150 acres w/ critical rate of spread & is established in the canyon per Air Attack.

#OakFire (#Midpines, Mariposa Co) - The fire is now as far south as Carter Rd & Buckingham Mountain Rd + it just spotted across Carter Rd per radio traffic. Reports of persons trapped @ the northern end of the fire, resources being sent in to them.

#OakFire (#Midpines, Mariposa Co) - Immediate structure threat on both flanks w/ ongoing spotting out in front per radio traffic. Evac orders continuing to expand, reminder evac map link is: arcg.is/1O8OyG

#OakFire (#Midpines, Mariposa Co) - Air Attack anticipating the fire will impact the intersection of Darrah Rd & Jerseydale Rd in approx an hour, that intersection also crosses w/ Triangle Rd.

#OakFire (#Midpines, Mariposa Co) - Air Attack reiterating fire has jumped Carter Rd & is now in the Clarks Valley area, heading towards Jerseydale Rd.

#OakFire (#Midpines, Mariposa Co) - AA requested a 2nd VLAT & that order has been filled but it will be coming out of Idaho. 2 additional type 1 copters being ordered along w/ a HelCo out of McClellan if avail.

Given the size & anticipated magnitude of this fire (could have 50+ tweets here by night) + a lack of other activity in the state, updates will now go as individual tweets rather than thread. Also updating in Watch Duty if you want info all in one spot: share.watchduty.org/incident/771