Thursday Evening
October, 25, 2007, 20:27 Filed in: Community
We are back and have internet access for the evening. We are having small, 99 cent pizzas for dinner. Yum.
From InciWeb.org @ 7:00pm: 70% containment on the Grass Valley Fire!
From FIREupdate.com @ 6:00pm: One of my contacts on the hill just called and reported on the Grass Valley Fire. It's been pretty quiet on the Twin Peaks side of things but today after 3:00 PM they had some flare ups in the Miller Canyon area. They've been moving things around with a few bulldozers down there but they had 8-10 MPH winds coming up the canyon from the Silverwood area. Right now the area is being watched and guarded. All the roads into Crestline are still blocked off. There is a plan to open the area back up being tossed around. Stay tuned for more information.
Slide Fire 15 % Contained! Firefighters battling the Slide Fire near Running Springs made slow but steady progress today and now have the 11,675-acre blaze 15 percent contained, authorities said. The Slide Fire started near Green Valley Lake and so far has destroyed 200 homes and three outbuildings, fire officials said. So far, it has cost $3 million to fight.
From ROTW.net:
7:34pm: Scanner reports indicate that there is a possible spot fire near 535 Dart Canyon Road. Firefighters from Crest Forest Fire District are enroute to the location. There are reports that firefighters might be doing a backfiring operation in the area. This might be what the 9-1-1 caller was seeing.
8:01pm: Firefighters have made significant progress with both mountain fires. At 8 PM, the Grass Fire was reported to be 70% contained. "Firefighters continue to make good progress on line construction in the Miller Canyon drainage as well as mop up in the northern and eastern flanks of the fire," said fire officials. "Damage assessment teams were able to enter the area yesterday, reporting no additional structures burned, details to be released soon. Large scale evacuations and road closures remain in effect surrounding the entire perimeter of the fire area." Containment has begun on the Slide Fire with 15% of the 11,675 acre fire contained. "Firefighters report moderate fire intensity surface fire, backing, occasional torching, and short-range spotting," said fire officials. "Additional structures were reported lost yesterday, with structure protection continuing along Highway 18 and Green Valley. Damage assessment teams are starting to work in the area to provide details on structures destroyed, with dangerous access due to continued fire activity. Fire perimeter containment efforts slow due to rough terrain, heavy vegetation and high density residential properties intermixed with bug killed timber.
From InciWeb.org @ 7:00pm: 70% containment on the Grass Valley Fire!
From FIREupdate.com @ 6:00pm: One of my contacts on the hill just called and reported on the Grass Valley Fire. It's been pretty quiet on the Twin Peaks side of things but today after 3:00 PM they had some flare ups in the Miller Canyon area. They've been moving things around with a few bulldozers down there but they had 8-10 MPH winds coming up the canyon from the Silverwood area. Right now the area is being watched and guarded. All the roads into Crestline are still blocked off. There is a plan to open the area back up being tossed around. Stay tuned for more information.
Slide Fire 15 % Contained! Firefighters battling the Slide Fire near Running Springs made slow but steady progress today and now have the 11,675-acre blaze 15 percent contained, authorities said. The Slide Fire started near Green Valley Lake and so far has destroyed 200 homes and three outbuildings, fire officials said. So far, it has cost $3 million to fight.
From ROTW.net:
7:34pm: Scanner reports indicate that there is a possible spot fire near 535 Dart Canyon Road. Firefighters from Crest Forest Fire District are enroute to the location. There are reports that firefighters might be doing a backfiring operation in the area. This might be what the 9-1-1 caller was seeing.
8:01pm: Firefighters have made significant progress with both mountain fires. At 8 PM, the Grass Fire was reported to be 70% contained. "Firefighters continue to make good progress on line construction in the Miller Canyon drainage as well as mop up in the northern and eastern flanks of the fire," said fire officials. "Damage assessment teams were able to enter the area yesterday, reporting no additional structures burned, details to be released soon. Large scale evacuations and road closures remain in effect surrounding the entire perimeter of the fire area." Containment has begun on the Slide Fire with 15% of the 11,675 acre fire contained. "Firefighters report moderate fire intensity surface fire, backing, occasional torching, and short-range spotting," said fire officials. "Additional structures were reported lost yesterday, with structure protection continuing along Highway 18 and Green Valley. Damage assessment teams are starting to work in the area to provide details on structures destroyed, with dangerous access due to continued fire activity. Fire perimeter containment efforts slow due to rough terrain, heavy vegetation and high density residential properties intermixed with bug killed timber.
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