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New Wildfire in Mariposa County, Ca
- Thread starter AudioShockwav
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Cal Fire estimates 100+ acres and growing, Temp 88 Degrees, Wind NorthWest at 17 Mph, gusting to 22.
18% humidity, very dry conditions at this time.
I hope we can get some air support up here before this gets out of hand, I have many friends that live up in the Heights Cove,Jerseydale and Clouds Rest area.
It has a Name, The Carstens fire.
http://wlfhotlist.com/threads/34800-CA-MMU-Carstens
Jeff
18% humidity, very dry conditions at this time.
I hope we can get some air support up here before this gets out of hand, I have many friends that live up in the Heights Cove,Jerseydale and Clouds Rest area.
It has a Name, The Carstens fire.
http://wlfhotlist.com/threads/34800-CA-MMU-Carstens
Jeff
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Thank you Captain, it is moving South so far, good for me, not good for anyone that way.
We will be ok here for now, Mandatory Evacuations for more than 500 Residents up In the Jerseydale area above us.
The Big Issue today will be wind.
Here are a few Pics from the ridge.
Road Closures.
73
Jeff
We will be ok here for now, Mandatory Evacuations for more than 500 Residents up In the Jerseydale area above us.
The Big Issue today will be wind.
Here are a few Pics from the ridge.
Road Closures.
73
Jeff
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Quick Update last night
As of 17:15 Hrs per So Ops :
Fire is at 1600 acres with 15% containment.
Latest update from Mariposa County Sheriff's Office:
Fire Update 17:40- Fire IC has issued an Evacuation Order for the following areas:
Lushmeadows Subdivision
Triangle Rd- from Darrah Rd to East Westfall both north and south sides.
Darrah Rd from Triangle to Valley View & Deer Springs including Nickel Plate Rd
Red Cross Shelters are set up at the Mariposa Elementary School located at 5044 Jones Street.
Animals and livestock are being accepted at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds.
Road Closures will continue at Buckingham Mountain Road, Carter Rd, Jerseydale Rd and Darrah to East Westfall. Triangle from Hwy 140 to Darrah Rd is open to residents only.
Here is a Picture from Yosemite Nat Park, Glacier Point road looking east, you can see the lights of Merced and the San Joaquin Valley are in the distance.
( Picture courtesy of Troy Montemayor )
As of 17:15 Hrs per So Ops :
Fire is at 1600 acres with 15% containment.
Latest update from Mariposa County Sheriff's Office:
Fire Update 17:40- Fire IC has issued an Evacuation Order for the following areas:
Lushmeadows Subdivision
Triangle Rd- from Darrah Rd to East Westfall both north and south sides.
Darrah Rd from Triangle to Valley View & Deer Springs including Nickel Plate Rd
Red Cross Shelters are set up at the Mariposa Elementary School located at 5044 Jones Street.
Animals and livestock are being accepted at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds.
Road Closures will continue at Buckingham Mountain Road, Carter Rd, Jerseydale Rd and Darrah to East Westfall. Triangle from Hwy 140 to Darrah Rd is open to residents only.
Here is a Picture from Yosemite Nat Park, Glacier Point road looking east, you can see the lights of Merced and the San Joaquin Valley are in the distance.
( Picture courtesy of Troy Montemayor )
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Things are improving, cooler weather and favorable winds have helped Cal-Fire, NSF and other crews.
As of Tuesday, June 18th at 6:00 PM the Carstens Fire is 40% contained. The fire burned 1,888 acres and no structures were damaged. Over 1,000 residents were asked to evacuate the area. There are still over 1,100 firefighters, 62 fire engines, 16 dozers, six air tankers and as many as 10 helicopters with 30 Local law enforcement officers assigned to the incident.
Firefighters expect the fire to remain within the primary containment lines but there are no guarantees.
Even If conditions remain stable, Fire personnel are likely to be in the area working on mop up and patrolling the fire line for the next several weeks.
Large fire apparatus, bulldozers on transports and other equipment are still using the roads within and adjacent to the fire.
My hats off to the over 1000 Firefighters on the ground, Dozer Operators, Engine crews and Aviators that provided air support.
I do not know how many of you have been up to the area around here but this is rugged country.
Often These crews have to struggle just to get to the fire, before they fight it. Many, like the HotShot crews are Air Dropped, and once on the ground, are basically on their own.
73
Jeff
As of Tuesday, June 18th at 6:00 PM the Carstens Fire is 40% contained. The fire burned 1,888 acres and no structures were damaged. Over 1,000 residents were asked to evacuate the area. There are still over 1,100 firefighters, 62 fire engines, 16 dozers, six air tankers and as many as 10 helicopters with 30 Local law enforcement officers assigned to the incident.
Firefighters expect the fire to remain within the primary containment lines but there are no guarantees.
Even If conditions remain stable, Fire personnel are likely to be in the area working on mop up and patrolling the fire line for the next several weeks.
Large fire apparatus, bulldozers on transports and other equipment are still using the roads within and adjacent to the fire.
My hats off to the over 1000 Firefighters on the ground, Dozer Operators, Engine crews and Aviators that provided air support.
I do not know how many of you have been up to the area around here but this is rugged country.
Often These crews have to struggle just to get to the fire, before they fight it. Many, like the HotShot crews are Air Dropped, and once on the ground, are basically on their own.
73
Jeff
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You know Jeff, it's times like this when I realize that living in the highest taxed province in one of the highest taxed countries, putting up with the snow and crappy weather in the winter, and in general an economically depressed area is not so bad after all. California has it's earthquakes and wild fires EVERY year. Florida and the Gulf Coast have their hurricanes EVERY year. The mid-west/Great Plains have their tornadoes EVERY year. The south-west USA has their heat waves/drought EVERY year. Lots of places along major rivers have floods EVERY year. Many parts of the world have famine EVERY year and constant armed aggression within their own borders.Where I live we bitch about three days of rain or a foot of snow or when it gets over 85 degrees. I keep telling people here that we should just shut up and count our blessings that we just don't have the life altering crap that so many others endure not just once in a lifetime but on a regular basis.
The worst Part about it....
Investigators have determined that this fire was caused by an unattended campfire.
Stupidity.
73
Jeff
Investigators have determined that this fire was caused by an unattended campfire.
Stupidity.
73
Jeff
Hey, hey, hey, I resemble thatYeah, but you have all those Canadians up there to put up with.
Yeah, but you have all those Canadians up there to put up with.
I guess that means we are just tougher than you for being able to do it and not complain about it.
As of this afternoon, 70% containment, and they have lifted the Evac orders. Big thanks go out to the 2600+ Firefighters, Red Cross, Cal Fire, the Forest Service, the California Highway Patrol, the National Park Service, the Mariposa County sheriff's and fire departments , other agencies and personnel that were on this fire at the peak of the firefight.
Not a single structure was damaged, and there was only 1 reported injury.
Total cost has already exceeded $5.6 million and there will still be Firefighters using bulldozers and hand crews to build a line around the north end of the fire, with additional crews working hotspots and mop up until 100% containment is achieved.
All of this because someone did not put out there campfire. :thumbdown:
Idiots.
If C/K and Binrat are the worst that Canada Has to offer, I got no problem putting up with our northern neighbors.
I would much rather put up with them than stupid tourists that come up here camping and burn the forest down.
73
Jeff
Not a single structure was damaged, and there was only 1 reported injury.
Total cost has already exceeded $5.6 million and there will still be Firefighters using bulldozers and hand crews to build a line around the north end of the fire, with additional crews working hotspots and mop up until 100% containment is achieved.
All of this because someone did not put out there campfire. :thumbdown:
Idiots.
If C/K and Binrat are the worst that Canada Has to offer, I got no problem putting up with our northern neighbors.
I would much rather put up with them than stupid tourists that come up here camping and burn the forest down.
73
Jeff
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Glad to hear the latest Jeff. Only thing worse than idiots that don't put out campfires are the bastards that set fires on purpose. I say tie them to a tree down wind and and let Mother Nature get her revenge.