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Mariposa County Event Information Line
209.966.1133
The following is the recorded message on the Mariposa County
Event Information Line:
You’ve reached the Mariposa County Event
Information Line. Today’s date is Sunday, July 27, 2008. The time is approx. 1140 a.m. This message is being disseminated
by the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office to assist people in attaining information about the Telegraph Fire.
The following areas are under current
evacuation order and the roadways are closed to the public: Foran, Avoca Vale, Alta Vista and Grosjean, Lake view,
Serpentine, PennyRoyal, French Camp.
The following have been previously order to
evacuate. Mosher Road, Telegraph Road, Whitlock Road, Cory Pine Road, Sherlock Road, Salamander Road, Colorado Road,
Lakeside Road, Davis Road, Rumley Mine Road and Rancheria Creek Road.
The following areas are being issued a
pre-evacuation advisement: The North side of s/r 49 from Mykel Oaks Road to s/r 140 and 49 North intersection, s/r 140
North Areas to through the Midpines areas continuing to the Briceburg area. In addition, the North County residents of
residing in the areas of DogTown Road, Texas Hill and Wagner Road and Schilling Road.
Regarding the north county residents of
Dogtown, Texas Hill and Wagner be advised that CalFire will be involved in an operation in your area today. We will have
sheriff’s office personnel in your area. You will also note a presence of CalFire equipment.
We are not currently evacuating residents in
this area at this time, however, if you reside in the pre-evacuation advisement area, please prepare to evacuate upon notice
and be prepared to leave your residence immediately upon notice by emergency services.
Evacuations from this area will be dictated
by fire movement and behavior.
If you reside in the pre-evacuation notice
area and have special needs, such as large or small animal needs, medical needs, transportation needs, please report this to
sheriff officers in the area, or phone the sheriff’s dispatch center at 209.966.3615.
Please exercise driving safety in the fire
areas of Mariposa County.
Thank you for everyone’s
effort and cooperation during this event.
From CalFire
| Last Updated: |
July 27, 2008, 12:30 pm |
| Date/Time Started: |
June 25, 2008, 3:15 pm |
| Administrative Unit: |
CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit |
| County: |
Mariposa County |
| Location: |
Telegraph Road and Sherlock Road in the Midpines Area. |
| Acres Burned: |
18,150 acres |
| Containment: |
0% contained |
| Structures Threatened: |
2,000 residences in the communities of Midpines, Briceburg, Mariposa, Greenley Hill, Coulterville, Bear
Valley, and Mt. Bullion Camp |
| Structures Destroyed: |
8 Residences and 7 Outbuildings |
| Evacuations: |
Evacuation order is in place for the Midpines community. Evacuation warnings are in place for residences
in the immediate area of the fire. An evacuation center has been established at the Mariposa Elementry School. |
| Cooperating Agencies: |
CAL FIRE, Mariposa County Fire, Mariposa Sheriffs Department, BLM, USFS, CCC, and California Department of Corrections
and Rehabilitation. |
| Resources Committed : |
1,922 Personnel (1,336 CAL FIRE)
189 Fire Engines
56 Hand Crews
39 Dozers
22 Watertenders |
| Conditions: |
The fire is burning in the Merced River Drainage, on both sides of the river. The fire is burning with a rapid rate of
spread in multiple directions. Accessibility problems due to steep, rocky and isolated terrain.
A Community Meeting is being planned for tomorrow night at the Mariposa High School. CAL FIRE Incident Command Team #8
has taken command of the fire. |
| Fire Information: |
(209) 966-4784 or (209) 966-4785 |
Further CHP Reports:
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
| 6:51PM |
1039 63-S1 WILL HAVE A UNIT RESP |
| 6:49PM |
MRI SO REQ CLOSURE FOURNIER AT 49 |
| 6:36PM |
PER 63-S1 FIRE IS ZERO CONTAINED STILL BURNING IN A 360 DEGREES RADIUS |
| 6:31PM |
48-42 BACK AT THE FULL CLOSURE - SUBJ GOT MEDICINE |
| 6:22PM |
48-42 COPIES 48-32 AT THE CLOSURE |
| 6:22PM |
1039 63-S1 ADVS 48-42 HE NEEDS TO ESCORT SUBJ IN - HE NEEDS TO GET IN AND GET OUT |
| 6:20PM |
PER 48-42 PTY HERE IS NEEDS TO GET INTO RES TO GET CANCER MED - SUBJ LIVES ON GROSJEAN HAS GOOD ID |
| 5:35PM |
PER LOG 874 CDF ADVSD THERE IS A CHASE PETROLEUM TRK STOPPED BY CHP - HE NEEDS TO GET THRU TO GET UP THE
HILL WITH FUEL |
| 4:29PM |
1039 63-L |
| 4:27PM |
1039 CDF |
| 4:27PM |
PER 63-58 CITZ ADVSD THAT THE FIRE HYDRANT AT OUTBACK BULIDLING MATERIALS IS NOW FUNCTIONING THEY HAVE
ACCESS TO 65000 GLS OF WATER |
| 4:06PM |
61-T1 1097 DOGTOWN AT TEXAS HILL WITH A HARD CLOSURE |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
| 4:06PM |
61-T1 1097 DOGTOWN AT TEXAS HILL WITH A HARD CLOSURE |
| 4:04PM |
PER 63-L HARD CLOSURE AT MYKLE OAKS SR49 |
| 3:45PM |
PER 63-S2 HAVE 63-58 RESP FOR THE CLOSURE MYKLE OAKS AT SR49 |
| 3:41PM |
1039 63-L |
| 3:41PM |
PER MARIPOSA SO REQ MYKLE OAKS ST SR49 CLOSED |
| 3:40PM |
1039 64-S1 |
| 3:27PM |
PER 61-5 WILL NEED UNITS AT DOGTOWN AND SCHILLING AND DOGTOWN AND TEXAS HILL |
| 3:09PM |
PER 63-S1 THERE IS A HARD CLOSURE AT FRENCH CAMP AND SR49 |
| 2:53PM |
PER 61-5 THERE IS NO TRAFFIC SCHILLING AT SR49 WILL RESP AND CHK DOGTOWN AND SCHILING AND TEXAS HILL AND
SCHILLING |
| 2:53PM |
PER 64-R2 CHKED CYA RD AND THE CYA CAMP ITSELF - NO SYSCO TRK |
| 2:45PM |
1039 63-S2 WITH INFO F/LINE 225 |
| 2:42PM |
1039 61-S2 THATS NEG START 1019 AND 63-56 WILL RESP TO THE RIVER CANYON |
| 2:41PM |
PER 63-57 INJD FIREFIGHTER HAD BEEN PICKED UP BEFORE HE GOT BACK |
| 2:31PM |
PER SO THEY ALSO NEED A HARD CLOSURE AT DOGTOWN AND TEXAS HILL AND THIS WILLL ACCOMPLISH THE CLOSEING OF THE
REST OF SHILLING |
| 2:30PM |
PER 61-S1 HE HAS 61-T1 BUSHEY AND 61-T2 AUSTIN ENRT FOR CLOSURES |
| 2:27PM |
1039 MARIPOSA SO NEED DOGTOWN AND SCHILLING AND DOG TOWN AND TEXZAS HILL CLOSED |
| 2:24PM |
1039 MADERA EMS FOR FORESTRY FIRE FIGHTER |
| 2:23PM |
1039 STAN NATL FOREST THEY ADV DO NOT HAVE A CALL OF THIS |
| 2:23PM |
1039 TO SIERRA NATL FOREST =-- NOT THEM |
| 2:23PM |
63-57 ADV HE WILL NEED STITCHES AND CALL TO CONFIRM TRANSPORT VAN ENRT IF NOT THEN ROLL 1141 |
| 2:22PM |
63-57 IS CURR OUT W/ IN INJURED FORESTRY FIRE FIGHTER - HE THOUGHT TRANSPORT VN ENRT -HE IS SR140 3/4 MILE
JWO SWEETWATER CREEK ON RS |
| 2:21PM |
PER 61-5 CONFIRM SCHILLING/DOG TOWN/TEXAS HILL THEY ALL 3 DONT DROSS |
| 2:19PM |
61-5 ON THE BLUE ETA OF 5 TO SCHILLING AND SR49 |
| 2:19PM |
1039 63-S1 AFFIRM HARD CLOSURE |
| 2:19PM |
PER 66-R2 ASC IF WHITLOCK AND SR49 IS A HARD CLOSURE - SO INQING |
| 2:18PM |
57-79 CODE 4 AT CLOSURE OAK AT SR140 |
| 2:15PM |
1039 57-S2 |
| 2:09PM |
1039 63-L REG LINE 201 HAVE 57-S2 1021 HIM AT THE OFC |
| 2:05PM |
PER 64-R2 1097 |
| 2:02PM |
HAVE 64-R1 OR 64-R2 RESPOND TO FRENCHCAMP AT 49 FOR HARD ROAD CLOSURE |
| 1:55PM |
PER THE SO NEED TO CLOSE SHCHILLING/DOG TOWN/TEXAS HILL WHERE THEY COME TOGETHER |
| 1:55PM |
PER 63-S3 FRENCH CAMP AT SR49 IS NOW A FULL CLOSURE UNIT IS 1097 |
| 1:47PM |
PER 63-S3 MOVING AN OFCR TO FRENCH CAMP AT SR49 FOR HARD CLOSURE |
| 1:40PM |
PER MARIPOSA SO REQ SR49 AT SCHILLING AND SCHILLING AT DOG TOWN FOR MANDATORY EVACUATION |
| 1:39PM |
1039 CT D10-TAMMY |
| 1:37PM |
WILL NEED SIGNS ON BOTH SIDES OF BRICEBURG WHERE THE FIRE TRKS ARE STAGED |
| 1:37PM |
HAVE CT RESP WITH SOME SIGNS TO ADVS FOR TRAFFIC TO SLOW DUE TO EMERGENCY EQUPT IN THE AREA |
| 1:35PM |
PER 63-57 THE FIRE IS NOW APPROX 6/10 MILE JEO BRICEBURG ALONG THE RIVER EDGE HAS NOT JUMPED THE RD |
| 1:23PM |
1039 64-C |
| 1:01PM |
1039 63-L MAKE SURE YOSEMITE OAKS AT SR140 AND OAK AT SR140 ARE CLOSED |
Further CHP Reports:
Will the fire jump the 140 at Briceburg?
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
| 1:01PM |
1039 63-L MAKE SURE YOSEMITE OAKS AT SR140 AND OAK AT SR140 ARE CLOSED |
| 12:55PM |
PER 57-79 ASC F/63-S3 IF HE NEEDS TO GO TO ANOTHER CLOSURE - 63-50 IS AT OAKS AND SR140 |
| 12:51PM |
FULL CLOSURES HAVE TWO UNITS ASSIGNED, PARTIAL CLOSURES HAVE ONE OFFICER ASSIGNED |
| 12:51PM |
ONE UNIT DOWN IN BRICEBURG DEALING WITH CARS STOPPING TO VIEW FIRE |
| 12:50PM |
COLORADO AT WHITLOCK FULL CLOSURE |
| 12:50PM |
OAKS FM SR140 PARTIAL CLOSURE |
| 12:50PM |
LAKEVIEW FM SR140 FULL CLOSURE |
| 12:50PM |
GROSJEAN FM SR140 FULL CLOSURE |
| 12:50PM |
COLORADO FM SR140 IS A FULL CLOSURE |
| 12:50PM |
YOSEMITE OAKS FM SR140 IS PARTIAL CLOSURE |
| 12:50PM |
E WHITLOCK FM SR140 IS PARTIAL CLOSURE |
| 12:49PM |
WEST WHITLOCK FM SR49N FULL CLOSURE |
| 12:49PM |
CYA ROAD AT SR49N, FULL CLOSURE |
| 12:49PM |
CURRENT CLOSURES ARE JUST CO ROADS, ALL FIXED POSTS |
| 12:48PM |
OUR PERSONNEL 6 FULL CLOSURES, NEITHER 140 OR 49 ARE CLOSED AT THIS TIME |
| 12:48PM |
PER S3 - FOR SITSTAT - FIRE UPDATE, IS GROWING, WITHIN 300 FT OF BRICEBURG |
| 12:40PM |
INFO - PER INTERNET CAL FIRE PAGE, PUBLIC INFORMATION PHONE NUMBERS ARE 209-966-4784 OR 4785 |
| 12:40PM |
1039 ENTAC/OFCR CARTER |
| 12:39PM |
PER 63-L HAVE 63-57 STAY IN THAT AREA AND MONITOR AND PROVIDE UPDATES AND KEEP VEHS OUT OF THE AREA |
| 12:37PM |
1039 63-L |
| 12:37PM |
CDF IS ANTICIPATING THE FIRE JUMP ACROSS TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF SR140 SOMETIME TODAY |
| 12:34PM |
PER 63-57 NO 1125 VEHS IN THE RIVER CANYON AREA AND/OR BRICEBURG |
| 12:10PM |
PER YOSEMITE PK DISP, THERE ARE ACTIVE FLAMES SEEN IN THE BRICEBURG AREA / LOOKIE LOO S HERE BLOCKING TRF |
| 11:46AM |
63-S3 COPIES A UNIT WILL NEED EVALUATE THE FRENCH CAMP AND SR49 CLOSURE - HE WILL BE ENRT TO DO AND THEN
ADVS |
| 11:44AM |
PER MARIPOSA SO THEY NEED A HARD CLOSURE AT LAKE VIEW AND SR140 AND FRENCH CAMP AT SR49 |
More Road Closures:
CHP:
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