Credit: CHP
Update: 7:45 A.M. - 1,000 acres - 30% contained
September 28, 2016 - Per: CAL FIRE
| Marshes Fire Incident Information: | ||
| Last Updated: | September 28, 2016 7:45 am | |
| Date/Time Started: | September 26,2016 12:20 pm | |
| Administrative Unit: | CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | |
| County: | Tuolumne County | |
| Location: | off Hwy. 49 and Marshes Flat Road north of Don Pedro Reservoir | |
| Acres Burned - Containment: | 1,000 acres - 30% contained | |
| Structures Threatened: | Immediate threat to structures | |
| Evacuations: | None at this time | |
| Road Closures: | Hwy. 49 between Hwy. 120 and the Tuolumne-Mariposa County line remains closed. Marshes Flat Road re-opened to residents only at 6:00 p.m. The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department will maintain the roadblock. | |
| Cooperating Agencies: | Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department, CHP, PG&E, OES, BLM, CAL FIRE, U.S. Forest Service, City and County of San Francisco – Hetchy Hetchy Water & Power; equipment, crews and overhead personnel from 68 different agencies; aircraft from 21 different agencies. | |
| Total Fire Personnel: | 850 | |
| Total Fire Engines: | 79 | |
| Total Fire Crews: | 30 | |
| Total Airtankers: | 6 | |
| Total Helicopters: | 6 | |
| Total Dozers: | 27 | |
| Total Water Tenders: | 9 | |
| Long/Lat: | -120.32484/37.79635 | |
| Conditions: | PG&E has restored power. The Red Cross shelter at the Hacienda will be closed down. Conditions continue to be hot and dry. Steep, rugged terrain making this fire difficult to access. Air and ground resources continue constructing containment lines. | |
| Phone Numbers | (209) 754-5527 (Fire Information ) | |
