Incident Overview
Information from Monday Evening July 28, 2014
(Left Photo by Bonnie Stephens (Mile High Curve)
The French Incident was reported by Shuteye Pk. Lookout at approximately 0545 today.
The fire is burning in the area between Rock Creek and Fish Creek campgrounds, in the San Joaquin River drainage.Currently the fire is approximately 1000 acres, and is burning in steep rugged terrain.
Mark Smith, Assistant District Fire Management Officer is currently the Incident Commander. A Type II team (David Cooper) has been ordered as well as aircraft; crews and equipment.Currently there are four air tankers, two type one helitack, two type 2 helicopters, two air attack and one lead plane. A type 1 strike team from Cal Fire, two type 2 Forest Service crews, and a Second type 1 strike team has also been ordered. Three orders for type 1 hand crews, six engines, one dozer, one water tender, one dozer are en route. Also two type 3 strike engines have been ordered.
Fish Creek and Rock Creek campgrounds have been evacuated.
It is being advised not to use the Minarets Rd. (4S81, Scenic Byway) from North Fork, CA.
For additional recreation information please contact the Forest Service offices in Clovis at (559) 297-0706, North Fork (559) 877-2218 and Prather at (559) 855-5355. Office hours are from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Road Closures - Motorists are urged to avoid this area-Southern Closure 4S81 at Ross Cabin-Northern Closure below Grizzly Road-Arnold Meadow Cabin; owners to travel Beasore to Grizzly to get to their cabin-Campgrounds Closed are Fish, Rock and Soda they have been evacuated and CLM is aware of the evacuation and closure.
