French Fire in Madera County Information for Monday, August 4, 2014
French Fire in Madera County Information for Sunday, August 3, 2014
Update: 7:18 A.M.
13,267 acres, 30% Contained.
The French Fire will continue to produce large amounts of smoke, which has impacted local communities. Smoke is typically greater in the morning and evening hours. Plan outdoor activities for times and places with low smoke levels. Up-slope breezes occur during the day, which will often take smoke into higher elevations. In the evening, these winds change direction and bring smoke down slope to lower elevations. For more information about smoke impacts, please visit the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Districts website at: http://valleyair.org/wildfires.htm
EvacuationsResidents living in the community of Arnold Meadow were notified to evacuate due to increased fire activity along the northern perimeter of the fire. Several summer homes in the Hogue Apple Ranch and Wagner’s Resort were evacuated earlier in the week.
ClosuresA Forest Service Area Road and Trail Closure, Forest Order # 15-14-07, has been issued for the French Fire area. More information about the Forest Closure and the closure can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/o44cvyu
Basic Information
| Current as of | 8/4/2014 7:13:35 AM |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Human |
| Date of Origin | Monday July 28th, 2014 approx. 05:45 AM |
| Location | Mammoth Pool |
| Incident Commander | Dave Cooper |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 1,813 |
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| Size | 13,267 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 30% |
| Fuels Involved | Timber with some brushy areas |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | Structure protection in the Hogue Ranch, Kinsman Flat and Arnold Meadows will continue to be the primary objective. |
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| Projected Incident Activity | Today crews will continue building and reinforcing containment lines on the north, west and south perimeters. The east perimeter has burned down to the San Joaquin River. Structure defense continues in the Arnold Meadow area on the northern perimeter. |
| Remarks | Cloud cover helped suppression actions throughout the night, allowing crews and equipment to make good progress in line construction along the northwest perimeter. |
Current Weather
| Weather Concerns | Cloudy with much cooler temperatures today of around 80,with potential showers/thunderstormsand less smoke as the upper low moves over the area. |
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Update: 7:02 A.M.
13,267 acres, 30% Contained.
Structure protection will remains in place in the Hogue Ranch,
Kinsman Flat and Arnold Meadows area.
San Joaquin Air Pollution Control District has installed air quality
Monitoring devices at Prather and Shaver Lake.
Incident priority is to check the spread to the North near the Mammoth
Pool Reservoir. The fires northwesterly spread is still a concern.
Commitment of Forest Service air and ground resources
Map of the French Fire for Monday, August 4, 2014
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