Rough Wildfire Burnout Operations
Photo credit: U.S. Forest Service
September 13, 2015 - As of Sunday Morning the Rough Fire is at 129,877 acres with 31% containment
New: 10:34 A.M.
The Rough Fire is now split into three zones: South Zone - managed by California IMT 4, Incident Commander Rocky Opliger; West Zone - managed by Cal Fire IMT 2, Incident Commander Glenn Paterson; and North Zone – managed by Sierra National Forest Type 3 IMT, Incident Commander John Goss.
South Zone:
Crews are still providing structure protection in the Cedar Grove area, fire activity has been light there.
A few spot fires were found last night north of Sequoia Lake and firefighters were able to contain them to 4 acres. This portion of the fire will be watched carefully by firefighters today. The fire has still not crossed Highway 180 above Dunlap and Miramonte.
West Zone:
Firefighters made significant progress firing out along McKenzie Ridge yesterday.
Conditions are expected to be cloudy today with relative humidity in the teens. A few periods of precipitation is possible.
The fire is now very close to Delilah Tower and heading north. Hand crews are working to keep the fire east of the ridge, but it will be a very vulnerable part of the fire today.
The fire is near the Kings River in the vicinity of Camp 4 in the northwestern portion of the fire.
North Zone:
Fire moving north towards the Kings River remains the primary concern on the North Zone. Continued fire growth to the west, south of the Kings River, may trigger an evacuation order for Balch Camp and other PG&E facilities in the river corridor.
Crews and dozers will work on contingency lines and establish operational trigger points on the western edge of the fire.
Structure protection operations and planning will continue in the areas directly north and west of the fire.A Type II IMT (IC Dave Cooper) will take control of the North Zone with a planned transition date of 9/15/15.
Basic Information
| Current as of | 9/13/2015, 9:42:36 AM |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning/natural |
| Date of Origin | Friday July 31st, 2015 approx. 07:00 PM |
| Location | 2.5 miles to the southwest of Spanish Mountain and 5 miles North of Hume Lake |
| Incident Commander | Todd Pechota Commanding Rocky Mountain IMT1 John Goss Commanding Sierra NF Type 3 |
| Incident Description | Wildfire |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 2,961 |
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| Size | 129,877 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 31% |
| Fuels Involved | Timber (Litter and Understory) Chaparral (6 feet) Tall Grass (2.5 feet) |
| Significant Events | Active, crowning, wind driven runs, short range spotting |
| Current Weather |
| Weather Concerns | High pressure remains over Nevada and the Sierra. A low aloft will spin a couple weak waves over the area. A gradual cooling trend will continue through Tuesday, with slowly rising relative humidity values. Fair relative humidity recovery tonight. Winds remain terrain and diurnally driven. Inversion and thermal belt will form overnight trapping smoke. High temperatures will range 80-90 with lows 60-70. Relative humidity values will range teens to around 30 percent. |
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