Meadow Fire in Yosemite National Park Information for Sunday, September 14, 2014
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Update 7:32 A.M.
4,761 Acres and 50% Containment
A reduction in acres occurred last night as field information in the form of GPS was downloaded by field observers.
Basic Information
| Current as of | 9/14/2014 7:32:16 AM |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | Saturday July 19th, 2014 approx. 08:00 AM |
| Location | East of Half Dome in the Merced River Drainage at Little Yosemite Valley |
| Incident Commander | David Cooper SCSIIMT2 |
| Incident Description | Wildfire In The Wilderness |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 536 |
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| Size | 4,761 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 50% |
| Estimated Containment Date | Sunday September 21st, 2014 approx. 12:00 AM |
| Fuels Involved | Timber(litter and understory), timber brush and ground litter. |
| Significant Events | Infrared indicates that there are a few isolated heat sources along the fires perimeter with most of the heat dispersed through the fires interior. Areas of intense heat seems to be concentrated in three main areas. The north end of Division E and two areas in the southeast in Division W. Crews and aircraft have concentrated suppression efforts in these areas. The west flank of the fire continues to cool with mostly isolated heat sources appearing on infrared. There are still isolated heat sources scattered throughout the fire. These heat sources will dissipate as fuels burn out. In areas that have ground fire, complete fuel consumption is occurring at lower elevations. |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | Crews will continue line construction and improve direct fire line where needed. Spot fires are still a concern to suppression efforts in Division E, where the largest areas of heat appear to be concentrated. Division E and W hold the highest potential for spread, generating the most heat adjacent to the current perimeter. Aircraft will continue to support suppression actions, as well as shuttle crews and equipment. Aircraft will backhaul used supplies and equipment as needed. |
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| Projected Incident Activity | The eastern divisions of the fire continue to carry heat. Fire continues its interior burnout in forested areas and vegetative stringers between granite outcrops, many of these natural barriers are being utilized during line construction. Minimal perimeter growth is expected in the eastern divisions as constructed hand lines and natural barriers hold the fires growth. Given the large areas heat within interior, fire activity within control lines is expected to continue. Daytime temperatures and wind did not increase as expected and relative humidity remained stable. Complete fuel consumption is expected in the lower elevations of the fire, higher elevations will continue to smolder. |
| Remarks | A reduction in acres occurred last night as field information in the form of GPS was downloaded by field observers. The Meadow Fire is utilizing a confine and contain strategy with MIST. Crews continue to be spiked out in the wilderness at several locations to reduce helicopter flights into the wilderness. Operations has secured the west flank in Divisions A and D which allowed the opening of the Half Dome Trail from Nevada Falls. Point protection for the three High Sierra Camps, operated by the park concessionaire, located at Vogelsang, Sunrise Meadow and Merced Lake. Measures taken not to attract bears to food and other supplies have been successful. As divisions meet containment objectives, crews from those divisions will be placed in demobilization status. |
Current Weather
| Weather Concerns | Driven winds and well above normal temperatures to the district through Tuesday. Only small day to day changes in humidity can be expected through the period with poor to moderate humidity recovery each night. A trough of low pressure will approach the Pacific Northwest and Northern California Tuesday and Wednesday which will bring an increase in wind over the Sierra especially, near Yosemite. Predicted high: 71-76 at 5000 feet. |
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Update: 5:20 A.M.
Overnight Growth 6 Acres
Total 4,966 Acres
Overhead Flight Comments:
There was a little growth tonight along the Southeast.
There were isolated heats at or over the line.
Sunday Perimeter Map
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Saturday Evening Update
Basic Information
| Current as of | 9/13/2014 8:17:39 PM |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | Saturday July 19th, 2014 approx. 08:00 AM |
| Location | East of Half Dome in the Merced River Drainage at Little Yosemite Valley |
| Incident Commander | David Cooper SCSIIMT2 |
| Incident Description | Wildfire In The Wilderness |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 536 |
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| Size | 4,960 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 50% |
| Estimated Containment Date | Sunday September 21st, 2014 approx. 12:00 AM |
| Fuels Involved | Timber(litter and understory), timber brush and ground litter. |
| Significant Events | Spot fires continue to appear on the north end of the fire in Division E, crews are patrolling that division and putting line around the spot fires as they are found. Heat continues to generate smoke along the line in the north end of Division W. Areas of intense heat in the vegetative areas along the east flank in Divisions W, K and G. The west flank of the fire continues to cool. Known spot fires continue to persist north of heli-spot H4. Crews and aircraft have concentrated suppression efforts in these areas. There remains isolated heat sources scattered throughout the fire. These areas will continue to flare with the high temperatures and low humidity. In areas that have open ground fire there will be complete fuel consumption. |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | Crews continue to chase spot fires as well as construct and improve direct fire line where possible. Spot fires are still a concern to suppression efforts in Division E and north of the fire. Div.G, K, S and W hold the highest potential for fire spread with unburned pockets of fuel and areas of intense heat adjacent to the line. Crews continue to hold and improve existing constructed perimeter. Continued direct line construction. Aircraft will continue to support suppression actions as well as shuttle crews and equipment and backhaul used supplies and equipment as needed. |
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| Projected Incident Activity | The eastern divisions of the fire continue to carry heat. Fire continues its interior burnout in forested areas and vegetative stringers between granite outcrops, many of these natural barriers are being utilized during line construction. Minimal perimeter growth is expected in the eastern divisions as constructed hand lines and natural barriers hold the fires growth. Given the large areas heat within interior, fire activity within control lines is expected to continue. Daytime temperatures and wind did not increase as expected and relative humidity remained stable. Complete fuel consumption is expected in the lower elevations of the fire, higher elevations will continue to smolder. |
| Remarks | The Meadow incident assisted Yosemite National Forest with helicopter support on the Starr King incident today. The Meadow Fire is utilizing a confine and contain strategy with MIST. Crews continue to be spiked out in the wilderness at several locations to reduce helicopter flights into the wilderness. Operations has secured the west flank in Divisions A and D which allowed the opening of the Half Dome Trail from Nevada Falls. Point protection for the three High Sierra Camps, operated by the park concessionaire, located at Vogelsang, Sunrise Meadow and Merced Lake. Measures taken not to attract bears to food and other supplies have been successful. As divisions meet containment objectives, crews from those divisions will be placed in demobilization status. |
Current Weather
| Weather Concerns | High pressure will bring clear skies. Terrain driven winds and well above normal temperatures to the district through Tuesday. Only small day to day changes in humidity can be expected through the period with poor to moderate humidity recovery each night over the mountains and deserts. A trough of low pressure will approach the pacific northwest and northern California Tuesday and Wednesday which will bring an increase in wind over the Sierra, especially near Yosemite. |
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