Posted by: John_Hamilton on 12/07/2011 12:05 PM
Updated by: John_Hamilton on 12/07/2011 12:06 PM
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Tuolumne - Calaveras Wind Fires Update...Over 700 Acres Burned in Wind Related Fires
San Andreas, CA...At peak well over 200 fire personal were fighting the wind driven fires in the TCU area. There was the Ferndale fire on Priest Grade that was 3 acres. The Mountain Fire near Bald Mountain with was 9 acres and the Ridgewood fire at 2-3 acres all in Tuolumne County. Calaveras County had the fires that consumed the most acreage with the Blue fire at 722 acres and is still not fully controlled and the East fire at 44 acres. At peak over 200 personal, 22 engines and additional aircraft as well...
Tuolumne-Calaveras Wind Event Incident Information:
Last Updated: December 6, 2011 2:00 pm
Date/Time Started: December 1, 2011 7:08 am
Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit
County: Tuolumne and Calaveras counties
Location: Multiple fires in both counties
Acres Burned: 781 acres
Containment 5 fires - 781 acres - 100% contained
Injuries: 3
Cooperating Agencies: Tuolumne County Fire Department, Tuolumne County Fire Districts, Calaveras County Fire Districts, Stanislaus County Fire Districts, San Jaoquin County Fire Districts, Tuolumne County Sheriffs Department, CHP, Marin County Fire Department
Total Fire Personnel: 205 (188 CAL FIRE)
Engines: 22 CAL FIRE
Fire crews: 6 CAL FIRE
Helicopters: 1 CAL FIRE
Dozers: 1 CAL FIRE
Water tenders: 1
Conditions: Tuolumne County:
Ferndale Fire
Priest Grade at 16,000 Highway 120
3 Acres, 100% Containment
Mountain Fire
Northeast of Sonora near Bald Mountain Rd.
* 9 acres, 100% containment
Ridgewood Fire
Near Phoenix Lake area
* 2-3 acres, 100% containment
Calaveras County:
Blue Fire
Blue Mountain Lookout Rd., southeast of West Point
* 722 acres - 50% contained
East Fire
7 to 10 miles east+2t of West Point
* 44 acres, 100% contained
Winds have decreased significantly again today allowing for direct attack.
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