Fire

[Drptrch]

Hey Drip. Is there a document on the Soberanes fire that would tell me how many vehicle accidents, heavy equipment rollovers, injuries, etc. there has been so far?

Possibly the Team Safety. Or maybe PIO if those type are still around

Possibly "Iceweb" but that would most likely include all injuries.

It also started as a CalFire incident, so maybe them

Still cuttin ??

 

[TBS]

The jacobson fire started yesterday in nuclear(sequoia) national forest backcountry and blow up this afternoon.

http://rockyags.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin...21/2016,&camera=sherman_peak_1&lastFrame=true

 

[Drptrch]

The jacobson fire started yesterday in nuclear(sequoia) national forest backcountry and blow up this afternoon.

http://rockyags.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin...21/2016,&camera=sherman_peak_1&lastFrame=true

Golden Trout Wilderness

 

[madhatte]

Welp, I guess fire season isn't over for you guys just yet. We just winterized our engines. More rain is coming. I have mixed feelings this time of year every time -- "Dang, no more fire and no more crew and no more OT" is just about overruled by "let me sleep in on Saturday already and oh man is life easier when I don't have to worry about the care and feeding of a crew and also stuff stops breaking down as soon as we stop using it". I am also always ready to start fire season after a few months of rain because man is it fun to run a crew towards the end of the season when everybody's figured the basics out and are comfortable working together and are jazzed to kill a fire as soon as they hear about it. Morale breaks as soon as the first person cuts out to go back to school. The high water mark is always about September 10. That's a seasonal crew at its best.

 

[TBS]

The jacobson fire 650 acres yesterday but past that now and is starting to run again.

 

[Metals406]

The jacobson fire 650 acres yesterday but past that now and is starting to run again.

Sounds impossible this time of year.

Hope weather starts helping.

 

[TBS]

2 years ago we had a fire in the same area in the middle of january that burned for over two months, 4-5 storms, and 1500 acres. Fire fighters could'nt access it due to snow until late march.

 

[Metals406]

2 years ago we had a fire in the same area in the middle of january that burned for over two modis, 4-5 storms, and 1500 acres. Fire fighters could'nt access it due to snow until late march.

Wacky!

 

[madhatte]

Dang, man.

 

[catbuster]

January... That's wonky. The only fires I'd expect to be running into at that point would be people who can't keep it in their houses' furnaces or stoves.

 

[TBS]

Veiw from bald mountain lookout 1/16/2014.

 

[Drptrch]

Currently reported as 1,075 acres.

http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5073

http://rockyags.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin...0161024&camera=bald_mountain_1&lastFrame=true

 

[2dogs]

Unless you're from SoCal then fires in January are all to common.

 

[TBS]

1,275 acres 0% contained.

 

[TBS]

Fire season is still going in the central and southern Sierra. On the 28th-29th we had a lot of rain but also had some lightning.

Hidden fire north of balch park.
http://rockyags.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin.../10/2016,&camera=jordan_peak_7&lastFrame=true

Meadow fire near the Trail of 1,000 Giants in the Johnsondale area. Wasn't doing much until this afternoon.
http://rockyags.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin...10/2016,&camera=sherman_peak_7&lastFrame=true

Both being managed for resource benefits. The jacobson and slate fires are in the same areas.

 

[Gologit]

There's a lot of nice timber in the Johnsondale area.

 

[catbuster]

South and East KY is pretty busy with fire too. KY Division of Forestry is overwhelmed at the moment. It's a damn shame. Red River Gorge is probably the best place to hike and rock climb in KY.

http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article113280058.html

 

[Wildland_Firefighter]

Weve got fires here in GA..Ive been on several. Drought is getting worse. No rain in sight.

Okefenokee Swamp is getting low.. due for a fire in it

 

[atpchas]

From the NASA Earth Observatory:
Drought and Fire in the Southeast
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=89103

 

[TN woodcutter]

Interesting article. Now, it mentioned that fires in the SE usually don't get very large, which got me thinking (and if this is the wrong spot for this, i apologize-I don't want to be "that guy"). This would be because of the differing fuel types between the SE and the Western US, correct? Also, the amount of fires in the WUI is probably greater in the SE as opposed to fires from natural causes, such as lightning? As an aside, I'm working towards my FFT2, but I don't remember this being covered in the classes that I've taken thus far. Thanks in advance guys.