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Significant fire activity May 2004
Last updated 5-10-04 at 7:00 am

    

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA LARGE FIRES:

CACHUMA, Los Padres National Forest. A Type 2 Incident Management Team
(Smith) is assigned. This fire is in chaparral, 12 miles northeast of
Santa Ynez, CA. Smoldering and creeping in interior islands was observed.
Personnel constructed, strengthened and held the fireline. Steep, rugged
terrain hampered containment efforts. FINAL UPDATE Map


EAGLE, Riverside Unit, California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection
(CDF). A CDF Type 1 Incident Management Team (Henson) is assigned. This
fire is in brush, five miles southeast of Temecula, CA. Some interior
islands continue to burn, otherwise there was minimal fire activity.
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CERRITOS, Riverside Unit, California Department of Forestry & Fire
Protection (CDF). A CDF Type 1 Incident Management Team (Anderson) is
assigned. This fire is in grass and brush, eight miles southeast of
Corona, CA. Lower temperatures, higher relative humidity and decreased
wind are aiding containment efforts.
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Cerrito Fire and Eagle Fire - CDF Riverside Unit/Riverside County Fire  909-940-6985

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BIG, Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit, California Department of Forestry & Fire
Protection (CDF). This fire is in heavy timber and manzanita, six miles
northeast of Groveland, CA. Torching, crowning and long range spotting
occurred. The Big Creek Shaft Road was closed.
 

Release Date: 05/07/2004 Release Time: 1:14 PM Contact: Rick Vogt
Public Affairs Bureau 909 377-8380

Subject: CDF Aircraft Aborts Take Off, Pilot Uninjured

A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) Air Attack plane aborted a take off just before noon today at the Hemet-Ryan airport. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot was not injured. The plane lost power to one engine during take-off. The pilot was able to avoid homes and power lines in the area by landing the plane in a field next to the runway.

Air Attack 301 is an OV-10A twin-engine aircraft used by CDF for command and control of firefighting airtankers and helicopters. Air Attack 310 was on a proficiency flight (not assigned to a fire) with only the pilot on board.

Firefighters from CDF/Riverside County Fire Department and Hemet City Fire Department responded to this incident.

A CDF investigation team is being assigned to investigate and assist the NTSB and FAA in determining the cause.

 

 

BIG CA-TCU-003329 Type: WF Start: 05/07/2004 1149 Cause: H Priority:
Overhead Team Name: Julie Henriques Type: Local: GACC:
Size:
100 ACRES
% Cnt/MMA:
100 %
Est Contain:
05/09/2004
Latitude:
37° 49´ 9"
Longitude:
120° 9´ 9"
Location: 6 Miles NE of Groveland $$ Costs to Date: $40,000
Structures Threatened: NONE Structures Destroyed: NONE
Resources Committed: Total Personnel: 53 Report Date: May 09, 2004 1800
Agency CRW1 CRW2 HEL1 HEL2 HEL3 ENGS OVHD
CNTY 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
LGR 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
NPS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ST 0 0 0 0 0 8 17
USFS 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Planned Actions: Mop up and patrol
 

 

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