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Wildfire
Prescribed Fire
Burned Area
Response
Other
Estimated Acres: 444
Total Personnel: 1
Resources: Personnel assigned to the Bolt Creek Fire are monitoring and prepared to respond if needed
| Current as of | Fri, 10/21/2022 - 04:02 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Natural - Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | West of the Murphy Lakes area. |
| Incident Commander | Leonard Johnson |
| Incident Description | Wildfire |
| Coordinates |
47° 40' 54'' Latitude
-121° 7' 59
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 1 |
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| Size | 444 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 0% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 2022-10-31 00:00:00 |
| Fuels Involved | Timber (Litter and Understory) Closed Timber Litter Fuels in the fire area consist of timber litter under a dense conifer canopy; and timber with an understory of dormant shrubs and small conifer. Heavy surface fuel concentrations and large snags are present across the area. Live fuels (shrubs) occupy some adjacent slopes and avalanche chutes. Live fuels are becoming available to burn, with leaves turning brown and red. |
| Significant Events | Active A Cool, cloudy, moist day with a smoke inversion over the incident maintained areas of smoldering fire behavior. An abrupt change in the weather pattern will occur as rain and higher-elevation snow showers expand and intensify through Friday. Forecast rainfall amounts and duration will be sufficient to diminish fire threat and result in limited smoldering in heavy fuels. |
| Planned Actions |
The FBAN and Operations Section Chief from the Bolt Creek fire will fly the fire tomorrow to gain situational awareness to aid in developing strategic, operational planning. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours: 24 hours: 48 hours: 72 hours: Anticipated after 72 hours: |
| Remarks |
At this time closure of the Pacific Crest Trail in the area of the fire. |
| Weather Concerns | An approaching storm system and cold front brought widespread cloud cover, rising humidity through the afternoon, and a few light rain showers to the area. Along with light winds, the cloud cover helped maintain smoky valley conditions and poor visibility and air quality through the afternoon. A significant weather pattern change will occur Friday as a storm system brings colder temperatures in the 30s and 40s, a modest onshore wind from the west, and expanding valley rain and high elevation snow above 4000 feet. The heaviest rain will occur Friday afternoon into Friday night with at least an inch of rain, with localized amounts approaching 2 inches expected through Saturday morning. A brief break in the persistent rain is expected Sunday, along with a slight warmup to the 50s in some valleys. The active, more fall-like weather pattern returns late Sunday with several waves of rain through the middle of next week. |
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