InciWebWalker Fire Update 9-20-1019
Walker Fire Update 9201019
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Publication Type: News
Walker Fire Update, September 20, 2019
Incident Start Date: 9/4/2019
Size: 54,612 acres
Containment: 98%
Structures Destroyed: 9
Resources Assigned: Engines: 31 Handcrews: 11 Dozers: 6 Helicopters: 5 Water Tenders: 13
Total Personnel: 797
Current Situation:
QUINCY, CA – The California Interagency Incident Management Team 10 assumes command of the fire this morning with Incident Commander Eric Petterson. The Incident Command Post has moved to the fire camp already located at Four Corners. California Incident Management Team 4 will be leaving today and the fire camp near Taylorsville Fairgrounds will be dismantled and cleaned up.
A light rain fell over the fire yesterday cooling the smoldering logs. The fire may continue to smolder and burn in heavier timbered areas well within the containment lines.
Fire personnel continue suppression repair activities today with hand crews and excavators. They are working closely with Resource Advisers to restore dozer lines in the fire area and returning the slope back to its natural condition by pulling topsoil and vegetation into the disturbed areas where fireline was constructed.
The Forest Closure Order remains in effect. Many hazards still exist within the fire area including fire weakened trees, rolling materials and poor road conditions. Hazard tree removal continues along many of the roads and wood chippers are also being utilized to remove brush and slash from the burn area.
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