Whitehurst / Hummingbird Fires
Location: West of Gilroy and Morgan Hill
Date of Origin: 06/21/2008
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 06/23/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 142
Size: 994 acres (Hummingbird - 794 acres, Whitehurst - 200 acres)
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: Hummingbird - $213,963 acres, Whitehurst - $371,776
Highway 152 has been re-opened to residents with I.D. Re-opened Oak Dell RV Park at 1700 hours.
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Situation as of 06/22/08 7:15 PM
Total Personnel: 250
Size: 950 acres (Hummingbird - 750 acres, Whitehurst - 200 acres)
Percent Contained: 50%
Several areas were evacuated and a few remain in effect. Many of the residents evacuated are being allow to return to their homes. No structures burned.
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Situation as of 06/22/08 AM
Total Personnel: 118
Size: 1,100 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Structures destroyed: none reported
Evacuations: Several areas were evacuated.
Forward spread of the Hummingbird Fire has slowed and the Whitehurst Fire is actively burning in heavy fuels.
