Hidden Fire
Location: 12 miles NNE of Three Rivers, Tulare Co. CA
Specific Location: Kings Canyon NP, Lat 36° 36´ 16″ Lon 118° 51´ 30″
Date of Origin: 09/10/2008
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 09/30/2008 at 6:00 PM
Personnel: 124
Size: 3,668 acres
Percent contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $8,913,311
Ground resources continued mop-up and patrol of the containment lines. Fire suppression rehabilitation of the control lines has begun and will continue for the next 6 to 7 days. This will be the final ICS 209 issued for this fire.
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Situation as of 09/29/2008 at 6:00 PM
Personnel: 166
Size: 3,660 acres
Percent contained: 98%
Costs to Date: $8,720,000
Cloud cover, higher RH’s and rain in the fire area significantly slowed the burning of the interior fuels. Ground crews monitored the burning of the interior fire area and continued to mop up and patrol the containment lines.
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Situation as of 09/28/2008 at 6:00 PM
Personnel: 189
Size: 3,637 acres
Percent contained: 96%
Costs to Date: $8,526,000
The current infrared scan indicates that the actual burned acres are at 3,637 acres. Once the interior of the fire area fully burns out the remaining fuels inside the lines, the final acreage should come close to 3,688 acres.
Ground crews with assistance from air resources monitored the burning of the interior fire area and continued to mop up and patrol the containment lines.
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Situation as of 09/27/2008 at 6:00 PM
Personnel: 175
Size: 3,546 acres
Percent contained: 95%
Costs to Date: $8,387,000
The current infrared scan indicates that the actual burned acres are at 3546 acres. Once the interior of the fire area fully burns out the remaining fuels inside the lines, the final acreage should come close to 3,688 acres.
Ground crews with assistance from air resources monitored the burning of the interior fire area and continued to mop up and patrol the containment lines.
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Situation as of 09/25/2008 at 6:00 PM
Personnel: 145
Size: 2,954 acres
Percent contained: 92%
Costs to Date: $7,973,479
Firing operations continued today on the interior of the fire perimeter to further strengthen the fire line. The current infrared scan indicates that the actual burned acres are at 2954 acres. Once the interior of the fire area fully burns out the remaining fuels inside the lines, the final acreage should come close to 3683 acres.
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Situation as of 09/24/2008 at 6:00 PM
Personnel: 491
Size: 3,693 acres
Percent contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $7,221,464
Transition from Southern California Interagency Team 1 to a Type 3 organization will occur at 1800 hrs. Hand firing operations will continue along indirect lines to deepen the perimeter. Smoky conditions in San Joaquin Valley continue to impact human health and safety.
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Situation as of 09/23/2008 at 6:00 PM
Personnel: 538
Size: 3,693 acres
Percent contained: 85%
Costs to Date: $7,077,021
Fire size increase due to completion of burning operations. This operation has placed a black line around the fire and all acres within this boundary are now being counted.
Hand firing operations will continue along indirect lines. Aerial ignition will be used to strengthen control lines along the north and east flanks in the upper Yucca and Cascade Creek drainage’s.
The purpose of the hand and aerial ignition is to napalm the National Park like it was Viet Nam. Scorched earth wasteland is the goal.
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Situation as of 09/21/2008 at 6:00 PM
Personnel: 781
Size: 1,536 acres
Percent contained: 48%
Costs to Date: $6,189,568
This fire is being managed using the Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS). Crews continue to spike out on the fireline for three day rotations. There is a total of 10.33 miles of completed line and 4.2 miles of completed line are left to be burned out.
Hand firing operations will continue along indirect lines. Aerial ignition will be used to strengthen control lines along the north and east flanks in the upper Yucca and Cascade Creek drainage’s.
The purpose of the hand and aerial ignition is to “reintroduce natural fire” via the use of petroleum byproducts and deliberate human fire lighting in the National Park.
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Situation as of 09/19/2008 at 6:00 PM
Personnel: 739
Size: 1,296 acres
Percent contained: 37%
Costs to Date: $4,100,000
Structures Threatened: NONE Structures Destroyed: NONE
Fire burned actively to the west and south. Fire made short moderate intensity runs through the thick ground fuels. Fire was very active in the Yucca Ridge area and is well established in this drainage.
This fire is being managed using the Wildfire Decision Support System (WFDSS). Crews will be spiked out on the fireline for three day rotations supported by helicopters. Crews began to burnout control lines along Yucca Ridge and Pine Ridge checking the fires spread to the W and N.
