Shotgun Foofurb Fire
Location: Golden Trout Wilderness, Sequoia NF, Kern Co. CA
Specific Location: N of Glacier Pt. Road, Lat 36° 20´ 11″, Lon 118° 32´ 8″
Date of Origin: 05/30/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 07/09/2009 6:30 am
Personnel: 90
Size: 900 acres
Percent Contained: not reported
Costs to Date: $354,000
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Situation as of 07/07/2009 7:30 am
Personnel: 90
Size: 899 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
Costs to Date: $280,000
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Situation as of 07/06/2009 7:30 am
Personnel: 89
Size: 615 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $280,000
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Situation as of 07/05/2009 7:15 am
Personnel: 89
Size: 615 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $240,000
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Situation as of 07/04/2009 8:00 pm
Personnel: 89
Size: 478 acres
Percent Contained: 5%
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Situation as of 07/03/2009 6:30 am
Personnel: 89
Size: 412 acres
Percent Contained: 5%
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Situation as of 07/02/2009 5:30 pm
Personnel: 89
Size: 342 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $156,000
No Maximum Manageable Area
No Estimated Containment Date
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Situation as of 07/01/2009 9:00 am
Personnel: 69
Size: 299 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $137,000
No Maximum Manageable Area
No Estimated Containment Date
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Situation as of 06/30/2009 8:00 am
Personnel: 69
Size: 263 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
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Situation as of 06/29/2009 1:00 pm
Personnel: 69
Size: 231 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
The fire has burned across the Little Kern River and spread towards Camelback Ridge.
“The Shotgun Fire is being managed for resource benefit” stated Incident Commander Paul Gibbs. “This fire will help restore the natural ecological processes and reduce future suppression costs,” stated Gibbs.
Note: for an explanation of “foofurb” see [here].
