Corral Fire
Location: 10 miles SW of Tracy, Alameda, San Joaquin Co. CA
Specific Location: Mitchell Ravine, Lat 37° 37´ 55″” Lon 121° 32´ 15″
Date of Origin: 08/13/2009
Cause: Under investigation
Situation as of 08/17/2009 7:00 am
Personnel: 199
Size: 12,500 acres
Percent contained: 100%
Costs to date: $ 1.8 million
Continued mop-up and demobilization of resources will occur today.
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Situation as of 08/16/2009 7:15 am
Personnel: 331
Size: 12,500 acres
Percent contained: 85%
Costs to date: $ 1.8 million
Full containment expected August 17, 2009. Fire is expected to hold within containment lines. Hot temperatures and winds causing some flare-ups within the established containment lines.
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Situation as of 08/14/2009 7:00 pm
Personnel: 335
Size: 15,000 acres
Percent contained: 20%
Fire is expected to continue south/southeast driven by winds that are shifting northward. Temperatures are expected to increase and humidities to drop over the next two days with a subsequent increase in fire behavior.
Cooperating Agencies: CAL FIRE, San Joaquin Fire, Stanislaus Fire, Tracy Fire, Alameda County Fire, Contra Costa Fire, East Bay Parks, CHP, Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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Situation as of 08/13/2009 11:30 pm
Personnel: 264
Size: 4,000 acres
Percent contained: 10%
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Situation as of 08/13/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 264
Size: 3,000 acres
Percent contained: 10%
Extreme rate of spread. Near Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct.
