Bull Fire (CA)
Location: 3 mi N of Kernville, Kern Co. CA
Specific Location: Lat 35° 46´ 58″ Lon 118° 26´ 31″
Date of Origin: 07/26/2010
Cause: Human
Situation as of 08/04/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 213
Size: 16,442 acres
Percent Contained: 96%
Costs to Date: $11.0 million
Mop up and patrol.
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Situation as of 08/02/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 455
Size: 16,442 acres
Percent Contained: 96%
Costs to Date: $10.2 million (no update)
Minimal fire activity.
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Situation as of 08/01/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 580
Size: 16,460 acres
Percent Contained: 85%
Costs to Date: $10,231,598
Minimal fire activity. The fire will transition back to the forest on 8/3 at 0600.
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Situation as of 07/29/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 2,060
Size: 16,074 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
Structures Threatened: 30 PRIM
Structures Destroyed: 8 residences, 6 outbuildings
Costs to Date: $5,500,000
Major progress made advancing hand lines on all branches.
The increase in cost is due to a more accurate count of resources, previously unreported air tanker costs and costs for base camp facilities.
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Situation as of 07/28/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 2,249
Size: 15,982 acres
Percent Contained: 12%
Structures Threatened: 30 PRIM
Structures Destroyed: 8 residences, 6 outbuildings
Costs to Date: $2,700,000
Fire behavior moderated significantly today due to cloud cover. With the diminished fire behavior crews were able to establish anchor points and begin direct line construction in areas previously inaccessible.
Demob of many structure protection resources has begun as the structure threat to Kernville and Riverkern has been mitigated.
Mop up around structures in Kernville and Riverkern. Mop up and patrol along the river corridor.
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Situation as of 07/28/2010 6:00 am
Personnel: 1,200+
Size: 15,586 acres
Percent Contained: 5%
Structures Threatened: 1,200 PRIM
Structures Destroyed: 6+ homes, unofficially
TWO ACTIVE FRONTS ON BOTH SIDES OF RT 99. VERY ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR, MODERATE TO FAST RATE OF SPREAD, STEEP HARSH TERRAIN AND LINE CONSTRUCTION DIFFICULT DO TO TERRAIN. ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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Situation as of 07/27/2010 8:00 am
Personnel: 550
Size: 4,500 acres
Percent Contained: 5%
Numerous residences are threatened. The communities of Camp Owen and River Kern have been evacuated. The fire crossed the Kern River and established itself in the community of Riverkern, adjacent to the many residences. Five residences reported damaged. Roads in the area are closed.
Opliger’s Type I Incident Management Team will assume command of the incident at 1800 tonight.
