COMMUNITY MEETING
When: 10/1/2016, Saturday
Where: Arroyo Seco Firehouse/Community Center
Address: 47600 Arroyo Seco Rd, Greenfield, California
Contact Info: 831-674-2326 or 415-279-9442
INCIDENT SUMMARY
Start Date : 7/22/2016 (72 days ago today)
Start Time : 0845 hours PDT
Cause: Illegal campfire
LOCATION
National Forest: Los Padres NF
State Park: Garrapata
Wilderness: Ventana
Location: South of Carmel Valley
FUELS
Heavy Fuels: Timber, chaparral and tall grass.
RESOURCES
Command: California Interagency Incident Management Team 4.
Personnel: 1030
Staffing Type: 17 crews
Equipment Type: 31 engines, 15 helicopters, 5 dozers, 4 masticators and 5 water tenders
Cooperating Agencies: BLM, American Red Cross, Big Sur Land Trust, Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade, Cachagua Fire Protection District, CAL FIRE, CA Conservation Corps, CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife, CA Dept of Parks and Rec, CAL Trans, CHP, CALOES, CA DOT, Carmel Highlands Fire Protection District, County of Monterey, Mid-Coast Fire Brigade, Montrey Bay Air Resource District, Montrey County Regional Fire Protection District, PG & E and United Way.
FIRE FACTS
CAL FIRE Tip Line at: (800) 468-4408
Acres: 132,069.
Destruction: 68 structures destroyed. (57 homes, 11 outbuildings)
Death(s): 1
Injuries: 8
Containment Status: 92%.
Cost-to-Date: $236.5 Million.
THREATS
Structures: Many under threat.
FIRE STATUS
North side: In patrol status.
East side: Active fire. Fire suppression efforts in effect.
South Side: Air resources making retardant drops.
West Side: Direct attack.
PUBLIC INFORMATION
Alerts: Montrey County – Sign-up forReverse 911 to get Important Alerts. https://member.everbridge.net/index/453003085611217#/overview
Know Before You Fly: (& How you can Help the Fire Service) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg0LBGwv59s&feature=em-share_video_user
One Less Spark Campaign: http://www.preventwildfireca.org/OneLessSpark/
Thank you for visiting us today and reading our post on one of California’s longer burning fires. Stay safe out there!
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