Seattle Firefighters were dispatched to a brush fire on Thursday, March 11, 2021 around 2103 hours PT.
Engine 8 was dispatched to the 2500 block of Mayfair Avenue North in Seattle, where the Fire Alarm Center (Dispatch) advised of a possible illegal burn in the Queen Avenue area in the City.
This is a developing story. Check back for more great updates or you can follow us on our Twitter page for live updates @nwfireblog .
(c) 2021 NW Fire Blog – 3/11/2021 2104 PT
JURUPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
Firefighters from the CAL FIRE / Riverside County Fire Department were dispatched at 1555 hours PT to a fast-moving brush fire in the area of 56th and Felspar on Saturday, January 9, 2021, just after 1600 hours PT.
The location is down to have a large homeless camp in the area.
Those whom arrived on-scene, reported a 100 x 100 spot fire in heavy fire fuels with a potential spread of 3-5 acres with the winds coming from the north. Two more engines were added to the fire response.
The incident is also being referred as either the FELSPAR FIRE or the VAN BUREN FIRE.
At 1611 hours, the fire command was assumed by B-14A and reports fire has burned about .5 acres of mixed with light flashy fuels and winds are now pushing 10-15 miles-per-hour in about 20 minutes if they are unable to stop the forward progression (spread of fire).
Less than 25 minutes later, the fire has now burned up to 2 acres and is now wind-driven and being carried into heavy fire fuels and a homeless camp.
The forward spread of the fire has been stopped by firefighters.
We have reached out to the CAL FIRE RRU PIO for an update on this afternoon’s fire incident.
(c) 2021 NW Fire Blog – Updated 1/9/2021 1650 PT
CHATSWORTH, Calif. | A brush fire broke out in the 21900 block of Bella Vista Place on Thanksgiving Day, November 26th.
The fire is approximately 1/4 acre in Ybarra Canyon near the Browns Canyon Motorway at the end of the dumping ground.
The incident is named the YBARRA FIRE.
Winds have been reportedly reached 15 miles-per-hour.
Units responded were Copters 15, 16 and QB1 and 2 due to water supply issues and access for ground resources.
At last of reporting, Engine 75 had water on the fire with Engine 75 and additional resources headed up the Browns Canyon advising they could handle. Others were canceled.
Though we are unsure what caused this brush fire, here is a reminder for those on how to be Fire Smart., courtesy of the National Weather Service Los Angeles.
(c) 2020 NW Fire Blog – Updated 11/25/2020 1510 PT
Firefighters are busy fighting a structure fire on Margaret Manor in Kittanning, PA where tankers are having to go into the area and then turn around to get to Staging.
While they are fighting this fire, the Incident Commander (IC) received another call from Dispatch of a brush fire located in the 11300 block of SR 85 in Kittanning.
Tankers 160 and 110 were discussed as the next units to be dispatched.
We will update as more information is known for this second call.
(c) 2020 NW Fire Blog – 2/22/2020 1605 PST
WENATCHEE, Wa. | Firefighters were deployed to various parts of Benton and Franklin Counties for multiple brush fires burning at the same time, with reports of up to five different incidents.
Some of the fires were located on Case Road, County Road 12, Roth Rock and in Prosser, Washington.
Fire crews were starting to get a handle on the wildfires. Due to multiple TAC channels owned/managed by the Lower Columbia Fire Department, we were unable to capture all of the locations and assets information.
Thank you for reading our post and following us on Twitter (@nwfireblog).
We will update as more information comes to light.
(c) 2019 NW Fire Blog – Updated 10/28/2019 @ 2120 PDT
LAKE HAVASU, Arizona
Incident Summary
A very large brush fire is burning on Body Beach in Lake Havasu, Arizona that started on Sunday, March 31, 2019. It been reportedly that it has already scorched 60 acres of land and the Lake Havasu Mayor expects it to burn closer to 100 acres by the time the fire is fully contained.
Fighting Fire from the SBcoFD BT-32 | Credit: San Bernardino County FD
Resources
Lake Havasu Fire Department (AZ) and San Bernardino County (CA) along with SBcoFD Fire Boat 32.
Photo taken around Contact Point | Credit: SBcoFD
Traffic Alerts
Highway 95 is closed between Mulberry Ave and S Acoma Boulevard.
Cause
Currently, the preliminary cause of the fire is unknown.
Social Media
We are using the following hashtags for this incident: #LHCFire #LakeHavasuFire #AZ_Wildfires2019
(c) 2019 NW Fire Blog – 3/31/2019 @ 1634 PDT
VANTAGE, Wash. – Fire resources were sent to a brush fire around 1717 hours on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, located near Vantage, Washington when it was only five acres in size. The original fire assets were H-1MR H-343 SE-461 SE-463 SEWELL SE-SLYFIEL dispatched through the Central Washington Interagency Dispatch Center.
Here is a timeline of this fire incident, to clear you a more concise breakdown on how this fire has spread so rapidly:
JUNE 24, 2018 – SUNDAY
1209 hours | Containment has reached a 100% status with DNR resuming command at 1200 hours. The fire consumed a total of 7,614 acres. Resources will be continuing to patrol the fire perimeter.
JUNE 23, 2018 – SATURDAY
No information.
JUNE 22, 2018 – FRIDAY
1819 hours | Fire crews have reached a 89% containment status. 7,280 acres have been destroyed. Crews will work to gain their objective of a fully contained (100%) throughout the night with continued patrolling and mopping up.
JUNE 21, 2018 – THURSDAY
0054 hours | Fire mobilization (or Fire MOBE) is approved by the Washington State Patrol HQ Office. Located in Kittitas County. 2,000 acres in size. 30 homes are under direct threat. Level evacuations in place.
0556 hours | Type 3 IMT is on order. Fire has consumed 1,750 acres.
0628 hours | WA Emergency Management Department (WA EMD) is activated. Correction: The EMD was “partially” activated. Updated 6/22/2018
0736 hours | Fire is burning in Central Washington near the Columbia River and approximately 19 miles east of Ellensburg.
Photo Credit | @MappingSupport (Twitter)
0905 hours | Fire has grown to an estimated 4,000 – 5,000 acres. 5% containment. More firefighters are arriving today, including the SE WA IMT team.
1000 hours | Fire mobe resources arriving throughout the day.
1728 hours | Fire has burned up to 5,000 acres and crews have successfully reached a 30% containment status.
1900 hours | Vantage Highway is open but heading West, the bright sun and smoke in the area are reason to caution yourself when driving through the area.
JUNE 20, 2018 – WEDNESDAY
1930 hours | Washington Department of Natural Resources or WA DNR were called and they dispatched out additional resources, including engines and two helicopters. The fire was estimated to be at well established at 100 ares and growing. Vantage Highway closed due to down power lines. Fire located west of Vantage.
Photo Credit | WA DNR
2143 hours | DNR sent additional resources including three planes, a single 20-person Ahtanum hand crews which would be later be tasked with performing burnout operations. Dry grass fire conditions. Fire estimated at 800-1000 acres with a high rate of spread.
2345 hours | SE WA IMT team is assigned to incident.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Hashtags we are using and already established in Social Media are:
#MilePost22 #Milepost22 #MilePost22Fire #WAwildfire2018 #WaWILDFIRE #VantageFire
(c) 2018 NW Fire Blog – Updated @ 2145 PDT
VANTAGE, Wash. – Fire resources were sent to a brush fire around 1717 hours on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, located near Vantage, Washington when it was only five acres in size. The original fire assets were H-1MR H-343 SE-461 SE-463 SEWELL SE-SLYFIEL dispatched through the Central Washington Interagency Dispatch Center.
Here is a timeline of this fire incident, to clear you a more concise breakdown on how this fire has spread so rapidly:
JUNE 22, 2018 – FRIDAY
Fire crews have reached a 89% containment status. 7,280 acres have been destroyed. Crews will work to gain their objective of a fully contained (100%) throughout the night with continued patrolling and mopping up.
JUNE 21, 2018 – THURSDAY
0054 hours | Fire mobilization (or Fire MOBE) is approved by the Washington State Patrol HQ Office. Located in Kittitas County. 2,000 acres in size. 30 homes are under direct threat. Level evacuations in place.
0556 hours | Type 3 IMT is on order. Fire has consumed 1,750 acres.
0628 hours | WA Emergency Management Department (WA EMD) is activated. Correction: The EMD was “partially” activated. Updated 6/22/2018
0736 hours | Fire is burning in Central Washington near the Columbia River and approximately 19 miles east of Ellensburg.
Photo Credit | @MappingSupport (Twitter)
0905 hours | Fire has grown to an estimated 4,000 – 5,000 acres. 5% containment. More firefighters are arriving today, including the SE WA IMT team.
1000 hours | Fire mobe resources arriving throughout the day.
1728 hours | Fire has burned up to 5,000 acres and crews have successfully reached a 30% containment status.
1900 hours | Vantage Highway is open but heading West, the bright sun and smoke in the area are reason to caution yourself when driving through the area.
JUNE 20, 2018 – WEDNESDAY
1930 hours | Washington Department of Natural Resources or WA DNR were called and they dispatched out additional resources, including engines and two helicopters. The fire was estimated to be at well established at 100 ares and growing. Vantage Highway closed due to down power lines. Fire located west of Vantage.
Photo Credit | WA DNR
2143 hours | DNR sent additional resources including three planes, a single 20-person Ahtanum hand crews which would be later be tasked with performing burnout operations. Dry grass fire conditions. Fire estimated at 800-1000 acres with a high rate of spread.
2345 hours | SE WA IMT team is assigned to incident.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Hashtags we are using and already established in Social Media are:
#MilePost22 #Milepost22 #MilePost22Fire #WAwildfire2018 #WaWILDFIRE #VantageFire
(c) 2018 NW Fire Blog – Updated @ 2125 hours PDT
VANTAGE, Wash. – Fire resources were sent to a brush fire around 1717 hours on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, located near Vantage, Washington when it was only five acres in size. The original fire assets were H-1MR H-343 SE-461 SE-463 SEWELL SE-SLYFIEL dispatched through the Central Washington Interagency Dispatch Center.
Here is a timeline of this fire incident, to clear you a more concise breakdown on how this fire has spread so rapidly:
JUNE 20, 2018 – WEDNESDAY
1930 hours | Washington Department of Natural Resources or WA DNR were called and they dispatched out additional resources, including engines and two helicopters. The fire was estimated to be at well established at 100 ares and growing. Vantage Highway closed due to down power lines. Fire located west of Vantage.
Photo Credit | WA DNR
2143 hours | DNR sent additional resources including three planes, a single 20-person Ahtanum hand crews which would be later be tasked with performing burnout operations. Dry grass fire conditions. Fire estimated at 800-1000 acres with a high rate of spread.
2345 hours | SE WA IMT team is assigned to incident.
JUNE 21, 2018 – THURSDAY
0054 hours | Fire mobilization (or Fire MOBE) is approved by the Washington State Patrol HQ Office. Located in Kittitas County. 2,000 acres in size. 30 homes are under direct threat. Level evacuations in place.
0556 hours | Type 3 IMT is on order. Fire has consumed 1,750 acres.
0628 hours | WA Emergency Management Department (WA EMD) is activated.
0736 hours | Fire is burning in Central Washington near the Columbia River and approximately 19 miles east of Ellensburg.
Photo Credit | @MappingSupport
0905 hours | Fire has grown to an estimated 4,000 – 5,000 acres. 5% containment. More firefighters are arriving today, including the SE WA IMT team.
1000 hours | Fire mobe resources arriving throughout the day.
1728 hours | Fire has burned up to 5,000 acres and crews have successfully reached a 30% containment status.
1900 hours | Vantage Highway is open but heading West, the bright sun and smoke in the area are reason to caution yourself when driving through the area.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Hashtags we are using and already established in Social Media are:
#MilePost22 #Milepost22 #MilePost22Fire #WAwildfire2018 #WaWILDFIRE #VantageFire
(c) 2018 NW Fire Blog – Updated @ 1900 hours PDT
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA | A brush fire broke out on Thursday, December 14, 2017, around 1400 hours PST.
The fire was reportedly burning at 3800 San Julian Rd off of Hwy 1 and and SE of Lompoc, California.
The fire was named the #CoastFire. It was said to be only 20 acres and burning in heavy fire fuels with very little wind and slow rate of spread.
Coast Fire. (Credit: DC Woody Enos/Santa Barbara County FD)
Cause: The cause was unknown and is still under investigation.
Coast Fire. (Credit: DC Woody Enos/Santa Barbara County FD)
Current Status: The Coast IC was reporting full containment was expected on Thursday by 2100 hours. Around 1515 hours, the fire was said to be at 30% containment. Fire Investigators were on-scene.
Coast Fire. (Credit: DC Woody Enos/Santa Barbara County FD)
Size: After GPS and mapping of the fire, the acreage was deemed to be only 13.6 acres.
(c) 2017 NW Fire Blog
