Dark Roast MODIS map for this morning..

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July 24, 2008 about 7:30 am...

DAMMMMM, this fire is just getting tiresome!  The Jamesburg air is smoky this morning, like a few weeks ago (actually, I kinda missed it). Far fewer fire trucks on the road and people coming and going... hopefully this'll be done soon and we can all go back to complaining about politics.

In any case, here's the MODIS for this morning and Jim's comments! (The map take a few attempts at uploading... hang on!)

"Last night was cooler and more humid than the night before, with temps in the 40s and humidity in the 70s and 80s, but still not the full marine-layer-influenced fog that we saw early in the week.

As of 7:00 this morning, InciWeb has this to say about the plans for today: “Mop up and patrol will continue in the areas of Paloma Creek and River Canyon. Burnout operations are progressing south of the Los Padres Dam to the southern portion of Miller Canyon. Contingency resources for the affected areas of Tanbark and Cachagua are in place. The Southern perimeter is being patrolled by air. In the northern portion of the Indians Fire crews will scout and determine needs for rehab.”

That sounds a lot like yesterday. We have yet to see MODIS evidence of the burnout operations along most of the Div LL and the northern parts of the Div MM firelines. Perhaps we will today.

Current MODIS report: There are only six new hotspots on the map, all in Miller Canyon. The firelines are north and east of these fires. To the east, there has been a great deal of burning that should slow pr possibly stop the advance of the fire. The land to the north is unburned."

 We'll see what the IC has to say this morning about the result of operations from yesterday and what's planned for today.

This note from the IC - and it's important for us to respect:

• Due to the heavy fire suppression traffic and activity in the Cachagua area, residents should use extreme caution when traveling. For firefighter and public safety, residents are asked to refrain from approaching firelines, dozer lines and firefighting resources while burnout operations are being conducted. Firefighters need to be focused on keeping the fire within containment lines and visitors could distract them at a critical time.
  

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