Let's get this party goin'....

July 13, 2008, about noon...

This map will expand when you click on it...  I think that I've got this figured out and I'll use it for future Google Earth-sourced MODIS Fire Maps.

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The Latest Basin Complex Fire UPDATE, as of 11 am today...

• 61% containment, 27 residencs destroyed, 32 other structures destroyed. The fire has increased by 1,111 acres in the last 12 hours.
  

East Zone: 

Fire burning in fuels that have not burned in thirty plus years, with heavy dead and downed fuels. Fire very active in such fuels and very resistant to control even in the night hours due to poor over night humidity recovery.

Mandatory Evacuations of Upper Cachagua. Voluntary Evacuations of Upper Cachagua, Paloma Creek, Lower Carmel Valley Road and Arroyo Seco.

Contain and extinguish spot fire in the White Oak area. Hold and improve current lines and provide structure protection as needed. Continue firing operation from Chews Ridge to the east and south as weather conditions permit.

• The fire was moderately active overnight, with most activity happening in the Rocky Creek, Piney Creek, and Calaboose Creek areas.

• The fire spotted over the containment line early Saturday morning north of Chew's Ridge. Progress has been made on building a containment line around the spot.

• Tassajara Road is under a hard closure at the intersection of Tassajara Road and Carmel Valley Road.

• Cachagua Road is under a hard closure at the intersection of Cachagua Road and Trampa Canyon Road.

• Carmel Valley Road is closed to the public, except to emergency traffic and residents from the junction of Arroyo Seco Road to Sleepy Hollow Road.

• Arroyo Seco Road is closed to the public, except to emergency traffic and residents, from the junction of Carmel Valley Road to the west.

• All national forest lands on the Monterey Ranger District are closed to public access.
  

Evacuation Center Information:

• The American Red Cross has established emergency evacuation shelters at the Greenfield High School (2025 El Camino Real in Greenfield) and Carmel Middle School (4380 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley).

For current evacuation shelter information, please call (831) 796-1991.