MODIS in the PM...

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July 23, 2008 about 5 pm...

Jim says:

"InciWeb has been down most of the day, but just came back online and is reporting the following activities for today:"

“Today’s operations include continued patrol and mop up in the areas of Paloma Creek, River, and Miller Canyons. Burnout operations South [of?] the Los Padres Dam to the southern portion of Miller Canyon are progressing. The Southern perimeter will be patrolled by air and in the northern portion of the Indians Fire we will continue to scout and determine needs for rehab. Contingency resources are being provided for the affected areas of Tanbark and Cachagua.”

"What MODIS sees is a little different from what I would expect from this report, but in many ways is consistent with it."

• There is no new activity in the northern fire. I would have expected to see some hotspots east and southeast of the Los Padres Dam along the Div LL fireline.

• There continues to be a great deal of fire both west and east of the place where Tassajara Road crosses the firelines. I can’t say how much of this is back burning and how much is wild fire.

• There also continues to be much activity in the Piney Creek region above Carmel Valley Road.

• Way down at the bottom of the map you can see two new hotspots inside the Indians Fire fire lines.
  

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The "that's all I have to say about that" department...

Inciweb seems to hook up with some of Jim's observations:

"Burning operations continued from Miller Canyon to the Los Padres Dam and firing operations north of the dam have been completed. Crews continued to burn out and improve containment lines in the area of Miller Canyon and initiated burn operations for structure protection in Tanbark. In the area of Arroyo Seco on the eastern perimeter, an increase of interior fire activity was reported along with a quarter acre spot fire that was contained."

The IC expressed this morning that she didn't want today's operations to theaten Cachagua,so, she stacked up the fire trucks and Bambi buckets, in case things went awry...  to which the following statement refers, in firespeak:

"Contingency resources are being provided for the affected areas of Tanbark and Cachagua."

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Coffee in the morning with Jeanne...

Be sure to look for the Morning Briefing with IC Jeanne Pincha-Tulley. We sit down at 9 am to record the briefing, and it's usually up on KUSP before noon the same day!

Sadly, Shooter was not available for an interview this morning... ; - (
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This, at about 7:15 pm from InciWeb about today's activities (glad the IC was cautious!):

"Burnout operations were successful and an increase in fire activity occurred due to lower relative humidity. Active fire was observed in the interior of the fire. Fire was generally backing in Carmel River and Miller Canyons. Increased fire activity was also observed in the area of Arroyo Seco."

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