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Inciweb: http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3385/

Just updated.

The Grand Fire was first reported after noon on May 15 near Frazier Park, Calif. Little to no fire behavior was observed today. ...

Google earth screen saves of the location: 300 acres reported on the 209 yesterday at noon.

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From the Ab account:


Chips the Bobcat has been released back to the wild.

FS Video about CHIPS the BOBCAT's Release

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Remembering Daniel Davidson...
In response to many inquiries regarding donations, Daniel’s family has provided the following information:

1st National Bank,
Cloudcroft Branch
PO Box 168...

This too from south-ops at 1130

Grand Fire CA-LPF-1281

The fire is 3,500 acres and 15% contained. Steep dangerous terrain with limited access. Smoke from the fire is impacting major roadways...

Updates on OSCC (South Ops) News & Notes, posted at 0730.

http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm

Grand Fire CA-LPF-1281
As of 0300 hours this morning, the fire...

From Rick, to the Ab account:

Here are three photos of today's fire in Frasier Park taken by my grandson, who is on a KRN crew.

Frasier Park "Grand" Fire

Rick

Wildcad is now reporting it is 150 acres. http://www.wildcad.net/WCCALPF.htm

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The below release coincided with the national press event (just concluded) at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, ID. The media questions after the prepared remarks mainly focused...

Service arrangements for Dan Davidson, the Forest Service firefighter who died of a medical emergency in NM on May 5th are posted on Always Remember Dan Davidson.


Services will be held in...

There's a pretty complete Acronyms glossary that includes DPA:

http://www.wildlandfire.com/docs/acronyms.htm#indexD

from the Ab account:

R3 fatality: Wildland Firefighter Daniel Davidson



From: Jeanne M Higgins -FS
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 12:52 PM
To: FS-pdl r3 all employees
Cc: DeCoster, Tim -FS;...

from the Ab account:

Vehicle accident on CA-VNC-Springs Fire on May 3rd involving R3 employee:


From: "Schuler, Nick@CALFIRE"
Date: May 3, 2013, 10:13:06 PM PDT

Subject: Vehicle...

I've been updating the Federal Type 1 team and Type 2 team ICs, DPICs and trainees for 2013 and fixing any broken links. I also want to check the NIMO Teams' leadership and links, and the Area...

I've been updating the Federal Type 1 team and Type 2 team ICs, DPICs and trainees for 2013 and fixing any broken links. I also want to check the NIMO Teams' leadership and links, and the Area...

Lat/Lon for the address in IA: 36.068745, -118.869618

Screen save of google earth location

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General Location of Porterville area:

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Excerpt from Brief News Article from yesterday:

Heat and wind combined with dry conditions to make for an unusually hurried spring afternoon for Douglas County firefighters. “We’ve had a very...

This is the Bluff Creek Trail area, thus the name Bluff Fire, I guess. Should be SRF (Six Rivers NF) although it's also posted on the SHF (Shasta Trinity NF), it's posted with SRF name cad.

Here...

Making the rounds on another norcal forest -- the Mendocino National Forest -- originally the message came from the Fuels Planner.

Here are the BIs and ERCs for the last 20 years (average)...

Wildfires caused by wind gusts

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/05/wildfires_caused_by_wind_gusts.html

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Winds gusting to 40 mph wreaked havoc on...