Bagley Fire Update: 46,000 acres, nearly 72 sq. miles, 100% containment

 The fire is still active but the growth potential is low. Thank you Firefighters! 

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Yesterday fire crews completed securing containment lines around the fire perimeter. The fire is 100% contained, and now the crews will work on gaining full control of the fire. Firefighters continue patrolling the fire perimeter to ensure the fire remains within current containment lines. Crews continue making progress with suppression repair on several miles of dozer lines, hand lines and roads needing work as a result of firefighting efforts. Some of the activity included with the suppression repair include; grading, pulling ditches, pulling back berms, re-establishing rolling dips and cleaning inlet culverts. Heavy equipment, such as road graders, excavators, chippers and backhoe tractors are being utilized to accomplish the task of suppression repair.

The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team has completed their assessment of the fire area. The next step for the BAER Team is to complete an assessment report and recommend treatments to address concerns such as watershed conditions, natural and cultural resources, and erosion control.

Fire officials would like to advise visitors and recreationists using the Hawkins Landing Campground and Boat Ramp that these are the ONLY areas re-opened under Amendment 2 of the Bagley Fire Emergency Closure Order No. 14-12-02. This amendment allows public access to part of the Bagley Fire Emergency Closure Area.

This closure is being implemented to protect public and firefighter safety during the Bagley Fire Incident on the Shasta-Trinity National forest. The area will be closed to ensure that the public does not enter into an area that is currently threatened by fire or where suppression rehabilitation efforts may be ongoing. The roads will be closed due to hazardous conditions, such as low visibility, dust, narrow and windy road conditions and increased fire operations traffic. These closures will remain in place until the area is safe for the public. Please see the Forest Orders and closure maps on InciWeb.

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Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Saturday August 18th, 2012 approx. 10:07 AM
Location	4 miles west of Big Bend, CA
Incident Commander	David Cooper

Current Situation

Total Personnel	458
Size	46,011 acres
Percent Contained	100%
Estimated Containment Date	Saturday September 15th, 2012 approx. 06:00 PM
Fuels Involved	Timber litter and understory, brush and hardwood stands intermixed. Fire area has conifer, brush, hardwood stands, logging slash, and pine plantations. High live to dead ratio in brush exists and conifer stands have a heavy loading of dead/down material.
Fire Behavior	Generally, smoke on the fire is being generated by deeply imbedded heat within thick duff, stump holes and large fuels.
Significant Events	Forest Service road closures remain in effect.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Continue suppression repair efforts to minimize future sediment issues due to runoff into the McCloud River corridor. Continue mop-up, line improvement and suppressiopn repair. general actions will include: grading, pulling ditches, pulling back side cast and berms, and re-establishing rolling dips, and cleaning culvert inlets. Support READ and BAER operations with logistical needs.
Growth Potential	Low
Terrain Difficulty	Extreme
Remarks	Significant progress has been made in all phases of fire line suppression repair, concentrating on areas nearest the perimeter and working interior. Water quality and fisheries continue to be a major concern for suppression repair efforts along the McCloud River. Bagley incident will independently manage fire suppression repair on the Ward fire and will continue to support it operationally and logistically. Federal acres burned: 32,208 Non-federal: 13,803. Two helicopters, one light and one medium remain on the Bagley Incident.

Current Weather

Wind Conditions	5 mph SW
Temperature	54-64 degrees
Humidity	40-70%

Bagley Fire Update 9-3-12: 43,940 acres 45% containment

Community Meeting: A community meeting will be held at the Big Bend Commuity Center, 30284 Hot Springs Road, at 6 pm on Tuesday, September 4. Unified Command consisting of California Interagency Incident Management Team 1 and Cal Fire will provide the public with an overview of all aspects of the fire and answer questions.

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Incident Overview

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Today’s Update:

Crews were successful holding the fire within the containment line across the fire. Infra-red shows several areas of active fire along the western flank backing down towards McCloud River and on the eastern flank above Iron Reservoir. Burnout operations south of Claiborne Creek were successful. There is still work to be done north of Claiborne Creek.

Firefighters will continue patrolling around the entire perimeter today. They will increase the depth of fire line in their efforts to mop up. Burnout operations will continue near Beetle Butte as conditions permit.

Fire Behavior:

Moderated fire behavior is expected again today until the inversion lifts, early afternoon. Lower humidity and slightly higher temperatures are predicted in the fire area. Firefighters will look for any spot fires that could become active near or outside the containment line.

Public Safety:

Smoke will continue to pose health concerns. Local air quality conditions and forecasts are available at http://airnow.gov/index.cfm action=airnow.main. For smoke conditions in McCloud, visit the Forest Service real time smoke monitor site at http://tinyurl.com/92xqbzn. Residents are encouraged to visit the “Protect Yourself from Smoke” website for smoke protection information at http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Wildfires/.

Visitors traveling to McCloud Reservoir along Forest 11 Road are encouraged to use caution around the Incident Command Post due to heavy firefighting traffic.

In the interest of firefighter and public safety, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest has issued emergency closure areas. These closures will remain in place until the area is safe for the public. Please see the Forest Orders and closure maps on InciWeb (address above).

Community Meeting:

A community meeting will be held at the Big Bend Commuity Center, 30284 Hot Springs Road, at 6 pm on Tuesday, September 4. Unified Command consisting of California Interagency Incident Management Team 1 and Cal Fire will provide the public with an overview of all aspects of the fire and answer questions.

 

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Saturday August 18th, 2012 approx. 10:07 AM
Location	4 miles west of Big Bend, CA
Incident Commander	Mcgowan And Flores

Current Situation

Total Personnel	1,920
Size	43,940 acres
Percent Contained	45%
Estimated Containment Date	Saturday September 15th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Timber litter and understory, brush and hardwood stands intermixed. Fire area has conifer, brush, hardwood stands, logging slash, and pine plantations. High live to dead ratio in brush exists and conifer stands have a heavy loading of dead/down material.
Fire Behavior	Hot material is rolling downhill causing short uphill runs towards the main fire. Single tree and small group tree torching was observed with short range spotting.
Significant Events	Forest Service road closures remain in effect.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Continue to patrol and secure direct and indirect fireline. Prep contingency lines and improve existing lines. Crews will also remove snags along the McCloud River along the west flank. Indirect line construction will continue southwest from Bald Mountain to the McCloud River Club. Additional burnout operations will be conducted if conditions are favorable and may include firing operations on the west flank near Claiborne Creek and the McCloud River Club. Continue patrolling and holding the contingency line along the south flank near Wheeler Ranch.
Growth Potential	Extreme
Terrain Difficulty	Extreme
Remarks	Forest Service acres 30,919, non-Forest Service acres 12,997

Current Weather

Wind Conditions	3-5 mph SW
Temperature	85-95 degrees
Humidity	12-22%

Bagley Fire Update 9-2-12: 43,481 (68 sq. miles) 45% containment

Bagley Fire Update 8 AM September 2, 2012

Incident: Bagley Wildfire

Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Fire Update – September 2, 2012 8:00 AM

Bagley Fire Update

Bagley Fire Information

Phone Number: (800) 923-7316

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Fire Facts:

Date started: August 18, 2012 at 10 am

Number of Personnel: 2,045

Location: Fire started 7 miles west of Big Bend, CA

Hand Crews: 63

Size: 43,481 acres (68 square miles)

Engines: 102

Percent Contained: 45%

Dozers: 27

Estimated Containment Date: September 15, 2012

Water Tenders: 32

Cause: Lightning

Helicopters: 9

Cost to Date: $16,100,000

Air Tankers: Available if needed and conditions allow

Structures Threatened: 29 Structures and regional power transmission lines

Injuries to Date: 3

Today’s Update:

Containment has been achieved on the east and south flanks. Firefighters worked through the night, and were successful holding the fire within the containment line. Burnout operations were conducted on the northeast flank in Hawkins Creek and from North Fork Mountain north to Claiborne Creek to remove unburned fuel between the main part of the fire and the containment line.

Firefighters will focus suppression efforts along the north and west flanks today, with patrols monitoring activity along the east and south flanks. The priorities are to hold the fire south of Hawkins Creek and east of the McCloud River watershed where feasible. Crews will continue mop-up along the southern flank where some areas of heat remain within the fire perimeter. The construction of contingency line on the fire’s northwest flank along Bald Mountain continues. Additional burnouts will be conducted if conditions are favorable.

Fire Behavior and Smoke:

The fire is expected to back downslope in steep terrain along the northern flank. The fire may become more active where winds and uphill slopes align. Smoky conditions are expected around the fire area this morning due to an inversion. Light winds forecasted for the afternoon will once again push smoke northeast of the fire area. Warmer, drier conditions are expected over the next several days.

Public Safety:

Smoke will continue to pose health concerns. Local air quality conditions and forecasts are available at http://airnow.gov/index.cfm action=airnow.main. For smoke conditions in McCloud, visit the Forest Service real time smoke monitor site at http://tinyurl.com/92xqbzn. Residents are encouraged to visit the “Protect Yourself from Smoke” website for smoke protection information at http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Wildfires/.

Visitors traveling to McCloud Reservoir along the Forest 11 Road are encouraged to use caution around the Incident Command Post due to heavy firefighting traffic.

In the interest of firefighter and public safety, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest has issued emergency closure areas. These closures will remain in place until the area is safe for the public. Please see the Forest Orders and closure maps on InciWeb (address above).

Bagley Fire Update 9-1-12: 40,948 acres (64 sq. miles) 30% containment

Incident Overview

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Today’s Update:

Firefighters fully engaged the fire today as the relative humidity dropped and afternoon winds increased fire activity testing their containment lines. Intensified fire activity along the west flank of the fire prompted the use of air tankers to drop retardant in an effort to restrain the fire within existing containment lines. Helicopters were also called upon to cool flare-ups near containment line in an effort to prevent spotting across the lines.

Crews will continue to work through the night to hold the fire within the containment line, and strengthen these containment lines by burning unburned fuels next to them. Given today’s fire activity, firefighters will remain alert for any spotfires outside the containment lines; responding aggressively to any new spot fires.

Visitors are encouraged to use caution when travelling on Forest Road 11 to and from McCloud Reservoir due to heavy fire traffic, particularly over the holiday weekend.

Fire Behavior and Smoke:

Winds are expected to remain light this morning. The forecast calls for increasing winds from the southwest throughout the afternoon with gusts up to 20 mph along ridgetops. The winds will push smoke northeast of the fire area into communities including McCloud.

Public Safety:

Smoke will continue to pose health concerns. Local air quality conditions and forecasts are available at http://airnow.gov/index.cfm action=airnow.main. For smoke conditions in McCloud, visit the Forest Service real time smoke monitor site at http://tinyurl.com/92xqbzn. Residents are encouraged to visit the “Protect Yourself from Smoke” website for smoke protection information at http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Wildfires/.

In the interest of firefighter and public safety, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest has issued emergency closure areas. These closures will remain in place until the area is safe for the public. Please see the Forest Orders and closure maps on InciWeb (address above).

Community Meeting:

A community meeting was held tonight at McCloud Elemetery School, located at 332 Hamilton Way, McCloud, CA. Incident Management Team members from the Unified Command provided an update on firefighting efforts and answered questions.

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Saturday August 18th, 2012 approx. 10:07 AM
Location	4 miles west of Big Bend, CA
Incident Commander	Mcgowan And Flores

Current Situation

Total Personnel	1,875
Size	40,948 acres
Percent Contained	30%
Estimated Containment Date	Saturday September 15th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Timber litter and understory, brush and hardwood stands intermixed. Fire area has conifer, brush, hardwood stands, logging slash, and pine plantations. High live to dead ratio in brush exists and conifer stands have a heavy loading of dead/down material.
Fire Behavior	Smoke is expected to linger overhead a good portion of the day keeping humidities up and temperatures lower reducing some fire activity. As the smoke clears fire activity is expected to increase. Fire behavior included isolated torching, short range spotting, and surface fire spread could be possible.
Significant Events	Forest road closures remain in effect.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Crews will continue to patrol and secure direct and indirect containment line. Crews will also continue to improve existing containment line, and prep contingency lines, which includes the construction of contingency line along Bald Mountain Ridge to the McCloud River. Additional burnout operations will be conducted if conditions are favorable.
Growth Potential	Extreme
Terrain Difficulty	Extreme
Remarks	A 12-15 acre spot fire just east of Dutchman Peak was contained and mopped up yesterday. Total area burned includes 28,663 acres of Forest Service land and 12,248 acres of private land.

Current Weather

Wind Conditions	2-5 mph SW
Temperature	74-79 degrees
Humidity	14-32%

Bagley Fire Update 8-31-12: 37,582 acres (58.72 sq. miles) 24% containment

Not threatening Big Bend at the moment, but still out of control, heading towards McCloud.

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Today’s Update:

Firefighters worked along Forest Road 11 where they held the spread of fire along the north flank. The fire continued to back down to the creek in this area. Six spot fires were discovered across the line along the southern boundary of the fire, the largest of which was 1 acre. Firefighters attacked the spots and successfully constructed containment line around them. Crews will work through the night to extinguish heat in these areas.

Visitors are encouraged to use caution when travelling on Forest Road 11 to and from McCloud Reservoir due to heavy fire traffic, particularly early in the morning (between 5:00am and 8:00am) and during the evening (5:00pm to 8:00pm). Please avoid these peak travel times when planning your trips to the reservoir.

Cal Fire crews, under a Unified Command with California Interagency Incident Management Team 1, have completed the construction of contingency containment lines from McCloud Reservoir to Grizzly Peak to protect private lands and critical power transmission lines. Crews are constructing additional contingency lines west of McCloud Reservoir to provide additional protection to resources northwest of the fire.

A fire retardant base was established near the McCloud Incident Command Post. Helicopters are using retardant to slow the fire’s progress.

Fire Behavior and Smoke:

Winds are expected to remain light tonight and shift to down canyon winds, which will disperse drift smoke south and west of the fire.

Public Safety:

Smoke is expected to hang over the fire and in the McCloud area again tonight and into tomorrow. The smoke will continue to pose health concerns for the public. Local air quality conditions and forecasts are available at http://airnow.gov/index.cfm action=airnow.main. For smoke conditions in McCloud, visit the Forest Service real time smoke monitor site at http://tinyurl.com/92xqbzn. Residents are encouraged to visit the “Protect Yourself from Smoke” website for smoke protection information at http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Wildfires/.

In the interest of firefighter and public safety, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest has issued closure areas. These closures will remain in place until the area is safe for the public to enter. Please see the Forest Orders and closure maps on InciWeb (address above).

Community Meeting:

A community meeting is planned for Friday, August 31, 2012 at 6 PM at McCloud Elemetery School, 332 Hamilton Way, McCloud, CA. Incident Management Team members from the Unified Command will be available to provide an update on the fire and answer questions.

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Saturday August 18th, 2012 approx. 10:07 AM
Location	4 miles west of Big Bend, CA
Incident Commander	Mcgowan And Flores

Current Situation

Total Personnel	1,655
Size	37,582 acres
Percent Contained	24%
Estimated Containment Date	Saturday September 15th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Timber litter and understory, brush and hardwood stands intermixed. Fire area has conifer, brush, hardwood stands, logging slash, and pine plantations. High live to dead ratio in brush exists and conifer stands have a heavy loading of dead/down material.
Fire Behavior	Fire behavior included isolated torching, short range spotting, and surface fire spread.
Significant Events	Forest road closures remain in effect.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Crews will continue to patrol and secure direct and indirect containment line. Crews will also continue to improve existing containment line, and prep contingency lines, which includes the construction of contingency line along Bald Mountain Ridge to the McCloud River. Additional burnout operations will be conducted if conditions are favorable.
Growth Potential	Extreme
Terrain Difficulty	Extreme
Remarks	A public meeting will be held in McCloud at 6 PM tonight. Crews contained and mopped up the six spot fires south of Bagley Flat. Estimated final costs and size of the fire are being re-evaluated due to changes in management objectives for the fire. Total area burned includes 26,147 acres of Forest Service land and 11,433 acres of private land.

Current Weather

Wind Conditions	5 mph S
Temperature	60 degrees
Humidity	40%

Bagley Fire Update 8-28-12: 28770 acres 24% containment

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The wind has really picked up throughout the day.  I expect an update late today and will post it if I can get it. I would expect acres burned to be well over 5000 today. Luckily, for Big Bend anyway, the wind seems to be blowing it mostly north of us. However, if you look at the map you will see the majority of the fire is southwest of us. Keep your fingers crossed, say some prayers, due a rain dance or whatever your favorite way of asking for good luck is.

Here is a quote from Jim Mackensen, our departing Information Go To Guy.

Jim Mackensen

I would like to thank the Big Bend community for all of their hospitality and understanding as we took over your town. My Incident Management Team is being replaced in the morning by another team. I will share this link with them so they can join if they wish. Things are looking real good on the south and southeast side of the fire. They are firing the south side today in hopes of buttoning up that end. We are still be challenged on the north and northeast side today with possibly strong winds. After today the weather should cooperated. Thanks again.

Thank you, Jim. And thanks to the whole crew.
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Incident Overview

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Due to upper level winds coming out of the south – southwest, smoke from the Bagley Fire may continue to impact the areas around McCloud, Mt. Shasta City, and Dunsmuir over the next several days. Currently there is no danger to these areas from the fire.

Firefighters continue to battle the Bagley Fire burning in a remote area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, approximately four miles west of the community of Big Bend, CA, and 10 miles south of McCloud, CA, on both public and private land.

The fire has grown to 28,771 acres, and is 24 percent contained. The fire is burning in an area containing heavy concentrations of dry timber, brush fields and steep slopes. Existing conditions along with overnight weather, increased fire activity within the perimeter. Today firefighters will continue with the construction of indirect fireline and firing operations when appropriate.

The construction of indirect firelines is a tactic implemented in order to reduce the amount of flammable material between the fires edge and control lines. At this time no structures are immediately threatened; however, high-value private timberlands and electrical power infrastructure are at risk.

The Shasta-Trinity National Forest has placed an Emergency Closure Order for all public land in the fire area. Please see the closure map of the affected areas.

All Shasta-Trinity National Forest recreation facilities within the closure area, including Deadlun and Madrone Campgrounds are closed. The PG&E operated Hawkin’s Landing Campground is also closed. Highway 299 East, Big Bend Road and Forest Service 34N17 Road (commonly known as Fender’s Ferry Road) remain open. Motorists are advised to drive with caution.

Additional Information: Additional fire information can be obtained by calling (800) 923-7316.

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Saturday August 18th, 2012 approx. 10:07 AM
Location	7 miles west of Big Bend CA
Incident Commander	Whitcome

Current Situation

Total Personnel	1,354
Size	28,771 acres
Percent Contained	24%
Estimated Containment Date	Wednesday September 05th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Timber litter and understory, brush and hardwood stands intermixed. Fire area has conifer, brush, hardwood stands, logging slash, and pine plantations. High live to dead ratio in brush exists and conifer stands have a heavy loading of dead/down material.
Fire Behavior	Fire was active overnight below inversion in burnouts and main fire with some spotting.
Significant Events	Significant SW winds predicted today. Forest road closures remain in effect.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Continue to scout, construct, burnout and hold direct and indirect line.
Growth Potential	Extreme
Terrain Difficulty	Extreme
Remarks	Acres burned: US Forest Service = 17,717, Private Lands = 11,054.

Current Weather

Wind Conditions	4 mph SW
Temperature	63 degrees
Humidity	50%

Bagley Fire Update 8-27-12: 24,400 acres 20% containment

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39 degrees here this morning, a good thing for the fire. We were told last night at the meeting that we are not threatened by the fire unless there is some drastic shift in the wind.

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Firefighters continue to battle the Bagley Fire burning in a remote area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, approximately seven miles west of the community of Big Bend, CA, and 17 miles south of McCloud, CA. on both public and private land.

The fire has grown to 24,413 acres, and is 20 percent contained. The fire is burning in an area containing heavy concentrations of dry timber, brush fields and steep slopes. Existing conditions along with overnight weather, increased fire activity within the perimeter. Today firefighters will continue with the construction of indirect fireline and firing operations when appropriate.

The construction of indirect firelines is a tactic implemented in order to reduce the amount of flammable material between the fires edge and control lines. At this time no structures are immediately threatened; however, high-value private timberlands and electrical power infrastructure are at risk.

The Shasta-Trinity National Forest has placed an Emergency Closure Order for all land in the fire area. Please see the closure map of the affected areas.

All Shasta-Trinity National Forest recreation facilities within the closure area, including Deadlun and Madrone Campgrounds are closed. The PG&E operated Hawkin’s Landing Campground is also closed. Highway 299 East, Big Bend Road and Forest Service 34N17 Road (commonly known as Fender’s Ferry Road) remain open. Motorists are advised to drive with caution.

Additional Information: Additional fire information can be obtained by calling (800) 923-7316.

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Saturday August 18th, 2012 approx. 10:07 AM
Location	7 miles west of Big Bend CA
Incident Commander	Whitcome

Current Situation

Total Personnel	1,193
Size	24,413 acres
Percent Contained	20%
Estimated Containment Date	Wednesday September 05th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Timber litter and understory, brush and hardwood stands intermixed. Fire area has conifer, brush, hardwood stands, logging slash, and pine plantations. High live to dead ratio in brush exists and conifer stands have a heavy loading of dead/down material.
Fire Behavior	Active overnight below inversion.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Continue to scout, construct, burnout and hold direct and indirect line.
Growth Potential	Extreme
Terrain Difficulty	Extreme

Current Weather

Wind Conditions	8 mph SW
Temperature	64 degrees
Humidity	50%

Bagley Fire Update 8-26-12: 15,000 acres, 28% Containment, 2 miles from town !!New Update!! 21,000 acres, 20% Containment

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Today’s Update: Bagley Fire Update 8-27-12: 24,400 acres 20% containment <–click here for details

Yesterday afternoon we saw the fire really blow up, looked like we were going to be evacuated. If you go to This Site, and click on the Hybrid link on the top map, you will see the fire has burned around Oak Mountain. Nothing between us and the fire now but the river, and that’s not going to even slow it down. Hope they make some good progress today as we have HAD some clouds and possibly some showers in the area. There is a meeting at the Community Center tonight at 6:00 pm for updates from the front line, if we don’t get evacuated first.

Here’s some good news from Jim Mackensen, our local information officer.

Good Morning Big Bend. So here’s a little more fire information. As you obviously saw last night the fire made a big push to the north. Most of it was interior drainages that got into alinement with the winds. The lines on the south side between Bagley Flat and Wheeler ranch are holding and saw little growth. On the east side between the dam and Bagley Flat we has some spots get across the line but they have all been caught.
We will have more information for everyone tonight at the meeting at 6 pm at the community club.

Here’s a little more good news from the INCI website:

Bagley Fire Update

Incident: Bagley Wildfire
Released: 3 hrs. ago

The Bagley Fire is continuing to spread towards the northeast. There is no danger from the fire to the communities of McCloud, Mt. Shasta, Dunsmuir, Big Bend, or any of the communities along Hwy. 299. There are no evacuation warning in effect.

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Incident Overview

Image options: [ Enlarge ] [ Full Size ]<——This map is not up to date. Fire jumped the eastern boundry and burned around Oak Mountain, another mile closer to Big Bend.

Firefighters continue to battle the Bagley Fire burning in a remote area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, approximately seven miles west of the community of Big Bend, CA, and 17 miles south of McCloud, CA. on both public and private land.

The fire has grown to just over 20,875 acres, and is 20 percent contained. The fire is burning in an area containing heavy concentrations of dry timber, brush fields and steep slopes. Existing conditions along with overnight weather, increased fire activity within the perimeter. Today firefighters will continue with the construction of indirect fireline and firing operations when appropriate.

The construction of indirect firelines is a tactic implemented in order to reduce the amount of flammable material between the fires edge and control lines. At this time no structures are immediately threatened; however, high-value private timberlands and electrical power infrastructure are at risk.

The Shasta-Trinity National Forest has placed an Emergency Closure Order for all land in the fire area. Please see the closure map of the affected areas.

All Shasta-Trinity National Forest recreation facilities within the closure area, including Deadlun and Madrone Campgrounds are closed. The PG&E operated Hawkin’s Landing Campground is also closed. Highway 299 East, Big Bend Road and Forest Service 34N17 Road (commonly known as Fender’s Ferry Road) remain open. Motorists are advised to drive with caution.

Additional Information: Additional fire information can be obtained by calling (800) 923-7316.

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Saturday August 18th, 2012 approx. 10:07 AM
Location	7 miles west of Big Bend CA
Incident Commander	Whitcome

Current Situation

Total Personnel	1,192
Size	20,875 acres
Percent Contained	20%
Estimated Containment Date	Wednesday September 05th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Timber litter and understory, brush and hardwood stands intermixed. Fire area has conifer, brush, hardwood stands, logging slash, and pine plantations. High live to dead ratio in brush exists and conifer stands have a heavy loading of dead/down material.
Fire Behavior	Sustained runs, torching, spotting
Significant Events	West side of fire made a run in the West Fork drainage from Squaw Creek drainage. Firefighters are assessing the changed situation.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Gather intel on the changed situation, implement contingency plan and secure flanks.
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	Extreme

Current Weather

Wind Conditions	25 mph SW
Temperature	65 degrees
Humidity	40-50%

Bagley fire: 14,000 acres, 10% Containment, 3 miles from town. (Big Bend)

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First, look at the map. the fire is 3 miles from town, not 7 miles. The rest of the information is below.

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Notice: There will be a community meeting on Sunday August 26 at 6:00 p.m. at the Big Bend Community Club on 30284 Hot Springs Road in Big Bend, CA. Fire officials will be on hand to update the community on the status of the Bagley Fire.

Due to upper level winds coming out of the south – southwest, smoke from the Bagley Fire may continue to impact the areas around McCloud and Mt. Shasta City over the next several days. There is no danger to these areas from the fire itself.

The Bagley Fire continues to burn in a remote area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest on both public and private land. The fire is located approximately 7 miles west of the community of Big Bend, CA. As the result of a successful burnout operation again last night, firefighters have achieved 10% containment of the fire. The fire is burning in heavy timber and brush fields on steep slopes. Due to the very steep terrain and a heavy concentration of very dry fuels, suppression efforts have been focused on the construction of indirect firelines. Firefighters are again planning to do a burn out operations from these indirect lines as opportunities arise. Firefighters will also use the cooler nighttime temperatures and higher humidity to their advantage in this operation as well. This tactic is implemented in order to reduce the amount of flammable material between the fires edge and control lines. At this time no structures are immediately threatened however the fire is placing high-value private timberlands and electrical power infrastructure at risk.

Road closures continue to be in place – All Shasta-Trinity National Forest recreation facilities within the Bagley Fire area are closed, including Deadlun and Madrone Campgrounds. Additionally, the PG&E operated Hawkin’s Landing Campground will also be closed.

Highway 299 East, Big Bend Road, and Forest Service 34N17 Road (commonly known as Fender’s Ferry Road) will remain open. However, motorists are advised to drive with caution.

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Saturday August 18th, 2012 approx. 10:07 AM
Location	7 miles west of Big Bend CA
Incident Commander	Whitcome

Current Situation

Total Personnel	1,073
Size	13,702 acres
Percent Contained	10%
Estimated Containment Date	Wednesday September 05th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Timber litter and understory, brush and hardwood stands intermixed. Fire area has conifer, brush, hardwood stands, logging slash, and pine plantations. High live to dead ratio in brush exists and conifer stands have a heavy loading of dead/down material.
Fire Behavior	active fire behavior on all Divisions. Steadily burning heavy timber and brush fuels with moderate rates of spread, isolated single tree & group torching spotting and roll-out.
Significant Events	Nighttime burnout operations completed to secure northest flank of fire. USFS road closures remain in effect.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Burnout and hold. Continue indirect line scouting, construction and improvement in all divisions in preparation for burning. Check fire spread as necessary. Continue logistical support for remote fireline suppression operations and two spike camps.
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	Extreme
Remarks	Acres burned: US Forest Service = 8,302 Private lands: 5,400

Current Weather

Wind Conditions	7 mph SW
Temperature	60 degrees
Humidity	40%

Bagley Fire Headed to town. 7300 acres, 0% Containment. 8-23-12

Another  1650 acres yesterday. That’s over 2 square miles. Get your evacuation plans ready as we are a low priority, as usual. Expect your power to go out soon, as the powerhouses along the Pit River will be shut down because of the threat of harm to employees that run them.

“There’s still not imminent structure threats or anything like that,” he said.

But if crews don’t get a better handle on the uncontained fire in the upcoming days, Mackensen said, it could mean trouble for some Pacific Gas and Electric Co. facilities along the Pit River.

“If things keep going for a few more days, it may be affecting some of the PG&E infrastructure along the Pit River, the powerhouses and stuff like that. But that’s a couple of days away,” he said.

Resources slim on growing Bagley fire

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Notice: There will be a Community Meeting tomorrow August 23 at 6:00 pm at the Big Bend Community Club, 30284 Hot Springs Rd. Fire officials will be on hand to give an update on the Bagley Fire.

The fire continues to spread in all directions at a moderate rate of spread in heavy timber and brush fields on steep slopes. Suppression efforts are focusing on both direct and indirect control lines. Crews will continue indirect line scouting, construction and improvement in preparation for burnout opportunities. This tactic is implemented in order to reduce the amount of flammable material between the fires edge and control lines. At this time no structures or infrastructure are immediately threatened.

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Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Saturday August 18th, 2012 approx. 10:07 AM
Location	7 miles west of Big Bend CA
Incident Commander	Whitcome

Current Situation

Total Personnel	581
Size	7,302 acres
Estimated Containment Date	Wednesday September 05th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Timber litter and understory, brush and hardwood stands intermixed. Fire area has conifer, brush, hardwood stands, logging slash, and pine plantations. High live to dead ratio in brush exists and conifer stands have a heavy loading of dead/down material.
Fire Behavior	Slow rates of spread overnight
Significant Events	The Bagley and Fork fires have burned together. Numerous roads in the fire area including the Iron Canyon Reservoir Road, were closed by Forest Order. Additional resources are now arriving so night shift will be implemented tomorrow. Line preparations will continue tomorrow and burnout operations may begin tomorrow night.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Continue indirect line scouting, construction and improvement in all divisions in preparation for burning. Check fire spread as necessary. Prepare logistical support for fireline suppression operations and additional spike camps.
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	Extreme

Current Weather

Wind Conditions	4 mph SW
Temperature	85 degrees
Humidity	40-50%

Road closures were issued today for the following locations due to proximity to the fire area:

• The Bagley Jeep Trail from Reynolds’s Basin to Forest Service 37N48 Road
• Forest Service 35N07 Road at Fender’s Ferry (MA drone Campground area)
• Forest Service 35N56 Road, 35N18 Road, 35N21 Road, and 37N48 Road; these are the areas that are known as Curl Ridge, Garden Ridge, Happy Hunting Grounds, and Shoeinhorse Mountain
• Forest Service 38N11 Road south of Ash Campground
• Forest Service 38N11 Road north of Forest Service 37N79 Road (known as Big Bend Road)
• Forest Service 35N46 Road at Fender’s Ferry Road (Reynolds’s Basin Road)
• Forest Service 37N34 Road at the Pit 5 Powerhouse
• Forest Service 35N78 Road (known as Iron Canyon Reservoir Road)

All Shasta-Trinity National Forest recreation facilities within the closure area, including Deadlun and Madrone Campgrounds will be closed. Additionally, the PG&E operated Hawkin’s Landing Campground will also be closed.

Highway 299 East, Big Bend Road, and Forest Service 34N17 Road (commonly known as Fender’s Ferry Road) will remain open. However, motorists are advised to drive with caution.

Location: 7 miles west of Big Bend, California north of Hwy. 299

Start Date & Report Time: August 18, 2012 at 10:00 AM

Cause: Lightning Acres: 7,302 Percent Containment: 0%

Estimated Containment: September 5, 2012

Resources: Hand Crews: 17 Helicopters: 3 Engines: 22 Bulldozers: 6 Water Tenders: 7

Injuries: None Fireline-to-Build: 25 miles

Estimated Cost-to-Date: $1,400,000

Total personnel assigned to the incident: 581

Additional Information: Additional fire information can be obtained by calling (800) 923-7316. Also check inciweb.org for additional updates.

Unit Information

Shasta – Trinity National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
3644 Avtech Parkway
Redding, CA 96002

Incident Contact

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Phone: 800-923-7316

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• Community Meeting Scheduled for August 23
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• Bagley Fire Update – August 22, 8:00 Pm
  News – 12 hrs. ago
• Road Closures in Effect in The Area of The Bagley Fire
  News – 17 hrs. ago
• Shasta-Trinity Issues Road Closures in The Area of The Bagley Fire
  Closure – 17 hrs. ago

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Bagley Fire Update 8-22-12 7:45 am: 5650 acres, 0% Containment

!!LATEST UPDATE 8-23-12!!

 

Another 1880 acres burned…

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The Bagley Fire continues to burn in a remote area of the

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Acres: 5650

Percent Containment: 0%

Estimated Containment: August 30, 2012

Resources: Hand Crews: 10

Helicopters: 2

Dozers: 6

Water tenders: 6

Injuries: None

Fireline to Build: 25 miles

Total personnel assigned to the incident 425

Additional Information: Call (530) 710-8627

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Saturday August 18th, 2012 approx. 10:07 AM
Location	7 miles west of Big Bend CA
Incident Commander	Whitcome

Current Situation

Total Personnel	425
Size	5,650 acres
Estimated Containment Date	Thursday August 30th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Timber litter and understory, brush and hardwood stands intermixed. Fire area has conifer, brush, hardwood stands, logging slash, and pine plantations. High live to dead ratio in brush exists and conifer stands have a heavy loading of dead/down material.
Fire Behavior	Active burning heavy timber and brush fuels with moderate rates of spread, isolated single tree and short-range spotting.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Scout indirect fireline location. Continue direct and indirect line construction in all divisions. Prepare logistical support for fireline suppression operations and 2 spike camps.
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	Extream

Current Weather

Wind Conditions	5 mph NE
Temperature	62 degrees
Humidity	50%

InciWeb

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The Record Searchlight finally discovered there was a fire up here.
Bagley fires west of Big Bend more than 4,100 acres, Homes not threatened

KRCR is all Ponderosa Fire all the time.

Bagley Fire Update 8-21-12, 7:30 am: 3770 Acres, 0% Containment

!!LATEST BAGLEY FIRE UPDATE HERE. !! 8-22 12

This fire was estimated at 1000 acres yesterday morning, 230 acres the day before. ZERO percent containment. If the wind shifts, we could be in a bit of trouble…

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Acres: 3,770

Percent Containment: 0%

Estimated Containment: August 30, 2012

Resources: Hand Crews: 10

Helicopters: 2

Dozers: 6

Water tenders: 6

Injuries: None

Fireline to Build: 25 miles

Total personnel assigned to the incident: 312

Additional Information: Call (530) 710-8627

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Saturday August 18th, 2012 approx. 10:07 AM
Location	7 miles west of Big Bend CA
Incident Commander	Whitcome

Current Situation

Total Personnel	312
Size	3,770 acres
Estimated Containment Date	Thursday August 30th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Timber litter and understory, brush and hardwood stands intermixed. Conifer stands have a heavy loading of dead and down material. High live to dead ratio in brush exists and conifer stands have a heavy loading of dead/down material. No historical fire history within the fire area.
Fire Behavior	Nighttime fire behavior showed actively burning heavy timber and brush fuels with moderate rates of spread and isolated single tree torching.
Significant Events	NorCal Team 1 (Whitcome) was in-briefed yesterday with USFS Type 3 organization and will assume command of the fire today (8/21) at 0600.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Scout indirect fireline location. Continue direct and indirect line construction in all divisions, prepare logistical support for fireline suppression operations.
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	High
Remarks	Bagley and Fork fires were managed under the Bagley Complex (Incident# CA-SHF-002735) and Bagley fire will now be managed as a single fire under incident #CA-SHF-002744.

Current Weather

Wind Conditions	7 mph E
Temperature	59 degrees
Humidity	25%

Unit Information

Shasta – Trinity National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
3644 Avtech Parkway
Redding, CA 96002

Incident Contact

Fire Information
Phone: 530 710 8627

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The Bagley Complex 7 miles west of Big Bend, CA.

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The Fork and the Bagley fires were ignited by lightning early August 18. Both fires are near Little Bagley Mountain, about 3 1/2 miles southwest of Iron Canyon Reservoir. There is also a small spot fire that was discovered on August 19 located approximately a mile east of the Bagley Fire. Despite limited resources full immediate suppression actions are being taken by Smokejumpers and hotshot crews, helicopters and engines.

Further mapping is being pursued, but the fires are believed to be approximately 1,000 acres total with low to moderate rate of spread. Since the fires are in close proximity they will be managed as a single incident now known as the “Bagley Complex”. A Type 3 organization led by Incident Commander Ernst Little is currently in command of this incident. A type 2 Incident Management Team (Whitcome) has been ordered and will assume command on August 21.

The fires do not pose any immediate threat to people or homes. Firefighters will continue to work towards complete full suppression with all available resources as quickly as possible.

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Saturday August 18th, 2012 approx. 10:07 AM
Location	7 miles west of Big Bend CA
Incident Commander	Ernst Little

Current Situation

Total Personnel	244
Size	1,000 acres
Estimated Containment Date	Saturday August 25th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Timber litter and understory, brush and hardwood stands intermixed. Conifer stands have a heavy loading of dead and down material.
Fire Behavior	Overnight there was a wind shift that pushed the Fork Fire to the south west. Active fire behavior observed this morning with torching and moderate rate of spread. Due to terrain and weather conditions, both the Fork and Bagley fires are expected to grow throughout the day.
Significant Events	An IR flight during the evening of August 19 increased the mapping capabilities for the Complex fires, which accounts in part for the increase in acreage being reported. Some indirect line was completed on the north west most area of the fire.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Continue to scout fire line locations and construct line on any identified line locations in all divisions. Also continue to prepare logistical support for fire line operations.
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	High
Remarks	The fire is burning on private timber lands and National Forest System lands with limited access making suppression efforts difficult. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Whitcome) has been ordered and will take over operations on August 21.

Current Weather

Wind Conditions	4-9 mph SW
Temperature	95-100 degrees
Humidity	9-14%

Unit Information

Shasta – Trinity National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
3644 Avtech Parkway
Redding, CA 96002

Incident Contact

Fire Information
Phone: 530 710 8627

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Forest Service Moonbat, Andy Stahl, Wants Fire Retardant Banned

I’m guessing this moron is a book-learned, ponytailed, east coast liberal that has never lived outside of the city.

We Don't Have Small Fires Out Here

More than 81,000 gallons of retardant were dropped on two of the biggest fires in the north state in the past two weeks.

That kind of firefighting strategy is coming under closer scrutiny, though, as a federal judge has ordered the U.S. Forest Service to take a closer look at the environmental effects of dropping fire retardant on wildland fires.

“The government has to begin to reassess how, where and when this is done,” said Andy Stahl, executive director of Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics (FSEEE), which sued the Forest Service over its use of chemical fire retardant.

“Retardant is toxic,” Stahl said.

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Donald Malloy of Missoula, Mont., ruled that the Forest Service needs to complete an environmental-impact statement on the use of retardant by the end of 2011, The Associated Press reported.

The case dates back to a lawsuit filed by FSEEE in 2003, challenging the use of retardant without an environmental impact report, AP reported. The case was dismissed in 2008 after the Forest Service completed an environmental assessment.

But FSEEE filed again in 2008, claiming the environmental document was inadequate, AP said.

Jennifer Jones, a Forest Service spokeswoman, said her agency hasn’t determined whether it will appeal the judge’s ruling or complete another environmental review. Jones said she doesn’t know how much retardant is used in the Shasta-Trinity or Lassen national forests. Nationwide, an average of 20 million gallons of retardant is dropped on fires annually by the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and state agencies, she said.

The Forest Service’s policy is to not drop retardant within 300 feet of any body of water, Jones said. Daniel Berlant, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said Cal Fire’s retardant policy is similar to the Forest Service’s.

Berlant said that in 2009 Cal Fire dropped 5.3 million gallons of retardant statewide.

Stahl said his organization has notified Cal Fire that it intends to sue the agency, claiming the retardant kills threatened and endangered species.

Berlant said his agency has not received that notice. He said Cal Fire has studied the environmental effects of using retardant and issued what is called under the California Environmental Quality Act a “negative declaration,” which means using retardant won’t have a significant environmental impact.

Even though only 14 of the 128,000 retardant drops during the past eight years caused the death of protected fish or plants, Malloy said the assessment was still needed, AP reported.

Stahl said he didn’t know of any cases where retardant drops killed protected species in the Shasta-Trinity or Lassen national forests. But hundreds of endangered steelhead were killed when retardant was dropped in a creek while firefighters were battling the Jesusita Fire in Santa Barbara County this summer, Stahl said.

Jones said that using retardant to fight fires protects endangered species from having their habitat destroyed by wildfire.

Water is a better alternative than retardant, Stahl said, noting that retardant is rarely used east of the Mississippi River.

Of the 110.2 million gallons of retardant used nationwide from 2004 to 2008, about 2 million gallons — just less than 2 percent — were dropped east of the Mississippi, Jones said.

Retardant is used more in the West because fires often occur in more remote places, where there are fewer roads, Jones said.

Retardant is about 85 percent water, 10 percent fertilizer and 5 percent other ingredients, Jones said.

“Because retardant contains fertilizer it is more effective than water,” Jones said. “When the water evaporates, the retardant still slows the fire.”

But many plants in the West thrive in tough conditions where there are few nutrients. Introducing high levels of fertilizer allows invasive species to grow and push out the native plants, Stahl said.

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Retardant is toxic says Stahl. Hey asshole, so is fire. Retardant and air attack is the only thing that keeps the western US from burning to the ground, and this jackass worries about killing a few fish or plants to save humans.

Stahl also says, “Water is a better alternative than retardant, Stahl said, noting that retardant is rarely used east of the Mississippi River”. And just how many forest fires start east of the Mississippi? Fucking retard.

Lightning Sparked Fires Burn Uncontrolled in Lassen and Modoc Counties

A quick summary from KRCR TV in Redding.

SUSANVILLE, Calif. — Approximately 60 fires were burning in Lassen and Modoc counties Monday morning, according to an official with CalFire’s Lassen-Modoc unit. The latest fires have been termed the ‘Late July Lightning Complex’ after the thousands of weekend lightning strikes being credited with starting the flames.As of early Monday morning, the largest fire of the complex, known as the Russel Fire, continued to burn out of control approximately 15 miles northwest of Eagle Lake. Its size stood at 200 acres and counting, with no containment reported or expected.The Lassen-Modoc CalFire unit covers approximately 9 million acres of land in the eastern part of California, officials explained, so fires can cover vast areas before they’re stopped.More than 50 of the fires had already been reported by late Sunday night, hours after thousands of lightning strikes hit across the higher elevations of northern California. Those include:

• Bieber Area (CalFire): 17 fires
• East of Susanville (CalFire): 5 fires
• Alturas Area (CalFire): 1 fires
• Near Alturas (Bureau of Land Management): 13 fires
• East of Ravondale (BLM): 2 fires
• East of Susanville (BLM): 15 fires
• Hat Creek Ranger District (Lassen National Forest): 6 fires
• Eagle Lake Ranger District (Lassen National Forest): 3 fires
• Lake Almanor Ranger District (Lassen National Forest): 4 fires

In addition, several other fires from earlier in the weekend continued to burn Monday in Lassen County. Among them, the Constantia Complex fire, which according to fire officials at Sierra Front was at 1,700 acres and climbing as of Monday morning.Also sparked by lightning, the Constantia fire was 10 percent contained as of 7 a.m. Monday. One home and two outbuildings were burned by the Constantia Complex fire since it sparked Saturday.

I’ll try to add more as I find it.

The thunder storms are back this evening with a vengeance…