Mariposa News - Fire Fact Sheets July 5, 2008

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Fire Fact Sheets July 5, 2008

Saturday: Call for Oliver Fire Information

Full Containment was expected by yesterday evening.

Mariposa County Event Information Line 209.966.1133

Oliver Fire Incident Information:
Last Updated:	July 4, 2008, 6:00 pm
Date/Time Started:	June 21, 2008, 5:10 pm
Administrative Unit:	CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit
County:	Mariposa County
Location:	North of Ponderosa Basin
Acres Burned:	2,789
Containment:	90% contained
Evacuations:	There are no current evacuations.
Cause:	Lightning
Cooperating Agencies:	CAL FIRE, United States Forest Service, CHP, OES, Mariposa County Fire, Mariposa County Sheriff, Mariposa County Human Services, American Red Cross, CDCR, and CCC.
Total Fire Personnel:	321
Engines:	16
Fire crews:	8
Dozers:	8
Water tenders:	5
Costs to date:	$11.9 million
Conditions:	Crews continue to mop-up hot spots CAL FIRE Incident Command Team #6 is assigned to this incident.
Phone Numbers:	209-966-4784 (Oliver Fire Information)

North Mountain Wildland FireBasic Information

Incident Type	Wildland Fire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Saturday June 21st, 2008 aprox 03:48 PM
Location	15 miles NE of Groveland
Incident Commander	Ron Woychak

Current Situation

Total Personnel	377
Size	2,889 acres
Percent Contained	100%
Estimated Containment Date	Thursday July 03rd, 2008 aprox 06:00 PM
Fuels Involved	Chaparral (6 Feet) Heavy Brush and Timber
Fire Behavior	Creeping ground fire within the perimeter.
Significant Events	The fire is fully contained and the Type 3 IMT is identified.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Continue mop up. Crews will continue to spike out on the northern perimeter. Continue demob of several overhead resources.
Growth Potential	Low
Terrain Difficulty	Extreme
Remarks	The fire will transition to a Type 3 IMT on 7/7/08 at 0600.

Weather

Current Wind Conditions	4-9 mph SW
Current Temperature	88 degrees
Current Humidity	19 %

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