Credit: CHP
Update: 6:15 P.M. - 1,000 acres - 38% contained
September 29, 2016 - Per: CAL FIRE
| Marshes Fire Incident Information: | ||
| Last Updated: | September 28, 2016 6:15 pm | |
| Date/Time Started: | September 26,2016 12:20 pm | |
| Administrative Unit: | CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | |
| County: | Tuolumne County | |
| Location: | off Hwy. 49 and Marshes Flat Road north of Don Pedro Reservoir | |
| Acres Burned - Containment: | 1,000 acres - 38% contained | |
| Evacuations: | None at this time | |
| Road Closures: | Hwy. 49 between Hwy. 120 and the Tuolumne-Mariposa County line remains closed. Hwy. 49 is projected to open for single-lane controlled traffic at 8:00 o’clock Thursday morning. Marshes Flat Road re-opened to residents only at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday. The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department will maintain the roadblock. | |
| Cause: | Vehicle parked in dry grass | |
| Cooperating Agencies: | Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department, CHP, PG&E, OES, BLM, CAL FIRE, U.S. Forest Service, City and County of San Francisco – Hetchy Hetchy Water & Power; equipment, crews and overhead personnel from 68 different agencies; aircraft from 21 different agencies. | |
| Total Fire Personnel: | 940 | |
| Total Fire Engines: | 105 | |
| Total Fire Crews: | 36 | |
| Total Airtankers: | 6 | |
| Total Helicopters: | 4 | |
| Total Dozers: | 27 | |
| Total Water Tenders: | 17 | |
| Long/Lat: | -120.32484/37.79635 | |
| Conditions: | Steep, rocky terrain and limited access presents on-going difficulties with construction of over 12 miles of fire line. Rolling material (rocks, burning logs, etc.), unstable footing create hazardous work conditions at all times, but especially during nighttime darkness. | |
| Phone Numbers | (209) 754-5527 (Fire Information ) | |
