July 06, 2007
Inyo Complex Wildland Fire, 4000 Acres, Running
Report from Inciweb.org on the lightning caused Inyo Complex outside Independence California.
Summary
Independence is where Copter Chick Desiree Horton is stationed. Her bird and crew were assigned to the Zaca Fire near Santa Barbara yesterday according to her recent blog post. It's tough to be away from your home station when an incident breaks out.
From a personal perspective I'll add the smoke from the fires near Independence is blanketing the West side of the Sierras. It's odd seeing smoke from the East side of the range over here. 110 degrees here in the California Central Valley and the weather on the eastern slope of the Sierras is almost as bad with no let up in the near term forecast.
Summary
A thunder and lightning storm moved quickly through the Eastern Sierra Friday afternoon, July 6, 2007,igniting approximately 10 fires being managed as the Inyo Complex. As of 6:00 pm Friday evening, the three biggest fires are:1)The Oak Fire burning up the north fork of Oak Creek out of Independence. 2) The Seven Fire in the Seven Pines area up Independence Creek out of Independence. 3) The Sage Fire up Big Pine Canyon in the vicinity of Upper Sage Flat Campground.
The following areas have been evacuated: Oak Creek Campground, Lower Grey's Meadow Campground, Onion Valley Campground, Seven Pines and Glacier Lodge.
Independence is where Copter Chick Desiree Horton is stationed. Her bird and crew were assigned to the Zaca Fire near Santa Barbara yesterday according to her recent blog post. It's tough to be away from your home station when an incident breaks out.
From a personal perspective I'll add the smoke from the fires near Independence is blanketing the West side of the Sierras. It's odd seeing smoke from the East side of the range over here. 110 degrees here in the California Central Valley and the weather on the eastern slope of the Sierras is almost as bad with no let up in the near term forecast.
Labels: 2007 fire season, Desiree Horton, Inyo Complex
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We are interested in photos of the Inyo Complex Wildland Fire that contribute to the historical record. We love the the ones that appear "professional", of course, but the ones that contribute to the chronological progression of the fires are of primary importance.
The fire spread quickly, from ten acres to ten thousand acres on Friday afternoon. Photos of the early stages are hard to find. The earliest that we've been able to locate are by Rosemary Masters, who was shooting 35mm on a Nikon film camera at 2:00 pm from Hy 395 east of the Oak Fire.
We would be grateful for cell phone camera shots. We can bring out an amazing level of additional detail with Photoshop filters. Folks can email photos to
rickmas@qnet.com
Thanks
-------------------------
Rick Masters
Independence
(760) 920-2053
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http://www.inyocounty.info
We are interested in photos of the Inyo Complex Wildland Fire that contribute to the historical record. We love the the ones that appear "professional", of course, but the ones that contribute to the chronological progression of the fires are of primary importance.
The fire spread quickly, from ten acres to ten thousand acres on Friday afternoon. Photos of the early stages are hard to find. The earliest that we've been able to locate are by Rosemary Masters, who was shooting 35mm on a Nikon film camera at 2:00 pm from Hy 395 east of the Oak Fire.
We would be grateful for cell phone camera shots. We can bring out an amazing level of additional detail with Photoshop filters. Folks can email photos to
rickmas@qnet.com
Thanks
-------------------------
Rick Masters
Independence
(760) 920-2053
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