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June 27, 2008

California Fires; Weather Spanking Underway

 
Yesterday I posted a satellite image showing smoke covering half the state.
The inversion is about to lift. The satellite image below shows smoke from the north state blowing west, out to sea. This S/W wind is will lift the inversion and give fires new breath.


NOAA animated loop


If you look at the predicted weather today for the Walker Fire near Clear Lake you see winds from the ESE at 11:00am turning to WSW by 3:00pm.

This is where firefighters will find the most danger, (reference Firefighters Watchout Situations #15 below) once the front moves in. Later in the evening lightning is forecast. Expect little relief from any precipitation, expect new fires will result from dry lightning.

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Standard Firefighting Orders
1. Keep informed on fire weather conditions and forecasts.
2. Know what your fire is doing at all times.
3. Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire.
4. Identify escape routes and safety zones and make them known.
5. Post lookouts when there is possible danger.
6. Be alert. Keep calm. Think clearly. Act decisively.
7. Maintain prompt communications with your forces,supervisor,and adjoining forces.
8. Give clear instructions and insure they are understood.
9. Maintain control of your forces at all times.
10. Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.

18 Watchouts Situations

1. Fire not scouted and sized up.
2. In country not seen in daylight.
3. Safety zones and escape routes not identified.
4. Unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing fire behavior.
5. Uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards.
6. Instructions and assignments not clear.
7. No communication link with crewmembers/supervisors.
8. Constructing line without safe anchor point.
9. Building fireline downhill with fire below.
10. Attempting frontal assault on fire.
11. Unburned fuel between you and the fire.
12. Cannot see main fire, not in contact with anyone who can.
13. On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below.
14. Weather is getting hotter and drier.
15. Wind increases and/or changes direction.
16. Getting frequent spot fires across line.
17. Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult.
18. Taking a nap near the fire line.


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Posted by: retired cap mike: 9:46 AM


Comments:
Thoughts are with everyone out there trying to fight this. I'm the editor of the Record Searchlight in Redding, and we have posted a page for our community to thank the firefighters for their efforts. Anything you can do to spread the word to your readers would be appreciated. There's a lot of gratitude here, and we want to make sure the folks who should hear about it do.
# posted by Blogger Unknown : June 27, 2008 12:44 PM
 
how can i find out about a firefighter that is there from standing rock sioux tribe? he has been there for two weeks risking his life to help those in caught up in the fires. his name is kallen h
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 14, 2008 7:03 AM
 
I would call the people that operate his crew. If they don't know then maybe family of his crew mates know where he is.
Good luck!
# posted by Blogger Mike : July 14, 2008 7:19 AM
 
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