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October Fire Siege 2007

October Fire Siege 2007. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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October Fire Siege 2007

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  1. October Fire Siege 2007 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection THE CAL FIRE MISSIONThe Department of Forestry and Fire Protection protects the people of California from fires, responds to emergencies, and protects and enhances forest, range, and watershed values providing social, economic, and environmental benefits to rural and urban citizens.

  2. October Fire Siege 2007 Direct Protection Area • Of California’s 100 million acres approximately • 1/3 is CAL FIRE protection • 1/3 is federal protection • 1/3 is local protection

  3. October Fire Siege 2007 Initial Attack Philosophy Fire Protection Objective: Suppress 95% of all wildfires to 10 acres or less

  4. CAL FIRE Resources Northern Region 21 Units 6 Contract Counties 804 fire stations 227 state 577 local government 39 Conservation Camps 198 fire crews Sacramento Headquarters Air Attack 13 air attack bases 9 helitack bases Southern Region

  5. October Fire Siege 2007 Non-Agency Resources Contract Resources – Bulldozers, Water tenders, fuel tenders, facilities Agreements and training before fire season All contracted resource vendors listed in Emergency Resource Directory at Cal Fire Emergency Command Centers. Call When Needed Aircraft Must be “Carded” Must sign contract List maintained by Cal Fire aviation staff and shared statewide 45 Helitankers, 150 Helicopters, 2 Water scooping Air tankers, 1 DC-10

  6. October Fire Siege 2007 Coordination • In addition to the large fires that occurred, between Oct 20-25 there were 251 vegetation fires started in the south that were caught on initial attack • Riverside: 51 • San Bernardino: 30 • Orange: 49 • Los Angeles: 9 • San Diego: 45 • Southern 4 National Forests: 67

  7. October Fire Siege 2007 Coordination Pre-deployment of CAL FIRE resources including additional air tankers at Ramona, Hemet, Porterville, Paso Robles, and Fresno Communication between the involved Contract Counties on pre-deployment and evolving issues in order that we could work together to find solutions Working relationship between USFS in South Ops. We were able to work closely together to find solutions to problems before they got too big.

  8. October Fire Siege 2007 Pre-deployment

  9. October Fire Siege 2007 Pre-deployment Preposition one CAL FIRE engine strike team (two strike teams total) in Ventura County and Los Angeles CountyStaff all CAL FIRE bull dozers in all Southern Region units.Staff one additional ECC dispatcher in San Luis Obispo Unit, San Bernardino Unit, Riverside Unit, San Diego UnitStaff one additional chief officer in San Luis Obispo Unit, San Bernardino Unit, Riverside Unit, San Diego Unit

  10. October Fire Siege 2007 Pre-deployment Staff five Type III Riverside County Fire Departmentengines Staff one Type III Orange County Fire (ORC) engine strike team, one additional ORC dozer, one additional ORC fire crew

  11. October Fire Siege 2007 Pre-deployment

  12. October Fire Siege 2007 Pre-deployment

  13. AVE RELATIVE HUMIDITY A 7-Day graph of average Relative Humidity at Fremont Canyon RAWS RH fell sharply early on the 21st, and has now been <12% for 2 ½ days.

  14. MAXIMUM WIND GUST A 7-Day graph of maximum wind gusts at Fremont Canyon RAWS The sharp spike seen early on Sunday Oct. 21 is the Santa Ana onset.

  15. October Fire Siege 2007 Conditions

  16. Conditions

  17. Conditions

  18. Conditions

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  20. October Fire Siege 2007 Coordination

  21. October Fire Siege 2007 Coordination • Total firefighters: 15,616 • Engines: 2,585 • Strike Teams/Task Forces: 263 • Dozers: 225 • Handcrews: 298 • Watertenders: 284 • Overhead personnel: 1,707

  22. October Fire Siege 2007 Coordination Relatively low serious injury rate among the firefighters, coupled with the intensity of the fire siege, can only be credited to a strong emphasis on safety and situational awareness among the personnel assigned.

  23. October Fire Siege 2007 Coordination The federal grant funding for fuel treatments that was used to open up escape routes and in some instances caused the crowning fire to drop to the ground help save lives, property and money.

  24. October Fire Siege 2007 Coordination Cal Fire was very active and represented at the State Operation Center in both the communications (JIC) and Situation Status functions (along with OES). Cal Fire immediately assigned a documentation group to begin working on the after action report elements for the department. Mobilization Centers established at Prado (inmate crews), Chino (other crews and engines), and Madera.

  25. October Fire Siege 2007 Agreements in Place Cal Fire maintains Cooperative Agreements with 147 local governmental agencies Various types Six Contract County Agreements Cal Fire maintains Direct Agreements with Six Federal Agencies Over 400 local Unit with Local Agency Agreements California Fire Assistance Agreement California Federal Agencies/Cal Fire/OES for local government resources 20 Cal Fire Cooperative Agreements with other state agencies

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