InciWeb the Incident Information System: Yolla Bolly Complex

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INCIDENT UPDATED 8/20/2008

Approximate Location

40.07 latitude, -122.965 longitude

Incident Overview

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With similar weather conditions anticipated for the next, few days, fire behavior is expected to largely remain as creeping, smoldering surface and ground fire. In areas with concentrations of downed, dead fuels, occasional short-range spotting and isolated torching is likely. The winds influencing fire behavior are mainly terrain-driven, upslope/up valley winds during the day and down-slope/down valley in the evening hours. With the ongoing hot, dry weather conditions, the live fuels (e.g. brush) that previously served as a barrier to fire's spread, are now fully cured and capable of carrying fire.

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Saturday June 21st, 2008 approx. 06:00 AM
Location	20 miles west of Paskenta, CA
Incident Commander	Pete Blume

Current Situation

Total Personnel	232
Size	89,994 acres
Percent Contained	100%
Estimated Containment Date	Tuesday August 19th, 2008 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	1)Mixed conifer with grass or shrub understory. 2) Mixed conifer with heavy down fuel. 3) Mosaic with Chaparral, Oak woodlands, and Grass.
Fire Behavior	The fire continues to back away from the containment lines and into interior fuels. The burn mozaic with large islands of unburned fuel has lead to the high botential for large pockets of interior fuels to burn out.
Significant Events	Continued patrol and repair operations.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Patrol and mop-up of the fire complex continues. All present spot fires and slop overs have been contained. Repair of fire lines and haulback of material will be the focus of this weeks activities.
Growth Potential	Low
Terrain Difficulty	EXTREME
Remarks	The key focus for firefighters will be patrol and the repair of fire lines. Repair can include erosion control such as water barring and the repair of any damage to the land caused through the fire suppression effort. The Type II Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Bravo (Blume) will transition with the Great Basin Type II Team (Lund) on Wednesday, August 20th. The Yolla Bolly Complex will be consolodated into the Lime Complex for future management under the Lund Team later in the week.