Butler 2 Fire Update September 16, 2007
Incident: Butler 2 Wildland Fire
Released: 9/16/2007
September 16, 2007
On Scene Contact: Jim Wilkins, Fire Information Officer, (909) 815-3967 Forest Contact: Valerie Baca, Public Information Officer (909) 382-2711
Unified Command
US Forest Service San Bernardino Sheriff San Bernardino County Fire CALFIRE
Location: San Bernardino National Forest, Mountain Top Ranger District, western Big Bear Valley area.
Acres Burned: 15,433 Percent Contained: 12 %
Date Started: September 14, 2007 Cause: Under Investigation
Injuries: 1 Full Containment Expected: No estimate
Resources: Hand crews: 66 Engines: 41
Helicopters: 14 Water Tenders: 14
Air Tankers: 12 Dozers: 15
Total personnel assigned to fire: 1,085
At approximately 1:21 p.m. Friday September 14 crews were dispatched to a vegetation fire north east of Butler Peak. The fire was wind driven with winds out of the south. The fire continues to travel in a northeasterly direction. Mid to long range spotting has been occurring. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
A type 1 Incident Management Team will be transitioning today from Southern California Interagency Team 3.
Mandatory Evacuations:
·q Evacuation shelter has been set up by the Red Cross at Big Bear High School.
·q Fawnskin
Voluntary Evacuations:
·q Lucerne Valley from Crystal Creek west to High Road.
·q Green Valley Lake, Running Springs and Arrowbear
Firefighters Injured: One injury reported.
Areas Closed:
·q Hanna Flat Campground
·q Ironwood Campground
·q Big Pine Flats Campground
·q Camp Whittle
Road Closures: Highway 18 is closed to Big Bear-Use Hwy 38 as alternate.
Incident Priorities:
·q Firefighter and public safety is our core value.
·q Avoid, mitigate or eliminate all identified hazards.
·q Provide timely public information on current and predicted fire conditions.
Weather, Fire Behavior and Smoke Conditions:
Low humidity (4-8%), low fuel moistures and temperature high ranging from 65 to 70 with winds out of the southwest 5-15 mph. Fire behavior expected to continue to be extreme.
Southern California Interagency Incident Management Team 3
Dave Fiorella, Incident Commander
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