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Today firefighters will continue gridding and
mopping up on the 26,428-acre Devil’s Elbow Complex to ensure that there is
no heat within 100 feet of containment lines or 300 feet of houses. Ground
Support will continue back hauling equipment from the fire for return to the
cache. This is a major task with more than 40 miles of hose to be rolled,
sprinklers, radios, pumps, ATVs and numerous other equipment to pack and make
ready for the next incident.
Cooler temperatures ranging
from the mid-70s will continue through the weekend with the return of normal
temperatures next week. Today there is a chance of isolated showers and
lightning with SW winds reaching 20-25 mph at the ridges and 7-9 mph in the
San Poil Valley.
A Burned Area Emergency
Response (BAER) team is working to evaluate the damage caused by the fire and
identify stabilization and rehabilitation needs.
Today and tomorrow most of
the resources currently fighting this fire will be demobilized as work is
completed, leaving approximately 130 firefighters for patrol and mop up under
a Type III organization, based at the Mt. Tolman Fire Center.
Yesterday at 9 am, Evacuation
Notice Levels were eliminated throughout the fire area.
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Thursday, August 21, 2014
8/21/2014 Devil's Elbow Complex
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