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Thursday, August 21, 2014

8/21/2014 Devil's Elbow Complex


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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