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Yahoo!Last Updated: August 13, 2007 7:00 am
Date/Time Started: July 4, 2007 10:53 am
Administrative Unit: Los Padres National Forest / Santa Barbara County Fire
County: Santa Barbara
Location: 15 miles NE of Buellton
Acres Burned: 94,522 acres. Containment 44% contained - 94,522 acres. Full containment expected on September 7, 2007.
Structures Destroyed: 1 outbuilding destroyed
Zaca Fire GIS Section
Zaca Fire perimeter as of Aug. 12
Threatened: 483 homes and 112 outbuildings threatened
Evacuations: Please call 805-961-5770 for current information on evacuations.
Cause: Human
Cooperating Agencies: Santa Barbara County Fire, Los Angeles County Fire, Ventura County Fire, California Highway Patrol, American Red Cross
Total Fire Personnel: 2,719 (856 CAL FIRE)
Fire crews: 68 (31 CAL FIRE)
Engines: 108
Airtankers: 6 (2 CAL FIRE)
Helicopters: 21 (1 CAL FIRE)
Dozers: 32 (8 CAL FIRE)
Water tenders: 66
Costs to date: $66.7 million
Major Incident Command Team: Unified Command
Conditions: Fire remains in steep, rocky terrain with poor access, making direct fire attack very difficult. The weather pattern of high temperatures, single digit relative humidity and poor relative humidity nighttime recovery is expected to continue. Weak North wind is expected to develop. Progress has been made in working the fire north into the Dick Smith Wilderness and away from populated areas. Live Oak Zone: Indian Creek Canyon in the Dick Smith Wilderness experienced active burning throughout the night. On the East flank the fire continued to move towards the east in Pie Canyon. The fire continued to consume several unburned islands deep within the burn area. Richardson Zone: Fire behavior moderated during the night following yesterday's extreme fire behavior.
The evacuation order for residents of the Paradise Road community, Los Prietos Boys Camp, Paradise Store and the Rancho Oso Guest Ranch has been downgraded to an evacuation warning effective Sunday, August 12 at 7:00 p.m. The Lower Santa Ynez River Recreation Area campgrounds, day use areas and trailheads will remain closed.
PLEASE CALL 805-961-5770 FOR THE MOST CURRENT EVACUATION AND FIRE INFORMATION.
Phone Numbers (805) 961-5770 (Zaca Fire Information)
All the infomation in this update, and many more resources, are available at California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection.
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% containment woiuld likely be close to the previous level, had not the formula for calculations been changed.
The percent contained now reflects the control strategy for the entire fire, including the direct fire lines that have been completed and indirect fire lines that are in place and being improved. The fire has not jumped any containment lines and is still within the control objectives set by the Incident Commanders.
packer (anonymous profile)
August 13, 2007 at 11 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Well now that we all feel like we've dodged the bullet, here's the short term weather forecast from National Weather Service in Oxnard...note the forecast for intense heat and sundowners on Tuesday...
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Short term...
heat is the name of the game for the next 72 hours...although sba County will focus more on a sundowner Tuesday night. Synoptically things have changed somewhat. The big honking 599dm high is no longer forecast to shift westward instead it is forecast to sit over Colorado through Wednesday. Low levels warm impressively...with bl temperatures 20 degrees today and are forecast to rise to 27 today and then up to 30 Tuesday. These numbers would be the highest seen in August since at least 1999 but the WRF does have a tendency to overdo the low level temperatures so while its going to be hot it will not be monstrously so. Tuesday will be the warmest day with near neutral gradients allowing only a weak seabreeze...a few records will likely be broken and possibly quite a few more. Wednesday will not feel too
much cooler with temperatures lowering only a couple of degrees.
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This is from wunderground.com, click on
- Scientific forecaster discussion (NWS) -
at the bottom of the forecast chart.
marksb (anonymous profile)
August 13, 2007 at 12:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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