Grass Valley/slide Fire Updates
Incident: Grass Valley Wildland Fire
Released: 11/7/2007
STATUS OF FIRES
Grass Valley Fire Slide Fire
Location: NW of Lake Arrowhead and Green Valley Lake near Running Springs the Twin Peaks area
Acres Burned: 1,247 12,759
Containment: 100% on 10/29/2007 100% on 10/31/2007
Fire Started: 10/22/07 (Mon) at 5:08 AM 10/22/07 (Mon) at 8:02 AM
Cause: Under Investigation Under Investigation
Structures Destroyed: 178 272
Structures Damaged: 22 43
Structures Threatened: 0 0
Resources:
Hand Crews: 2 7
Engines: 17 20
Helicopters: 0 3 (shared w/ Grass Valley)
Water Tenders: 0 11 (shared w/ Grass Valley)
Total personnel assigned: 99 366
Current Situation:
- Crews are monitoring fire conditions and responding to 9-1-1 calls while continuing mop up operations.
- Firefighters keep looking for and extinguishing smoke and smoldering debris in residential areas.
- Hand crews are making repairs to any damage created by suppression activities to the land during the fire response. This includes forest roads on the Slide fire.
- Utility companies continue work to restore services to the area.
Frequently Asked Questions a new feature on today's fact sheet!
Why am I still seeing smoke coming from the fire area - I thought it was contained When a fire is declared 100% contained, that means there's a strong fire line completely around it. However, there will still be "hot spots" within the perimeter. Firefighters continue to mop up more than a football field's length away from homes and businesses. The fire will not be completely out until significant precipitation occurs.
Remarks:
- Maps and photos of the Grass Valley and Slide fire incidents are available on http://www.fireground.com/.
- For information on the fires, call the Slide Fire Information Office at 909-867-7109 or visit http://www.inciweb.org/.
Closures: The San Bernardino National Forest is tentatively scheduled to reopen to public access on Thursday, November 8. However, the burn areas will remain closed for public and firefighter safety. For further information, contact (909) 383-5688.
Cooperators Involved:
- San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office
- San Bernardino County Fire Department
- San Bernardino County Office of Emergency Services (OES)
- Crest Forest Fire District
- Running Springs Fire Department
- Cal Trans
- Cal Fire
- California Highway Patrol
