Trailhead Fire 7/1
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:52 pm
2151 acres and %12 contained.
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4825/
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4825/
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Inyo NF:
The Whitney Portal campgrounds and the Whitney Portal Store, and residences at Whitney Portal have been evacuated by the Forest Service and Inyo County Sheriff's Office.
The Lone Pine Campground remains evacuated and the Whitney Portal Rd and Hogback Rd are closed.
The Meysan Lakes, Mt Whitney, and North Fork trailheads are within the closure area.
b]Mammoth Lakes Times:[/b]
A fire on the west side of the Sierra crest is behind the smoke that has been drifting over the crest for the past few afternoons. The fire, called the Spring Fire, is burning near Lake Thomas Edison Lake, outside of Huntington Lake in the Sierra National Forest.
"On the north-east side of Lake Thomas Edison, the Spring Fire is currently burning in the Ansel Adams Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest," according to a news release. "The fire is 15 percent containment and is being fully suppressed by all available resources on the Forest.
The fire was detected on Thursday, July 14, and by the end of the day it was eight acres," the news release stated on Friday, July 15. "Currently, the fire has grown to 40 acres. The fire is burning in a dead and down wood, which is producing smoke for the Eastern Sierra and Inyo County. At this time there are 75 personnel, two helicopters and one air attack assigned to the fire. There are no structures threatened at this time. Hikers and campers visiting the area have been warned about the possibility of smoky conditions through the next week."
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
1145 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016
THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT HAS ISSUED
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT DUE TO SMOKE IMPACTS IN SAN JOAQUIN,
STANISLAUS, MERCED, MADERA, FRESNO, KINGS, TULARE, AND THE VALLEY
PORTION OF KERN COUNTIES FROM THE SOBERANES FIRE IN MONTEREY
COUNTY AND THE GOOSE FIRE IN FRESNO COUNTY.
THIS AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AUGUST 2.
EXPOSURE TO PARTICLE POLLUTION CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS,
AGGRAVATE LUNG DISEASE, CAUSE ASTHMA ATTACKS AND ACUTE
BRONCHITIS, AND INCREASE RISK OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS.
RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
PEOPLE WITH HEART OR LUNG DISEASES SHOULD FOLLOW THEIR DOCTORS
ADVICE FOR DEALING WITH EPISODES OF UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY.
ADDITIONALLY, OLDER ADULTS AND CHILDREN SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE, STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES OR HEAVY EXERTION, AS CONDITIONS
DICTATE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CALL YOUR LOCAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
AIR DISTRICT OFFICE