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Carmel Fire

4:30 pm — Forward Progress stopped at 6-7 acres.

Carmel Fire 06/13/2022 1530 hours, Photo credit Laurel Nason

3:11 pm — fire is 1/2 mile north of White Oak Campground per scanner traffic. and from WatchDuty: ”The fire is located approx a 1/2 mile north of the campground. The fire is now 3 acres & appears to be holding w/ good progress being made by aircraft per radio traffic. 2 additional handcrews requested.”

I highly recommend getting the WatchDuty app available for both O/S and Android. I am on the WD team.

2:50 pm — fire at Chew’s Ridge per CHP:

Detail Information
2:45 PM 7 [12] ****** PER CALFIRE / FIRE AT CHEWS RIDGE *****
2:43 PM 6 [9] [Appended, 14:44:54] [4] RP CALLING F/ CARMEL VALLEY VILLIAGE/COUNTRY CLUB HTS // FIRE NEG IN THIS AREA
2:42 PM 5 [8] [Appended, 14:44:54] [3] SEES SMOKE ONLY
2:42 PM 4 [7] [Appended, 14:44:54] [2] EAST IN HILL // POSS ON TASSARJA RD
2:28 PM 3 [4] SMOKE VISIBLE
2:27 PM 2 [1] ACROSS FM PSOS SMOKE AT TASSARAJA
2:01 PM 1 [17] [Appended, 14:45:48] [5] FIRE NOT ON FREMONT PEAK // RP SEES FIRE

 

2:30 – While in training as a reporter for the new app WatchDuty, I got the notification re the Carmel Fire at or near White Oaks Campground on Tassajara. I am still gathering information, so will flesh this out in 15 or so. 2 acres, Slow Rate of Spread. (SROS)

 

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Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

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