Category: 2018 Fire Season

Cal Trans & Graffiti

Friday, Suzana Cruz, Cal Trans PIO, sent me the following. I condensed it, slightly. She sent it in response to my blog post about the graffiti, which by the time they saw my post and went to  take care of it, Marcus already had. Cal Trans is concerned about us taking care of it ourselves, due to the traffic danger involved, so requests we notify them at the link below, or tell your local friendly Cal Trans worker, who can pass it on.

“We appreciate that locals take pride in their community as do all our crews that work there and our whole Caltrans family;  we love the area and do get very upset by the way it gets treated, but our Mtce. Dept. would  rather follow the existing protocol and have its employees do the job they are paid to do and take care of these issues.

We have an existing and efficient Customer (Mtce) Service Request CSR/MSR system in place, so when issues, such as this one take place, you and your followers have a way of reporting this kind of incident so we can properly track, record and handle it. This also deters folks from taking matters into their own hands when it comes to an issue that pertains to State property….The last thing we want is for someone, especially a member of the public, to get hurt.

Thanks for understanding, not taking it the wrong way, but rather safety-minded, and for helping me pass this link/info. (below) along and encouraging your followers to use it.”

https://csr.dot.ca.gov/

 

Kincannon Canyon Wildfire – Cachagua way

3:00 – Things are looking okay — report is a 20X20 debris pile and they’re mopping up now. (Sorry, I panicked as I got home to messages re a fire out that way.)

If you have heard sirens, etc. in the last hour out in Carmel Valley, it is this: I had no further info, yet. I was at a birthday lunch for a friend, mercilessly, with no wifi. Hugs, Nadine!

09/17/2018 12:24 LPF-2662
 KINCANNON Wildfire Kin cannon Canyon . . . . . 36 21.210, -121 35.274

State Transportation Commission to hold Town Hall meeting in Gonzales

LOCAL OFFICIALS WILL EXPRESS NEEDS TO STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONERS AT GONZALES TOWN HALL MEETING”

MONTEREY COUNTY – The Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) announced that commissioners from the California Transportation Commission will be here on September 19-20 to meet with local officials and residents to discuss current and future transportation needs that address safety improvements and the economic vibrancy of the region.

Debbie Hale, the Executive Director of TAMC, said, “This is a great opportunity for us and for them. It’s not often that we get a visit from the Commissioners; and with this visit, they get to hear directly from the community about what our needs are in Monterey County, which are often different from those in more urban communities.”

The Commission is the primary decision-maker for California funding of transportation projects. According to Ms. Hale, “The Commission allocated $19 million to the Imjin Parkway project through SB 1 funds and they will be able to fund US 101 improvements south of Salinas if the new gas taxes remain in place.”

On Wednesday, September 19, TAMC, the City of Gonzales, and a coalition of Central Coast transportation professionals will host a town hall meeting with the Commissioners from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. at the Gonzales City Hall, 117 Fourth Street, Gonzales. During that meeting, commissioners will be given an overview of transportation needs that include the movement of agricultural goods, transit services, and the importance of US 101, a north-south freight corridor which serves not only businesses in California but national and international markets as well.

Presenters at the town hall meeting include the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner and representatives from TAMC, the City of Gonzales, the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, Monterey County Farm Bureau, Monterey County Vintners and Growers, Monterey-Salinas Transit, and Caltrans District 5.

After the meeting, the commissioners will review the Gonzales’ Alta Street Project, which was Monterey County’s first major project funded by revenues from Measure X and the gas tax (SB 1), followed by a tour of the Taylor Farms facility in Gonzales.

On Thursday, September 20, Commissioners will take a guided bus tour along some of most congested roadways to learn about Monterey County projects designed to address safety and congestion. These projects include: US 101 south of Salinas, Highways 1, 68 and 218, Imjin Parkway, and the Rail Extension to Salinas.

Front Fire, Day 2, 8/20/18

5:30 pm – Front Fire holding at 875 acres with 30% containment. There are 600 personnel assigned. SoCal Incident Management Team 2 (IC Johnny) will take command at 6 am tomorrow.

1 pm – UPDATE: #FrontFire drops down to 875 acres as a result of better mapping, according to Los Padres National Forest officials. Fire is 5% contained.

8 am – As of this morning, this fire is up to 1000 acres, and highway 166 remains closed.

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And from last night, photo by CHP, Santa Maria:

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FRONT Fire – SLO Co, LPNF

8:30 pm – 800 acres and 0% containment. Highway 166 to be closed for 24 hours…

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6 pm – #FrontFire is starting off a lot like the 1997 #LoganFire and 2009 #LaBreaFire both of which burned in the same area and burned > 50,000 acres in similar weather conditions. It is currently over 600 acres. It is close to the SB/SLO Co line.

As of 5:30 pm – Just had SLO get a ST (strike team) together for the Front incident…..ST9241C…..3465, 3462, 3467, 3470, an 34720966CB07-BDEC-4378-9867-29CA317110E5Per CHP:

2:02 PM 12 [31] 1039 SLOSO W/1124 JEEP/POSS PTY ON FOOT INFO
1:59 PM 11 [29] 1039 USFS W/LINE 22
1:56 PM 10 [28] 14-S2 REQ CALTRANS RESPOND TO SR166 AT US101 / SR166 AT TEP / SR166 AT NEW CUYAMA FOR POTENTIAL CLOSURE
1:54 PM 9 [26] B14-021 INQ W/14-S2 FOR POSS CLOSURE SR166 AT TEP // 14-S2 COPIES ROLL CALTRANS
1:53 PM 8 [24] 1039 USFS – WILL HAVE FIRE SUPRESSION AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA WHICH MAY BE IN CONFLICT – THEY WILL BE SURVEYING THE FIRE AND MAY BE ABLE TO LOOK FOR PTYS IN PERIL // H70 COPIES WILL BE PATROLLING SOUTH AND AVAIL IF NEEDED
1:51 PM 7 [22] A14-063 FIRE MOVING IN SE DIRECTION – APPEARS TO BE 20 ACRES IN SIZE
1:49 PM 6 [21] PER CALFIRE, FIRE BEING MANAGED BY USFS LOS PADRES
1:47 PM 5 [16] A14-063 FIRE IS MOVING TOWARD HIGHWAY
1:43 PM 4 [13] A14-063 FIRE IS NORTHE OF THE HWY APPROX 1/2 MI – RIGHT AT ROCK FRONT RANCH
1:37 PM 3 [8] A14-063 VIS OF SMOKE PLUME GO AHEAD AND START FIRE
1:34 PM 2 [2] TOT CAL FIRE
1:34 PM 1 [1] BRUSH FIRE ON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per WildCAD LPF: (sorry about the formatting)

08/19/2018 13:37 LPF-2334 Front Wildfire ROCKFRONT RANCH SL . CRW1LPF CRW8LPF DIV3LPF DIV7LPF E337LPF E346LPF E41LPF E74LPF HEL528LPF PAT34LPF Q . Grass /Brush 40 35 6.846, -120 5.526

Brush Fire, 46W & Old Creek Rd

1 pm – #creekfire. [Update] Crew are arriving at scene making great progress. Currently 3acres

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12:30 pm – no details, yet, and even though it is right next to road, hasn’t closed it yet. Per a friend near the Paso airport, they have a tanker and the sky crane helicopter on it. This is what is on CHP:

Incident:  00067   Type:    Report of Fire   Location:   Old Creek Rd / Santa Rosa Creek Rd  Loc Desc:       Lat/Lon:  35.534071 -120.859279   
Detail Information
12:16 PM 6 [9] [Appended, 12:17:05] [3] RIGHT ALONG SIDE OF RDWY
12:16 PM 5 [6] TOT CAL FIRE
12:16 PM 4 [5] NOT AFFECTING RDWY
12:16 PM 3 [3] [Appended, 12:16:37] [1] BRUSH FIRE
12:13 PM 2 [2] TOT CAL FIRE
12:13 PM 1 [1] SMOKE ON PP

 

 

 

Photo Sunday, 8/19/18 – Wild Fire of 1996

I apologize for the quality, but these are photos of original prints, as I was not digitalizing back then, and the negatives are buried somewhere…

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All of these were taken at my place in the first days of this fire.

And the news article – note, page 12, not very big, but 3 homes had been lost by then, but, you know, its the South Coast.

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