Fire in See Canyon, SLO

2:15 pm — it looks like the two tankers and AA were able to get a handle on it fast. Not contained, but not running away from them.

From chp website:

Detail Information
1:46 PM16[35] B28-303 CORDS HAS CLOSURE SET UP SEE CYN AND SLB DEPUTY 97// WILL KEEP ROLLING TO BLACK WALNUT TO SEE IF CHP NEEDED
1:31 PM15[33] [Notification] [CHP]-CORDS LL ETA 10 [Shared]
1:28 PM14[32] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 CORDS WILL RECALL W/ ETA [Shared]
1:24 PM13[30] SLOSO HAS DEP 97 W/ CLOSURE NOW // REQ CHP RESP // HAVE NOT STARTED CORDS
1:24 PM12[29] [Notification] [CHP]-SLOSO LL REQ HARD CLOSURE SEE CANYON AT SAN LUIS BAY UNTIL APPRX 1500 HOURS [Shared]
12:35 PM11[27] ADDTL CALLER ADVING SMOKE AND FLAMES VISIBLE FRM PREFUMO CANYON
12:33 PM10[25] A73 FIRE AT SEE CYN AND AIR OHEAD
12:32 PM9[23] [Notification] [CHP]-ADDTL CALLER ADVING SMOKE NOW VISIBLE FRM 101 AT HIGUERA [Shared]
12:30 PM8[19] [Appended, 12:31:54] [2] TRANS CAL FIRE
12:30 PM7[18] [Appended, 12:31:54] [1] CAN SEE SMOKE OVER THE HILL
12:28 PM6[15] [Appended, 12:28:49] [2] TRANS CAL FIRE
12:28 PM5[13] ADDTL CALLER ADVING FLAMES VISIBLE FRM IRISH HILLS
12:23 PM4[9] ADDTL CALLER ADVING SMOKE VISIBLE FRM 101 AT SAN LUIS BAY
12:19 PM3[8] TRANS CAL FIRE
12:10 PM2[2] TRANS CAL FIRE
12:10 PM1[1] SMOKE SEEN ONLY

Veg Fire Sleepy Hollow & CVR

Looks like they hit this hard and fast and are saying the forward movement is stopped.

Incident: 00270 Type: Report of Fire Location: 32835 CRG16 Loc Desc:   Lat/Lon: 36.459483 -121.707956 

Detail Information
4:20 PM7[31] [Appended, 16:21:13] [1] SEES SMOKE
4:10 PM6[15] [Appended, 16:10:16] [1] TRANS TO MONT COM
4:08 PM5[14] TRANS TO MONT COM
4:05 PM4[8] [Appended, 16:06:10] [1] RP SEES SMOKE F/HER RES
4:04 PM3[5] [Appended, 16:05:29] [1] BY SLEEPY HOLLOW RD ON CVR
4:01 PM2[4] PER MTYCOM VEGETATION FIRE/ FIRE ENRT
4:01 PM1[3] REP A FIRE

Mineral Fire

Mineral Fire in Fresno Co now 23,000 acres & 30% contained. 4 structures now destroyed, 60 remain threatened. 1,400+ FF’s assigned to the incident. And Big Sur’s own Fire Chief, Matt Harris is part of a Charlie Strike Team that has been sent to the fire.

COVID Community Meeting Notes

COVID-19 Community Response Group Meeting Notes

July 15, 2020

Attendees (via Zoom):

20th Congressional District, State Senate District 17, 30th Assembly District, Cal State Parks, US Forest Service, 5th District Supervisor, Parks Management Company, Ventana Wilderness Alliance, Big Sur Chamber of Commerce, Big Sur Health Center, Esalen Institute, Big Sur Fire, Big Sur CERT, and the Community Association of Big Sur 

Big Sur Chamber of Commerce reports:

  • Kirk Gafill notes, Ca. has resumed restrictions on indoor business activities, affecting Big Sur as well, with no clear guidance as to the duration of restrictions. (no sunset) 
  • This has hit the local Hospitality industry hard resulting in reduced income to employees. The Summer season contains key months for local Hospitality, with 40% plus of yearly revenue and 60% plus of profit for the year during that period. 
  • Diana Ballantyne observed that it has been 4 years (2016) since there has been an uninterrupted year of business activity.


Big Sur Health Center:

Executive Director Sharen Carey reports for the Big Sur Health Center:

Executive Director Sharen Carey reports for the Big Sur Health Center:

  • 6 individuals who work in Big Sur have tested positive for COVID-19.
  • Of the 6, no hospitalizations. All are in self quarantine, at home.
  • 218 people tested, 27 of which were symptomatic.
  • Test results are unreliable.  A person can test negative and actually be infected.  An infected person can remain positive for weeks (after recovery) and yet no longer be contagious.
  • Test result turn-around times currently vary widely, from 3 to 10 days, due to increased numbers of individuals getting tested and labs being overwhelmed.
  • Recent findings indicate the virus is communicable via airborne droplets from normal breathing remaining in the air, not just through coughing or sneezing. Mask wearing is critical in stopping the spread of COVID-19 both inside and outside.
  • Recent data is also showing that those who have had the virus and have recovered, may not have long lasting immunity from contracting illness a second time.  Patients who recover may develop antibodies that disappear after a few weeks.

**New post-meeting information:  We learned at a 5:00 zoom meeting with Monterey County that all testing sites, including Big Sur Health Center, will be asked to follow new state guidelines and prioritize persons for testing due to the current high impacts on laboratories.  Close contacts of positive persons are of high priority.  In order to help us prioritize appointments, we are asking: If an employer has requested an employee to be tested please have your HR department FIRST notify BSHC with the name and why (ie contact or employment need, etc).

USFS, LPNF Monterey District, Tom Murphey sitting in for Ranger Tim Short:

  • There is 1 confirmed C-19 case on the Monterey District of the LPNF. This individual was in close enough proximity to potentially expose 28 other personnel.  All are now in self quarantine.
  • Sarah offered that there may be County help to support temporary housing for those in quarantine. (Motel stay)
  • District Office in King City is under lock down for 7 days.
  • Goleta Fire personnel will be providing back up cover.

Fifth District Supervisor. Sarah Hardgrave for Supervisor Mary Adams reports.

  • Sarah shared her screen with meeting attendees, highlighting the County website:

(COVID-19 | Monterey County, CA) displaying data that is driving the State and County response to the pandemic.

  • These charts reveal that Monterey County is exceeding the allowable incidence of positive cases per 100k of residents as well as positive cases in skilled nursing homes.
  • On the bright side, supplies of PPE, hospital capacity and ability to contact trace are all good.

Ca. State Parks, Monterey District, Big Sur Sector Superintendent Marcos Ortega:

  • Campground and all Day Use Areas are open, with Parks much busier on the weekends.
  • Lodge is also open and business is good there as well.
  • Marcos, Nate Koontz (PMC) and Butch Kronlund (CABS) to meet next week to discuss contingency planning for unexpected mandates to open or close Parks and the Forest.

Parks Management Company, Nathan Koontz reports:

  • All properties PMC manages on the Monterey District not as busy as expected.

Big Sur Fire, Chief Matt Harris reports:

  • Last weekend was very busy for BSF. 
  • 2 more cliff rescues but thankfully no wildfires.
  • BSF was only able to provide one patrol on Saturday afternoon/evening and encountered 1 campfire that crews extinguished and made numerous contacts with campers.
  • 2 more weeks left of fire academy training.

Community Emergency Response Team, Martha Karstens:.

  • Unable to attend. 

Ventana Wilderness Alliance, Mike Splain, ED: 

  • 7 VWA Trail Crew & Ranger volunteers contributed 98 hours on 2 coast-side trail patrols. Volunteers conducted brushing & tread-work, contacted 42 visitors, packed out 25 pounds of trash, dismantled 4 user-created fire rings, replenished “no campfire” signage, & installed a backcountry toilet at Estrella Camp.
  • The Scantron machine (to be used for tallying self-registration Wilderness Permit data) arrived at the Big Sur MAF today (7/15/20). The permit form is finalized & 100,000 copies have been ordered.

Esalen Institute. Lacy Shannon:

  • Unable to attend.

17th State Senate District, Colleen Courtney for Senator Bill Monning reports:

  • Unable to attend.

20th Congressional District, Katie Moon and Phil Deppert on behalf of Congressman Jimmy Panetta.

  • Phil, Katie and Butch to install a display of the proposed wind farm off the coast of Big Sur at the MAF next week.
  • Federal PPP to end August 8th and $600 Federal supplement to State UI ends July 31st.
  • Congressional office available to help with SBA loans.
  • International students may now stay in the US to take online courses until schools reopen.
  • Panetta is working to reverse benefit cuts to the Cal Fresh program.

Monterey County Sheriff Department, Deputy Villasenor:

  • Unable to call in.

Community Association of Big Sur, Butch Kronlund. ED:

  • Efforts to gather data on impacts of illegal activities (Roadside camping, illegal campfires) continue.
  • Illegal camping along Highway 1 from Mal Paso Bridge to the SLO County line, over Friday and Saturday night, shows a total of 212 car, truck, trailer, van and RV campers.  .
  • These numbers reflect a consistent disregard for the County ordinance against this activity.

Coyote Fire, San Benito Co. 7/15/20

4:30 pm — I need to separate this one out from the other one as it will go extended and is already grabbing resources from other areas due to structure and lives threats. Evacuations are in progress.

CoyoteFire (San Benito Co) – IC reports 30-50 structures immediately threatened, another 100 will be threatened in the next 12 hours or so. High tension powerlines also in the area.

Offshore Wind Project

Tomorrow the Offshore Wind working group will be presenting to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. Please visit the link below for registration information and directions.

https://montereybay.noaa.gov/sac/2020/200716/agenda.html#directions

This meeting is open to the public, so please share with anyone who may be interested in attending.  

Two wildfires in BEU area

One is just south of the Lockwood exit on the 101:

Incident: 00184 Type: Report of Fire Location: Us101 N / Lockwood Loc Desc: NB Lat/Lon: 36.092778 -121.020000 

Detail Information
3:19 PM4[10] TRANS TO MTRY COM
3:16 PM3[5] [Appended, 15:17:21] [1] SMALL VEG FIRE STARTING ON RHS APPROX 1 JSO LOCKWOOD SAN LUCAS
3:16 PM2[2] FIRE ENRT
3:16 PM1[1] FIRE STARTING ON EAST SIDE OF HWY, JSO LOCKWOOD EXIT

The second is Coyote (near Panoche, I think?), which is much more complex. VLAT 914 is over it per IC “no divert on all air craft due to imminent life threat. SO enroute to assist with evacuations.” Winds and critical ROS towards houses.

Here is a topo of the area. The fire ignition point was where indicated on map. Lots of ranches in the area to evacute.

Coyote Fire, 7/15/20

700 acrs, potential 3000-4000, dangerous rate of spread
two dozers enroute, one from MMU, the other from LPF. I am going to start a separate post on this one, as it is quite serious with the winds.

Fireside Chat with Supervisor Adams

Wednesday, July 15, 20205:00 to 6:00 p.m.
CHANGE OF PLANSAs a result of yesterday’s changes to the State Stay-at-Home Order, Dr. Guss has had to postpone her conversation with Supervisor Mary Adams. 
This month’s Fireside Chat will now include an update on efforts to increase testing capacity by Elsa Jimenez, County Director of Health. You will also be able to ask any questions you have for Mary on County business. 
Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://montereycty.zoom.us/j/92951413496
Wednesday, July 15, 20205:00 to 6:00 pm
Or iPhone one-tap : US: +16699006833,,92951413496# or +12532158782,,92951413496#
Or Telephone:+1 669 900 6833+1 253 215 8782+1 346 248 7799
Webinar ID: 929 5141 3496
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Wednesday, July 15, 20205:00 to 6:00 p.m.Fireside Chats with Supervisor Mary L. Adams is a time to give and gain valuable perspective on the issues facing our community. This month I’ll be discussing the challenge of school reopening with County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Deneen Guss. Please join me. 
Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://montereycty.zoom.us/j/92951413496
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