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Shelter Fire (Ventura County)

Shelter Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: July 12, 2016 10:30 am Date/Time Started: July 11, 2016 12:58 pm Administrative Unit: Ventura County Fire County: Ventura County Location: off Volcan Mountain, north of Julian Estimated – Containment: 15 acres – 100% containment

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Famoso Fire (Kern County)

Famoso Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: July 16, 2016 7:40 am FINAL Date/Time Started: July 15, 2016 11:55 pm Administrative Unit: Kern County Fire County: Kern County Location: off Granite Rd & Famoso Rd, 15 miles east of Famoso Estimated – Containment: 138 acres – 100% contain

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Dunnigan Fire (Yolo County)

Dunnigan Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: July 15, 2016 3:40 pm FINAL Date/Time Started: July 15, 2016 2:00 pm Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit County: Yolo County Location: off County Road 86 & County Road 6, west of Dunnigan Estimated – Containment: 84 acres – 100% contained

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Green Fire (Fresno County)

Green Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: July 16, 2016 7:00 am Date/Time Started: July 15, 2016 4:45 pm Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Fresno County Fire County: Fresno County Location: off Auberry Rd & White Thorne Rd, near Prather Acres Burned – Containment: 120 acres – 60% contained Evacuations: Evacuations are …

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Big Fire (Fresno County)

Big Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: July 13, 2016 5:30 pm FINAL Date/Time Started: July 11, 2016 2:30 pm Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Fresno County Fire County: Fresno County Location: off Watts Valley Rd. & Big Springs Ln, east of Clovis Estimated – Containment: 188 acres – 100% contained

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Sherwood Fire (Ventura County)

Sherwood Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: July 15, 2016 2:00 pm FINAL Date/Time Started: July 13, 2016 3:52 pm Administrative Unit: Ventura County Fire Department County: Ventura County Location: near Lake Sherwood, southwest of Thousand Oaks Estimated – Containment: 78 acres – 100% cont

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Pacheco Fire (Calaveras County)

Pacheco Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: July 14, 2016 9:30 pm Date/Time Started: July 12, 2016 1:14 pm Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Tuolumne Calaveras Unit County: Calaveras County Location: off Lanford Pacheco Rd, south of Valley Springs Estimated – Containment: 341 acres – 95% contained

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Onyx Fire (Kern County)

Onyx Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: July 14, 2016 12:00 pm FINAL Date/Time Started: July 13, 2016 5:08 pm Administrative Unit: Kern County Fire / Sequoia National Forest County: Kern County Location: off Coyote Trail & Rocky Hill, East of Onyx Estimated – Containment: 221 acres – 100% contained

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Erskine Post-Fire BAER (Burned Area Emergency Response)

THREE PHASES OF WILDFIRE RECOVERY There are three phases of recovery following wildfires on federal lands: – Fire Suppression Repair – Emergency Stabilization-Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) – Long-Term Recovery and Restoration Fire Suppression Repair is a series of immediate post-fire actions taken to repair damages and minimize potential soil …

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