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Basin Complex Fire Takes a Breather

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The GeoMAC mapping image of the Basin Complex fire reveals no active burning at 6:00 pm July 11. It’s hard to believe there has been no advancement on any front since noon today. Commander Deitrich reports the fire has grown to 113,000 acres, an increase of 4,000 acres since this morning.

The Basin incident command maintains their conservative tone in this evening’s report. They still expect the fire to grow to 170,000 acres and do not expect containment until July 30.
Eighteen helicopters and six fixed wing aircraft remain assigned but the total number of firefighters assigned to the incident has dropped by nearly 100 to a total of 2,050.

Thirteen engines were released today while 53 overhead positions were added. These are most likely division and branch supervisors rotating in to take over for guys timing out.
One reason the fire slowed today is the red flag warning expired before sunrise this morning.


Fire command has to be very happy with the fire behavior today. Residents in lower Carmel Valley may have caught a break.
It was a good day but it’s not over yet. Here is the five day weather forecast for the Carmel Valley.
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Posted by on July 12, 2008 • Filed under: 2008 Fire Season, Basin Complex, California Firestorm 2008 • Tagged:
  • Mike

    Thanks for the compliment Anon. I wish I knew the answer to your question.

  • Anonymous

    With conditions as they are I wonder why the huge mandatory evacuation order for Cachagua/Tassajara Road. Surprise hard road closures left some residents with little or no notice. It would be nice to have information along with the order. Thanks for manning the blog-Great Job!!!!!

  • Mike

    Thank you Anon.Vol. Clark, I agree it’s not consistently up to date. I compare it with the Google Earth overlays that I know are well behind and both are close. It can only mean GeoMAC lags.On the other hand I have seen days the map is in sync with scanner traffic and local field reports.It’s a nice visual in any case.Thanks for the comment.Mike

  • Volunteer Clark

    I find the GeoMac Fire Mapper to be very informative but have recently observed that there can be a reporting lag. Some of the Butte Lightning Complex falls within my normal response area and I observed first hand that the reported fire perimeter can lag the actual fire perimeter by more than 24 hours. Another quirk is that it does not show the satellite IR perimeter at all scales, which will drop out depending on how much the image is zoomed in.

  • Anonymous

    Capt. Mike,You rock. Your site is wonderful. Ithas up to date info and great maps not to mention the insight! Thank you 10X