Pinnacles Fire, SBNF, Sept 19

[sarah]

Started 09-19 at 15:05. Check the conditions before you head up this weekend.
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/505/

Summary
Burning about 2 miles north of Deer Lodge Park area. The fire is currently burning to the NW and no stuctures are currently threatened. No evacuations are in effect at this time.

Basic Information
Updated 2006-09-19 15:48:56 ET
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Under Investigation
Date of Origin 09/19/2006 at 0929 hrs.
Location Pinnacles OHV area
4 miles North West of Lake Arrowhead
Incident Commander Randt Clauson
Current Situation
Size 300 acres
Percent Contained Not available
Estimated Containment Date Not available

[sarah]

From my camera phone:
http://sw33t.com/moblog/img.php?i=60.jpg

[swbooking]

MY Favorite Trail! My Manager is also a fire captin/sheif (one of those) and he said that they're predidcting that it will be headed back toward the mountain area later on because of wind changes. Hope not thats my house!

[Bachman]

So that's were the smoke is comming from...

[sarah]

Eek. The wind did definitely change a few times. Hope everyone in the area is able to stay safe. We're starting to get smoked out here.

Voluntary Evacuations for Marianas Heights area and Apple Valley Highlands are currently in effect. An Evacuation center is set up at Victor Valley College, 18422 Bear Valley Rd, Victorville, CA. The Horseman Center at 24320 Hwy 18 in Apple Valley has been designated as an animal shelter. The fire started about 2 miles north of Deer Lodge Park area. The fire is currently burning to the NE.

[Old Fart]

As of 7:00 AM, there was little change in the fire. It's size remains
at roughly 2,500 acres. "The fire has laid down real well," said one
official Tuesday evening, "with no open running flame" The only
problem area is the northeast corner near Apple Valley. Helicopter
operations are to resume shortly, with fixed wing operations to resume
after 8 AM.

Tuesday afternoon, the fire reached a trigger point along Deep Creek,
causing officials to issue voluntary evacuations for the Highlands and
Mariannas areas of Apple Valley, east of the Lake Silverwood spillway.

The Pinnacles Fire started just south of the shooting area along
Highway 173 near Lake Arrowhead. Firefighters had a shakey containment
on the fire shortly after 10 AM Tuesday, but the fire escaped
containment just before 11 AM and has spread rapidly. It jumped and
spotted to the north in gusty southerly winds Tuesday afternoon,
burning north and northwestward toward Apple Valley.

There is no immediate threat to the Lake Arrowhead area. No structures
are threatened. The only roadway closed is Highway 173 between Grass
Valley road and Arrowhead Lakes Road in Apple Valley.

[Old Fart]

Voluntary Evacuations for Marianas Heights area and Apple Valley
Highlands are currently in effect. An Evacuation center is set up at
Victor Valley College, 18422 Bear Valley Rd, Victorville, CA. The
Horseman Center at 24320 Hwy 18 in Apple Valley has been designated as
an animal shelter. The fire started about 2 miles north of Deer Lodge
Park area. The fire is currently burning to the NE.

Highway 173 is closed in both directions from Grass Valley Road to
Lake Arrowhead Road, due to the Pinnacles Fire until further notice.
Basic Information
Updated 2006-09-20 12:25:39 ET
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Under Investigation
Date of Origin 09/19/2006 at 0929 hrs.
Location Pinnacles OHV area
4 miles North West of Lake Arrowhead
Incident Commander Don Garwood
Current Situation
Size 2,500 acres
Percent Contained 10%
Estimated Containment Date 09/23/2006 at 1800 hrs.
Total Personnel 221
Fuels Involved

Brush and grass. Some pockets of trees.
Fire Behavior

Fire continued to back down Deep Creek during on the north throughout
the evening.
Today's Significant Events

Hwy 173 closed. OHV enthusiasts are encouraged to not enter the fire
area. The Pinncales OHV staging area is closed. Forest roads 2N25,
2N75, 2N38, 3N34, 3N59A and 2N33 @ 2N34 are closed. The PCT is closed
in the lower Deep Creek area.
Outlook
Estimated Date of Control Not available
Planned Actions

Continue line construction.
Projected Movement

Growth Potential

The potential for growth is high
Terrain Difficulty

Steep rugged terrain. Difficult access. Thick brush that hasn't burned
in 70 years in places.
Containment Target

September 23,2006 at 6 PM
Remarks

Resources on Scene: 16 handcrews, 8 watertenders, 2 dozers, 21
engines, 4 helicopters, 5 fixed-wing aircraft.
Weather
Current Wind Conditions 9/G19 mph SE
Current Temperature 54 degrees
Current Humidity 35 %
Forecasted Wind Conditions 12 mph W
Forecasted Temperature 76 degrees
Forecasted Humidity 22 %

[Old Fart]

As of 7:00 PM, the Pinnacles Fire remains at roughly 2,500 acres.
Significant fire activity on Wednesday was limited to the northwestern
side of the fire in 70-year-old vegetation. Fire crews managed to
increase the fire's containment to 55%. Fire officials believe that
the fire was "human caused" and is expected to be contained by
Saturday, according to news sources.

Tuesday afternoon, the fire reached a trigger point along Deep Creek,
causing officials to issue voluntary evacuations for the Highlands and
Mariannas areas of Apple Valley, east of the Lake Silverwood spillway.

The Pinnacles Fire started just south of the shooting area along
Highway 173 near Lake Arrowhead. Firefighters had a shakey containment
on the fire shortly after 10 AM Tuesday, but the fire escaped
containment just before 11 AM and has spread rapidly. It jumped and
spotted to the north in gusty southerly winds Tuesday afternoon,
burning north and northwestward toward Apple Valley.

A post smolders along Highway 173 just south of the Arrowhead Fish and
Game Conservation Club Shooting Range near the point of origin of the
fire. (Photo by Scott Straley.)

There is no immediate threat to the Lake Arrowhead area. No structures
are threatened. The only roadway closed is Highway 173 between Grass
Valley road and Arrowhead Lakes Road in Apple Valley.

[maddmike]

all the smoke from this fire must have been what made the most amazing red sun i've seen on the beach since i've lived here. about 3pm in the afternoon the sky turned pink with a red sun hovering over the oceanic horizon.

sorry i don't have any pics but it looked stunning.

[Old Fart]

Smoke is still pretty thick. I'm just SW of you (work for LAX) and the planes are dissapearing right after departure.

[Russ Chung]

all the smoke from this fire must have been what made the most amazing red sun i've seen on the beach since i've lived here. about 3pm in the afternoon the sky turned pink with a red sun hovering over the oceanic horizon.

sorry i don't have any pics but it looked stunning.

Mike, I think that the smoke plume over the beach area yesterday came from the Day fire in the Los Padres National Forest. Here's a satellite image taken yesterday at about 2:30 pm PDT; you can see that the smoke plume was heading in your direction. Unfortunately, the satellite image doesn't show the Pinnacle fire

[Black & Tan TJ]

Russ is the man!
Yes it was very pink/red yesterday at the beach.

B&T TJ