VEGETATION FIRE GROVELAND CALIFIRNIA

Groveland Ca. CalFire is working a Vegetation Fire on Hwy 120 and East Sprague Rd. Hard Road Closure has been requested in the area.  We will bring you more details as they become available. USFS has also been dispatched.

**PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THE AREA**

Update: 8:15pm Incident IC had to make Aircraft Resource Order as of this time or they would have no Air Support tomorrow per scanner traffic. Resource order for Immediate Need Ground Resources being made at this time. Settling in for the long fight. *

Update: 8:00pm 150ac per the IC with potential for 500 ac.

CalFire has activated FMAG https://www.fema.gov/fire-management-assistance-grant-program

Update: 6:50pm Wind Shifts are hampering efforts at containment lines. 30 plus acres per AA440.

Update: 6:37pm Shaky containment on the Eastern Side of the incident. Resources are still inbound to this incident.

Calls for additional Strike Teams have been placed.

Talks over scanner of Evacuation on Hell’s Hollow Road at Hwy 120.

The VLAT and additional Air Tankers and Copters are on order.

**PLEASE STAY OUT OF THE EFFECTED AREA SO FIRE FIGHTERS CAN WORK.**

**NOT OFFICIAL PERIMETER ONLY GENERAL AREA EFFECTED. **

WIDE BIGCREEK

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07/29/2015 16:28 D54 SMOKE STF-2529
Smoke Check 298.5 degrees 2.5-3 miles in the Big Creek Shaft Rd area . . E43 ED5 PAT41 . 37.823 x 120.148