{"id":203798,"date":"2026-08-05T08:59:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=203798"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:05:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:05:54","slug":"gann-fire-morning-update-7052-acres-10-contained-1500-personnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=203798","title":{"rendered":"Gann Fire Morning Update, 7,052 Acres, 10% Contained, 1,500 Personnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Andreas, CA&#8230;The Gann Fire is now 7,052 acres. The good news is we are starting to see containment numbers. They tend to be conservative on these so if they are saying 10% there is a good chance they have a handle on much more of the Gann&#8217;s perimeter than this. The cavalry has also fully arrived as they now have 1,500 personnel assigned to the fire. Let&#8217;s hope today they can really start taking the heat out of the Gann.  As Churchill said, \u201cNow this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0001_calfire.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-203801\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0001_calfire.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0001_calfire.png 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0001_calfire-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0001_calfire-30x30.png 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imt6_2018_new_final.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-203800\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imt6_2018_new_final.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imt6_2018_new_final.png 1277w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imt6_2018_new_final-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imt6_2018_new_final-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imt6_2018_new_final-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imt6_2018_new_final-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imt6_2018_new_final-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imt6_2018_new_final-701x701.png 701w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imt6_2018_new_final-1067x1067.png 1067w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/imt6_2018_new_final-30x30.png 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_1029.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-203799\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_1029.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_1029.png 1200w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_1029-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_1029-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_1029-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_1029-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_1029-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_1029-701x701.png 701w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_1029-1067x1067.png 1067w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_1029-30x30.png 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Valley_Springs_1785937400_3412.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-203802\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Valley_Springs_1785937400_3412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Valley_Springs_1785937400_3412.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Valley_Springs_1785937400_3412-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Valley_Springs_1785937400_3412-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Valley_Springs_1785937400_3412-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Valley_Springs_1785937400_3412-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Valley_Springs_1785937400_3412-123x70.jpg 123w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Valley_Springs_1785937400_3412-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Valley_Springs_1785937400_3412-701x394.jpg 701w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Valley_Springs_1785937400_3412-1067x600.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above is Sunrise on the Gann from the Valley Springs Side<\/p>\n<p>The numbers: Size 7,052 acres, Containment 10%, Engines 50, Water Tenders 8, Helicopters 4, Dozers 16, Hand Crews 16, Total Personnel 1500.<\/p>\n<div class=\"section position-relative\">\n<div class=\"section__main\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mt-6\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg\">\n<div class=\"d-flex gap-3 flex-lg-row-reverse\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h1><span class=\"h6 fw-normal d-block m-0\">Incident Update <\/span><span class=\"d-block fw-normal lh-1\">Gann Fire<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<dl class=\"mb-0\">\n<dt class=\"d-inline-block\">Date:<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"d-inline-block me-2\">08\/05\/2026<\/dd>\n<dt class=\"d-inline-block\">Time:<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"d-inline-block\">8:29 AM<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg text-center text-lg-end my-3 my-lg-0\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-lg-end flex-wrap gap-2\">\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"incident-update-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/incidents.fire.ca.gov\/media\/f3pi2wpz\/0001_calfire.png\" alt=\"CAL FIRE\" width=\"60\" \/><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"incident-update-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/incidents.fire.ca.gov\/media\/qbyfsnvz\/imt6_2018_new_final.png\" alt=\"CAL FIRE IMT 6\" width=\"60\" \/><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"incident-update-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/incidents.fire.ca.gov\/media\/b5bbt2m0\/img_1029.png\" alt=\"Calaveras County Sheriff\" width=\"60\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm\">\n<ul class=\"row list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"col-lg-6\"><a class=\"text-decoration-none is-external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CALFIRETCU\" aria-label=\"Cal Fire Facebook\">\u00a0CALFIRETCU\u00a0<i class=\"icon-external-link ms-2 small\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden\">External Link<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"col-lg-6\"><a class=\"text-decoration-none is-external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/CALFIRETCU\" aria-label=\"Cal Fire Twitter\">\u00a0CALFIRETCU\u00a0<i class=\"icon-external-link ms-2 small\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden\">External Link<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"col-lg-6\"><a class=\"text-decoration-none is-external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Calaveras-County-Sheriffs-Office\/100064565807412\/\" aria-label=\"Cal Fire Facebook\">\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Calaveras-County-Sheriffs-Office\/100064565807412\/\u00a0<i class=\"icon-external-link ms-2 small\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden\">External Link<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm text-sm-end\">\n<p class=\"m-0\"><span class=\"fw-bold\">Gann Fire Info Line:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"tel:(209) 754-5527\">(209) 754-5527<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border border-danger-dark mt-4\">\n<h2 class=\"h3 bg-danger-dark fw-normal text-white px-3 py-2\">Incident Facts<\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6\">NameGann Fire<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Start Date\/Time2026-08-03<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Incident StatusActive<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6\">LocationHogan Dam Road and Gann Road, Valley Springs<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">TypeWildfire<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">CauseUnder Investigation<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6\">CountiesCalaveras<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6\">Administration UnitUnified Command: CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit, Calaveras County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6\">Unified Command Agency(s)<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Size7,052<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Containment10%<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Structures Threatened<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Structures Destroyed<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6\">Structures Damaged<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Civilian Injuries<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Firefighter Injuries<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Civilian Fatalities<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Firefighter Fatalities<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border border-danger-dark mt-4\">\n<h2 class=\"h3 bg-danger-dark fw-normal text-white px-3 py-2\">Current Situation<\/h2>\n<div class=\"p-3\">\n<h3 class=\"h4 pb-2 border-bottom\">Press Conferences and Operational Briefings<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"is-external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SkFdAYmydxk&amp;list=PLHcHsKM0Rfd0&amp;pp=sAgC\">Gann Fire Incident Information Videos<i class=\"icon-external-link ms-2 small\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden\">External Link<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p-3\">\n<h3 class=\"h4 pb-2 border-bottom\">Federal Assistance<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"is-external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2026\/08\/04\/governor-newsom-secures-federal-assistance-to-support-response-to-gann-fire-in-calaveras-county\/\">Governor Newsom secures federal assistance to support response to Gann Fire in Calaveras County<i class=\"icon-external-link ms-2 small\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden\">External Link<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border border-danger-dark mt-4\">\n<h2 class=\"h3 bg-danger-dark fw-normal text-white px-3 py-2\">Evacuation Zones<\/h2>\n<div class=\"p-3\">\n<h3 class=\"h4 pb-2 border-bottom\">Evacuation Information:<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"h5\">Evacuation Orders<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Evacuation Orders have been issued for the following zones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CCU-109<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CCU-110<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CCU-130-B<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CCU-139<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CCU-140<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CCU-147<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For current evacuation information or to sign up for alerts visit:\u00a0<strong><a class=\"is-external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sheriff.calaverasgov.us\/\">Calaveras County Sheriff\u2019s Office<i class=\"icon-external-link ms-2 small\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden\">External Link<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"h5\">Evacuation Warnings<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Evacuation Warnings have been issued for the following zones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CCU-111<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CCU-131<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CCU-148<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CCU-153<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For current evacuation information or to sign up for alerts visit:\u00a0<strong><a class=\"is-external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sheriff.calaverasgov.us\/\">Calaveras County Sheriff\u2019s Office<i class=\"icon-external-link ms-2 small\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden\">External Link<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"h5\">Evacuation Shelters<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Valley Springs Veterans Memorial<\/strong>\u00a0(accepts small pets)<br \/>\n189 Pine Street<br \/>\nValley Springs, CA 95252<\/p>\n<p>For current evacuation information or to sign up for alerts visit:\u00a0<strong><a class=\"is-external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sheriff.calaverasgov.us\/\">Calaveras County Sheriff\u2019s Office<i class=\"icon-external-link ms-2 small\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden\">External Link<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"h5\">Animal Evacuation Shelters<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fire.ca.gov\/incident-form\/google.com\/maps?sca_esv=dfc72c22119838cc&amp;output=search&amp;q=calaveras+county+fairgrounds&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=ABfTbFVyMZGZf1hfvX9uKjN_-G8c4u0nXx4bEIpwm1lnNH832U1CFDVh7aOiOPRjGOuZsttGjVtm3SQ8YygAFFH6bpyGYyhZe9NWMDcERh-gIvlvRqmcqHfCksaMHHUgSTHQSVn4MW-IgvfCROA8SEGR2hy3Rel137jv8ZGmRjcVTfoQKCuCkVrgbpVIk6PZLITgNVRP51Z-spwo7xM0RXI1TeKR4B9z4w&amp;entry=mc&amp;ved=1t:200715&amp;ictx=111\"><strong>Calaveras County Fairgrounds<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(accepts large animals)<br \/>\n2465 Gun Club Road<br \/>\nAngels Camp, CA 95222<\/p>\n<p>For current evacuation information or to sign up for alerts visit:\u00a0<strong><a class=\"is-external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sheriff.calaverasgov.us\/\">Calaveras County Sheriff\u2019s Office<i class=\"icon-external-link ms-2 small\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden\">External Link<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For information on Calaveras County Ranch Pass visit:<strong><span data-teams=\"true\"><a class=\"is-external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sheriff.calaverasgov.us\/Outreach\/Ranch-Passes\">Calaveras County Ranch Pass Information<i class=\"icon-external-link ms-2 small\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden\">External Link<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border border-danger-dark mt-4\">\n<h2 class=\"h3 bg-danger-dark fw-normal text-white px-3 py-2\">Assigned Resources<\/h2>\n<div class=\"p-3\">\n<p>Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p-3\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Engines50<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Water Tenders8<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Helicopters4<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Dozers16<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Hand Crews16<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3\">Total Personnel1500<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-6 text-center d-print-none d-none d-md-block\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<footer class=\"global-footer\">\n<div class=\"section mega-footer section--primary pb-5\">\n<div class=\"section__main\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Andreas, CA&#8230;The Gann Fire is now 7,052 acres. The good news is we are starting to see containment numbers. They tend to be conservative on these so if they are saying 10% there is a good chance they have a handle on much more of the Gann&#8217;s perimeter than this. The cavalry has also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":203802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,20,16,1,8,13,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-203798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-angels-camp","category-featured","category-law-enforcement","category-news","category-san-andreas","category-traffic-fire","category-valley-springs","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Valley_Springs_1785937400_3412.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=203798"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":203806,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203798\/revisions\/203806"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/203802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=203798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=203798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=203798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}