{"id":7954,"date":"2015-07-31T14:08:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T21:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=7954"},"modified":"2015-07-31T14:08:29","modified_gmt":"2015-07-31T21:08:29","slug":"the-big-creek-tcu-fire-update-204-acres-evacuations-lifted-35-contained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=7954","title":{"rendered":"The Big Creek TCU Fire Update…204 Acres, Evacuations Lifted, 35% Contained"},"content":{"rendered":"

Groveland, CA…Current Situation: Acreage and containment continue holding steady since yesterday, but the extreme and historically dry fuel conditions remain a serious concern. With frequent spotting, this fire still remains a threat to firefighters and residents. Motorists driving in the area of the fire, especially on Highway 120, are asked to exercise great caution to avoid fire equipment and crews. Evacuations: Lifted at 6 p.m. 7-30-15, and residents were allowed to return to their homes. <\/p>\n

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BIG CREEK\u00a0 <\/b><\/span><\/span>TCU Incident Update<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

July 30, 2015, 12:45.M.<\/span><\/p>\n

www.fire.ca.gov<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Fire Information Line: 209\/754-5527<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Location:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Highway 120 between Hells Hollow and Sprague Rd East, Groveland<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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County:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Tuolumne County<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Acres:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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204<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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% Containment:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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35%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Start Date<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

and Time:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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July 29<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n

4:30p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Expected Containment:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Injuries:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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None<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Structures Destroyed:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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None<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Cause:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Under investigation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ASSIGNED:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
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Fire Engines:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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42<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bulldozers:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Water Tenders:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fire Crews:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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17<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Air attack:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

Air tankers:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

Helicopters:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Total Personnel:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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521<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n
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Current Situation:<\/b><\/span> Acreage and containment continue holding steady since yesterday, but the extreme and historically dry fuel conditions remain a serious concern. With frequent spotting, this fire still remains a threat to firefighters and residents. Motorists driving in the area of the fire, especially on Highway 120, are asked to exercise great caution to avoid fire equipment and crews. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n
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Evacuations:<\/b><\/span> Lifted at 6 p.m. 7-30-15, and residents were allowed to return to their homes. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n
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Evacuation Centers: <\/b><\/span>Groveland Community Hall \u2013 The evacuation center has been closed<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n
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Cooperating Agencies:<\/b><\/span> US Forest Service, Tuolumne County Fire Department, Stanislaus Consolidated, Copperopolis Fire, Central Fire, San Andreas Fire, Georgetown, Diamond Springs, Santa Barbara County, Groveland Community Services District, Lathrop \u2013 Manteca, Los Angeles County, Orange County, California Office of Emergency Services, California Department of Corrections, Hetch Hetchy Water and Power, PG&E, California Highway Patrol, Tuolumne County<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n
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Groveland, CA…Current Situation: Acreage and containment continue holding steady since yesterday, but the extreme and historically dry fuel conditions remain a serious concern. With frequent spotting, this fire still remains a threat to firefighters and residents. Motorists driving in the area of the fire, especially on Highway 120, are asked to exercise great caution to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7954","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=7954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7954\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}