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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel> <atom:link href="http://inciweb.org/feeds/rss/articles/i/1455/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>InciWeb Incident Articles for Sherwin</title><link>http://inciweb.org/forest/1455/</link><description>Latest articles for Sherwin Wildland Fire</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:45:13 -06:00</pubDate><language>en-us</language><item><title><![CDATA["Sherwin Fire Update (Sherwin Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1455/7624/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1455/7624/</guid><description><![CDATA["  Sherwin Fire Update Yesterday, Sunday August 3, at approximately 11:45 a.m., crews began to respond to the Sherwin Fire burning two miles south of the Town of Mammoth Lakes. The Sherwin Creek Road was closed and Sherwin Creek Campground, Laurel Lakes camp, and the YMCA camp were all evacuated. Airtankers and helicopters were used on the fire during the afternoon, as well as handcrews and engines. By nightfall the fire had grown to about 50 acres. Handcrews and other resources remained on the fire until about 10:30 pm, when the winds began to move the fire in different and unpredictable directions and the Incident Commander made the decision to move all personnel to safety zones. Due to the proximity of the Town of Mammoth Lakes a Type II Incident Management Team was ordered to bring in new resources and expertise for suppressing the fire. This morning five airtankers and four helicopters assisted the crews on the ground. The fire was mapped from the air resulting in a fire size of..."]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:58:00 -06:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>