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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/1492/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>InciWeb Incident Articles for Slinkard Fire</title><link>http://inciweb.org/forest/1492/</link><description>Latest articles for Slinkard Fire Wildland Fire</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:38:21 -06:00</pubDate><language>en-us</language><item><title><![CDATA["August 24, 2008 -- Final Slinkard Fire Update (Slinkard Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1492/7983/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1492/7983/</guid><description><![CDATA["August 24, 2008 @ 8:00 a.m.SLINKARD FIRESTATUS:  Estimated Acres Burned: 374  Estimated Percent Contained: 100% Expected Full Containment: August 24, 2008Cause: Lightning Date Started: August 17, 2008 Structures Threatened: NoneRESOURCES:Crews: 8 Engines: 5Helicopters: 0Dozers: 1 Water Tenders: 4Total Resources Assigned: 302~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Current Situation: The fire is located approximately four miles southeast of Seiad Valley. Fire behavior was minimal during the night and was limited to creeping and smoldering of interior islands of unburned material within the fire perimeter. Firefighters expect no additional fire growth. Fire suppression repair of indirect dozer lines and roadways on all divisions of the fire have been completed. Fire crews made significant progress with mop up operations along the fire perimeter. Today&amp;#39;s Objectives: Fire crews will continue mop-up operations along the northern perimeter of the fire - the south side of State..."]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:44:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Slinkard Fire Update -- August 23, 2008 (Slinkard Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1492/7963/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1492/7963/</guid><description><![CDATA["Update No. FS-08-0823-01 August 23, 2008 @ 8:00 a.m.SLINKARD FIRE ­ Status: Estimated Acres Burned: 374Estimated Percent Contained: 85%Expected Full Containment: August 24, 2008Date Started: August 17, 2008Cause: Lightning Structures Threatened: None Resources: Crews: 14 Engines: 10Helicopters: 0Dozers: 1 Water Tenders: 12Total Resources Assigned: 431~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Current Fire Situation: The fire is located approximately four miles southeast of Seiad Valley and is burning in timber with heavy fuels and pockets of multiple snags. Fire behavior was minimal during the night and was limited to creeping and smoldering of interior islands of unburned material within the fire perimeter. Firefighters expect no additional fire growth.Today&amp;#39;s Objectives: Fire crews will hold the fire and mop up hot spots along the northern perimeter of the fire - the south side of State Highway 96. Fire suppression damage repair efforts will be completed on indirect dozer..."]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:49:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Slinkard Fire Update -- August 22, 2008 (Slinkard Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1492/7952/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1492/7952/</guid><description><![CDATA["August 22, 2008 @ 8:00 a.m.SLINKARD FIRESTATUS    Estimated Acres Burned: 374  Estimated Percent Contained: 70% Expected Full Containment: August 24, 2008 Date Started: August 17, 2008 Cause: Lightning Structures Threatened: 13 residences RESOURCESCrews: 14 Engines: 11Helicopters: 2Dozers: 4 Water Tenders: 8Total Resources Assigned: 412 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Current Fire Situation: The fire is located approximately four miles southeast of Seiad Valley and is burning in timber with heavy fuels and pockets of multiple snags. Fire behavior was minimal during the night and was limited to creeping and smoldering of interior islands of unburned material within the fire perimeter. Today&amp;#39;s Objectives: Fire crews will continue to provide point protection for structures along Highway 96 and will continue burning operations along State Highway 96. Firefighters will hold the fire and mop up hot spots along the fire perimeter. Fire suppression damage repair efforts..."]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:40:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Slinkard Fire Update -- August 21, 2008 (Slinkard Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1492/7929/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1492/7929/</guid><description><![CDATA["August 21, 2008 @ 8:00 a.m.SLINKARD FIRE UPDATESTATUS   Estimated Acres Burned: 290  Estimated Percent Contained: 40% Expected Full Containment: August 24, 2008 Date Started: August 17, 2008Cause: Lightning Structures Threatened: 13 residencesRESOURCESCrews: 18 Engines: 21Helicopters: 4Dozers: 4 Water Tenders: 8Total Resources Assigned: 501 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Current Fire Situation: The fire is located approximately four miles southeast of Seiad Valley and is burning in timber with heavy fuels and pockets of multiple snags. Steep terrain, rolling burning material, and snags are limiting direct fire suppression opportunities along the northern flank of the fire. Fire behavior was minimal during the night and was limited to creeping and smoldering due to high relative humidity. Today&amp;#39;s Objectives: Fire crews will continue to provide point protection for structures along Highway 96 and will strengthen indirect hand lines and prepare for burning operations along the ridge system..."]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:04:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Seiad Valley Community Meeting Notice -- August 20 (Slinkard Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/announcements/article/1492/7910/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/announcements/article/1492/7910/</guid><description><![CDATA["Slinkard Fire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Community Meeting 7:00 pm TonightWednesday, August 20, 2008Seiad Valley Volunteer Fire StationThe Klamath National Forest and Northern California Interagency Incident Management Team II will discuss the current fire situation and the firefighting actions that are planned for the next several days. Cooperating agencies:Seiad Valley Volunteer Fire Department, Seiad Fire Safe Council, Siskiyou County Office of Emergency Services (OES), Siskiyou County Sheriff&amp;#39;s Department, Pacific Power &amp;amp; Light, CalTransAll interested are invited to"]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:27:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Slinkard Fire Update -- August 20, 2008 (Slinkard Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1492/7909/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1492/7909/</guid><description><![CDATA["Update No. FS-08-0820-01 August 20, 2008 @ 8:00 a.m.SLINKARD FIRESTATUS   RESOURCES Estimated Acres Burned: 223  Crews: 15 Engines: 17Estimated Percent Contained: 15% Helicopters: 4Expected Full Containment: August 30, 2008 Dozers: 5 Water Tenders: 8Cause: Lightning Date Started: August 17, 2008 Total Resources Assigned: 431 Structures Threatened: 13 residences  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Current Fire Situation: The fire is located approximately four miles southeast of Seiad Valley and is burning in timber with heavy fuels and pockets of multiple snags. Steep terrain, rolling burning material, and snags are limiting direct fire suppression opportunities along the northern flank of the fire, and restricting night shift operations. The fire continues to spread downhill north towards Highway 96 and west towards Walker Creek.Today&amp;#39;s Objectives: Fire crews will provide point protection for structures along Highway 96 and will scout the ridge..."]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:19:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Forest Road - Emergency Closure No. 08-05-674 (Slinkard Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1492/7930/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1492/7930/</guid><description><![CDATA["ORDER NO. 08-05-674KLAMATH NATIONAL FORESTEMERGENCY CLOSURE Printable PDF | Closure MapPursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(b), and to promote public safety and to protect natural resources, the following acts are prohibited within the Klamath National Forest. This Order is effective from 1200 hours on August 19, 2008, until the Slinkard fire is fully suppressed. Being on Forest Road No. 46N64 from its intersection with the private land boundary in SW1/4 Section 18, Township 46 N., Range 11 W., Mount Diablo Meridian (MDM), to its termination in NE1/4 Section 2, Township 45 N., Range 12 W., MDM, as shown on Exhibit A.36 CFR 261.54(e)Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order.Persons with a permit from the Forest Service specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in performance of an official duty. Owners or lessees of private land in the area..."]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:35:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Slinkard Fire Update -- August 19, 2008 (Slinkard Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1492/7908/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1492/7908/</guid><description><![CDATA["Update NoFS-08-0819-01 August 19, 2008 @ 8:00 a.m.SLINKARD FIRESTATUS   RESOURCESEstimated Acres Burned: 150  Crews: 10 Engines: 9Estimated Percent Contained: 6% Helicopters: 2Expected Full Containment: TBD Dozers: 1 Water Tenders: 4Cause: Lightning Date Started: August 17, 2008 Total Resources Assigned: 112 Structures Threatened: TBD  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Current Fire Situation: The fire is located approximately four miles southeast of Seiad Valley and is active on all flanks and is burning in timber with heavy fuels and pockets of multiple snags. There is high potential for fire growth due to dry fuels, steep topography, and rolling burning material. Smoke inversions may limit the use of aircraft support.Today&amp;#39;s Objectives: Fire crews are assessing the need for point protection for structures along Highway 96 in Seiad Valley. Firefighters will construct indirect fireline along the western and southeastern flanks of the fire.Area..."]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:08:00 -06:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>