@cdarwin@c.im#GiffordFire
Firing operations began this afternoon.
This methodical strategy is aimed at removing dense vegetation ahead of the main fire to deprive it of fuel and help keep it contained within the Garcia Wilderness.
Ground crews initiated the operation along containment lines around the wilderness border.
Helicopters were used to ignite steep, difficult to reach terrain alon…
@w6kme@mastodon.radioHeader on the northwest flank of the #GiffordFire, really chewing up some acreage the last half hour.
https://cameras.alertcalifornia.org/?pos=35.2205_-120.…
@cdarwin@c.im#GiffordFire
Update from Los Padres National Forest:
Acres: 82,567
Containment: 7%
Last night, firefighters held containment lines along SR166 on the west side, but where the line continued north, the fire crossed Alamo Creek. Dozers previously constructed lines north of SR166 and encountered rocky areas.
However, Night Operations redirected them into Alamo Creek and then nort…
@w6kme@mastodon.radio#GiffordFire has been growing dramatically on its north flank. Lucky shot here, no fewer than FOUR aircraft.
@cdarwin@c.im#GiffordFire
Today is expected to be another active day,
particularly as the fire aligns with topographical features
along grass and brush-covered hillsides.
The main priorities for today include improving containment
lines on the northern flank to prevent the fire from progressing toward the Manchaca Wilderness,
continuing efforts in Cuyama Valley to keep the fire on…
@w6kme@mastodon.radioThis #GiffordFire screenshot gives a good sense of the sheer scale...notice the C-130 tanker drop.
@cdarwin@c.imSeeing smoke from the #GiffordFire down in Santa Barbara
https://share.watchduty.org/i/58187?ts=1754181161000
@w6kme@mastodon.radioStill getting images from the camera on Plowshare Peak, the main repeater link between the Cuyama Valley communities and the rest of Santa Barbara county-it's an important hilltop. The #GiffordFire seems to have burned right up to the site on all sides.
