Mp18

Growth

Per interagency perimeter data, the MP18 containment moved from 98% to 100%.

Per interagency perimeter data, the MP18 was remapped 2 acres lower to 7,599.

Per interagency perimeter data, the MP18 containment moved from 95% to 98%.

Per interagency perimeter data, the MP18 containment moved from 94% to 95%.

Per interagency perimeter data, the MP18 containment moved from 93% to 94%.

Current Situation: Across the Mile Post 18 Fire landscape, containment is increasing daily, key incident objectives are being achieved, and personnel and equipment are being released as part of the planned rightsizing of the incident management organization. As fire activity decreases and operational needs change, the incident no longer requires the same level of staffing and equipment needed duri...

Per interagency perimeter data, the MP18 containment moved from 92% to 93%.

Current Situation: Fire operations continue to transition from active suppression to repair, patrol, and hazard mitigation. Crews completed hazard tree removal and water barring along Norton Creek and Mill Creek Roads. Chipping operations were completed Hostler Ridge and Hostler Road Area while crews continued monitoring the fire area for heat signatures. Today , resources will patrol the Highway ...

Per interagency perimeter data, the MP18 containment moved from 91% to 92%.

Current Situation: Yesterday, the Mile Post 18 Fire produced only a minimal amount of smoke, well interior on the fire in inaccessible areas, causing no threat to contingency lines or an increase in the existing fire footprint. On the west and northwest sides of the fire, crews dug out smoking stump holes and backhauled a small amount of remaining material. On the northeast side, crews used approv...

Current Situation: Highway 96 had no issues with fire rollout yesterday and remained open all day and overnight. Burning stumps along Mill Creek and Oil Springs Roads have potential to undermine the roadbeds, so firefighters worked to extinguish many of these burning stumps along these roads. Woodchippers worked along the upper Oil Springs Road toward Mill Creek. Oil Springs Road was also graded y...

Per interagency perimeter data, the MP18 was remapped 9 acres lower to 7,601 and containment moved from 74% to 91%.

Current Situation: Command of the Mile Post 18 Fire was transferred to California Interagency Incident Management Team 2 yesterday evening. California Team 2 recognizes California Team 1 for the extraordinary efforts they made in suppressing much of MP18 Fire. Their decisive actions coordinating air and ground resources slowed the fire’s spread and established secure containment lines under diffic...

Operational Update: The fire continues to hold within its existing footprint as firefighters are beginning to implement a suppression repair plan. This is a strategy used during a fire to restore the land, prevent extreme soil erosion, and protect cultural and natural resources from the impacts of firefighting. Slightly higher temperatures today could help crews in locating and extinguishing heat ...

Operational Update: Despite changing wind directions Friday, the fire continues to hold within its existing footprint. Overnight, an infrared flight was conducted to map hotspots, allowing ground crews to locate and extinguish them today. Crews are chipping woody debris and brush along Oil Springs Road and Mill Creek Road to strengthen the containment line by reducing fuel loads. Southwest winds m...