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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/29/2014 10:05 PM Updated by: thepinetree on 07/30/2014 06:40 AM
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Yosemite El Portal Fire Evening Update. 3,545 Acres, 34% Contained, 864 Personnel

Yosemite, CA...Today’s effort on the El Portal fire resulted in an improved percentage of containment on the southern portion of the fire as well as some steady improvement upon the lower western and easter flanks of the fire. Fire officials do remain concerned over the fire’s growth on the north and northeast sections of the fire perimeter as efforts continue to address problem spots along these areas. Steep, rugged terrain continues to challenge the efforts of firefighters but progress is being made. The weather forecast calls for continued high temperatures reaching as high as 100 degrees near El Portal. These patterns will continue as a high pressure over the region remains stationary. Thunderstorm activity, if any, is predicted to stay to the east of the fire. Fire activity is expected to continue through evening particularly in the north and northeast sections of the fire as a result of poor overnight relative humidity recovery...

JULY 29, 2014
8:00 P.M.

Fire Start: July 26th, 2014 5 P.M.

Location: Old El Portal and Foresta

Cause: Under Investigation

Size: 3545 acres

Percent Contained: 34%

Incident Commander: Carlton Joseph/California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 (CIIMT5)

Fire Summary:
Today’s effort on the El Portal fire resulted in an improved percentage of containment on the southern portion of the fire as well as some steady improvement upon the lower western and easter flanks of the fire. Fire officials do remain concerned over the fire’s growth on the north and northeast sections of the fire perimeter as efforts continue to address problem spots along these areas. Steep, rugged terrain continues to challenge the efforts of firefighters but progress is being made. The weather forecast calls for continued high temperatures reaching as high as 100 degrees near El Portal. These patterns will continue as a high pressure over the region remains stationary. Thunderstorm activity, if any, is predicted to stay to the east of the fire. Fire activity is expected to continue through evening particularly in the north and northeast sections of the fire as a result of poor overnight relative humidity recovery.

Information Phones: Yosemite Call Center: (209) 372-0327 or (209) 372-0328

Total Number of Personnel: 864

Threats: Communities of Old El Portal and Foresta. High voltage transmission lines serving El Portal, Foresta and Merced Sequoia grove.

Road Closures: Big Oak Flat Road between Crane Flat and El Portal Road

Special Information: An additional 224 personnel have arrived to meet the needs of the El Portal fire. Limited threats posed by the Dark Hole fire has reduced staffing to 31 personnel.

California Interagency Incident Mangagement Team 5
Incident Commander Carlton Joseph


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