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Sims/Grape Escaped Prescribed Fire 2018

  • Incident Information:

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    Sims Grape Escaped Prescribed Fire FLA.pdf (3.21 MB) 3.21 MB

  • Location:

    California

  • Date:

    04/25/2018

  • Incident Type:

    Wildfire Declaration

  • Description:

    In the winter of 2017/2018, over the course of a few months, numerous prescribed fire treatments (pile burning) were conducted to meet the objectives of the Sims Fire Restoration-Roadside and Landline Reduction Fuels CE Project. In late afternoon on April 24th and approximately one week after the last ignition entry, fire behavior and intensity increased significantly within the burn unit, leading to a declared escaped prescribed fire on April 25th .

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