You can log onto twitter and type in mt knight for updates.
here is a link to a google overlay showing the Knight fire location http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/kml/conus.kmz - looks to be about situated about 3 miles from us looking north from the top of Star Ridge
Tuol. County Incident Radio Feed: http://www.incidentfeed.com/
Good info from various folks in the know here: http://www.wildlandfire.com/hotlist/showthread.phpt=10017
http://www.wildlandfire.com/hotlist/showthread.php?t=10023
webcam at Mt Eliz looking towards mt knight: http://www.sonnet.com/bob/wsp/
from MODIS @ http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/:
Burnt Area: 275 Acres Location: Tuolumne County, CA (10 Miles North of Twain Harte Calif.) Cause: Under Investigation Incident Team Type: IMT Type 4 Team Leader: Bob Shindelar Containment Status: 0% contained) Expected Containment: Unknown Fuels: Timber and brush
Extreme 0.00 267PRIM
here's a good pic from yesterday
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32160940/ns/local_news-sacramento_ca/
here's the latest though
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/2009072797362/News/Local-News/Knight-Fire-grows-to-275-acres
http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/news_detail.php?ID=399442
http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/news_detail.php?ID=400141
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ReplyDeleteUpdate: 7-27 0800hrs - Per South OPS GACC(http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm): Knight- CA-STF-002207 Fire is 275 acres, 0% containment. Evacuation of Mount Knight started yesterday. Dozer line construction along the ridge of the Middle Fork of the Stanislaus River continued in support of firing operations to protect the community (approximately 30 homes).
Update: 7-27 0600hrs -275+ acres, . According to USFS's Pat Kaunert overnight they were actively fighting the fire overnight and setting backfires. They are working on building a dozer line around the Mt. Knight subdivision to protect it. Firefighters reported intense overnight burning in this heavy fuel laden area. Today the resources on the fire will rise significantly approximately 500 personnel on the fire.