Kern River Ranger District Prescribed RX

Unit Information

Sequoia National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
1839 S. Newcomb St
Porterville, CA 93257

Incident Contacts

John Lange, Fuels Battalion #46
Phone: 760 376-3781 ext. 656
Hours: M-F 8:00-4:30

Cindy Thill
Phone: 760 376-3781 ext. 625
Hours: M-F 8:00-4:30

Brian Hellett
Phone: 760 376-3781 ext. 620
Hours: M-F 8:30-4:30

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Fire crews burning hazardous fuel piles in the snow at Greenhorn Summit off Hwy. 155

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PLEASE USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN WHEN DRIVING PAST PRESCRIBED BURN AREAS.

Public and firefighter safety remain our #1 priority-Watch for Smoke across Burlando Road.

This past winter, Kern River Ranger District fire personnel fell trees throughout the Kernville Golf Course, due to drought kill.

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 crews chipped the piled slash from the felled Ash and Locust trees.

Today, May 22, crews will be burning the slash piles from the smaller limbs.

Smoke may be seen off of Burlando Road, (parallel with the burn sites), Kernville, Wofford heights and the east side of the Lake.

Point of Contact is Acting Deputy District Ranger, Marty Gmelin, Kernville Ranger Station at (760) 376-3781, Extension 611, Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

District Fuels Officer: John Lange, Burn Boss: Ed Fulton and (t) Burn Boss Ryan Sampson.

Basic Information

Current as of
Incident Type	Prescribed Fire
Cause	Prescribed Hazardous Fuel Piles
Date of Origin	Wednesday May 22nd, 2019 approx. 10:00 AM
Location	Kern Valley Golf Course
Incident Commander	Burn Boss Ed Fulton, (t) Ryan Sampson
Incident Description	Hazardous Trees Were Felled, On The Golf Course During The Winter. Firefighters Are Burning The Small Diameter Limb Slash.
Coordinates	35.742 latitude, -118.423 longitude

Current Situation

Total Personnel	50
Size	10 Acres
Fuels Involved	Drought loss of Locust and Ash species.
Significant Events	Burn piles

Outlook

Planned Actions	Ignite piles and monitor
Projected Incident Activity	Piles may continue to hold heat and put off some smoke through Thursday.

Current Weather

Weather Concerns	Light rain predicted