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From Cal-Fire:

• Last Updated: July 26, 2008, 8:00 pm
• Date/Time Started: June 25, 2008, 3:15 pm
• Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit
• County: Mariposa County

Location: Telegraph Road and Sherlock Road in the Midpines Area.

• Acres Burned: 16,000 acres

Containment: 0% contained

• Structures Threatened: 2,000 residences in the communities of Midpines, Mariposa, Greeley Hill, Coulterville, Bear Valley, and Mt. Bullion Camp
• Evacuations: Evacuation order is in place for the Midpines community. Evacuation warnings are in place for residences in the immediate area of the fire. An evacuation center has been established at the Mariposa Elementry School.
• Cooperating Agencies: CAL FIRE, Mariposa County Fire, Mariposa Sheriffs Department, BLM, USFS, CCC, and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
• Resources Committed : 84 Total Resources: 1 AirAttack, 4 AirTankers, 3 Helicopters, 94 Engines, 20 Hand Crews, 24 Dozers, and 3 Watertenders.
• Conditions: The fire is burning in the Merced River Drainage, on both sides of the river. The fire is burning with a rapid rate of spread. Accessibility problems due to steep, rocky and isolated terrain.

CAL FIRE Incident Command Team #8 has taken command of the fire.
Fire Information: (209) 966-4784 or (209) 966-4785

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