TATE FIRE
July 11, 2023
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Location: 5300 Block Butte Creek Road near Happy Valley Road, East of Somerset.
First Report: 1:41 PM
Vegetation fire reported with some smoke showing on cameras. Full response in-route.
Update: 1:57 PM
The fire is 2 acres in light sage and oak moving with the wind per arriving engine. 3 additional type 3 engines requested, Air Attack plus 2 tankers arriving over the fire now.
Update: 2:03 PM
The fire is 2-3 acres with slow to moderate rate of spread. The head of the fire is being held up at a dirt road per Air Attack.
Update: 2:56 PM
FIRIS mapped the fire at approximately 5 acres, their perimeter is in the image below, marked in red. Air Attack and tankers have been released, some ground resources also now being released. Minimal smoke remains on cameras.
Update: 4:06 PM
Forward progress stopped at 5 acres per CAL FIRE.
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Update: 7:46 PM
Fire has been remapped at 6.7 acres. Status of the Tate Fire is now Inactive.
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This will be the final update on the Tate Fire unless conditions change.
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For further updates go to: https://app.watchduty.org/i/6400
For air support activity go to: https://www.flightradar24.com/A230/3118a4cb
For camera view of fire go to: https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/2403
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Thanks to all the agencies that responded to the Tate Fire. Like always our men and women on the ground and in the sky did one hell of a job protecting us! A big shout out to the El Dorado County Fire Protection District, Pioneer Fire Protection District, Diamond Springs El Dorado Fire Protection District, Rescue Fire Department and U.S. Forest Service - Eldorado National Forest.
