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Basin Complex Fire Update

This update was prepared at 22:00 hours 7/23/2008.

INFO HOTLINE: (805) 961-5770

Back-burning operations continue this week. A charged hose line totaling 27,000 ft. is now in place along the dozer line. The final stages of the back burn now commence along the dozer line from the Laurel Springs area to the LP dam. If all goes well, we should be wrapping things up soon. Let's pray that the burn goes well and that our community can return to normal, but maybe with a little less gossip....

Entry into our community is still limited to emergency vehicles, residents, employees, and deliveries. The situation is still dynamic, so be ready for anything.

Residents et. al. can get a pass at the Sleepy Hollow road closure, at any of the public meetings, and at the Carmel River Ranger Station on Nason Rd. Passes can also be obtained through the Monterey County Sheriffs Office at (831) 647-7702.

Life in the Fire Lane by Kelly Erin O'brien (KUSP 88.9 and 91.7 FM)

Sitting with Fire by The Jamesburg Crew

Crews Wait for the Basin Fire to Approach by Kera Abraham

<SPCA of Monterey County> can help with transporting your animals.

Buy a Basin Complex Fire T-shirt(s) for $20.00 each! Proceeds benefit the Cachagua Fire Volunteers, Big Sur Fire Brigade, and Mid Coast Fire Brigade. The shirts will be sold in Cachagua at the the the base camp, and at the Cachagua General Store. They are also being sold at the Chatterbox Restaurant and the Taqueria Del Valle in the Village, and at the PassionFish Restaurant in Pacific Grove.

Our local resident, Joleen Lambert Skinner, did the artwork. You will certainly want to help your local firefighters by purchasing a few T-shirts. This shirt reminds all of us that volunteerism is what makes the world go round. The earnings will help your local firefighters buy needed equipment.

Basin Shirt White XL

A special thanks goes out to CA-CFC-Task Force 7756 Lima, which is composed of the district's Heavy Equipment Division:

7756 Lima Leader, Fire Chief Skee Stanley
Dozer-7755 (D-5) Operator Tim Koster
Dozer-7756 (D-6) Operator Terry Bishop
Dozer-7757 (D-6) Operator Dean Coradray
Dozer-7758 (D-6) Operator Callie King

The district's dozer task force put in over 45 miles of firing and containment lines.

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More Info:

http://www.fire.ca.gov

http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres/conditions/

BE PREPARED just in case.

You are encouraged to call the Cachagua Fire Department with any concerns, questions, suggestions, and compliments by calling (831) 659-7700.

This update was prepared at 22:00 hours 7/23/2008.

Cachagua Fire Protection District ~ P.O. Box 2090,Carmel Valley, CA 93924

on District ~ P.O. Box 2090, Carmel Valley, CA 93924