2010 Sheep and 2011 Lion Impacts Presented by: Daniel Martinez Supervising Air Quality Inspector May 3,
Sheep Fire Ignited by lightning –Detected 7/17/10 –7/23/10 – Fire at 10 acres. SMS submitted –8/16/10 – Fire at 1246 acres District involved with Management Action Points discussions- 8/22/10 8/24/10 – Parlier 1 hr Ozone 141 ppb (125) - Parlier 8 hour Ozone 104 ppb (75) 8/31/10- Sheep Fire at approximately 1600 acres. SEKI creates FTP site to facilitate info 2
Sheep Fire 3 September 2, 2010 HEALTH CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR FRESNO AND TULARE COUNTIES
Sheep Fire 9/6/ acres 9/16/10 - Cedar Grove - PM hr 335 ug/m3 - PM hr 88 ug/m3 Hume Lake PM hr 247 ug/m3 PM hour 102 ug/m3 NAAQS – 35 ug/m3 4
Sheep Fire Agricultural burning shut down Hazard Reduction Burning shut down Other Rx projects in mountains, foothills and valley floor shut down. Other natural ignitions given a “No-Go” Great Basin APCD / Mariposa Impacted Public Inquires 5
Sheep Fire 6 September 25, 2010 HEALTH CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR VALLEY FLOOR MADERA, FRESNO, KINGS COUNTIES
Sheep Fire 7 October 5, 2010 Rain, Cool Temperatures and Firefighter Efforts slow down the Sheep
Lion Fire Ignited by lightning –Detected 7/8/11 –7/9/11 – Fire at 8 acres. SMS submitted 8
Lion Fire 7/18/11 9
Lion Fire 7/28/11 10 HMS Smoke Detection
Lion Fire 7/28/11 11 Satellite Image
Sheep Fire Agricultural burning shut down Hazard Reduction Burning shut down Other Rx projects in mountains, foothills and valley floor shut down. Other natural ignitions given a “No-Go” Great Basin APCD / Mariposa Impacted Public Inquires 12
Lion Fire 7/28/11 13 Visalia Webcam
Lion Fire 14 July 20, 2011 July 28, 2011
Lion Fire Kernville PM 2.5 Monitor 15 Preliminary, unreviewed data obtained during event accessing online info. Kern APCD assembled graph
Lion Fire Kernville PM 2.5 Monitor 16 Preliminary, unreviewed data obtained during event accessing online info. Kern APCD assembled graph
Lion Fire 8/10/11 17
Lion Fire Agricultural burning shut down Hazard Reduction Burning shut down Other Rx projects in mountains, foothills and valley floor shut down. Other natural ignitions given a “No-Go” Great Basin APCD / Kern APCD Impacted Public Inquires 18
Lion Fire Registered Complaints 7/27/11-7/29/11 7 total 4 from Three Rivers 2 from Kennedy Meadows 1 From unknown location 19
Lion 7/9/11 – 8/27/11 20