2010 Sheep and 2011 Lion Impacts

Presented by:

Daniel Martinez

Supervising Air Quality Inspector

May 3, 2012

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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

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Sheep Fire

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September 2, 2010

HEALTH CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR FRESNO AND TULARE COUNTIES

Sheep Fire

• 9/6/10 - 4395 acres• 9/16/10 -• Cedar Grove

- PM 2.5 1 hr 335 ug/m3

- PM 2.5 24-hr 88 ug/m3 • Hume Lake

• PM 2.5 1-hr 247 ug/m3• PM 2.5 24 hour 102 ug/m3NAAQS – 35 ug/m3

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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

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Sheep Fire

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September 25, 2010

HEALTH CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR VALLEY FLOORMADERA, FRESNO, KINGS COUNTIES

Sheep Fire

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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

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Lion Fire 7/18/11

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Lion Fire 7/28/11

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• HMS Smoke Detection

Lion Fire 7/28/11

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• 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

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Lion Fire 7/28/11

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• Visalia Webcam

Lion Fire

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July 20, 2011 July 28, 2011

Lion Fire Kernville PM 2.5 Monitor

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Preliminary, unreviewed data obtained during event accessing online info. Kern APCD assembled graph

Lion Fire Kernville PM 2.5 Monitor

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Preliminary, unreviewed data obtained during event accessing online info. Kern APCD assembled graph

Lion Fire 8/10/11

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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

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Lion Fire

Registered Complaints

7/27/11-7/29/11 7 total

4 from Three Rivers

2 from Kennedy Meadows

1 From unknown location

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Lion 7/9/11 – 8/27/11

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