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California Wildfires 10.31.19 Update Risk Services Division 31 October, 2019 Legal Notice All consulting services performed by HUB are advisory in nature. All resultant reports are based upon conditions and practices observed by HUB and information supplied by the client. Any such reports may not identify or contemplate all unsafe conditions and practices; others may exist. HUB does not imply, guarantee or warrant the safety of any of the client’s properties or operations or that the client or any such properties or operations are in compliance with all federal, state or local laws, codes, statutes, ordinances, standards or recommendations. All decisions in connection with the implementation, if any, of any of HUB’s advice or recommendations shall be the sole responsibility of, and made by, the client.The advice and recommendations submitted in this plan constitute neither a warranty of future results nor an assurance against risk. This material represents the best judgment of HUB and is based on information obtained from both open and closed sources. HUB Risk Services Sensitive 31 October 2019 California Wildfires For Official Use Only 12:00 PT California Wildfires Status at (12:00 PT) 31 October, 2019 . Kincade Fire, Sonoma County: 76,825 acres, 60% contained . Easy Fire, Los Angeles County: 1491 acres, 5% contained . Getty Fire, Los Angeles County: 745 acres, 39% contained . 46 Fire, Riverside County: 300acres, 5% contained . Hillside Fire: San Bernardino County: 200 acres, 50% contained . Approximately 53,000 homes in Southern California are affected by Pacific Gas & Electric power shut-off in effort to prevent additional wildfires Sensitive Page 2 of 16 For Official Use Only HUB Risk Services Sensitive 31 October 2019 California Wildfires For Official Use Only 12:00 PT Summary As of 12:00 PT (20:00 UTC), thirteen fires are active across the state of California. Several significant fires are burning in Sonoma, Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. Getty Fire The Getty Fire is located at 1800 North Sepulveda Blvd, Brentwood, Los Angeles. The fire has burned 745 acres and is 39% contained. Adverse weather conditions continue to challenge firefighters. An Extreme Flag Warning remains in effect through 6:00pm today. Strong Santa Ana winds with peak wind gusts of 30- 50mph are forecast. Relative humidity is forecast to drop to single digits with no recoveries expected overnight. Combined weather factors continue to create extreme fire weather conditions which may increase the danger of fire growth and behavior. As of 10:00am PT, Mandatory Evacuation Orders and Warnings have been lifted with some exceptions as described following. Sensitive Page 3 of 16 For Official Use Only HUB Risk Services Sensitive 31 October 2019 California Wildfires For Official Use Only 12:00 PT Getty Fire Evacuation Details Effective 10:00am PT all Mandatory Evacuation Orders and Warnings are lifted with the following exceptions: . Tigertail Rd at Deerbrook Ln to Chickory Ln . Stonehill Ln . Lindenwood Ln . Sky Ln . Canna Rd . Chickory Ln . Bluestone Tr to Bluegrass Wy . Bluestone Tr . Bluegrass Ln . Bluegrass Wy The Fire Incident Command continues to monitor the affected fire areas, as well as those areas remaining closed due to critical infrastructure or safety hazards. The Los Angeles Police Department has a strong presence in the repopulated and evacuated areas for the next several days to ensure the protection of residents and property. Sensitive Page 4 of 16 For Official Use Only HUB Risk Services Sensitive 31 October 2019 California Wildfires For Official Use Only 12:00 PT Easy Fire Fire crews continue to make good progress on increasing containment on the brush fire near Simi Valley, Moorpark and Thousand Oaks. The Easy fire is currently at 1,723 acres with 10 percent containment. Fire crews are working throughout the day to put out hot spots and secure lines around the fire. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Gusty Santa Ana winds continue to affect Ventura County today in the usual wind prone areas. Strongest winds are prominent in the areas of Wiley Ridge, Happy Camp Canyon, and Boney Mountain with sustained winds 10 to 25 mph and gusts 25 to 40 mph. Winds will start to subside this morning and most locations should see wind gusts below 25 mph by mid-afternoon. Offshore winds are expected to continue through Friday but remain below Red Flag criteria for most locations. The National Weather Service may extend the Red Flag Warning for Ventura County Mountains and some Valley locations into Friday. Currently, there are no Santa Ana events forecasted for the following week. All Evacuation orders have been lifted. Sensitive Page 5 of 16 For Official Use Only HUB Risk Services Sensitive 31 October 2019 California Wildfires For Official Use Only 12:00 PT Kincade Fire The Kincade fire has been active for eight days and is burning northeast of Geyserville in Sonoma County. The fire has burned 76,825acres and is 60% contained. Up to 90,015 structures are threatened and at least 282 residential and commercial structures have been destroyed and 50 damaged. Currently 5,245 personnel are assigned to the fire and continue to mitigate structure threats and look for opportunities to construct control lines. Numerous firefighting air tankers are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow. Fire personnel made good progress in their firefighting efforts overnight due to favorable weather conditions. Access to the northern part of the fire remains challenging because of steep terrain and narrow roads, but firefighters will continue to build on the progress they made today with even more control lines being established Red Flag Warnings in the area have been lifted. Sensitive Page 6 of 16 For Official Use Only HUB Risk Services Sensitive 31 October 2019 California Wildfires For Official Use Only 12:00 PT Kincade Fire Evacuation Orders Zone 1B: West of Lake County Line, North and East of Highway 128. South of Cloverdale, East of Asti Road/Geyserville Ave at Canyon Road. Including Asti Rd Zone 2: Hwy 128 North Knights Valley Area to the Napa County Line Zone3C: Area South of Highway 128 and the fireline, East of Windsor Town limits, North of Faught Road at Shiloh Road and the Zone 5B boundary Zone 5B: Area South of Highway 128 and Yellow Jacket Ranch Road, West of Highway 128 and the Zone 6 boundary to the Zone 3C boundary, including areas accessed East of Shiloh Ridge Road at Mayacama Club Drive Sensitive Page 7 of 16 For Official Use Only HUB Risk Services Sensitive 31 October 2019 California Wildfires For Official Use Only 12:00 PT State Fire Maps 1. Burris Fire: Mendocino County, Potter Valley Rd and Hwy 20 east of Capella, is now 703 acres and 92% contained. CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit. Evacuation warnings have been lifted. For more information go to: https://fire.ca.gov/incidents/2019/10/27/burris-fire/ 2. Kincade Fire: Sonoma County, John Kincade Road and Burned Mountain Road, northeast of Geyserville is now 76,825acres and 60% contained. CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit. For more information go to: https://fire.ca.gov/incidents/2019/10/23/kincade-fire/ 3. Caples Fire: Northern Ridge above Caples Creek north of Hwy 88; Not a CAL FIRE incident; USFS El Dorado National Forest; 3,435acres and 90% contained. For more information go to: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6622/ 4. Taboose Fire: Inyo National forest south west of Big Pine and north west of Aberdeen; not a CAL FIRE incident; 10,296acres and 75% contained. For more information go to: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6570/ 5. Saddle Ridge Fire: Los Angeles County; Saddle Ridge Rd. Sylmar; 8,799acres, 97% contained. For more information go to: https://fire.ca.gov/incidents/2019/10/10/saddle-ridge-fire/ 6. Getty Fire: Los Angeles County, East Sepulveda Blvd and I-405 near Los Angeles City; 745acres, 39% contained. Los Angeles Fire Dept. For more information go to https://www.lafd.org/news/getty-fire Sensitive Page 8 of 16 For Official Use Only HUB Risk Services Sensitive 31 October 2019 California Wildfires For Official Use Only 12:00 PT 7. Palisades Fire: Los Angeles County, North Palisades Dr. Pacific Palisades; 42acres, 75% contained. For more information go to: https://www.lafd.org/news/pacific- palisades-brush-fire 8. Easy Fire: Ventura County, West Easy St and West Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley; 1491acres, 5% contained. Numerous areas are under mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders. For more information go to: https://fire.ca.gov/incidents/2019/10/30/easy- fire/ 9. Old Water Fire: San Bernardino County, near Old Waterman Canyon Rd and Hwy 18; Mandatory evacuations are in place. Not a CAL FIRE incident. Mandatory evacuations in place for some areas; road closures in effect. 10. Hillside Fire: San Bernardino County, off W59th and Hill Dr, in San Bernardino National Forest. For more information go to: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6657/ 11. Hill Fire: Riverside County, Granite Valley and Pyrite St in Jurupa Valley; 50acres, 0% contained; CAL FIRE incident. Mandatory evacuations and road closures are in place. For more information go to: https://fire.ca.gov/incidents/2019/10/30/hill-fire/ 12. 46 Fire: Riverside County, 5300 Block 46th St, East Jurupa Valley; 300acres, 5% contained. For more information go to: https://fire.ca.gov/incidents/2019/10/31/46-fire/ 13. Copper Fire: San Diego County, Off of Border Rd and Canyon Rd, Southeast of Chula Vista; 50acres, 15% contained. For more information go to: https://fire.ca.gov/incidents/2019/10/31/copper-fire/ Sensitive Page 9 of 16 For Official Use Only HUB Risk Services Sensitive 31 October 2019 California Wildfires For Official Use Only 12:00 PT Watches and Warnings Current Red Flag Warnings Sensitive Page 10 of 16 For Official Use Only HUB Risk Services Sensitive 31 October 2019 California Wildfires For Official Use Only 12:00 PT National Weather Service has issued AIR QUALITY ALERTS due to smoke impacts from surrounding wildfires for Cuyama Valley; San Luis Obispo County Central Coast; San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys; San Luis Obispo County Mountains.
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