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  Del Puerto Fire - FINAL UPDATE


  
 INCIDENT INFORMATION


Last updated: 7:00 a.m. July 24, 2003 - FINAL UPDATE
Start Date/Time: July 20, 2003 at 10:08 a.m.
Administrative Unit: Santa Clara
Location: Del Puerto Canyon Road/MP 16
Acres Burned: 5,909
Containment: 100%
Control: Estimate for full control on 7/28/03 at 8:00 a.m.
Structures Destroyed: No structures destroyed. 2 outbuildings damaged.
Injuries: 10
Cause: Lightning
Cooperating Agencies: CDF, Santa Clara County, private vendors
Total Fire Personnel: 507
Fire crews: 20 CDF
Engines: 25 CDF
Helicopters: 1 CDF
Dozers: 4 (2 CDF)
Water tenders: 4
Costs to date: $2.2 million
Major Incident Command Team: #1
Conditions: Mop-up and continued demob (release) of crews underway.
Safety concerns for firefighters include heat, rattlesnakes and rolling materials (rocks).





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