TELEGRAPH FIRE UDATE
Date/Time Started: July 25, 2008, 3:15 pm
Last Update: July 28, 2008, 6:30 am
An evacuation order is in place for the Midpines community. A pre-evacuation advisement was issued for the communities of Midpines and Briceburg. Evacuation warnings are in place for residences in the immediate area of the fire, which include the communities east of North Highway 49 at Mykleoaks Road south to the Highway 140 junction and communities west of Highway 140 from Mariposa north to Briceburg.
Acres burned: 26,130
10% Contained
Evacuation Center:
Mariposa Elementary School
5044 Jones St., Mariposa
Structures Destroyed: 12 Residences and 27 Outbuildings
Structures Threatened: 2,000 residences in the communities of Midpines, Briceburg, Mariposa, Greenley Hill, Coulterville, Bear Valley, and Mt. Bullion Camp
Injuries: 3 minor
Cause of the fire: Human (Target Shooting)
Resources Committed: 2,543 Personnel (1,455 CAL FIRE)
268 Fire Engines
46 Hand Crews
39 Dozers
30 Watertenders
12 Airtankers
12 Helicopters
Conditions: The fire is burning in the Merced River Drainage, on both sides of the river. The fire is burning with a rapid rate of spread in multiple directions. Accessibility problems due to steep and rocky terrain.
Active fire behavior is being observed in all directions primarily on the south and east flanks.
CAL FIRE Incident Command Team #8 is in command of the fire.
Cooperating Agencies: CAL FIRE, Mariposa County Fire, Mariposa Sheriffs Department, BLM, USFS, National Park Service, OES, CCC, and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Fire Information: 
(209) 966-4785
Evacuation Hotline: (209) 966-1133 (recorded)
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