Pepper WFU Fire
Location: 6 miles E of Yellowpine, Valley Co., ID
Specific Location: Pepper Ck, Lat 44° 56´ 56″ Lon 115° 21´ 12″
Date of Origin: 08/21/2008 (First official report 08/29/08)
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 08/29/08 at 11:00 AM
Personnel: 0
Size: 137 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Desired maximum Fire Size (MMA): not reported
Est. containment date: 10/31/08 (in other words, whenever)
Sam Hescock is in charge of this fire, too. Sam burned down 470,000 acres of the Payette NF last year.
Porcupine Ranch Fire
Location: 2 miles east of Castle Valley, Grand Co., UT
Specific Location: Lat 38° 34´ 53″ Lon 109° 19´ 59″
Date of Origin: 08/27/2008
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 09/07/2008 at 6:00 PM
Personnel: 27
Size: 3,432
Recent Contained: 95%
Costs to Date: not reported
95% of the line has been constructed, leaving 5% unable to construct due to terrain. Will leave in current status until the snow flies.
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Situation as of 09/01/2008 at 6:00 PM
Personnel: 110
Size: 3,432
Recent Contained: 85%
Costs to Date: $2,048,443
Transfer of command to a Type III organization will occur on 9/2/2008 at 0600.
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Situation as of 08/31/2008 at 6:00 PM
Personnel: 299
Size: 3,432
Recent Contained: 85%
Costs to Date: $1,750,000
Thunderstorm activity reduced fire behavior. Continue mopup, patrol, and rehab.
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Situation as of 08/29/2008 at 5:30 PM
Personnel: 355
Size: 3,250
Recent Contained: 30%
Costs to Date: $780,000
Area closures, 3 subdivisions evacuated, 2 com sites threatened (1 is a major com site for southern UT).
Creeping ground fire with isolated group torching. Crews making a direct flanking action.
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Situation as of 08/28/2008 at 5:00 PM
Personnel: 202
Size: 4,000
Recent Contained: 0%
Team inbrief is 1800 8/28/08, take over is 0600 on 8/29/08.
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Situation as of 08/27/2008 at 8:00 PM
Personnel: 27
Size: 2,000
Recent Contained: 0%
Structures Threatened: 60 residences, 50 outbuildings
Closed Lasal Loop Rd to Castal Valley closed. Evacuations in place.
Wilde’s Type 2 IMT is on order. Will report to Moab Fire Center, inbrief at the BLM main office at 1800 8/28
Nature Fire
Location: 3 miles W of Picabo, Blaine Co., ID
Specific Location: Silver Creek Nature Preserve, S of Hwy 20, Lat 43° 18´ 49″ Lon 114° 12´ 51″
Date of Origin: 08/27/2008
Cause: human
Situation as of 08/29/2008 at 5:20 PM
Personnel: 166
Size: 14,874 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Structures Destroyed: 4 outbuildings total
100% containment. Minimal interior smokes. Mop up.
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Situation as of 08/28/2008 at 5:45 PM
Personnel: 207
Size: 10,700 acres
Percent Contained: 35%
Structures Destroyed: 3 outbuildings
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Situation as of 08/27/2008 at 7:00 PM
Personnel: 117
Size: 700 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Roads to the Silver Creek Nature Preserve (The Nature Conservancy) have been closed. It is unclear from the reports whether the fire started on TNC property. The Nature Fire is not a WFU, despite the fact that TNC is a principal supporter and proponent of WFU. Evidently WFU applies to other people’s property, not theirs. When TNC gets a fire, they expect firefighters to put it out and the taxpayers (not the TNC, they pay no taxes) to pay for it.
Lonesome Pine Fire
Location: 3.5 NW of Eureka, Utah Co., UT
Specific Location: Van Wagoner Canyon, Lat 39° 59´ 3″ Lon 112° 10´ 17″
Date of Origin: 08/24/2008
Cause: under investigation
Situation as of 08/27/2008 6:00 PM
Personnel: 76
Size: 560 acres
Percent contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $205,000
Reached containment. In monitoring status.
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Situation as of 08/26/2008 5:00 PM
Personnel: 116
Size: 560 acres
Percent contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $105,000
Hand crews completed fire line around the fire. Line was held with air and ground resources.
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Situation as of 08/25/2008 6:00 PM
Personnel: 132
Size: 560 acres
Percent contained: 30%
IC3 Team in place and arrival of resources.
Corner Canyon Fire
Location: 4 Miles West of Draper, Wasatch Co., UT
Specific Location: E of Draper-Alpine Rd., Lat 40° 30´ 16″ Lon 111° 49´ 46″
Date of Origin: 08/25/2008
Cause: human
Situation as of 08/29/2008 5:30 PM
Personnel: 32
Size: 808 acres
Percent contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $759,000
Transitioned at 1630 to Type 4 IC (Zimmerman). Isolated smokes in interior. Mop up.
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Situation as of 08/27/2008 6:30 PM
Personnel: 167
Size: 808 acres
Percent contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $520,000
Completed line around the N, W, and E flanks over some extremely difficult terrain.
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Situation as of 08/25/2008 6:00 PM
Personnel: not reported
Size: 600 acres
Percent contained: 0%
60 homes evacuated. 1 (uninjured) hiker air-lifted off of the mountain.
Extremely rapid spread to the North. The fire is driven by strong winds from the South and steep, mountainous slopes.
Indian Creek WFU Fire
Location: 29 miles SW of Darby, MT
Specific Location: Bitterroot NF, Lat 45° 46´ 2″ Lon 114° 39´ 4″
Date of Origin: 08/02/2008 (First official report 8/25)
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 08/23/08 3:30 PM
Total Personnel: 0
Size: 400 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Maximum fire area desired: 4,000,000 acres
Storm WFU Fire
Location: 15 Miles E of Powell, ID
Specific Location: Clearwater NF, Lat 46° 31´ 27″ Lon 114° 23´ 0″
Date of Origin: 08/09/2008 (First official report 8/25)
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 08/23/2008 3:00 PM
Personnel: 0
Size: 340 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Maximum desired fire size (MMA): 4 million acres
Cooper WFU Fire
Location: 23 miles SW of Darby, MT
Specific Location: Bitterroot NF, Lat 45° 51´ 15″ Lon 114° 35´ 19″
Date of Origin: 08/09/2008 (First official report 8/25)
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 08/23/08 4:00 PM
Total Personnel: 0
Size: 115 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Maximum fire area desired: 4,000,000 acres
Wapiti WFU Fire
Location: 27 miles W of Darby, MT
Specific Location: Bitterroot NF, Lat 45° 54´ 20″ Lon 114° 42´ 40″
Date of Origin: 08/09/2008 (First official report 8/25)
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 08/23/08 3:30 PM
Total Personnel: 0
Size: 170 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Maximum fire area desired: 4,000,000 acres
Rattle Fire
Location: 6 miles NW of Toketee Falls, Douglas Co., OR
Specific Location: Boulder Creek, ~1 mi N of Hwy 138, Umpqua NF ~Lat 43° 20´ ~Lon 122° 29´
Date of Origin: 08/17/2008 (First official report 8/24)
Cause: lightning
Rattle Fire now incorporated into the North Fork Complex [here].
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Situation as of 08/24/2008 6:00 AM
Personnel: not reported
Size: 150 acres
Percent contained:0%
Operational plans for today call for turning the fire over to the Type 2 IMT at North Fork Fire (Batten-IC)
This is a complex of existing fires around the Toketee Falls area. Estimate 47 fires for approximately 30 acres. The Rattle Fire experienced significant growth on 8/23 because both the Umpqua NF and the Batten IMT failed to contain it with initial attack, and it is now a separate incident.
The Rattle Fire is partially within the Boulder Creek Wilderness, a pocket mini-wilderness.
4th of July Fire
Location: 5 miles SE of North Fork, Lemhi Co., ID
Specific Location: 4th of July Creek Rd., 0.7 mi E of Hwy 93, Lat 45° 22´ 16″ Lon 113° 56´ 8″
Date of Origin: 08/21/2008
Cause: human
Situation as of 08/23/2008 4:00 PM
Personnel: 15
Size: 330 acres
Percent contained: 100%
Good cooperation between agency and county (rural fire departments) contributed to successfully protecting the communities that were threatened, and controlling the fire at minimal acreage.
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Situation as of 08/22/2008 5:00 PM
Personnel: 66
Size: 330 acres
Percent contained: not reported
Structures Threatened: 40 residences , 12 outbuildings
Wind driven fire with winds recorded at 45 mph on the fire. Fire received some precipitation overnight with good RH recovery. Some interior burning of larger fuels, with most of the perimeter being cold.
Border Complex WFU Fires
Location: 30 miles W of North Fork, Lemhi Co., ID
Specific Location: Salmon Challis NF, Lat 45° 30´ 47″ Lon 114° 37´ 24″
Date of Origin: 08/05/2008
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 09/10/2008 3:30 PM
Personnel: 1
Size: 7,137 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Maximum desired fire size (MMA): 106,000 acres
Costs to Date: $232,000
Plan to transition to a Type 4 IC on Saturday, Sept. 13. It is possible that the trail closures will be lifted next week. This will be our last report until significant activity occurs. Roan Fire: 230 Acres Cayuse/Woodhump: 6,907
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Situation as of 08/31/2008 12:30 PM
Personnel: 1
Size: 6,676 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Maximum desired fire size (MMA): 106,000 acres
Costs to Date: $230,000 (not updated)
Rainfall over night and continuing on today and 1/4″ total. Demobbed 6 of the 7 overhead. Fires will be monitored by lookouts throughout the week. Last report until significant activity occurs.
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Situation as of 08/29/2008 3:00 PM
Personnel: 7
Size: 6,676 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Maximum desired fire size (MMA): 106,000 acres
Costs to Date: $230,000
Cayuse and Wood Hump Fires have grown together and total 6,448 acres. Roan Fire total 228 acres per GPS mapping 8/28/2008.
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Situation as of 08/26/2008 3:00 PM
Personnel: 10
Size: 6,000 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Maximum desired fire size (MMA): 106,000 acres
Costs to Date: $228,000
The Wood Hump and Cayuse Fires have burned together; acreage of each individual fire is estimated until better observation can be made. Wood Hump: 4,807 - Cayuse: 986 - Roan: 207
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Situation as of 08/24/2008 3:30 PM
Personnel: 3 reported, but they are nowhere near the fires
Size: 5,537 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Maximum desired fire size (MMA): 106,000 acres
Costs to Date: not updated
The complex includes the Wood Hump WFU on the Bitterroot NF (4,544 acres), the Cayuse WFU (786 acres) and the Roan WFU (207 acres) all on the Salmon Challis NF.
The Wood Hump and Cayuse fires expected burn into each other by the end of the day.
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Situation as of 08/21/2008 5:30 PM
Personnel: 0
Size: 2,662 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Maximum desired fire size (MMA): 106,000 acres
Costs to Date: $228,000
The complex includes the Wood Hump WFU [here] on the Bitterroot NF (2,212 acres), the Cayuse WFU [here] (400 acres) and the Roan WFU (40 acres) on the Salmon Challis NF.
Significant fire growth in the last 24 hours not reported but evident on Google Earth Fire Map.
Clackamas River Complex Fires
Location: 26 miles SE of Estacada, Clackamas Co., OR
Specific Location: Rhododendron Ridge, NFD 4672 Rd, Mt. Hood NF, Lat 44° 56´ 35″ Lon 121° 56´ 33″
Date of Origin: 08/17/2008 (first official report 0/22)
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 08/24/2008 at 3:00 PM
Personnel: 55
Size: 175 acres
Percent contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $745,350
Significant rain on fire Sunday night.
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Situation as of 08/22/2008 at 3:00 PM
Personnel: 100
Size: 140 acres
Percent contained: 90%
Costs to Date: not updated, est $600,000
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Situation as of 08/21/2008 at 3:00 PM
Personnel: 183
Size: 140 acres
Percent contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $485,400
Direct ground attack. Continue to suppress and mop up identified fires. Precipitation over fire area today.
Harvey Lake Fire
Location: 20 miles W of Madras, Wasco Co., OR
Specific Location: Warm Springs Reservation, Harvey Lake area W of Pyramid Butte, Lat 44° 45´ 33″ Lon 121° 44´ 57″
Date of Origin: 08/17/2008
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 08/24/2008 10:40 PM
Personnel: 108
Size: 152 acres
Percent contained: 95%
Costs to Date: $843,238
Fire behavior minimal. Secure line and mop up
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Situation as of 08/22/2008 10:00 PM
Personnel: 147
Size: 152 acres
Percent contained: 65%
Costs to Date: $430,000
Fire behavior minimal. Secure line and mop up
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Situation as of 08/21/2008 10:00 PM
Personnel: 169
Size: 152 acres
Percent contained: 40%
Costs to Date: $275,000
PCT open. Showers and cool weather dampened fire. Secure line and mop up
Middle Fork Complex Fires
Location: Oakridge area, Lane Co., Oregon
Specific Location: Willamette NF. Coordinates are for the Oakridge airstrip, not fire locations, Lat 43° 45´ 10″ Lon 122° 30´ 9″
Date of Origin: 08/17/2008 (First official report on 8/22)
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 08/29/2008 3:00 PM
Personnel: 307
Size: 218 acres
Percent contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $4,193,046
Transfer of command back to a local unit Type 3 organization scheduled to occur at
0700 on 8/30/08.
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Situation as of 08/27/2008 4:00 PM
Personnel: 478
Size: 218 acres
Percent contained: 70%
Costs to Date: $3,598,319
Creeping, smoldering, and increased active burning in uncontrolled fires.
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Situation as of 08/25/2008 4:00 PM
Personnel: 927
Size: 218 acres
Percent contained: 35%
Costs to Date: $1,932,994
Light precipitation throughout the incident over night. Percent containment remains low due to the discovery of new fires.
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Situation as of 08/24/2008 4:00 PM
Personnel: 847
Size: 210 acres
Percent contained: 25%
Costs to Date: $1,318,505
6 new fires have been discovered in the last 24 hrs. Total count, acreage breakdown not reported.
Central Washington IMT #5 (Gormley) assumed command of fires on Saturday. Middle Fork ICP is also supporting an additional 202 personnel for the District.
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No update as of 8/24 9 AM. NWCC evidently went on vacation again.
Personnel: not reported
Size: not reported
Percent contained: not reported
Costs to Date: not reported
75-100 fires are burning on the Middle Fork RD, Willamette NF, over an area of 500,000 acres.
Situation as of 08/21/2008 10:00 PM
Personnel: not reported
Size: 200 acres
Percent contained: 25%
Costs to Date: $1,200,000
Central Washington Team #5 will assume command of fires on Saturday, August 23, 2008.
Multiple fires, count not reported. Creeping with crown runs. Direct attack with air support.
