Bridge Foofurb* Fire
Location: 8 miles SW of Bryce Canyon City, Garfield Co., UT
Specific Location: Bryce Canyon N.P., Lat 37° 32´ 45″, Lon 112° 16´ 25″
Date of Origin: 06/14/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 09/03/2009 4:45 pm
Personnel: 3
Size: 4,759 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: not reported
Fire 100% contained as of 1546 today
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Situation as of 07/25/2009 6:20 pm
Personnel: 27
Size: 3,766 acres
Percent Contained: 80%
Costs to Date: $1,630,000
Light precipitation, very limited fire behavior, smoldering, creeping. Fire will be placed in monitor status with Ty 5 IC.
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Situation as of 07/22/2009 6:30 pm
Personnel: 21
Size: 3,616 acres
Percent Contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $1,600,000
Increased fire activity. Continuing to burn out on Whiteman Bench Road.
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Situation as of 07/21/2009 3:45 pm
Personnel: 102
Size: 3,556 acres
Percent Contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $1,300,000
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Situation as of 07/20/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 163
Size: 3,556 acres
Percent Contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $1 reported
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Situation as of 07/19/2009 5:30 pm
Personnel: 291
Size: 3,556 acres
Percent Contained: 70%
Costs to Date: not reported
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Situation as of 07/18/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 299
Size: 3,488 acres
Percent Contained: 50%
Costs to Date: not reported
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Situation as of 07/17/2009 5:00 pm
Personnel: 249
Size: 2,900 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Costs to Date: not reported
The Bridge Fire was allowed to burn unimpeded for a month. Then it blew up on 7/14. Whatever “resource benefits” were gained, they have been overwhelmed by costs and damages from a runaway wildfire.
Bryce Canyon N.P. closure of park service road 63 begins one mile after the main park entrance.
Direct suppression of south flank below the rim of Bryce Canyon, and continuing holding at the Whiteman Bench Road on the north flank. Air attack, 3 helos, 5 crews, 3 eng assigned; additional orders being filled.
No listing of this fire on InciWeb.
*foofurb: euphemism for “fire used for resource benefit.” However, as is usual with foofurbs, no benefits have been elucidated, no EIS created, no public involvement or hearings held.
