Harrington Fire
Location: 20 miles SW of Happy Camp, Del Norte and Siskiyou Cos., CA
Specific Location: Harrington Mountain, Klamath and Six Rivers NFs, Lat 41° 40´ 52″ Long 123° 41´ 06″
Date of Origin: 08/02/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/27/2009 5:30 pm
Personnel: 23
Size: 165 acres
Percent contained: 80%
Estimated Containment Date: August 29th, 2009
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Situation as of 08/25/2009 8:00 pm
Personnel: 23
Size: 165 acres
Percent contained: 60%
Two fire use modules are spiked on the fire. They will monitor the fire and check any spread outside current perimeter.
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Situation as of 08/24/2009 9:00 pm
Personnel: 41
Size: 165 acres
Percent contained: 30%
The Harrington Fire is burning in the Siskiyou Wilderness, east of Harrington Mountain. Fire crews are monitoring the progress of the fire and cooling down hot spots with helicopters dropping water.
The National Incident Management Organization (NIMO) team based in Atlanta, GA is now assisting the Oregon and California (ORCA) IMT on both the Red Rock and Harrington Fires. George Custer will be the overall Incident Commander.
