Cache Let It Burn Fire
Location: 15 mi SE of Elk City, Idaho Co. ID
Specific Location: Montana Road (FR468), Nez Perce NF, Lat 45° 40´ 33″ Lon 115° 10´ 37″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010.
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/28/2010 1:00 pm
Personnel: 0
Size: 500 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire was monitored from the ground and air. Road guards are in place on the Montana Road (FR 468)
Needle Let It Burn Fire
Location: 28 mi E of Avery, Shoshone Co. ID
Specific Location: N of 5-Lakes Butte, St. Joe NF, Lat 47° 3´ 0″ Lon 115° 15´ 8″
Date of Origin: 07/31/2010. Today was the first report on this fire.
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/28/2010 8:00 am
Personnel: 0
Size: 150 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire gained over 100 acres on Thursday 8/26.
Note: this fire has been burning for a month and was reported for the first time today.
Sawtooth Let It Burn Fire
Location: 23 miles SE of Avery, Shoshone Co. ID
Specific Location: near Surveyors Lookout, Little NF Clearwater River, St. Joe NF, Lat 46° 58´ 54″ Lon 115° 30´ 21″
Date of Origin: 07/29/2010. Today was the first report on this fire.
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/27/2010 3:20 pm
Personnel: 5
Size: 1,225 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
The Surveyor’s Road remains closed to public traffic, and Surveyor’s Lookout Rental is also closed. Fire gained over 200 acres Thursday 8/26.
Note: this fire has been burning for a month and was reported for the first time today.
Dodge Let It Burn Fire
Location: 25 mi W of the Bitterrroot Valley, Idaho Co. ID
Specific Location: near Grave Peak 5mi S of Colt Killed Creek, Lolo NF, Lat 46° 22´ 35″ Lon 114° 50´ 29″
Date of Origin: 08/04/2010. Today was the first report on this fire.
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/27/2010 3:20 pm
Personnel: 5
Size: 1,225 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
This fire is located in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness Wilderness and is being managed for [unspecified] multiple resource objectives. Fire made a 2.5 mile run yesterday with the frontal passage.
Note: this fire has been burning for almost a month and was reported for the first time today.
Crystal Let It Burn Fire
Location: 18 mi E of Jackson, Teton Co. WY
Specific Location: near Crystal Peak, Bridger-Teton NF, Lat 43° 30´ 8″ Lon 110° 24´ 16″
Date of Origin: Not listed. Today was the first report on this fire.
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 10/06/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 0
Size: 439 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
The fire received light precipitation and cooler temperatures and higher humidities with a chance of showers are forecasted for the next few days. Fire managers continue to manage the fire for objectives identified in the developed management action plan. There are no trail closures at this time.
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Situation as of 08/28/2010 4:30 pm
Personnel: 4
Size: 121 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Widespread precipitation today
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 10:15 pm
Personnel: 4
Size: 120 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Additional growth to the NW. Continue to monitor the fire with 2 Helitack, assessing the fires movement towards the Crystal Creek trail. Aerial recon as needed and available.
Harris Creek Complex Fires
Harris Creek Fire
Location: 5 mi SE of Horseshoe Bend, Boise Co. ID
Specific Location: Harris Creek Road, 1 mi W of Boise NF, Lat 43° 52´ 29″ Lon 116° 6´ 19″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 09/03/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 228
Size: 1,673 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $2,950,000
Transition to IDL Type 3 Team which will take control at 0630 on 9/4/2010.
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Situation as of 09/02/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 407
Size: 1,673 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $2,700,000
100% containment. Change in acreage is due to more accurate mapping on several fires in the Complex. Acreage by jurisdiction: FS (with FS protection) 57, FS (with IDL protection) 274, Private 1130, and State 212. Prepare for transition to a Type 3 Team at 0630 on 09/04/2010.
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Situation as of 09/01/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 494
Size: 1,718 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $2,300,000
Change in acreage is due to more accurate mapping on several fires in the Complex. Cost increase reflects more detailed accounting of initial actions and all resources on scene. Schafer Butte Campground and Harris Creek Road have been reopened. A road closure remains in effect for NFS Road 374 (Ridge). Coulter Fire has split jurisdiction- 45 acres are IDL protection, 57 acres are FS protection.
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Situation as of 08/31/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 550
Size: 2,122 acres
Percent Contained: 70%
Costs to Date: $1,300,000
Weather conditions have continued to assist operations and several more fires were contained. The Management Action Points for low probability/ high consequence events are being developed.
Road closures remain in effect on National Forest System roads 374 (Ridge), 297, and the Forest Service portion of 307 (Harris Creek). Shafer Butte campground remains closed. The incident is providing initial attack on new fires within ID-SWS fire protection area. Wilderness Ranch was added to the Complex today and is 100% contained.
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Situation as of 08/30/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 630
Size: 2,013 acres
Percent Contained: 45%
Costs to Date: $900,000
Weather conditions assisted the crews in containing several fires.
Road closures within the area includes National Forest Service road (NFS) 374 (Ridge) roads, NFS 297 and NFS 307 (Harris Creek) road. Shafer Butte campground remains closed. Mann fire was previously the 805 fire. The incident is providing initial attack on new fires within ID-SWS fire protection area.
The partly cloudy and cooler weather suppressed fire behavior. Some creeping, smoldering and smokes were observed.
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Situation as of 08/29/2010 6:00 pm
Harris Fire:
Personnel: 310
Size: 2,098 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Costs to Date: $538,931
Cottonwood Fire:
Personnel: not reported
Size: 1,100 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Harris Creek and Cottonwood fires plus 8 other fires around the town of Horseshoe Bend are included in the Harris Complex. Command of the Harris Complex was transferred to Heintz IMT 2 at the end of shift 8/29/2010.
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Harris Fire:
Situation as of 08/28/2010 11:30 pm
Personnel: 54
Size: 400 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
FS307 Rd closed.
Cottonwood Fire:
Situation as of 08/28/2010 11:15 pm
Personnel: 121
Size: 830 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 8:30 pm
Personnel: 54
Size: 350 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Reopened the FS307 Road this afternoon. Utilized tankers to assist in slowing the active and running parts of the fire. Able to establish personnel on the line.
Idaho Department of Lands. Timber. Active Fire Behavior. Continue to establish control lines. Utilized aerial resources.
Cottonwood Fire
Location: 7 mi SE of Horseshoe Bend, Boise Co. ID
Specific Location: S. Fork Harris Creek, 1 mi W of Boise NF, Lat 43° 48´ 58″ Lon 116° 7´ 37″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/27/2010 7:45 pm
Personnel: 41
Size: 730 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Using heavy air tankers to help slow the progress of the fire. Two IHC assigned to the fire.
Idaho Department of Lands. Timber. Active fire behavior. Gusty and erratic winds with limited resources hampering control efforts. Type 2 Team on order.
Boise Complex Fires
Location: 6 mi W of Crouch, Boise Co. ID
Specific Location: N of Banks Lowman Road, Boise NF, Lat 44° 5´ 55″ Lon 116° 2´ 42″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/31/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 92
Size: 621 acres (includes Frazier Fire, not Casner or Whitehawk Fires)
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $1,230,143
Transfer of command for the fire operations to the local unit at 0600 hours 9/1/2010. Lowman-Banks Road will be opened with unrestricted traffic at 1200 hours 9/1/2010.
Costs for the Boise Complex include 18 total incidents. The Cassner and Whitehawk incidents are now a part of the Whitehawk Complex.
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Situation as of 08/30/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 300
Size: 621 acres (includes Frazier Fire, not Casner or Whitehawk Fires)
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $856,000
Costs for the Boise Complex include 18 total incidents. Incidents that are declared out were not included in todays Boise Complex 209. The Cassner and Whitehawk incidents are a part of the Boise Complex until Wilde’s Type 2 team takes over tomorrow. The costs incurred until this point on those incidents are also included in this ICS-209. Future Boise Complex costs will not include those incidents.
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Situation as of 08/29/2010 7:00 pm
Casner Let It Burn Fire
Personnel: not reported (no staffing plan)
Size: 1,200 acres (no update)
Percent Contained: 0%
Minimal fire activity. Received precipitation on the fire.Confine and contain. Wilde Type 2 Team has inbriefing tomorrow at 1300. Will become part of the Whitehawk Complex tomorrow.
Whitehawk Mountain Fire
Personnel: 92
Size: 337 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
Crews were able to complete direct line on the north and west flanks with the cooler and wetter weather. No growth accumulated.
Frazier Fire
Personnel: 147
Size: 741 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
A burnout was completed last night to reinforce structure protection measures and contain fire.
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Situation as of 08/28/2010 5:00 pm
Casner Let It Burn Fire - no update
Whitehawk Mountain Fire:
Personnel: 92
Size: 300 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Frazier Fire
Personnel: 171
Size: 130 acres
Percent Contained: 80%
Intermittent closure of Lowman-Banks Highway 17. Community event in Crouch that is expected to bring in 400 outside visitors. Arrival of additional Type 1 handcrews.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 7:45 pm
Personnel: 96
Size: 120 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Structures Threatened: 30 PRIM , 2 COMM , 20 OUTB
NIMO Team Gage to take over the fire tomorrow morning under The Boise Complex.
Casner Let It Burn Fire
Location: 15 mi NE of Lowman, Valley Co. ID
Specific Location: Cache Creek W of Lost Lake, Boise NF, Lat 44° 17´ 2″ Lon 115° 27´ 6″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/27/2010 7:30 pm
Personnel: not reported
Size: 1,200 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Closure of the FS502 Road. Closure of Lost Lake Trail and Trailhead. Burned through the Cache Creek area (including consuming the Cache Burn, 2009) which was a point local resources thought would have slowed the progress of the fire but it didn’t.
NIMO Team Gage to assume command of the fire tomorrow morning as part of The Boise Complex. Continue to monitor. Development of Long Term Plan.
Whitehawk Mountain Fire
Location: 14 mi NE of Lowman, Valley Co. ID
Specific Location: W of Beaver Valley, Boise NF, Lat 44° 17´ 13″ Lon 115° 30´ 29″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/27/2010 7:45 pm
Personnel: 52
Size: 125 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Crews making good progress on established the anchor point and working from there for line construction. Closed the FS569 Road. About 3 miles of hoselay established.
NIMO Team Gage is assume control of the fire tomorrow morning under The Boise Complex.
Slide Creek Fire
Location: 6 mi S of Colville, Stevens Co. WA
Specific Location: Moran Creek E of Hwy 395, Lat 48° 25´ 52″ Lon 117° 50´ 24″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Under investigation
Situation as of 08/31/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 293
Size: 989 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $1,900,000
100% containment. Transfer of this incident to a Type 3 IMT tomorrow at 0600 hours.
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Situation as of 08/30/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 381
Size: 989 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $1,650,000
Crews completed reinforcement of the line and began pulling out the system of hoselines used for mop-up. Excavators are opening dirt berms-from dozer lines-to mop-up hot spots. Two Strike Teams of Engines, all aircraft, and some other equipment, were demobed today. Five Strike Teams of State Mobe Engines will be demobed early tomorrow morning.
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Situation as of 08/29/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 372
Size: 989 acres
Percent Contained: 60%
Costs to Date: $1,200,000
Structures Destroyed: 2 PRIM , 4 OUTB
No fire growth today. Continued interior consumption-smoldering. Protect endangered homes and outbuildings; reinforce existing control lines; remove unburned fuel from within the control line; grid for hotspots and mop-up (25 feet off line and 500 feet from all structures); rehab dozer lines where appropriate.
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Situation as of 08/28/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 449
Size: 989 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
Crews reinforced a good deal of line and made progress on elimination of unburned fuels within the line. A significant amount of hose line was strung in areas without road access-in anticipation of future mop-up operations.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 162
Size: 950 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Structures Threatened: 100 PRIM
Structures Destroyed: 2 PRIM
State Fire Mobilization Incident. Sixty-five to 100 homes are at risk inside current containment lines. A HEL2 and 6 CRW2 are needed to work steep terrain to reinforce containment lines, eliminate unburned fuel near homes, and reinforce containment line/mop-up hot spots to prevent the wind from pushing the fire into homes or beyond control lines. There are many homes in/around the area located in such a manner that the containment line-by itself-will not protect these houses.
Planned Actions: Protect endangered structures, build line and reinforce existing control line, remove unburned fuel within containment line.
Fish Hatchery Fire
Location: 3 mi N of Republic, Ferry Co. WA
Specific Location: E of Sanpoil Lake and Hwy 21, Lat 48° 40´ 32″ Lon 118° 38´ 59″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Under investigation
Situation as of 09/01/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: ?
Size: 667 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $1,481,000
Suppression expenses update
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Situation as of 08/30/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 381
Size: 667 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $1,297,000
100% containment. Transfer to Type 3 0600 hours 08/31/10
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Situation as of 08/28/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 337
Size: 650 acres
Percent Contained: 50%
Transfer of command from a Type 3 to a Type 2 organization. Road closure at Herron Creek Rd and Spring Ridge Rd - local traffic only. Active burning of slash piles, stump holes, and unburned brush patches.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 182
Size: 650 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
Structures Threatened: 17 PRIM , 17 OUTB
Structures Destroyed: 1 OUTB
WIMT 1, Type 2, will assume command on Saturday, 8-28-10 at 0600.
Downing Mountain Fire
Location: ~5 mi W of Hamilton, Ravelli Co. MT
Specific Location: Downing Mountain, Bitterroot NF ~Lat 46°14′00″ ~Lon 114°18′00″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 09/04/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 80
Size: 315 acres
Percent Contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $1,670,000
Tentative plans are to demob the Type 3 team and turn the fire back to the district on Monday September 6.
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Situation as of 09/03/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 83
Size: 315 acres
Percent Contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $1,590,000
Calm winds, previous wet weather, fireline construction and mop up have moderated fire behavior even through yesterday and todays warmer temperatures and lower relative humidities. The drying effect of yesterday and today’s warmer temperatures have slightly increased single tree torching and the number of smokes found within the fire perimeter. However, no significant fire spread has occurred.
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Situation as of 09/02/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 82
Size: 315 acres
Percent Contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $1,590,000
Mop up one chain into the fire is nearly completed along the lined portions of the fire (75% of the fire perimeter).
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Situation as of 09/01/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 84
Size: 315 acres
Percent Contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $1,450,000
Close out meeting with Grants Type 2 Team occurred at 1500 and the team is on the way home
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Situation as of 08/31/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 189
Size: 315 acres
Percent Contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $1,300,000
The Forest Type III team shadowed Grant’s Type II team in preparation for transition tomorrow.
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Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/30/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 226
Size: 315 acres
Percent Contained: 55%
Costs to Date: $1,100,000
Structures Threatened: 170 PRIM , 20 OUTB
Wet weather continues to moderate fire behavior. Line construction and mop up continued on both flanks. Demob is underway.
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Situation as of 08/29/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 267
Size: 315 acres
Percent Contained: 40%
Costs to Date: $754,000
Structures Threatened: 170 PRIM , 20 OUTB
Wet weather has moderated fire activity. Evacuated residents were allowed to return to their homes.
Crews and engines have made great progress securing both flanks of the fire reducing the fire threat to structures. A successful public open house was held 8/28 evening.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 ? am
Personnel: 37 (numbers reported are wrong)
Size: 412 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Structures Threatened: 170 PRIM , 20 OUTB
Type II Team (Grant briefed at 1600) Transfer of command will be at 0600 on 8/28/10. Evacuations for approximately 70 homes are in place; another 100+ homes are on alert.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 9:00 am
Personnel: 50 firefighters, 10 engines, dozers, water tenders, and 2 crews are currently on the fire
Size: 300 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
~50 homes evacuated, emergency shelter at Ravelli County Fairgrounds
A Type II Management Team has been ordered. Currently 5 fives burning on the Bitterroot NF. Winds 30 - 40 mph expected this afternoon.
Davis Fire
Location: 10 mi NW of Canyon Creek, Lewis and Clark Co. MT
Specific Location: Stemple Pass, Helena NF 46.877 latitude, -112.486 longitude
Date of Origin: 08/25/2010
Cause: Rx Fire lit by Helena NF
Situation as of 09/01/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 315
Size: 2,015 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $2,200,000
100 % containment. Transition with Type 3 organization. Transfer of command planned for Friday 9/3.
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Situation as of 08/31/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 441
Size: 2,015 acres
Percent Contained: 78%
Costs to Date: $1,800,000
Acres by ownership; 156 acres of BLM, 383 acres of private land, 1476 acres of USFS.
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Situation as of 08/30/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 466
Size: 2,015 acres
Percent Contained: 50%
Costs to Date: $1,600,000
The Davis Fire began as a prescribed burn on the Lincoln District of the Helena National Forest. The fire has burned out of the management area and is now declared a wildland fire.
New acreage estimate: 156 Acres of BLM, 383 acres of private land and 1476 acres of USFS, but really, who knows? It is very difficult for government functionaries to read a map.
Conducted incident within an incident simulation to assess Dutch Creek protocol [emergency removal of injured firefighters]. The USFS has tremendous concern for firefighter safety, but much less concern for residents, homeowners, taxpayers.
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Situation as of 08/29/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 445
Size: 2,181 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
Structures Threatened: 22 PRIM
Structures Destroyed: 8 OUTB
Costs to Date: $1,300,000
The Davis Fire began as a prescribed burn on the Lincoln District of the Helena National Forest. The fire has burned out of the management area and is now declared a wildland fire.
Fire received light rainfall through operational period. Public meeting scheduled tonight in Lincoln, MT. Draft Population Protection Plan completed in coordination with local fire and sheriff’s department. Acres by Ownership; 156 Acres of BLM; 410 Acres of Private Land; 1615 Acres USFS.
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Situation as of 08/28/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 473
Size: 2,170 acres
Percent Contained: 15%
Structures Threatened: 22 PRIM
Structures Destroyed: 8 OUTB
Costs to Date: $721,000
The Davis Fire began as a prescribed burn on the Lincoln District of the Helena National Forest. The fire has burned out of the management area and is now declared a wildland fire.
Resources actively engaged in all Divisions. Use of feller bunchers, skidders and skidgines in Division A to mitigate hazard trees and to secure east flank. Structures lost were abandoned mine outbuildings. Reduction in fire size due to more accurate mapping.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 4:30 pm
Personnel: 293
Size: 2,800 acres
Percent Contained: 5%
Structures Threatened: 22 PRIM
Structures Destroyed: 1 PRIM
Costs to Date: $550,000
The Davis Fire began as a prescribed burn on the Lincoln District of the Helena National Forest. The fire has burned out of the management area and is now declared a wildland fire. Evacuation was lifted for the 22 residences vacated yesterday with 5 minute warning in place for future evacuation. Secrest IMT shadowed today with transition to occur at end of operational period. Line construction continued and hoselay installed to support perimeter control.
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Situation as of 08/26/2010 8:00 pm
Personnel: Not reported. Secrest T2 IMT has been committed
Size: 2,800 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
~20 homes evacuated
The Davis Fire began as a prescribed burn on the Lincoln District of the Helena National Forest. The fire has burned out of the management area and is now declared a wildland fire. Lewis & Clark County Sheriff Dutton has ordered evacuations of homes located along Stemple Pass Road over to Highway 279 (Lincoln Road). Canyon Creek school is set-up for residents who have been evacuated from their homes.
Fire was lit by Helena NF personnel on a Red Flag Warning day. It grew from 20 acres to 2,800 acres yesterday afternoon. See [here]
Highway 8 Complex Fires
Location: N of Lyle, Klickitat Co. WA
Specific Location: Snowden Road, W of the Klickitat River, Lat 45°42′39″ Lon 121°17′57″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Fallen powerline (high winds)
Situation as of 09/01/2010 9:30 am
Personnel: 45
Size: 2,019 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $2,707,000
Suppression expenses update
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Situation as of 08/31/2010 2:30 pm
Personnel: 378
Size: 2,019 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $2,500,000 (numbers inaccurate)
100% containment
Level 1 and 2 emergency notices will be lifted and the Fisher Hill Road closure will be removed. The Klickitat River Trail remains closed within the fire area until assessed jointly by Washington State Parks and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area [two absolutely brainless bureaucracies]. Transfer of command to local jurisdiction scheduled for 9/1 at 0600.
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Situation as of 08/30/2010 5:45 pm
Personnel: 550
Size: 2,019 acres
Percent Contained: 85%
Costs to Date: $2,200,000 (numbers inaccurate)
State mobilization ended at 2400, 8/29. All Type 1 crews released. Emergency Levels 1 and 2 remain in effect but a meeting is scheduled today to determine future levels. Fire officials are working with the county road department to assess repair work needed on the Fisher Hill Road in preparation of opening. The Red Cross information site closes at 1800 today. Planning for transition of fire management back to the local jurisdiction on 9/1 ongoing.
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Evacuation Levels 3 and 2 lowered to Levels 2 and 1, respectively. Road closures have
been lifted on all roads with the exception of one road interior to the fire. Lines have been secured and significant progress towards meeting mop up standards has occurred in all Divisions. State mobilization will end today; several State mobilization resources were released today with the remainder scheduled for demobilization tomorrow morning. Type 1 crews scheduled for release tomorrow morning. All Type 1 helicopters have been released. A community meeting is scheduled for 1900 tonight in the town of Lyle.
Situation as of 08/28/2010 5:15 pm
Personnel: 712
Size: 2,040 acres
Percent Contained: 40%
Costs to Date: $1,500,000 (numbers inaccurate)
A state mobilization is still in effect. An evacuation order was issued by the sheriff’s office for residences in the vicinity of the Canyon Rd. A level 2 evacuation order is in place for residences west of Canyon Road that are accessed from Canyon Road between the Silva Cutoff Road and Lyle Snowden Road. A level 2 evacuation order is also in place for residences between Highway 142, Centerville Highway and Dillacourt Canyon. A level 3 evacuation order is in place for residences between Canyon Road and Highway 142 approximately 1 mile north of Lyle and south of a line drawn from the Shady Lane Road to the mouth of Dilcourt Canyon. The following road closures are in effect: Highway 142 between MP 0.25 and MP 10; Fisher Hill road between the intersection of Hwy 142 and the Johnson Rd; and Canyon Rd between the Lyle-Snowden Rd and the Silva Cutoff Road.
Containment lines will be in place around fire at end of day shift although portions in the northwest portion of the fire need to be further secured. Mop up operations occurring in Divisions A, B, C. Hose lays will be in place on Divisions L and Q at end of day shift in preparation for beginning of mop up operations tomorrow.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 583
Size: 1,690 acres
Percent Contained: 5%
Washington Team 2 assumed command of the complex at 0800 this morning after local forces were able to construct fireline on the west side of the fire. A state mobilization was declared. A Level 3 evacuation order was issued by the sheriff’s office for residences in the vicinity of the Canyon Rd. A level 2 evacuation order was issued for residences further west to the Lyle-Snowden Rd and east along the Centerville Hwy to Hartland Rd. One hay barn and two out-buildings were lost last night. Retardant and heavy helicopters were used yesterday and today to protect residences and slow the fire spread. The following road closures are in effect: Highway 142 was closed between mp .25 and mp 10; Fisher Hill Rd between the intersection of Hwy 142 and the Johnson Rd; and Canyon Rd between the Lyle-Snowden Rd and the Silva-cutoff.
Today the fire continues to push the northwest and northeast corners due to wind and topography, requiring retardant to slow growth. There was active fire behavior throughout the night. The grass fuels ignited easily, heavier fuels in the draws also consumed easily even with moderated temperatures and relative humidity.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 2:00 pm
Personnel: not reported
Size: 1,200 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
State mobilization authorized on 8/26/2010 at 5:30. Washington Team 2 (Reed) has been ordered for this incident. This is a type 2 team. Active fire behavior through the night, initial attack resources providing structure protection.
Closure on SR 142 from MP0 to MP10. 40 residences are at a level 3 (mandatory) evacuation and 50 are at level 2 (voluntary). Evaucuation center set up at Lion’s Club in Lyle.
Hubbard Fire
Location: 8 mi NE of Dayton, Columbia Co. WA
Specific Location: Hopkins Ridge Wind Energy Project, S of Tucannon R. Lat 46°27′2″ Lon 117°51′14″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Unknown
Situation as of 08/30/2010 12:00 pm
Personnel: 135
Size: 11,500 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $350,000
100% containment
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Situation as of 08/28/2010 3:15 pm
Personnel: 135
Size: 11,500 acres
Percent Contained: 75%
Tucannon Road re-opening @ 1800, 8/28/2010
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 5:20 pm
Personnel: 135
Size: 11,500 acres
Percent Contained: 25%
Structures Threatened: 26 PRIM , 0 OUTB
Structures Destroyed: 5 OUTB
Structures lost in include a barn full of hay, a chicken coop, and several smaller sheds.
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Situation as of 08/26/2010 6:45 pm
Personnel: Five wildland engine strike teams, two 20-person handcrews, and a Type 3 Incident Management Team have been ordered.
Size: 11,000 acres
Percent Contained: 15%
Grass fire pushed by sustained winds 13mph with gusts up to 20mph.
Phoenix Let It Burn Fire
Location: 4 mi NE of Crater Lake, Klamath Co. OR
Specific Location: NE corner of Crater Lake National Park, 1 mi S of Hwy 138 , Lat 43° 4´ 18″ Lon 122° 1´ 14″
Date of Origin: 08/17/2010 (reported for the first time today)
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 09/08/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 19
Size: 600 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Desired incineration area: 10,000 acres
Costs to Date: $600,000
The South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP) Type 3 Team (Hunter) transitioned the fire to local NPS Type 3 Management (Wills). Significant fire growth occurred since prior report due to warmer weather and successful burn out along the Crater Lake National Park and Fremont-Winema National Forests boundary. Wet weather has entered the fire area and current fire growth is minimal.
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Situation as of 09/04/2010 2:00 pm
Personnel: 42
Size: 350 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Desired incineration area: 10,000 acres
Costs to Date: $500,000
South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP)Type 3 Team (Hunter) assumed command of the fire at 0800 on September 4, 2010. The decision to transition to the Type 3 team was based on forecasted high winds in alignment with slope and fuels.
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Situation as of 09/02/2010 7:35 pm
Personnel: 26
Size: 350 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Desired incineration area: 10,000 acres
The Phoenix Fire received .25 inches of precipitation on 8/30/2010. Since the end of the precipitation, activity has slowly increased with hotter and drier weather. The fire is beginning to show signs of growth and is actively burning in heavy fuels.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 5:45 pm
Personnel: 134
Size: 300 acres (a guess-timate)
Percent Contained: 0%
Desired incineration area: 2,500 acres
Fire activity and subsequent growth on August 26, 2010 resulted in a 20 acre slopover on the Fremont/Winema National Forests. In response to the slopover, additional resources were ordered for the operational period of August 27, 2010. Many of these resources will be released at the end of shift. [sic]
Note: The NPS (Crater Lake NP) does Let It Burn, but the USFS (Fremont-Winema NF) does not wish for the NPS to incinerate USFS forests. So just to be pills, the NPS allows their fire to burn onto the USFS, causing unwanted emergency expenses to the USFS. This kind of inter-agency bullying and middle finger waving is symptomatic of government gone haywire.
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Situation as of 08/26/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 52
Size: 200 acres (a guess-timate)
Percent Contained: 0%
Desired incineration area: 2,500 acres
Significant growth occurred on the Phoenix Fire yesterday due to strong, gusty winds from the predicted cold front moving through. No effort being made to line or otherwise control this fire.
Update 08/27 11:00 am: Fire has moved onto Fremont-Winema NF 9 mi E of Diamond Lake Junction. Resources ordered.
Larkins Let It Burn Complex Fires
Location: 35 NE of Orofino, Clearwater NF, Clearwater Co, ID
Specific Location: North Fork Clearwater River above Dworshak Reservoir, Lat 46° 55´ 45″ Lon 115° 30´ 59″
Date of Origin: 07/30/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/27/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: none
Size: 2,205 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Complex includes: Mallard Peak 17 acres — Mallard Lake .10 acres — Heather Creek 2167 acres — Avalanche .10 acres — Heart Peak .10 acres — Isabella .10 acres — Point .10 acres — Goat Creek .10 acres — Heart Ridge 5 acres — Grassy Point 15 acres — Larkins .25 acres — West Sister .10 acres
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Situation as of 08/25/2010 9:45 am
Personnel: none
Size: 749 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Although these fires have been burning for close to a month, today is the first day they have been reported by the National Interagency Fire Center.
No effort has been made to suppress these fires. Today a cold front is expected to generate strong winds, and these fire could blow up to mega proportions. Massive forest and watershed damage is occurring and is expected to increase enormously today.
Clearwater NF Forest Supervisor Rick Brazell is the government official responsible for causing this disaster.
