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]
Scott Mountain Let It Burn Fire
Location: 14 mi NE of McKenzie Bridge, Willamette NF, Linn Co. OR
Specific Location: near Kuitan Lake, Mt Washington Wilderness, Lat 44°16′9″ Lon 121°54′30″
Date of Origin: 08/19/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 09/12/2010 8:00 pm
Personnel: 87
Size: 3,464 acres
Percent Contained: 35%
Costs to Date: $4,500,000
Continue mop-up in portion outside the wilderness. Prepare checkline on Trail 3508. Continue preparation of secondary control lines.
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Situation as of 09/11/2010 8:00 pm
Personnel: 78
Size: 3,464 acres
Percent Contained: 35%
Costs to Date: $4,400,000
Smoldering and creeping on SE corner of fire. Prepare checkline on Trail 3508.
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Situation as of 09/10/2010 7:10 pm
Personnel: 78
Size: 3,464 acres
Percent Contained: 35%
Costs to Date: $4,400,000
Continue mop-up outside the wilderness and work on contingency lines.
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Situation as of 09/09/2010 6:30 pm
Personnel: 92
Size: 3,464 acres
Percent Contained: 35%
Costs to Date: $4,348,000
Continue mop-up outside the wilderness and work on contingency lines.
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Situation as of 09/08/2010 6:40 pm
Personnel: 92
Size: 3,464 acres
Percent Contained: 35%
Costs to Date: $4,296,000
Area closure remains in effect.
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Situation as of 09/07/2010 6:30 pm
Personnel: 92
Size: 3,464 acres
Percent Contained: 35%
Costs to Date: $4,100,000
Continue mopping up but only outside of wilderness where fire continues to burn unchecked.
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Situation as of 09/05/2010 6:10 pm
Personnel: 99
Size: 3,454 acres
Percent Contained: 35%
Costs to Date: $4,000,000
Smoldering and creeping duff and dead logs. Continue mopping up but only outside of wilderness.
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Situation as of 09/02/2010 6:30 pm
Personnel: 109
Size: 3,454 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
Costs to Date: $3,750,000
Will update 209 when activity changes.
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Situation as of 09/01/2010 9:30 am
Personnel: 114
Size: 3,454 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
Costs to Date: $3,750,000
Hwy. 242 reopened last evening. Type 3 team in place. Area closure remains. Mop up areas outside the wilderness.
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Situation as of 08/31/2010 1:30 pm
Personnel: 285
Size: 3,454 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
Costs to Date: $3,576,000
Hwy. 242 reopened last evening. Type 3 team arrival and shadowing. Demobilization of resources ongoing.
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Situation as of 08/30/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 397
Size: 3,454 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
Costs to Date: $3,128,000
Wetting rain and snow received throughout the fire area. Hwy. 242 scheduled to be reopened this evening. Demobilization of resources is ongoing. Transition to Type 3 team scheduled for Wednesday, September 1, 2010.
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Situation as of 08/29/2010 3:30 pm
Personnel: 547
Size: 3,454 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
Costs to Date: $2,834,000
Fire remains mostly within wilderness area. Containment line have been prepared outside of the wilderness area. Burnout is pending favorable weather. [sic]
Note: unfortunately for the holocauster forest killer contingent, it’s raining, and they won’t be able to burn, baby, burn and kill, baby, kill anymore.
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Situation as of 08/28/2010 4:30 pm
Personnel: 560
Size: 3,305 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
Costs to Date: $2,168,000
Hwy. 242 remains closed due to public and firefighter safety. Completion of indirect lines SW of fire. ~$60 million worth of timber incinerated so far.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 3:30 pm
Personnel: 557
Size: 2,884 acres
Percent Contained: 5%
Costs to Date: numbers reported are incompetent
Planned Actions: Scouting for possible line construction.
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Situation as of 08/26/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 440
Size: 2,559 acres
Percent Contained: 5%
Costs to Date: numbers reported are incompetent
The new strategy is Let It Burn, in violation of the Willamette NF LMRP and FMP. The criminal incompetent responsible is WNF Forest Supervisor Meg Mitchell.
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Situation as of 08/25/2010 4:30 pm
Personnel: 292
Size: 935 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $1,100,000
Highway 242 closed to non-fire traffic. Four new spot fires reported today, two of them on the south side of Scott Mountain.
PNW Team 3, Jeff Pendleton, IC, assumed command at 1800 yesterday. A new strategy is being analyzed that focuses on protecting watershed and wilderness values, firefighter safety, sold active timber sales, timber, T & E and recreation resource values.
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Situation as of 08/24/2010 6:30 pm
Personnel: 147
Size: 600 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $1,100,000
Flew a lot of retardant on the south side, used crews to secure anchor to the east, used heavy helicopters to slow fire spread to the north. Type 1 Team assumed command at 1800. They are planning to manage the fire for mulitple objectives given the variables of the wilderness, the timber sales, the boy scout camp, bug kill, and any benefit fire might have on the landscape. [sic]
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Situation as of 08/24/2010 6:00 am
Personnel: 120
Size: 200 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
The Melakwa Boy Scout Camp and Scott Lake Campground were evacuated. Active timber sales within a mile to the west. Will utilize critical resource needs to attempt to keep fire from the timber sales and minimize growth onto the general forest lands.
A Type 1 Incident Management Team has been ordered and will take over the managing the suppression efforts starting today. East winds, hot and dry weather expected with thermal trough passage. Continuous heavy fuels, no natural breaks.
Alder Creek Fire
Location: 12 mile SE of Stevensville, Granite Co. MT
Specific Location: Lolo NF, Lat 46° 26´ 16″ Lon 113° 51´ 3″
Date of Origin: 08/22/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/29/2010 12:30 pm
Personnel: 12
Size: 781 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $1,333,052
100% containment. All road closures lifted. Most resources demobilized.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 7:15 pm
Personnel: 136
Size: 750 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Good progress was made in constructing line and controlling isolated hot spots on the SW flank of the fire. Significant precipitation expected over the fire Saturday evening into Sunday. Continue to construct handline and secure perimeter on the NW and S flanks of the fire.
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Situation as of 08/25/2010 8:30 pm
Personnel: 166
Size: 425 acres
Percent Contained: 5%
Heavy use of aircraft to lay down retardant and secure the western edge of the fire in anticipation of the cold front.
Fire had 1 near miss from a falling snag. A facilitate learning analysis will be conducted for future review/lessons learned.
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Situation as of 08/24/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 142
Size: 375 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Completed the initial burnout along the NW corner of the fire (100-200ft blackline) along a .3 mile section of line. Closure remain in place for main roads/trails leading into the area. Used aviation resources to reinforce burnout and limit growth of active spots.
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Situation as of 08/22/2010 3:20 pm
Personnel: enroute
Size: 250 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Closures on forest roads and trail put in place. Suppression resources are arriving.
Crown fire with with group tree torching and uphill runs. Fire behavior was fuels,wind and terrian driven. Downhill fire spread was also active due to spotting and rollers.
Spring Fire
Location: 14 mi W of North Fork, Lemhi Co. ID
Specific Location: ~1 mi N of the Salmon River, Salmon-Challis NF, Lat 45° 25´ 30″ Lon 114° 06´ 22″
Date of Origin: 08/01/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/07/2010 5:30 pm
Personnel: 59
Size: 140 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $650,000
Demob Central Idaho Regulars Crew from fire.
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Situation as of 08/05/2010 3:00 pm
Personnel: 110
Size: 140 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $607,602
100% containment.
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Situation as of 08/04/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 130
Size: 140 acres
Percent Contained: 80%
Acreage adjusted with more accurate GPS measurements.
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Situation as of 08/03/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 199
Size: 160 acres
Percent Contained: 80%
Fire smoldering. Continue fire line construction and mop-up. Prevent wildfire from threatening private land.
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Situation as of 08/02/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 217
Size: 160 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
Road 038 closed. Surface fire in fine fuels and group torching in conifers.
Planned Actions: Continue fire line construction and mop-up. Prevent wildfire from threatening private land.
Packer Meadows Fire
Location: 1 mi NE of Lolo Pass, Missoula Co. MT
Specific Location: 1 mi NE of Lolo Pass Visitor Center, Lolo NF, Lat 46° 39´ 11″ Lon 114° 32´ 20″
Date of Origin: 07/26/2010
Cause: Under Investigation
Situation as of 08/11/2010 3:00 am
Personnel: 5
Size: 135 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $605,000
100% containment.
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Situation as of 08/10/2010 11:30 am
Personnel: 5
Size: 135 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $603,500
The fire area has received some precipitation today.
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Situation as of 08/08/2010 8:00 pm
Personnel: 25
Size: 135 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $596,000
The Packer Meadows Fire is still at 90% contained due to the high likely hood of spot fires outside the fires edge. The main fire is contained at this time but fire crews are still locating spots outside the containment lines. The fire is operating as a type 4 organization at this time.
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Cardinal Creek Let It Burn Fire
Location: ~19 mi ESE of Condon, Missoula Co. MT
Specific Location: Cardinal Creek, Bob Marshal Wilderness, Flathead NF, ~Lat 47° 24´ 31″ Lon 113° 19´ 00″
Date of Origin: 07/25/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/27/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 5
Size: ? acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire growth of approximately 150 acres on 8-26 with hot, dry and windy conditions.
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Situation as of 08/12/2010 2:30 pm
Personnel: 5
Size: 2,100 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
No growth in the past week. Minimal fire behavior.
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Situation as of 08/05/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 8
Size: 2,100 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Estimated Containment Date Monday November 15th, 2010.
Fuels Involved: heavy timber with large component of red-needled dead and down fuels.
Fire behavior is presently low with creeping and smoldering throughout the day.
Gordon Creek Trail is Open! Temporary Trail Closures include: Cardinal Creek Trail #506, -Cardinal Peak Trail #136, -Kid Mountain Trail #628, -Fossil Mountain Trail #128, and -Cabin Creek Trail #205.
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Situation as of 07/29/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 15
Size: 2,100 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire increased 75 acres yesterday. Single tree and group torching. Monitors monitoring.
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Situation as of 07/27/2010 4:30 pm
Personnel: 7
Size: 2,027 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire doubled in size yesterday.
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Situation as of 07/26/2010 7:50 pm
Personnel: 6
Size: 1,200 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire tripled in size yesterday.
Continue monitor and preparing for structure protection of administrative buildings. [Note: what buildings? This is a Let It Burn fire in the alleged wilderness]. Transfer of command to Type III. [Why call in outside help? Type 3 IMT's are for fire suppression fires with 100+ firefighter personnel. Don't need anything like that for Let It Burn].
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Situation as of 07/25/2010 9:30 pm
Personnel: 0
Size: 400 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Significant runs, active sustained crowning. 3 individuals will fly into the incident to monitor.
Dominic Point Fire
Location: ~12 mi NE of Hamilton, Ravalli Co. MT
Specific Location: Willow Mountain, Bitterroot NF, Lat 46° 19´ 28″ Lon 113° 56´ 29″
Date of Origin: 07/25/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/03/2010 11:40 am
Personnel: 1
Size: 894 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $1,360,000 (no explanation for reduction)
The area closure was lifted. Nearly all assigned resources were demobed on 8/2. The fire will continue to be patrolled by forest IA resources.
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Situation as of 08/01/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 95
Size: 894 acres
Percent Contained: 95%
Costs to Date: $1,500,000
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Situation as of 07/28/2010 7:30 pm
Personnel: 180
Size: 894 acres
Percent Contained: 40%
Costs to Date: $657,000
Made significant progress on the W, S and E flanks of the fire. Due to recent wet weather firefighters are going to proceed with direct line construction on the N flank of the fire. Minimal fire behavior, smoldering and creeping spread with isolated single tree torching.
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Situation as of 07/27/2010 7:45 pm
Personnel: 138
Size: 894 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Costs to Date: $481,600
Crews made progress in 2 DIVS tying in direct handline. Reconnaisance of road access out through private land for escape route for crews/equipment. Ordered 2 additional crews, excavator to support operations. Improving jeep trail on north end of the fire for contingency line.
Minimal fire behavior, smoldering and creeping spread with isolated single tree torching.
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Situation as of 07/26/2010 5:50 pm
Personnel: 128
Size: 897 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Costs to Date: $225,000
Area closure remains in place west of the Bitterroot Forest Boundary north to Gold Creek Campground (which remains open at this time). The Forest Service Engine and 2 private vehicles were successfully removed from Burnt Fork Lake early this a.m. after egress out the main road was cutoff by active fire behavior below Willow Mountain Lookout.
If weather conditions allow direct handline, then full suppression will be implemented. If due to the inaccessible terrain and active fire behavior continues; then a partial suppression tactic will be chosen based on the safety and effectiveness of the crews/equipment being deployed on the line’s capabilities.
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Situation as of 07/25/2010 11:15 pm
Personnel: 66
Size: 300 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Road closure of the Willow Mountain Road. Willow Mountain Lookout was evacuated. 2 USFS engines and 4 civilian were trapped behind the fire as it crossed the road. Helicopter had to evacuate 4 civilians and 5 USFS personnel. Vehicles were parked at the end of the road. Extreme fire behavior with crowning, running and torching.
North Fork Fire
Location: 7 mi NE of Craig, Meagher Co. MT
Specific Location: N Fork of Stickney Creek, 2 mi E of I-15, Lat 47.126 Lon -111.838
Date of Origin: 07/12/2010
Cause: Under Investigation
Situation as of 07/15/2010 2:00 pm
Personnel: 160
Size: 310 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $239,000
Complete containment - finished lining fire. Last 209 unless condition changes.
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Situation as of 07/13/2010 2:00 pm
Personnel: 123
Size: 310 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
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Situation as of 07/13/2010 10:00 am
Personnel: 100+
Size: ~200 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire burning in timber in steep, rugged terrain. Windy weather and difficult terrain. MT-DNR lead agency.
Lily Lake Foofurb* Fire
Location: 10 Miles E of Wisdom, Beaverhead Co., MT
Specific Location: Beaverhead NF, Lat 45° 37´ 26″, Lon 113° 19´ 1″
Date of Origin: 08/13/2009
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 10/01/2009 3:15 pm
Personnel: not reported
Size: 2,200 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire received snow and rain
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Situation as of 09/28/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 37
Size: 1,701 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire growth being monitored.
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Situation as of 09/27/2009 4:00 pm
Personnel: 37
Size: 1,308 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
MMA: not reported
*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.
Lawrence Mountain Foofurb* Fire
Location: 20 Miles SW of Eureka, Lincoln Co., MT
Specific Location: Kootenai NF, Lat 48° 36´ 51″, Lon 115° 25´ 10″
Date of Origin: 09/02/2009
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 09/27/2009 4:30 pm
Personnel: 2
Size: 1,800 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
MMA: not reported
*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.
Ninko Creek Foofurb* Fire
Location: 16 Miles NW of Polebridge, Glacier Co., MT
Specific Location: Ninko Creek, Flathead NF, Lat 48° 52´ 14″, Lon 114° 35´ 42″
Date of Origin: 09/18/2009
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 09/27/2009 5:00 pm
Personnel: 33
Size: 500 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
MMA: not reported
Actions taken to keep fire within unreported (4-million-acre?)MMA with buckets and engines.
*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.
Table Mountain Foofurb* Fire
Location: 23 miles SW of Philipsburg, Granite and Ravelli Co., MT
Specific Location: Table Mtn., Bitterroot, Deer Lodge NF’s, Lat 46° 3´ 47″, Lon 113° 42´ 59″
Date of Origin: 09/12/2009
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 10/01/2009 4:15 pm
Personnel: 0
Size: 5,400 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire received 4 to 5 inches of snow
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Situation as of 09/28/2009 7:30 pm
Personnel: 59
Size: 4,200 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Current Closures include: Ross Fork Trail 8019, Trail 313, South Fork Ross Creek Trail 8162 from Frog Pond Basin to the Ross Fork of Rock Creek, the Whetstone Ridge Trail 8020 from Frog Pond Basin to Zekes Meadow down the entire length of Ross Fork Rock Trail 8019, and Point Look Out Trail 8161. Forest Road 80 and its spur roads, from the junction of Forest Road 80 with Forest Road 78388 at Sagebrush Flat west to the boundary of the Bitterroot National Forest.
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Situation as of 09/27/2009 5:30 pm
Personnel: 59
Size: 3,500 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Structures Threatened: 11 PRIM , 5 OUTB
*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.
Baldy Fire
Location: 1 mile E of Lakeside,Flathead Lake, Lake Co., MT
Specific Location: Mt. Baldy, Lat 48° 1´ 24″ Lon 114° 17´ 21″
Date of Origin: 09/26/2009
Cause: Under investigation
Situation as of 09/28/2009 7:30 pm
Personnel: 159
Size: 246 acres
Percent contained: 60%
Structures Destroyed: NONE
Bierney Creek and Blacktail Mtn roads closed to public access. Bucket work effective in holding areas of concern. Line completed.
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Situation as of 09/27/2009 4:30 pm
Personnel: 148
Size: 200 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Structures Threatened: 50 PRIM , 5 COMM , 15 OUTB
Bierney Creek and Blacktail Mtn roads closed to public access.
MacDonald Pass Fire
Location: 8 miles W of Helena, Jefferson Co., MT
Specific Location: S of Hwy 12 at Frontier Town, Lat 46° 33´ 24″ Lon 112° 18´ 15″
Date of Origin: 09/25/2009
Cause: Under investigation
Situation as of 09/28/2009 5:00 pm
Personnel: 299
Size: 170 acres
Percent contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $1,000,000
Secrest Type II Team assumed command at 0600 hrs today. Continued constructing hand line, improved existing hand line and established access route into Division C. Entire perimeter has had some control action.
Observed Fire Behavior: Creeping and smoldering with limited surface fire. Holding in heavy fuels.
Planned Actions: Hold and secure entire perimeter.
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Situation as of 09/27/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 362
Size: 239 acres
Percent contained: 15%
Secrest T2 team on at 0600 on 9/28
