Bielenburg Fire
Location: 10 miles N of Anaconda, Powell Co., MT
Specific Location: Deer Lodge NF, Racetrack Rd. vicinity, Lat 46° 17´ 17″, Lon 112° 57´ 47″
Date of Origin: not reported
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 10/01/2009 3:15 pm
Personnel: not reported
Size: 2,000 acres
Percent Contained: not reported
Costs to Date: $1,000,000 (not updated)
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Situation as of 09/28/2009 4:30 pm
Personnel: 141
Size: 1,952 acres
Percent Contained: not reported
Costs to Date: $1,000,000
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Situation as of 09/27/2009 4:30 pm
Personnel: 135
Size: 900 acres
Percent Contained: not reported
Costs to Date: not reported (est. $2.0 million)
Blow up. Air resources engaged. Burnout NW flank.
Racetrack Road closed w/ guards.
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Situation as of 07/26/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 84
Size: 177 acres
Percent Contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $832,000
Heavy rain and hail halted fire growth.
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Situation as of 07/24/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 94
Size: 175 acres
Percent Contained: 50%
Costs to Date: $614,000
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Situation as of 07/23/2009 4:00 pm
Personnel: 181
Size: 177 acres
Percent Contained: 50%
Costs to Date: $437,335
Active surface fire along the W flank.
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Situation as of 07/22/2009 4:00 pm
Personnel: 200
Size: 175 acres
Percent Contained: 50%
Costs to Date: $246,243
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Situation as of 07/21/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 200
Size: 175 acres
Percent Contained: 50%
Costs to Date: $125,000
Secrest Type 2 Team assumed responsibility at 0600 hrs today. Protection Acres: 29 Resource Benefit (foofurb) Acres : 146
The Deerlodge NF has determined that it is of great benefit to burn the public forest they have been employed to protect on purpose with no preparation in the middle of summer. No Environmental Impact Statement has been completed, or even begun, and no public involvement or public hearings have been held in support of this unilateral bureaucratic decision.
IMT developing long term fire management plan. This fire is going to be a Let It Burn fire. Expect major blowup when wind events occur in mid to late August.
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Situation as of 07/20/2009 10:00 pm
Personnel: 141
Size: 330 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Secrest’s Type II Team In Briefing
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Situation as of 07/19/2009 8:00 pm
Personnel: 60, more enroute
Size: 300 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire in beetle-killed timber. Bielenburg and Racetrack Campgrounds closed. Two cabins destroyed.
