Aspen Fire
Location: 30 mi NE of Silver City, Gila NF, Grant Co, NM
Specific Location: Black Canyon Ck, ~8 mi W of Reeds Peak, Lat 33° 9´ 35″ Lon 107° 58´ 16″
Date of Origin: 06/06/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 06/29/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 23
Size: 3,200 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
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Situation as of 06/25/2010 5:30 pm
Personnel: 11
Size: 3,200 acres
Percent Contained: 98%
Costs to Date: $1,400,000 (no update)
No explanation for reduction in acreage. Gila NF information black hole.
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Situation as of 06/23/2010 5:30 pm
Personnel: 41
Size: 3,400 acres
Percent Contained: 80%
Costs to Date: $1,400,000 (no update)
100 additional acres reported burned yesterday. Fire has reached FS 150. Gila NF information black hole.
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Situation as of 06/22/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 51
Size: 3,300 acres
Percent Contained: 80%
Costs to Date: $1,400,000 (no update)
No additional acres reported burned yesterday. Fire has reached FS 150. Gila NF information black hole.
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Situation as of 06/21/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 51
Size: 3,300 acres
Percent Contained: 60%
Costs to Date: $1,400,000 (no update)
Minimal fire activity reported, yet an additional 300 acres burned yesterday. Gila NF information black hole.
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Situation as of 06/20/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 51
Size: 3,000 acres
Percent Contained: 60%
Costs to Date: $1,400,000 (no update)
Minimal fire activity reported, yet an additional 465 acres burned over the last two days. Gila NF information black hole.
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Situation as of 06/18/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 51
Size: 2,535 acres
Percent Contained: 60%
Costs to Date: $1,400,000 (no update)
Minimal fire activity reported, yet an additional 180 acres burned yesterday. Gila NF information black hole.
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Situation as of 06/17/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 31
Size: 2,355 acres
Percent Contained: 60%
Costs to Date: $1,400,000 (no update)
Minimal fire activity reported, yet an additional 155 acres burned yesterday. Gila NF information black hole.
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Situation as of 06/16/2010 5:30 pm
Personnel: 32
Size: 2,200 acres
Percent Contained: 60%
Costs to Date: $1,400,000 (no update)
Fire Behavior low to moderate reported yet an additional 200 acres burned. Type 4 IMT. Sparse reports. Gila NF backsliding into gibberish, information black hole.
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Situation as of 06/15/2010 6:30 pm
Personnel: 21
Size: 2,000 acres
Percent Contained: 60%
Costs to Date: $1,400,000 (no update)
Fire Behavior low to moderate
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Situation as of 06/14/2010 5:45 pm
Personnel: 50
Size: 1,950 acres
Percent Contained: 60%
Costs to Date: $1,400,000
Burnout in DIV I west towards Continental Divide Trail. Backing fire in 1000-HR fuels in old burn scars, ponderosa pine, and grass.
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Situation as of 06/13/2010 4:45 pm
Personnel: 76
Size: 1,717 acres
Percent Contained: 55%
Costs to Date: $1,100,000
Minimal fire activity
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Situation as of 06/11/2010 3:00 pm
Personnel: 171
Size: 1,500 acres
Percent Contained: 35%
Costs to Date: $600,000
Individual group torching. 1000 hr fuels burning completely within 24 hrs. Potential for short distance spotting. If additional spotting is limited for the next 48 hours, fire spread to the N and E should be checked. Lines held in Aspen and Black Canyon despite wind yesterday.
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Situation as of 06/10/2010 4:40 pm
Personnel: 153
Size: 1,200 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
Costs to Date: $300,000
Crews were able to contain two spot fires at the junction of Aspen Creek and Black Canyon. If we can limited additional spotting for the next 48 hrs., fire spread to the North and East should be checked. Aggressive initial attack of the two spot fires by Type 1 Crews supported by tanker and helicopter water drops appear to have limited the spread of the spot fires from 6/09/10.
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Situation as of 06/09/2010 3:45 pm
Personnel: 129
Size: 1,055 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $200,000
Begin constructing direct handline on southern flank assessing ridgelines for indirect line construction utilize air tankers to support handline construction
Isolated group torching. Creeping and smoldering backing fire isolated runs in canyon bottoms
Hold and secure established lines through wind event utilize wildland fire module to scout div p for future containment options
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Situation as of 06/07/2010 1:00 pm
Personnel: 0
Size: 400+ acres
Percent Contained: 0%
This is the unexpurgated report:
Fire growth from medium smoke to 150 acres in 3 hour timeframe. Today all resource left the fire line due to rapid growth of the fire. Fire estimated to be up to 400 acres. Exact fire size unknown, no personnel on scene.
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Inc Obj Plan stratagies and tactics to maximize the protection of natural and cultural resources including the populations as well as their critical habitats. The resources include cultual, Gila Trout, Mexican Spotted Owl, and wilderness resources. Inc Obj Plan and implement stratagies and tactics that provide for firefighter and public safety. Ensure that all resssources know how and when they will engage and disengae for the assigned tactics and sitiation. Inc Obj Ensure the timely dissemintatin of information both internally to the District, Forest, and Geographic areas and externally to state and local government officials and contacts. Inc Obj Motorized equipment use in the Wilderness must be request and approved through the District Ranger. Inc Obj Place a high priority in the protection if private property, Forest infrastructure including campgrounds, trailhead and adisistrative sites, and range improvements.
