Beach Fire
Location: Yellowstone NP, Teton Co. WY
Specific Location: 2 mi S of Beach Lake, 7 mi SW of Bridge Bay Campground, Lat 44° 30´ 54″ Lon 110° 34´ 23″
Date of Origin: 07/18/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 07/29/2010 4:30 pm
Personnel: 13
Size: 520 acres
Percent Contained: 95%
Costs to Date: $2,599,437
No significant fire activity noted. Aerial recon during burn period Bucketing hotspots if needed.
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Situation as of 07/27/2010 4:35 pm
Personnel: 156
Size: 520 acres
Percent Contained: 95%
Costs to Date: $2,000,000
All crews pulled off the line and are being demobed. Backhaul of supplies and equipment from fire and spike camp. Transition fire management from Secrest Type II team to Yellowstone NP. Transition at 0600 0n 7/28/2010. Fire will be monitored with aircraft. This will be the last 209 report unless significant activity occurs in the future.
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Situation as of 07/26/2010 3:45 pm
Personnel: 222
Size: 520 acres
Percent Contained: 72%
Costs to Date: $1,900,000
Two Type I hand crews demobed. Began backhaul of supplies and equipment from fire and spike camp. Start demob of all line resources at end of shift.
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Situation as of 07/25/2010 4:40 pm
Personnel: 263
Size: 520 acres
Percent Contained: 72%
Costs to Date: $1,700,000
Line construction around main body of fire is complete. Spot fire control is expected to be completed during Monday shift. This will complete the remainder of total containment.
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Situation as of 07/24/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 272
Size: 520 acres
Percent Contained: 72%
Costs to Date: $1,285,000
Line construction around main body of fire is complete, spot fire control either by complete mop-up or perimeter control is still to be accomplished. Active surface fire with single and group tree torching, with spotting along northeast corner.
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Situation as of 07/23/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 270
Size: 520 acres
Percent Contained: 43%
Costs to Date: $1,000,000
Line construction is close to complete on the main fire perimeter, where line construction was determined to be necessary.
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Situation as of 07/18/2010 9:00 pm
Personnel: 11
Size: ~150 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Situation as of 07/19/2010 8:30 pm
Personnel: 75
Size: 385 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Two more 20-person Type 1 “hotshot” crews, two 20-person Type 2 –initial attack hand crews, and three more helicopters have been ordered in to assist with firefighting efforts.
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Sunday afternoon, gusty thunderstorm winds caused the fire to move into the crowns and spread.
Two helicopters from the Gallatin National Forest, an air tanker from Helena, Montana, and a second airtanker from Pocatello, Idaho, were called in Sunday to augment Yellowstone National Park firefighters and the park’s contract helicopter in their efforts to suppress the fire. They will work to direct the fire into meadows and toward the west side of last year’s Arnica Fire ~2 mi E.
