Deer Park Fire
Location: 15 mi NW of Fairfield, Camas Co. ID
Specific Location: Iron Mountain, ~10 mi E of Featherville, Sawtooth NF, Lat 43° 31´ 44″ Lon 115° 3´ 42″
Date of Origin: 08/06/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/13/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 225
Size: 825 acres
Percent Contained: 60%
Costs to Date: $1,200,000
A helitorch operation is planned for tomorrow prior to the heating and drying trend forecasted.
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Situation as of 08/11/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 232
Size: 775 acres
Percent Contained: 60%
Costs to Date: $900,000
Acreage growth due to improved mapping, apparently.
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Situation as of 08/10/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 232
Size: 500 acres
Percent Contained: 60%
The fire was mapped today however due to smoke the GPS will have to be completed again. Evening rains as well as lower temperatures and higher humidity significantly decreased fire activity. Some demob is planned for 8/11/2010.
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Situation as of 08/09/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 247
Size: 500 acres
Percent Contained: 40%
Torching and spotting. Line construction and small burnout operation yesterday. Continue mopup operations.
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Situation as of 08/08/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 213
Size: 450 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
Low RH’s, light winds, clear skies and stable airmass
Continue to build solid line, burnout operations with air support.
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Situation as of 08/07/2010 11:00 pm
Personnel: 106
Size: 328 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Initial attack
