Border Complex WFU Fires
Location: 30 miles W of North Fork, Lemhi Co., ID
Specific Location: Salmon Challis NF, Lat 45° 30´ 47″ Lon 114° 37´ 24″
Date of Origin: 08/05/2008
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 09/10/2008 3:30 PM
Personnel: 1
Size: 7,137 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Maximum desired fire size (MMA): 106,000 acres
Costs to Date: $232,000
Plan to transition to a Type 4 IC on Saturday, Sept. 13. It is possible that the trail closures will be lifted next week. This will be our last report until significant activity occurs. Roan Fire: 230 Acres Cayuse/Woodhump: 6,907
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Situation as of 08/31/2008 12:30 PM
Personnel: 1
Size: 6,676 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Maximum desired fire size (MMA): 106,000 acres
Costs to Date: $230,000 (not updated)
Rainfall over night and continuing on today and 1/4″ total. Demobbed 6 of the 7 overhead. Fires will be monitored by lookouts throughout the week. Last report until significant activity occurs.
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Situation as of 08/29/2008 3:00 PM
Personnel: 7
Size: 6,676 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Maximum desired fire size (MMA): 106,000 acres
Costs to Date: $230,000
Cayuse and Wood Hump Fires have grown together and total 6,448 acres. Roan Fire total 228 acres per GPS mapping 8/28/2008.
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Situation as of 08/26/2008 3:00 PM
Personnel: 10
Size: 6,000 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Maximum desired fire size (MMA): 106,000 acres
Costs to Date: $228,000
The Wood Hump and Cayuse Fires have burned together; acreage of each individual fire is estimated until better observation can be made. Wood Hump: 4,807 - Cayuse: 986 - Roan: 207
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Situation as of 08/24/2008 3:30 PM
Personnel: 3 reported, but they are nowhere near the fires
Size: 5,537 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Maximum desired fire size (MMA): 106,000 acres
Costs to Date: not updated
The complex includes the Wood Hump WFU on the Bitterroot NF (4,544 acres), the Cayuse WFU (786 acres) and the Roan WFU (207 acres) all on the Salmon Challis NF.
The Wood Hump and Cayuse fires expected burn into each other by the end of the day.
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Situation as of 08/21/2008 5:30 PM
Personnel: 0
Size: 2,662 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Maximum desired fire size (MMA): 106,000 acres
Costs to Date: $228,000
The complex includes the Wood Hump WFU [here] on the Bitterroot NF (2,212 acres), the Cayuse WFU [here] (400 acres) and the Roan WFU (40 acres) on the Salmon Challis NF.
Significant fire growth in the last 24 hours not reported but evident on Google Earth Fire Map.
