Corner Canyon Fire
Location: 4 Miles West of Draper, Wasatch Co., UT
Specific Location: E of Draper-Alpine Rd., Lat 40° 30´ 16″ Lon 111° 49´ 46″
Date of Origin: 08/25/2008
Cause: human
Situation as of 08/29/2008 5:30 PM
Personnel: 32
Size: 808 acres
Percent contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $759,000
Transitioned at 1630 to Type 4 IC (Zimmerman). Isolated smokes in interior. Mop up.
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Situation as of 08/27/2008 6:30 PM
Personnel: 167
Size: 808 acres
Percent contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $520,000
Completed line around the N, W, and E flanks over some extremely difficult terrain.
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Situation as of 08/25/2008 6:00 PM
Personnel: not reported
Size: 600 acres
Percent contained: 0%
60 homes evacuated. 1 (uninjured) hiker air-lifted off of the mountain.
Extremely rapid spread to the North. The fire is driven by strong winds from the South and steep, mountainous slopes.
