River Breaks Fire
Location: ~2 mi SW of North Fork, Lemhi Co. ID
Specific Location:, S of the Salmon River, Salmon-Challis NF, 45° 22´ 36″ Lon 114° 0´ 0″
Date of Origin: 09/29/2010
Cause: Human
Situation as of 10/04/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 159
Size: 1,862 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $1,449,000
The fire area received approximately 0.5 inches of precipitation today. Kidd IMT2 will transfer command back to the local unit tomorrow at 1800 hrs.
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Situation as of 10/03/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 258
Size: 1,750 acres
Percent Contained: 80%
Completed firing operation in Divisions A, B and C. Anticipating wetting rain over fire area during next operational period.
Whitehawk Complex Fires
Formerly part of the Boise Complex [here], the Whitehawk and Casner (or Cassner) Fires were redesignated 8/31 for unknown reasons.
Location: 14 Miles NE of Lowman, Boise Co. ID
Specific Location: S of Whitehawk Lookout, Boise NF, Lat 44° 17´ 13″ Lon 115° 30´ 29″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 10/07/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 0
Size: 1,1,485 acres (Whitehawk Mtn. Fire 355 acs., Casner Let It Burn Fire 1,156 acs.)
Percent Contained: 90% (Whitehawk Mtn. Fire 100%, Casner Let It Burn Fire 0%)
Costs to Date: $2,220,000 (roughly)
Fire showed moderate activity through last Sunday and then has received close to an inch of rain. An agency lookout will continue to monitor. Released all other resources.
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Situation as of 09/10/2010 4:30 pm
Personnel: not reported
Size: 1,439 acres (Whitehawk Mtn. Fire 355 acs., Casner Let It Burn Fire 1,110 acs.)
Percent Contained: 88% (Whitehawk Mtn. Fire 100%, Casner Let It Burn Fire 0%)
Costs to Date: $2,195,472 (no update)
A new decision has been made by the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise to change the names and reporting of these fires in order to instigate the maximum amount of confusion and obfuscation. It’s not mere incompetence — it’s deliberate malfeasance. That’s just how they are. The following is cut-and-pasted direct from their reporting:
Whitehawk Mtn. Fire now formally reported with the Whitehawk Complex, due to the status of the other fire which is confine and contain, broke out each individually. Fire is contained but not controlled yet. Duty Officer will staff as needed beyond this point. Formally reported with the Whitehawk Complex, due to the status of the other fire which is confine and contain, broke out each individually. Fire is contained but not controlled yet. Duty Officer will staff as needed beyond this point. The Whitehawk Mountain fire was a full suppression fire which is now contained. The Casner fire is in confine and contain strategy and in monitor status. This is the final 209 for the Whitehawk Complex and will report the Casner fire individually. Casner Fire formally reported with the Whitehawk Complex. Due to the status of this fire alone as being a confine and contain strategy, will report this fire independantly as the other fire within the complex was a full suppression fire and is contained. The duty officer will determine when this fire will need resources and will be staffed by local personnel. Monitor status. All the fire costs are shown on Whitehawk Mountain at the moment; will try to have seperate numbers next week. [sic]
All without even bothering to spell check. It’s kind of amazing, really. The public functionary class is special.
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Situation as of 09/07/2010 4:30 pm
Personnel: not reported
Size: 1,439 acres
Percent Contained: 88%
Costs to Date: $2,195,472 (no update)
Whitehawk Mountain saw some torching and moderate fire behavior on north end near the containment lines. Casner fire also saw some torching and burning of interior pockets. Used helicopters and ground resources to help reinforce lines and contain the fire behavior. Will continue to monitor fires and staff as needed.
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Situation as of 09/04/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 185
Size: 1,439 acres
Percent Contained: 88%
Costs to Date: $2,192,472
Transfer of command to Type 4 IC will occur at 0600 hours, 9/5/2010. Closure of Forest Service roads 502 and 569 continues.
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Situation as of 09/03/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 337
Size: 1,439 acres
Percent Contained: 81%
Costs to Date: $1,876,000
Continued using Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics (MIST) on both fires. Closure of Forest Service roads 502 and 569 continues.
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Situation as of 09/02/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 388
Size: 1,439 acres
Percent Contained: 53%
Costs to Date: $1,510,000
Continued using Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics (MIST) on both fires. Closure of Forest Service roads 502 and 569 continues.
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Situation as of 08/31/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 444
Size: 1,439 acres
Percent Contained: 21%
Costs to Date: $850,000
Situation as of 09/01/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 477
Size: 1,439 acres
Percent Contained: 29%
Costs to Date: $1,250,000
Continued using Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics (MIST) on both fires. Started suppression repair on Whitehawk Mountain fire. Light precipitation (12/100″) occurred in the area of the fires.
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Wilde Type 2 IMT assumed control at 0600 hours on 8/31/2010.The previous independent fires (ICS-209s) for Whitehawk Mountain and Casner have been finalized and consolidated under Whitehawk Complex.
Staffed Casner Fire; started using Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics (MIST). Precipitation in the amount of 4/10 inch was recorded in the last 24 hours at the Bearskin RAWS approximately 15 miles NW of fires.
Cache Let It Burn Fire
Location: 15 mi SE of Elk City, Idaho Co. ID
Specific Location: Montana Road (FR468), Nez Perce NF, Lat 45° 40´ 33″ Lon 115° 10´ 37″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010.
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/28/2010 1:00 pm
Personnel: 0
Size: 500 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire was monitored from the ground and air. Road guards are in place on the Montana Road (FR 468)
Needle Let It Burn Fire
Location: 28 mi E of Avery, Shoshone Co. ID
Specific Location: N of 5-Lakes Butte, St. Joe NF, Lat 47° 3´ 0″ Lon 115° 15´ 8″
Date of Origin: 07/31/2010. Today was the first report on this fire.
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/28/2010 8:00 am
Personnel: 0
Size: 150 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire gained over 100 acres on Thursday 8/26.
Note: this fire has been burning for a month and was reported for the first time today.
Sawtooth Let It Burn Fire
Location: 23 miles SE of Avery, Shoshone Co. ID
Specific Location: near Surveyors Lookout, Little NF Clearwater River, St. Joe NF, Lat 46° 58´ 54″ Lon 115° 30´ 21″
Date of Origin: 07/29/2010. Today was the first report on this fire.
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/27/2010 3:20 pm
Personnel: 5
Size: 1,225 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
The Surveyor’s Road remains closed to public traffic, and Surveyor’s Lookout Rental is also closed. Fire gained over 200 acres Thursday 8/26.
Note: this fire has been burning for a month and was reported for the first time today.
Dodge Let It Burn Fire
Location: 25 mi W of the Bitterrroot Valley, Idaho Co. ID
Specific Location: near Grave Peak 5mi S of Colt Killed Creek, Lolo NF, Lat 46° 22´ 35″ Lon 114° 50´ 29″
Date of Origin: 08/04/2010. Today was the first report on this fire.
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/27/2010 3:20 pm
Personnel: 5
Size: 1,225 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
This fire is located in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness Wilderness and is being managed for [unspecified] multiple resource objectives. Fire made a 2.5 mile run yesterday with the frontal passage.
Note: this fire has been burning for almost a month and was reported for the first time today.
Harris Creek Complex Fires
Harris Creek Fire
Location: 5 mi SE of Horseshoe Bend, Boise Co. ID
Specific Location: Harris Creek Road, 1 mi W of Boise NF, Lat 43° 52´ 29″ Lon 116° 6´ 19″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 09/03/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 228
Size: 1,673 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $2,950,000
Transition to IDL Type 3 Team which will take control at 0630 on 9/4/2010.
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Situation as of 09/02/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 407
Size: 1,673 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $2,700,000
100% containment. Change in acreage is due to more accurate mapping on several fires in the Complex. Acreage by jurisdiction: FS (with FS protection) 57, FS (with IDL protection) 274, Private 1130, and State 212. Prepare for transition to a Type 3 Team at 0630 on 09/04/2010.
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Situation as of 09/01/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 494
Size: 1,718 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $2,300,000
Change in acreage is due to more accurate mapping on several fires in the Complex. Cost increase reflects more detailed accounting of initial actions and all resources on scene. Schafer Butte Campground and Harris Creek Road have been reopened. A road closure remains in effect for NFS Road 374 (Ridge). Coulter Fire has split jurisdiction- 45 acres are IDL protection, 57 acres are FS protection.
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Situation as of 08/31/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 550
Size: 2,122 acres
Percent Contained: 70%
Costs to Date: $1,300,000
Weather conditions have continued to assist operations and several more fires were contained. The Management Action Points for low probability/ high consequence events are being developed.
Road closures remain in effect on National Forest System roads 374 (Ridge), 297, and the Forest Service portion of 307 (Harris Creek). Shafer Butte campground remains closed. The incident is providing initial attack on new fires within ID-SWS fire protection area. Wilderness Ranch was added to the Complex today and is 100% contained.
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Situation as of 08/30/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 630
Size: 2,013 acres
Percent Contained: 45%
Costs to Date: $900,000
Weather conditions assisted the crews in containing several fires.
Road closures within the area includes National Forest Service road (NFS) 374 (Ridge) roads, NFS 297 and NFS 307 (Harris Creek) road. Shafer Butte campground remains closed. Mann fire was previously the 805 fire. The incident is providing initial attack on new fires within ID-SWS fire protection area.
The partly cloudy and cooler weather suppressed fire behavior. Some creeping, smoldering and smokes were observed.
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Situation as of 08/29/2010 6:00 pm
Harris Fire:
Personnel: 310
Size: 2,098 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Costs to Date: $538,931
Cottonwood Fire:
Personnel: not reported
Size: 1,100 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Harris Creek and Cottonwood fires plus 8 other fires around the town of Horseshoe Bend are included in the Harris Complex. Command of the Harris Complex was transferred to Heintz IMT 2 at the end of shift 8/29/2010.
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Harris Fire:
Situation as of 08/28/2010 11:30 pm
Personnel: 54
Size: 400 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
FS307 Rd closed.
Cottonwood Fire:
Situation as of 08/28/2010 11:15 pm
Personnel: 121
Size: 830 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 8:30 pm
Personnel: 54
Size: 350 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Reopened the FS307 Road this afternoon. Utilized tankers to assist in slowing the active and running parts of the fire. Able to establish personnel on the line.
Idaho Department of Lands. Timber. Active Fire Behavior. Continue to establish control lines. Utilized aerial resources.
Cottonwood Fire
Location: 7 mi SE of Horseshoe Bend, Boise Co. ID
Specific Location: S. Fork Harris Creek, 1 mi W of Boise NF, Lat 43° 48´ 58″ Lon 116° 7´ 37″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/27/2010 7:45 pm
Personnel: 41
Size: 730 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Using heavy air tankers to help slow the progress of the fire. Two IHC assigned to the fire.
Idaho Department of Lands. Timber. Active fire behavior. Gusty and erratic winds with limited resources hampering control efforts. Type 2 Team on order.
Boise Complex Fires
Location: 6 mi W of Crouch, Boise Co. ID
Specific Location: N of Banks Lowman Road, Boise NF, Lat 44° 5´ 55″ Lon 116° 2´ 42″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/31/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 92
Size: 621 acres (includes Frazier Fire, not Casner or Whitehawk Fires)
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $1,230,143
Transfer of command for the fire operations to the local unit at 0600 hours 9/1/2010. Lowman-Banks Road will be opened with unrestricted traffic at 1200 hours 9/1/2010.
Costs for the Boise Complex include 18 total incidents. The Cassner and Whitehawk incidents are now a part of the Whitehawk Complex.
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Situation as of 08/30/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 300
Size: 621 acres (includes Frazier Fire, not Casner or Whitehawk Fires)
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $856,000
Costs for the Boise Complex include 18 total incidents. Incidents that are declared out were not included in todays Boise Complex 209. The Cassner and Whitehawk incidents are a part of the Boise Complex until Wilde’s Type 2 team takes over tomorrow. The costs incurred until this point on those incidents are also included in this ICS-209. Future Boise Complex costs will not include those incidents.
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Situation as of 08/29/2010 7:00 pm
Casner Let It Burn Fire
Personnel: not reported (no staffing plan)
Size: 1,200 acres (no update)
Percent Contained: 0%
Minimal fire activity. Received precipitation on the fire.Confine and contain. Wilde Type 2 Team has inbriefing tomorrow at 1300. Will become part of the Whitehawk Complex tomorrow.
Whitehawk Mountain Fire
Personnel: 92
Size: 337 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
Crews were able to complete direct line on the north and west flanks with the cooler and wetter weather. No growth accumulated.
Frazier Fire
Personnel: 147
Size: 741 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
A burnout was completed last night to reinforce structure protection measures and contain fire.
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Situation as of 08/28/2010 5:00 pm
Casner Let It Burn Fire - no update
Whitehawk Mountain Fire:
Personnel: 92
Size: 300 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Frazier Fire
Personnel: 171
Size: 130 acres
Percent Contained: 80%
Intermittent closure of Lowman-Banks Highway 17. Community event in Crouch that is expected to bring in 400 outside visitors. Arrival of additional Type 1 handcrews.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 7:45 pm
Personnel: 96
Size: 120 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Structures Threatened: 30 PRIM , 2 COMM , 20 OUTB
NIMO Team Gage to take over the fire tomorrow morning under The Boise Complex.
Casner Let It Burn Fire
Location: 15 mi NE of Lowman, Valley Co. ID
Specific Location: Cache Creek W of Lost Lake, Boise NF, Lat 44° 17´ 2″ Lon 115° 27´ 6″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/27/2010 7:30 pm
Personnel: not reported
Size: 1,200 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Closure of the FS502 Road. Closure of Lost Lake Trail and Trailhead. Burned through the Cache Creek area (including consuming the Cache Burn, 2009) which was a point local resources thought would have slowed the progress of the fire but it didn’t.
NIMO Team Gage to assume command of the fire tomorrow morning as part of The Boise Complex. Continue to monitor. Development of Long Term Plan.
Whitehawk Mountain Fire
Location: 14 mi NE of Lowman, Valley Co. ID
Specific Location: W of Beaver Valley, Boise NF, Lat 44° 17´ 13″ Lon 115° 30´ 29″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/27/2010 7:45 pm
Personnel: 52
Size: 125 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Crews making good progress on established the anchor point and working from there for line construction. Closed the FS569 Road. About 3 miles of hoselay established.
NIMO Team Gage is assume control of the fire tomorrow morning under The Boise Complex.
Larkins Let It Burn Complex Fires
Location: 35 NE of Orofino, Clearwater NF, Clearwater Co, ID
Specific Location: North Fork Clearwater River above Dworshak Reservoir, Lat 46° 55´ 45″ Lon 115° 30´ 59″
Date of Origin: 07/30/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/27/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: none
Size: 2,205 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Complex includes: Mallard Peak 17 acres — Mallard Lake .10 acres — Heather Creek 2167 acres — Avalanche .10 acres — Heart Peak .10 acres — Isabella .10 acres — Point .10 acres — Goat Creek .10 acres — Heart Ridge 5 acres — Grassy Point 15 acres — Larkins .25 acres — West Sister .10 acres
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Situation as of 08/25/2010 9:45 am
Personnel: none
Size: 749 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Although these fires have been burning for close to a month, today is the first day they have been reported by the National Interagency Fire Center.
No effort has been made to suppress these fires. Today a cold front is expected to generate strong winds, and these fire could blow up to mega proportions. Massive forest and watershed damage is occurring and is expected to increase enormously today.
Clearwater NF Forest Supervisor Rick Brazell is the government official responsible for causing this disaster.
Hurd Fire
Location: 8 mi WNW of Cascade, Valley Co. ID
Specific Location: W of Cascade Reservoir, Boise NF, Lat 44° 36´ 20″ Lon 116° 9´ 59″
Date of Origin: 08/21/2010
Cause: Human
Situation as of 09/07/2010 3:15 pm
Personnel: 45
Size: 1,381 acres
Percent Contained: 95%
Costs to Date: $7,439,152
Reduction in personnel of two crews and one overhead. Expect to transition back to local district 9/9/10 at 0600.
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Situation as of 09/04/2010 3:15 pm
Personnel: 90
Size: 1,381 acres
Percent Contained: 95%
Costs to Date: $6,829,000 (no update)
The fire will receive a significant wind event this evening from a cold frontal passage and t-storms
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Situation as of 09/03/2010 2:30 pm
Personnel: 90
Size: 1,380 acres
Percent Contained: 95%
Costs to Date: $6,829,000
Transitioned to local Type 3 organization today at 0600.
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Situation as of 09/01/2010 5:30 pm
Personnel: 474
Size: 1,380 acres
Percent Contained: 93%
Costs to Date: $6,512,000
Acreage increase was due to more precise mapping. Orient incoming Type 3 organization and establish new ICP for smaller team.
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Situation as of 08/31/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 644
Size: 1,331 acres
Percent Contained: 80%
Costs to Date: $6,128,000
Completed structure assessment of Cascde Reservoir Subdivisions for Donnelly Fire District. Pulled out two spike camps and backhauled hose and excess equipment.
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Situation as of 08/30/2010 5:30 pm
Personnel: 677
Size: 1,331 acres
Percent Contained: 70%
Costs to Date: $5,650,000
Campgrounds are all open. Fire received 0.02″ rain today with about 40% cloud cover.
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Situation as of 08/29/2010 5:30 pm
Personnel: 712
Size: 1,331 acres
Percent Contained: 70%
Costs to Date: $5,143,000
Structures Threatened: 150 PRIM , 1 COMM , 25 OUTB
Evacuations have been lifted and all residents may return to properties. Fire has received 0.15″ rain over last 14 hrs. and 1″ snow near 7000′.
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Situation as of 08/28/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 830
Size: 1,331 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
Costs to Date: $4,562,000
Structures Threatened: 150 PRIM , 1 COMM , 25 OUTB
Reduced evacuation from level 2 to level 1. Crews continue to build line supported by helicopters dropping water.
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Situation as of 08/26/2010 5:45 pm
Personnel: 724
Size: 900 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Costs to Date: $2,800,000
Structures Threatened: 150 PRIM , 1 COMM , 25 OUTB
Evacuation of 90-100 homes between Hurd Creek and Poison Creek. Unified Command with Valley County Sheriff’s Office and Donnelly Fire District continues. Fire crews working to establish solid anchor for today’s fire spread. Complex aviation operation to limit fire spread to north and east. Substantial movement on the fire’s north end.
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Situation as of 08/24/2010 4:30 pm
Personnel: 598
Size: 506 acres
Percent Contained: 15%
Kidd’s Type 2 team assumed control of fire @ 0630. Steep rugged terrain and spotting hindered containment efforts. Evaluating and planning for expected cold front passage Thursday.
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Situation as of 08/23/2010 5:45 pm
Personnel: 445
Size: 550 acres
Percent Contained: 15%
Area closure in place. Helicopters have had significant impact on assisting with control of problem areas. Transition to Kidd Type 2 Team.
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Situation as of 08/22/2010 3:15 pm
Personnel: 130
Size: 100 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Structures Threatened: 50 PRIM , 1 COMM , 50 OUTB
Structures Destroyed: NONE
Type 2 IMT arriving 8/23.
Bowen Fire
Location: 3 miles NE of Arbon, Power Co., ID.
Specific Location: Pleasant View Hills E of Arbon Valley, Lat 42° 29´ 52″ Lon 112° 31´ 26″
Date of Origin: 08/21/2010
Cause: Under investigation
Situation as of 08/24/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 290
Size: 6,683 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $720,000
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Situation as of 08/23/2010 5:40 pm
Personnel: 272
Size: 6,683 acres
Percent Contained: 70%
Costs to Date: $510,000
Reduction in acreage due to more accurate mapping.
Creeping and smoldering with isolated torching in the timber. Secure line along the east flank utilizing aircraft for support.
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Situation as of 08/22/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 230
Size: 6,690 acres
Percent Contained: 50%
Received precipitation over the fire area this evening. Secured the E flank using dozers and crews with support from air resources.
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Situation as of 08/21/2010 4:30 pm
Personnel: 72
Size: 2,000 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
Structures Threatened: 7 PRIM Structures Destroyed: 1 OUTB
Voluntary evacuations. Fire running and crowning in the Juniper. Try to contain the west flank. Start working on the east flank in the timber.
Banner Let It Burn Fire
Location: 18 mi NW of Stanley, Custer Co. ID
Specific Location: Banner Creek, Salmon-Challis NF, Lat 44° 22´ 49″ Lon 115° 12´ 35″
Date of Origin: 08/20/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/28/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 31
Size: 2,388 acres
Percent Contained: 52%
Costs to Date: $3,580,000
Minimum fire activity with interior smokes.
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Situation as of 08/28/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 243
Size: 2,388 acres
Percent Contained: 52%
Costs to Date: $3,573,268
Transfer of command to a Type 4 IC at 0600 8/29. Uncontained portion of the fire continues to grow.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 402
Size: 2,365 acres
Percent Contained: 52%
Costs to Date: $3,303,000
Incident strategies: 57% of fire is containment; 33% of fire is “limited supression” [sic].
Highway 21 road closure lifted today at noon, subject to single lane closure depending on fire activity. 100% of containment objective met.
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Situation as of 08/26/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 542
Size: 2,365 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
Costs to Date: $2,908,000
Incident strategies: 57% of fire is containment; 33% of fire is “limited supression” [sic].
Red Flag warning today for winds and low RH; lightning on the fire with light precipitation.
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Situation as of 08/25/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 561
Size: 2,077 acres
Percent Contained: 18%
Costs to Date: numbers reported are false
Incident strategies: 57% of fire is containment; 33% of fire is “limited supression” [sic].
Active single and group tree torching and spotting up to 1/3 mile in sub-alpine fir and lodgepole pine. Cold front blowing through today is expected to be accompanied by strong winds. Fire storm could result, sending burning embers across a wide region.
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Situation as of 08/24/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 476
Size: 1,730 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $1,729,187
Transition to Let It Burn. Desired incinerated zone: 103,494 acres. Blow up expected Thursday.
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Situation as of 08/23/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 372
Size: 1,594 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Reduction in acreage due to more accurate mapping; today’s fire growth approximately 80-90 acres. Transfer of command to Wilde Type 2 Team occurred at 0600 hours on 8/23/2010. Highway 21 closure modified to allow single lane, escorted traffic through fire area.
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Situation as of 08/22/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 344
Size: 2,010 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Hwy 21 closed. Transition to Wilde Type II Team @ 0600 Aug. 23. Active torching and short range spotting in subalpine fir and lodgepole forest areas.
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Situation as of 08/21/2010 8:30 pm
Personnel: 333
Size: 1,000 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Closure of Highway 21 and limited access to Boundary Creek Road. Prepping Highway 21 for reinforcement of line to keep fire NE of highway. Preparation for Area closure. Type 2 IMT to take over fire.
Continued fire spread mainly to N and E with spotting and active growth on spots.
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Situation as of 08/20/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 279
Size: 200 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Evacuations in process for Marsh Creek and Lola Creek Campgrounds; Bradley BSA camp evacuated; Roads into campgrounds closed.
Spotting,torching,crowning. High winds forecast for the weekend.
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 08/24/2010 3:40 pm
Personnel: 29
Size: 1,043 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
100% containment
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Situation as of 08/22/2010 9:00 am
Personnel: 77
Size: 1,043 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $2,700,000
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Situation as of 08/20/2010 7:40 pm
Personnel: 117
Size: 1,043 acres
Percent Contained: 80%
Costs to Date: $2,500,000
Two crew members were transported off the fire due to illness. One crew member was hospitalized and released. The following crews will be released 8/21/2010 Texas IHC, Flathead IHC and Snake River IHC.
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Little Beaver Complex Let It Burn Fire
Location: 26 mi W of Stanley, BOISE NF, Boise Co. ID
Specific Location: Bernard Lake, Lat 44° 26´ 31″ Lon 115° 31´ 19″
Date of Origin: 07/28/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 10/07/2010 3:00 pm
Personnel: 0
Size: 7,298 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $2,560,000
The Top Notch fire had lots of activity through weekend with running and group torching. The area received precipitation starting last Sunday through yesterday for about 0.68″. Last Sunday also released crew and completed IR which may be the last perimeter unless have more activity. Acres: Boise National Forest 2036. Salmon-Challis,Frank Church Wilderness 5262.
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Situation as of 09/28/2010 4:45 pm
Personnel: 30
Size: 6,653 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $2,557,000
Commitment of resources to both the Little Beaver Complex and Whitehawk Complex. Assigning the same IC to both complexes. The Boise IHC will be monitoring and working on both as needed. Active fire behavior and expect it to continue with the projected weather.
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Situation as of 09/09/2010 2:45 pm
Personnel: none
Size: 6,373 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire added 435 acres on Tuesday 9/7 due to higher temperatures and very low humidities. The fire is still within the 45,000 acre target area.
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Situation as of 09/03/2010 3:15 pm
Personnel: 22
Size: 5,350 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $2,500,000
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Situation as of 08/25/2010 4:15 pm
Personnel: reported number is wrong
Size: 5,350 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: reported amount is wrong
On Aug 19 the decision was made to forego any fire reports (209’s) because the fire was “inactive”. Since then this fire has blown up and grown by a third.
Now the fire making some significant runs to the north and burning into the Sulfur Creek Area. The local Type 4 team has called in aerial resources to treat the area near the West Fork of Elk Creek, including large airtanker drops on the ridge outside of the wilderness area and SEATS with water within the wilderness. A Type 1 Helicopter was borrowed from the Banner Fire.
A cold front with strong winds is expected to blow through today. This fire could be many tens of thousands of acres in size by tomorrow. We noted back on Aug 4 that this fire could be a possible source for a region-wide fire storm. We also noted that the irresponsible official in charge is infamous Let It Burn forest destroyer Boise NF Forest Supervisor Cecilia Seesholtz.
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Situation as of 08/19/2010 3:45 pm
Personnel: 28
Size: 4,053 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $2,212,123
No significant activity.
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Situation as of 08/14/2010 5:30 pm
Personnel: 118
Size: 4,053 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $2,202,123
Patrolled and monitored the southern edge of the fire along FR 579. Continued rehabilitation actions where appropriate. Completed mitigation actions to reduce fire impacts to White Bark Pine stands (firefighters removed adjoining dead subalpine fir and lightly cleared fuel at the base of the trees.). Moved all unnecessary supplies and equipment off the fire. Shadowed/transitioned with the incoming ICT3 to ensure a smooth and effective transfer of command from the IMT2 to the ICT3 at 0600 hours on August 15. Will conduct an IR flight later today with the Lucky Peak helicopter to provide the incoming ICT3 with the latest fire intelligence.
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Situation as of 08/13/2010 5:30 pm
Personnel: 166
Size: 4,053 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $2,069,217
Continued securing the SE, S and SW fire edge to minimize the potential of fire crossing FR 579 to the south. Began implementation of rehabilitation plan where appropriate. Continued mitigation actions to reduce fire impacts to White Bark Pine stands (potential candidate for listing). Obtained approval of the decision document in WFDSS.
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Bighorn Let It Burn Fire
Location: ~36 mi W of Salmon, Valley Co. ID
Specific Location: Salmon-Challis NF, Big Creek, Waterfall Creek, Middle Fork Salmon River. Lat 45° 6´ 4″ Lon 114° 44´ 23″
Date of Origin: 07/25/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/12/2010 2:45 pm
Personnel: 10
Size: 1,128 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Will be demobbing the Wildland Fire Module Saturday off the fire.
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Situation as of 08/03/2010 5:30 pm
Personnel: 21
Size: 490 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Sending a squad from the Lewis & Clark Wildland Fire Module down river to assess camps.
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Situation as of 08/02/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 9?
Size: 361 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Planning on inserting two FOBS and a Wildland Fire module [Let It Burn team].
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Situation as of 07/30/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 0
Size: 500 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Taylor Ranch threatened. River users at risk.
