1.
The fire breached the planning area requiring a significant increase in the number of resources assigned. Therefore, the current course of action no longer meets the incident objectives and a new decision is needed.
2.
Minimal interior hotspots were found over the last two days. Burned areas continue to be documented with a report for emergency stabilization being prepared for submittal. Resources will continue to patrol and are adequate given the incident complexity and situation. The planned costs continue to be in line with the management strategy. The current course of action continues to be valid.
3.
No visible smoke has been detected in the last 7 days. An ICT4 organization is assigned and is still adequate for the complexity of the incident. Planned costs continue to be in line with the fire management strategy. Will continue to monitor the incident to assure the current course of action is still valid.
4.
Objectives are being met. Yesterday fire gently backed down on the Little Beaver side and had spotted east of Elk Creek. Crews continue to work on preparing road for fuel break. No current issues with perimeter at this time. Several MAPS have been initiated including public safety, area closure has been developed and signed, short term smoke issues are being addressed and road prep on the Southeast corner is initiated.
5.
Type 2 IMT short team assigned to the incident on 08/07/10. Larger planning area being developed for long term plan. Additional MAP's being developed to account for updated planning area.
Objectives and course of action are currently being updated based on new planning area. (The proposed Course of Action will not satisfy the Objectives.)
6.
Fire perimeter mapped at 6,373 acres as of today. Fire is quiet this morning with some minor movement the last several days on both sides of the wilderness boundary. Helicopter work was done on west perimeter in the wilderness to slow fire spread several days ago. Outside the wilderness on the Northwest corner, fire continues to move westerly. No issues.
7.
Size: 3401 Ac; Cost: $9.5 MM; Personnel: 131; Thunderstorms, lightning with some precip. Xxxx
Team assumed command 0600 6/23; Close-out with Xxxx Team at 1000 6/23. Light fire activity was observed 6/23, 24. Significant thunderstorms 6/24 with lightning and some rain. No rain on fire, but two new ignitions on Chiricahua Mtns. were detected and will be assessed on 6/25. With lightning activity, significant effort was redirected toward initial attack preparations. Work is being conducted at Portal Guard Station to model Firewise principles to local community. Accounting irregularities from early in the incident are being corrected, but the effect on the total cost of the fire will not be known for several days. A new decision will be required when the cost exceeds $10 million, and 2 new MAPs have been identified for addition at that time. With improved conditions at the new ICP, use of the trailers, copy service, and generators are being discontinued for cost containment.
8.
Fire grew to 869 acres today even though cloud cover and high humidity moderated fire behavior.
Isolated showers Conducted in-brief to the Type 3 team that will take over the fire tomorrow at
0700. IC is Xxxx Xxxx. Crews will begin preparing contingency actions specified in the MAPs. Long range plan is now loaded into WFDSS and a draft burning plan is in place, but decision will need to be republished to be incorporated. Management objectives are being met with the current course of action.
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9.
Fire grew to 1754 acres today, much of that lit in backburn ops. Consensus for burn out in Bull Creek was due to length of fire season left, potential for dry cold fronts or red flag days during at least a couple of those days, nearness of the fire to at-risk values, the desire to compress temporal impacts to the highway, and the fact that we had a solid organization in place with favorable weather. Fire
Group Sup. indicated Rx type fire effects from burnout vs. those expected for a control action. Little
Granite contingency line is prepped and will be used if needed. Solidified plans with WYDOT and SHP regarding highway safety mitigation.
10.
Fire activity picked up today, mostly with internal torching in a few hot spots, but the most heat was generated by a stand of trees below the cliff rock bands near the southern burnout operation that was conducted on the Granite Creek side of the fire by the sage brush flat. The remainder of the burn out line is cold. Xxxx Xxxx will be assigned as Type 4 IC tomorrow and 2 engines will be brought in to assist with patrol and making public contacts. Numerous hunters are using the areas in and around the fire, but appear to be keeping a close eye on the fire and snags based on conversations.
General thought is that the locations where there is heat should not present control or public safety issues, but we will continue to monitor closely and invoke another area closure if necessary. Even with the intermittent interior torching that has occurred throughout the summer, fire effects are still very much meeting incident and resource objectives.
11.
Little to no activity at this time. Snow and rain at higher elevations will limit or stop activity.
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