Utah wildfire blamed on Air Force drone
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Jun 7, 2007 21:44:23 EDT
DUGWAY, Utah — An Air Force drone sparked a wildfire that burned 46 square miles in the Cedar Mountains.
Second Lt. Beth Woodward of Hill Air Force Base’s 388th Fighter Wing said the unmanned aircraft was part of a weapons test Tuesday. The drone was hot when it landed, and the dry grass and brush ignited.
“With the dry and windy conditions, it jumped the Dugway property to Bureau of Land Management property,” Woodward said.
The Quincy Fire was declared contained Wednesday.
Quincy Fire
(as of 2 p.m. June 6)
Start Date: June 5, 2007, at 1300 hours
Location: West side of Cedar Mountains, Tooele County--10 miles south of I-80's Aragonite Exit
Cause: Under Investigation
Size: 30,000+ acres
Contained: 100%
Estimated Containment: Contained: June 6 at 1200 hours
Fuels: Grass, brush
Structures Threatened: None
Evacuations: None
Injuries: None
Resources: The Bureau of Land Management's Salt Lake Office will continue to monitor the fire for the next few days.
Other: Nearly 1" of wetting rains were vital in suppression efforts in containing Quincy Fire.
Contact: Erin Darboven, 801.243.0004
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