InciWeb: ELK FIRE COMPLEX UPDATE - Daily Update 7/28/2007

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Daily Update 7/28/2007

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Incident: Elk Complex
Released: 3 hrs. ago

ELK FIRE COMPLEX UPDATE

ELK FIRE COMPLEX MAP - FIRE PROGRESSION MAP

July 28, 2007

Total Complex Acreage: 10,337acres

Incident Resources: 1,146 personnel

Total Complex Containment: 59% Cost to Date: $12,554,277

Injuries to Date (minor): 13 Fatalities to Date: 1

Expected Full Containment: 8/05/2007

Crews continue to patrol and mop up the perimeter of the Little Grider. Smoke will be produced as fuels burn within the interior of the fire. Suppression efforts continue on the Wingate/Titus/KingCreek2 fire. Aerial patrol of the Elk and Hummingbird fires is continuing and no heat has been observed on the Hummingbird for the last two days. Protection of Happy Camp and Elk Creek communities remains a top priority.

Burning operations continue on the Wingate/Titus/King Creek 2 fires from Branch I/IV break west along the 15N10 road. The containment date for the Elk Complex has been changed to August 5, 2007 due to steep terrain and fuel conditions. Crews continue to secure lines that have burned in previous shifts and brush roads in the southern portion of the incident. Fire activity is anticipated to increase as daytime temperatures rise and relative humidity decreases.

Complex Fire Details

Of the thirty identified fires in the Elk Complex, 25 are 100% contained. The contained fires will continue to be monitored, patrolled and staffed as safety, resources and access permit. The remaining five fires are as follows:

• Wingate/Titus/King Creek 2 (6,279 acres) 36% contained. Line construction continues on the fire. A recommended evacuation for homeowners and closure for campers and miners, from Five Mile Bridge to Norcross Campground on Elk Creek Road remains in place. Firelines have been constructed and burnouts continue.
• Elk Fire (1,144 acres) 96% contained

• Hummingbird Fire (80 acres) 0% contained. Aerial patrols have not detected heat by Infrared resources on fire for over three days.

Sources of info include: http://www.inciweb.org/ (including other fires) or the incident information office at (530) 841-4451. Visit http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/klamath/condition/ for information on fire restrictions and local closures.