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Horse Creek Fire Wildland Fire

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Horse Creek Fire
Wildland Fire

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Summary

Horse Creek Fire is burning on the Bridger-Teton National Forest in the Big Piney Ranger District in Wyoming. The fire started at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, June 21, about 8-miles west of the town of Merna off the Horse Creek Road. There are no structures threatened, and the Horse Creek Road is closed except to authorized personnel. The cause of the fire is unknown, and the fire danger for the Bridger-Teton is listed as high. The Type 2 Incident Managemnt Team commanded by Merrill Saleen assumed control of the fire at 6:00am on Tuesday June 26, 2007. For more information, visit http://www.tetonfires.com/

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildland Fire
Cause	Unknown
Date of Origin	06/21/2007 at 1500 hrs.
Location	West of Merna Wyoming
Incident Commander	Merrill Saleen

Current Situation

Total Personnel	419
Size	7,660 acres
Percent Contained	40%
Estimated Containment Date	07/02/2007 at hrs.
Fuels Involved	Lodgepole pine, alpine fir, engleman spruce.
Fire Behavior	Fire behavior was active on the northwest side with sustained group torching and spotting.
Significant Events	Relative humidities were low with hot and windy conditions.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Continue focusing containment efforts with burn out operations on the southwest and west flanks. Mop up operations on the north and east flanks.
Projected Movement	Low relative humidities are expected for today and tomorrow. Winds are predicted to be out of the west on Saturday.
Growth Potential	moderate
Terrain Difficulty	moderate
Containment Target	Very likely to achieve target date.
Remarks	Saleen's Type 2 Incident Management Team assumed management of the fire at 6:00 a.m. Tuesday.

Weather

Current Wind Conditions	8 - 20 mph SW
Current Temperature	77 degrees
Current Humidity	20 %

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