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Thursday, August 30, 2007

Inciweb: Wallow Wildland Fire - 500 acres - 0% Unknown

Wallow Wildland Fire

INCIDENT UPDATED

Approximate location of Wallow Fire 8/29/2007

Summary

The Wallow Fire began August 30, 2007 at 2 p.m. on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. It is currently 500 acres. The forest has ordered a Type two Incident Management Team to arrive August 30, 2007.The Wallow fire is approximatley 11 miles east of Mad River, 7 miles southwest of Hayfork, and 11 miles north of Ruth Lake, located in Trinity County.The fire is moving in a northeasterly direction at a rapid rate of spread.There are no evacuations at this time. Hunters are being advised to listen to local radio stations or check with the nearest ranger station before entering the area for possible evacuations or area closures.

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildland Fire
Cause	Under Investigation
Date of Origin	08/29/2007 at 1400 hrs.
Location	7 miles southwest of Hayfork, CA.
Incident Commander	Armstrong

Current Situation

Total Personnel	195
Size	500 acres
Fuels Involved	Primary fuels are timber; fire has burned into brush areas related to 1987 fires.
Fire Behavior	Rapid rates of spread; long range spotting.
Significant Events	Rapid fire spread due to dry fuels and thunderstorm generated winds.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Continue flanking actions and burnout operations from established roads.
Projected Movement	12 hours: fire spread to northeast towards Indian Valley facilities and isolated residences. 24 hours: Fire spread predicted to be erratic with predicted thunderstorm activity 48 hours: Fire spread to east with dirunal winds. 72 hours: Fire spread to east.
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	Extreme
Containment Target	Unknown; dependent on thunderstorm activity predicted for 8/30.
Remarks	Fire behavior included rapid rates of spread and long range spotting. Fire is burning on private and USFS lands. Fire has burned into Plummer Creek and has high potential to become established in the South Fork Trinity River. Fire is also established into heavy brush from 1987 fires.

Weather

Current Wind Conditions	3 mph N
Current Temperature	95 degrees
Current Humidity Contact Information Information (530) 226-2500	20 %

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Thursday, August 30, 2007

Inciweb: Wallow Wildland Fire - 500 acres - 0% Unknown

Wallow Wildland Fire

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