Panther Wildland Fire

Monday, August 4, 2008

Panther Wildland Fire

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildland Fire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Tuesday July 22nd, 2008 aprox 03:00 AM
Location	15 miles south of Happy Camp, CA GPS: 41.592 latitude, -123.431 longitude
Incident Commander	Mc Gowan

Current Situation

Total Personnel	807
Size	8,823 acres
Percent Contained	5%
Estimated Containment Date	Thursday August 28th, 2008 aprox 06:00 PM
Fuels Involved	10 Timber (litter and understory), large snags and heavy down concentrations.
Fire Behavior	Increased overnight humidity recovery moderated fire behavior.
Significant Events	Not available

Outlook

Planned Actions	Continue firing operations on the north side of Branch 30 and south on 13N08 in Branch 35, if the weather conditions allow.
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	Extreme
Remarks	Increased humidity has limited the opportunity to initiate firing operations intended to contain the fire.

Weather

Current Wind Conditions	6 mph NE
Current Temperature	58 degrees
Current Humidity	62 %

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Monday, August 4, 2008