Firefighters Agressively Protect North Side of The Backbone Fire
Incident: Backbone Wildland Fire
Released: 54 min. ago
Release No. FS-07 10 09 (1) July 11, 2009
Fire Information: 530-629-2816
Email: backbone.fire.info@gmail.com www.inciweb.org/incident/1716/
Firefighters Aggressively Protect North Side of the Backbone Fire
WILLOW CREEK, Calif. - Since lightning sparked dozens of fires in the North State close to a week ago, fire officials continue to work on two Trinity Alps Wilderness fires, the Backbone and Red Spot Fires.
Abnormally cool temperatures for this time of year are helping firefighters to place containment lines. Afternoon winds on Friday fueled the Red Spot Fire which challenged firefighters in holding containment lines hotshot crews spent days building at the Salmon Divide. This required firefighters to request assistance from air tankers to drop retardant, which successfully kept the fire in check so they could safely complete their mission and prevent further fire spread.
Land managers of the Shasta-Trinity, Six Rivers and Klamath National Forests are working with fire officials to see that the two fires are being actively suppressed using a different set of management techniques known as Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics, or MIST.
MIST is an approach of light-on-the-land firefighting which calls for the least amount of disturbance necessary to effectively achieve fire management and suppression objectives. Simply put, the intent of MIST is to suppress a wildfire with the least disturbance to the land. In some cases, MIST may involve allowing a fire to burn to natural barriers such as a rock-strewn or open ridge that would inherently stop a fire's spread. The purpose of these measures is to protect life and property, as well as to maintain the natural character of the wilderness. In using these tactics, firefighters are working to keep the number of acres burned as low as possible, while providing for firefighter safety and special concerns for wilderness and cultural resources.
Fire officials will continue to have crews construct fire line in areas where they are likely to have the most success in containing the fire. After completing the line, firefighters will reinforce it by implementing appropriate burnout operations in small, precise increments to manage fire intensity. Depending on weather conditions, firing operations may be spread over an extended period of time to reduce smoke and environmental impacts. Fire officials will work with fire meteorologist to provide information in advance on what areas are most likely to be impacted by smoke, and with local Air Quality boards to monitor smoke levels.
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
BACKBONE
FIRE FACTS
U.S. Forest Service ● National Incident Management Organization - Atlanta
Klamath National Forest
1312 Fairlane Road, Yreka, CA 96097 ● Voice (530) 842-6131 ● Web: www.fs.fed.us/r5/klamath
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
3644 Avtech Parkway, Redding, CA 96002 ● Voice (530) 226-2500 ● Web: www.fs.fed.us/r5/shastatrinity
Six Rivers National Forest
1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka, CA 95501 ● Voice (707) 442-1721 ● Web: www.fs.fed.us/r5/sixrivers
Current Status
Heavy fuel loads within the burn area will continue to burn at moderate rates. Potential for the Red Spot fire which is well established in Eightmile drainage to actively burn and threaten containment lines at the Salmon Divide.
Size
5, 549 Acres: 4,010 Shasta-Trinity NF; 1,539 Six Rivers NF
Location
36 miles northeast of Willow Creek in Trinity Alps Wilderness
Cause & Date Started
Lightning strikes in the Trinity Alps Wilderness on July 1, 2009
Containment
25 percent
Resources
Type 1 Crews: 22
Type 2 Crews: 6
Helicopters: (2) Type 3 helicopter; (4) Type 2 helicopters,
(6) Type I
Engines: 1
Water Tenders: 10
Total Personnel: 793
Closures
The Big Rock River Access and Day Use area has been closed. There is a "No Stop Zone" from the mouth of Willow Creek to one mile downriver; visitors are asked to float through with caution, due to the helibase location.
Horse Ridge National Recreation Trail, Salmon Summit National Scenic Trail, Mill Creek, Tish Tang, and Red Cap Trails, Bear Hole, and Grizzly Camp areas.
Other
Community Meetings will be held on Sunday, July 12th at 3pm:
·� Willow Creek: at Fire Camp in Veterans Park (Hwy 299, south on River Road)- Baseball Field bleachers
·� Denny: at National Forest Campground
·� Big Bar: at US Forest Service district office: 7 p.m.
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NEWS RELEASE
U.S. Forest Service ��� National Incident Management Organization - Atlanta
Klamath National Forest
1312 Fairlane Road, Yreka, CA 96097 ��� Voice (530) 842-6131 ��� Web: www.fs.fed.us/r5/klamath
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
3644 Avtech Parkway, Redding, CA 96002 ��� Voice (530) 226-2500 ��� Web: www.fs.fed.us/r5/shastatrinity
Six Rivers National Forest
1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka, CA 95501 ��� Voice (707) 442-1721 ��� Web: www.fs.fed.us/r5/sixrivers
Release No. FS-07 10 09 (1) July 11, 2009
Fire Information: 530-629-2816
Email: backbone.fire.info@gmail.com www.inciweb.org/incident/1716/
Firefighters Aggressively Protect North Side of the Backbone Fire
WILLOW CREEK, Calif. - Since lightning sparked dozens of fires in the North State close to a week ago, fire officials continue to work on two Trinity Alps Wilderness fires, the Backbone and Red Spot Fires.
Abnormally cool temperatures for this time of year are helping firefighters to place containment lines. Afternoon winds on Friday fueled the Red Spot Fire which challenged firefighters in holding containment lines hotshot crews spent days building at the Salmon Divide. This required firefighters to request assistance from air tankers to drop retardant, which successfully kept the fire in check so they could safely complete their mission and prevent further fire spread.
Land managers of the Shasta-Trinity, Six Rivers and Klamath National Forests are working with fire officials to see that the two fires are being actively suppressed using a different set of management techniques known as Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics, or MIST.
MIST is an approach of light-on-the-land firefighting which calls for the least amount of disturbance necessary to effectively achieve fire management and suppression objectives. Simply put, the intent of MIST is to suppress a wildfire with the least disturbance to the land. In some cases, MIST may involve allowing a fire to burn to natural barriers such as a rock-strewn or open ridge that would inherently stop a fire's spread. The purpose of these measures is to protect life and property, as well as to maintain the natural character of the wilderness. In using these tactics, firefighters are working to keep the number of acres burned as low as possible, while providing for firefighter safety and special concerns for wilderness and cultural resources.
Fire officials will continue to have crews construct fire line in areas where they are likely to have the most success in containing the fire. After completing the line, firefighters will reinforce it by implementing appropriate burnout operations in small, precise increments to manage fire intensity. Depending on weather conditions, firing operations may be spread over an extended period of time to reduce smoke and environmental impacts. Fire officials will work with fire meteorologist to provide information in advance on what areas are most likely to be impacted by smoke, and with local Air Quality boards to monitor smoke levels.
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
BACKBONE
FIRE FACTS
U.S. Forest Service ��� National Incident Management Organization - Atlanta
Klamath National Forest
1312 Fairlane Road, Yreka, CA 96097 ��� Voice (530) 842-6131 ��� Web: www.fs.fed.us/r5/klamath
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
3644 Avtech Parkway, Redding, CA 96002 ��� Voice (530) 226-2500 ��� Web: www.fs.fed.us/r5/shastatrinity
Six Rivers National Forest
1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka, CA 95501 ��� Voice (707) 442-1721 ��� Web: www.fs.fed.us/r5/sixrivers
Current Status
Heavy fuel loads within the burn area will continue to burn at moderate rates. Potential for the Red Spot fire which is well established in Eightmile drainage to actively burn and threaten containment lines at the Salmon Divide.
Size
5, 549 Acres: 4,010 Shasta-Trinity NF; 1,539 Six Rivers NF
Location
36 miles northeast of Willow Creek in Trinity Alps Wilderness
Cause & Date Started
Lightning strikes in the Trinity Alps Wilderness on July 1, 2009
Containment
25 percent
Resources
Type 1 Crews: 22
Type 2 Crews: 6
Helicopters: (2) Type 3 helicopter; (4) Type 2 helicopters,
(6) Type I
Engines: 1
Water Tenders: 10
Total Personnel: 793
Closures
The Big Rock River Access and Day Use area has been closed. There is a "No Stop Zone" from the mouth of Willow Creek to one mile downriver; visitors are asked to float through with caution, due to the helibase location.
Horse Ridge National Recreation Trail, Salmon Summit National Scenic Trail, Mill Creek, Tish Tang, and Red Cap Trails, Bear Hole, and Grizzly Camp areas.
Other
Community Meetings will be held on Sunday, July 12th at 3pm:
·� Willow Creek: at Fire Camp in Veterans Park (Hwy 299, south on River Road)- Baseball Field bleachers
·� Denny: at National Forest Campground
·� Big Bar: at US Forest Service district office: 7 p.m.
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