FIRE INFORMATION SHEET
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Today’s Date & Time: 7/31/08, 4:04 p.m.

FIRE NAME: Cabin Creek Fire DATE & TIME OF FIRE START: 7/30/08, 2:00 pm

LOCATION (including elevation):
21N 12E 24, Big Creek area of Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, between Horse Mountain and Vinegar Hill, junction of Cow Creek and Cabin Creek

KIND OF FIRE/FUELS: Grass & Brush

CAUSE: Human

SIZE: 750 acres INITIAL SIZE: 2-3 acres

WEATHER CONDITIONS: Windy & Hot, dry

AGENGY JURISDICTION: USFS

INFORMATION LINE: INFORMATION CENTER:

COOPERATING AGENCIES: n/a

ESTIMATED CONTAINMENT: 0% contained, estimated containment not known

INCIDENT COMMANDER: Dennis McCoy, Smokejumper, USFS

EQUIPMENT & PERSONNEL: Helitack Crew, Smokejumpers

TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONNEL (if possible split firefighters & overhead): 14 firefighters

VALUES AT RISK (structures, towns, roads): none immediately threatened, Cabin Creek Guard Station was threatened yesterday, but it has been secured.

STRUCTURES DESTROYED: 0

INJURIES: 0

EVACUATION INFORMATION: n/a

SYNOPSIS OF WHAT THE FIRE IS DOING/WHAT THE CREWS ARE DOING: The fire continues to carry in the grass but stops when it hits heavy timber. Today the helitack crew will continue to make bucket drops on the fire and a smokejumper crew has been dispatched along with a structure protection kit to provide structure protection to Taylor Ranch as a long-term risk reduction measure. Taylor Ranch is not immediately threatened, but sprinklers and other equipment are being set up in case the fire threatens the facility in the future. The fire transitioned to a Type 3 organization today. No closures are in place at this time but it is strongly recommended that non-fire personnel stay away from the fire area and the Big Creek Trail. The Cabin Creek airstrip will be closed through tomorrow and the closure will be re-evaluated at day’s end. The fire is burning primarily in grass and this fuel type makes fires very fast moving. Weather conditions are expected to remain hot. Two firefighters will remain at Cabin Creek to monitor the fire there. All other resources will be at Taylor Ranch.