Summary
NEW INFORMATION:
Beginning at 6:00pm on Thursday, February 14 until further notice, Broad Run Road is closed from the intersection with Wildlife Road to the Craig/Botetourt County line for fire rehabilitation activities.
The Little Cuba fire started on February 10, 2008 as the result of a windthrown tree toppling a power line at its crossing with Lick Creek Road. The fire is burning primarily on National Forest lands, although it has burned onto some private lands. The Jefferson National Forest initially responded to the fire. Management of the fire was turned over to the Southern Area Type 2 Incident Managent Team, led by Tony Wilder, at 0800 on Tuesday, February 12.
Management of the fire was turned back over to the Forest as of 0900 on Saturday, February 16th. The fire was declared to be under control on Monday February 18.
Basic Information
| Incident Type | Wildland Fire |
|---|---|
| Cause | Downed Electrical Line |
| Date of Origin | 02/10/2008 at 1145 hrs. |
| Location | 2 miles southeast of New Castle, Virginia |
| Incident Commander | Tony Wilder |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | Not available |
|---|---|
| Size | 2,718 acres |
| Percent Contained | 100% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 02/15/2008 at 1800 hrs. |
| Fuels Involved | The fire continues to smolder in mixed hardwoods and pine with laurel understory. |
| Fire Behavior | Spread confined to 1,000 hr. fuels due to precipitation on Wednesday. |
| Significant Events | Crews have completed line construction around the entire fire perimeter and are nbow engaged in rehabilitation and mop-up actions (repairing damaged roads, buliding waterbars, extinguishing smoldering logs and stumps, etc.) |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | . |
|---|---|
| Growth Potential | Low |
| Terrain Difficulty | High |
| Remarks | Not available |
Weather
| Current Wind Conditions | 13 mph W |
|---|---|
| Current Temperature | 50 degrees |
| Current Humidity | 33 % |
