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Badger Mountain

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INCIDENT UPDATED 7/18/2008

Approximate Location

47.525 latitude, -120.175 longitude

Incident Overview

Badger Mt Complex is 100% contained on the Brown's Canyon fire and 95% contained on the Badger Mt fire. Residents are returning to the upper part of Badger Mt, which is still under level 2 evac notice. Our team will transition to a type 4 team in the morning on 7/18. This will be the last entry for this fire.


Basic Information

Incident TypeWildfire
CauseHuman Caused
Date of OriginTuesday July 08th, 2008 approx. 05:00 PM
LocationDouglas County
Incident CommanderMarsh Haskins

Current Situation

Total Personnel105
Size15,023 acres
Percent Contained100%
Estimated Containment DateThursday July 17th, 2008 approx. 06:00 PM
Fuels Involved

Timber with litter and understory, grass, standing wheat, sage brush, heavy timer on north aspects

Fire Behavior

There were a few smoldering areas on the interior of the fire. Fire perimeter is secure.

Significant Events

Badger Mt: Perimeter has been secured and mop up standard met. Fire has been turned back to a Type 4 operation at 0600 7/18/08 Brown's Canyon: Placed in a Patrol status as of 2000 hrs 7/15/08

Outlook

Planned Actions

Fire turned over to Type 4 team as of 0600 7/18/08

Growth Potential

Low

Terrain Difficulty

Medium:

Remarks

none

Current Weather

Wind Conditions5-10 mph NW
Temperature85-94 degrees
Humidity19%

Unit Information

Washington State: Southeast

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