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Badger Mountain Wildland Fire

INCIDENT UPDATED 7/18/2008

Approximate Location

47.525 latitude, -120.175 longitude

Summary

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 Type Wildland Fire 
Cause Human Caused 
Date of Origin Tuesday July 08th, 2008 aprox 05:00 PM 
Location Douglas County 
Incident Commander Marsh Haskins 

Current Situation

Total Personnel 105 
Size 15,023 acres 
Percent Contained 98% 
Estimated Containment Date Thursday July 17th, 2008 aprox 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

Planed Actions

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

Growth Potential

Low

Terrain Difficulty

Medium:

Remarks

none

Weather

Current Wind Conditions 5-10 mph NW 
Current Temperature 85-94 degrees 
Current Humidity 19 % 

Unit Information

    Washington State - Southeast

Incident Contact

Cynthia M Bork
Phone: (509) 888-1364

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