Approximate Location
Incident Overview
Basic Information
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | Sunday June 21st, 2009 approx. 12:21 PM |
| Location | 12 miles NW of Nenana, Alaska |
| Incident Commander | Rob Allen |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 353 |
|---|---|
| Size | 160,974 acres |
| Percent Contained | 2% |
| Fuels Involved | Minto Flats South and Lunch Lake: C2 Black Spruce , M2 mixed spruce/hardwoods, 01 grass, and tussock tundra. |
| Fire Behavior | Observed fire behavior for the Minto Flats South and Lunch Lake included; 5-7 foot flame lengths associated with running, group torching, and short range sptting. |
| Significant Events | Minto Flats South: Exhibited extreme fire behaviour with a smoke inversion and 20-30 foot flame lengths. Lunch Lake: Resources continued to mop up and secure perimeter along the fires North and East flanks. |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | Minto Flats South: Personnel will be moved to work allotments along the Tanana River. Lunch Lake: Crews will continue to mop up and secure line along the Eastern and Southern flanks. |
|---|---|
| Growth Potential | High |
| Terrain Difficulty | HIGH: |
| Remarks | Acreages reported in Block 15 are combined totals from Lunch Lake and Minto Flats South fires. Minto Flats has burned 156,469 acres (149,209 State acres, 7,260 Native acres): Lunch Lake has burned 4,515 State acres. Containment reflects total containment on both fires, with Lunch Lake at 17% containment and Minto Flats South at 0% containment. |
Current Weather
| Wind Conditions | 14 mph NW |
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| Temperature | 89 degrees |
| Humidity | 24% |
