Summary
Road closures have been terminated on the Hunter Fire. All roads and campgrounds are now open. Firefighters on the Hunter Fire, located on the Covelo and Grindstone Ranger Districts on the Mendocino National Forest, continue to improve fire lines. The fire continues to actively burn within the fire control.
Basic Information
| Incident Type | Wildand Fire |
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| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | 07/24/2006 at 1745 hrs. |
| Location | McCoy Ridge |
| Incident Commander | Ed Merrill |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 287 |
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| Size | 16,296 acres |
| Percent Contained | 100% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 08/16/2007 at 1800 hrs. |
| Fuels Involved | Timber and brush |
| Fire Behavior | The fire continues to burn small isolated interior green islands with occasional short low intensity runs through the ground fuels. The active ground fire is helping to create a mosaic pattern on the interior of the fire while helping to eliminate the possibility of fire runs threatenng our lines. Activity continues to be minimal during the night. |
| Significant Events | The continued use of Palm IR w/ helicopter has helped to identify areas of work for the crews. The fire area is experiencing warm temperatures and slightly higher windspeeds. We have reduced staffing on the incident and are managing the fire under cost containment principles. The fire was declared contained today at 1800 hours. |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | Fire suppression resources will continue the mop up of high priority targets while focusing on fire fighter safety while working in areas of snags. The fire will be allowed to burn out the islands of green fuels further eliminating threats to our line. Rehab of dozer and contingency line is progressing along the South and South East portions of the fire. |
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| Projected Movement | The fire will continue to consume interior islands with some open flame but this activity is not expected to threaten the containment lines. |
| Growth Potential | Medium |
| Terrain Difficulty | Extreme |
| Containment Target | Crews are still faced with steep inaccessible terrain, heavy dead and down fuel concentrations, dry fuels and hot weather. however containment targets are being met. |
| Remarks | Efforts are being made to safely allow continued backing and ground fire runs to help provide depth to the lines while limiting fire fighter exposure to heavy interior mop up. The fire will continue consume islands within the containment lines with low intensity ground fire. |
Weather
| Current Wind Conditions | 8-1 mph SW |
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| Current Temperature | 86- degrees |
| Current Humidity | 20- % |
