Tennant Fire Final Update July 25, 2009
Incident: Tennant Fire Wildfire
Released: 7/25/2009
TENNANT FIRE
Klamath NF
Fire Information: 530-905-3584
www.fs.fed.us/r5/klamath/ www.inciweb.org/incident/1750/
Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 9:00am
Final Fire Update: The Tennant Fire is now one hundred percent contained. Firefighters have completed fire line all the way around the 3,225 acre fire perimeter and continue to patrol and extinguish hot spots within the line.
The Tennant Fire, which was ignited on Sunday July 19th grew to be the largest fire on the Goosenest Ranger District in over 30 years. The fire which was human caused, ignited along Highway 97 at around 3:00pm on Sunday afternoon. The fire investigation is ongoing.
Fire managers will continue to extinguish the fire within existing containment lines and accomplish fire suppression repair while minimizing damage to bald eagle nesting and winter roost habitat, historic and prehistoric resources, and riparian areas adjacent to Butte Creek.
Forest visitors are reminded that firefighters continue to work in the burned area. It may not be safe to enter the fire perimeter due to hot smoky conditions. Also pockets of unburned fuel continue to burn within containment lines and there are many standing dead trees.
Location: 7 miles south of Macdoel, California - west of Highway 97.
Estimated Fire Size: 3,225 acres (Federal land: 2,544 acres; Private land: 681 acres)
Jurisdiction: USDA Forest Service, Goosenest Ranger District, Klamath National Forest.
Estimated Containment: 100%
Estimated Containment Date: 7/24/2009 @ 6:00pm
Estimated Cost to Date: $3,950,000 Cause: Human Caused Injuries: 0
Resources: 3 crews, 7 engines, 1 helicopters, 3 dozers, 6 water tenders: Total Personnel: 320
Evacuations: None. Closures: Shafter Campground on 8Q01 road.
Cooperating Agencies: US Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Siskiyou County Sheriff, Cal Fire, California Highway Patrol, CalTrans, and Union Pacific Railroad
Remarks: On Wednesday, July 22, Ron Brown (ABC Channel 12 - Medford) reported on the Tennant Fire which aired later that evening on News Watch 12. The story can be seen by clicking on the following link: http://kdrv.com/news/local/135074. On Thursday, July 23, Tyler Rollins (North State Public Radio - KCHO 91.7/KFPR 88.9) taped a public interest story which aired later that evening (http://www.kcho.org/).
