Mad Complex Fact Sheet
Incident: Mad Complex Wildland Fire
Released: 7/11/2008
Mad Complex Fire
Fact Sheet
Mad River Ranger District, Six Rivers National Forest, California
July 11, 2008 8:00 A.M.
Contacts:
Sue Rodman Mad Complex Command Post, south of Ruth
Phone (707) 574-6431 Fax (707) 574-6507
Steve Pollard Mad River Ranger District office, west of Mad River
Phone (707) 574-6233 Fax (707) 574-6273
Joint Information Center
Phone (530) 226-2749
Incident: The Mad Complex is a collection of 35 wildfires ignited by a lightning storm on June 20, 2008. Fires have burned a total of 3,705 acres which are 95% contained.
Estimated Containment: 7/12/2008 Estimated Control: 7/21/2008
Closures:
- Mad Complex Fire Area on the Mad River Ranger District is closed except to local and fire traffic. See attached closure order and map.
- Yolla Bolly Middle Eel Wilderness
- Details at http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sixrivers/conditions
Potential Threats: Residential structures and other private properties exist within the district. Threatened and endangered species habitat, timber resources and cultural resources are present in this area.
Injuries to date: 1
Resources:
·· Randy Lenon's Alaska Type 3 Team
·· 40 local and district personnel
·· 5 Type 2 hand crews
·· 17 Engines and water tenders
·· 1 Dozer
·· Total personnel: 205
Remarks:
Thirty-two fires are 100% contained. The complex is 95% contained due to three fires in the wilderness area without confirmed locations that are uncontained. The Alaska Type 3 Team will continue to assist the Mad River Ranger District in closing out the fires. The portion of the Trough Fire, which spread into the Mad Complex area from the Shasta-Trinity National Forest's Lime Complex on Wednesday, is currently at 20 acres.
Today a Red Flag Warning remains in effect due to high temperatures and low relative humidity. Firefighters will continue to mop-up and patrol 300 feet inside containment lines.
