Alps Complex Final Update July 9, 2008
Incident: Alps Complex Wildland Fire
Released: 7/9/2008
LAST UPDATE FOR THE ALPS COMPLEX
Current Fire Situation: At 0600 tomorrow morning, July 11, 2008, the management of the fires within the Alps Complex will transfer to the Iron Complex. Information will still be available on these fires, but it will be provided by the Iron Complex. There was very little activity on the Granite fire yesterday. The southern portions of the fire look good and the lines are holding. Containment on the Granite has increased to 80% percent. On the Carey Fire, firefighters were able to clear a new access route for crews and pack strings on the New River trail. The New River Trail will provide a shorter and less strenuous route for both crews and pack strings. The smokejumpers that were working on the north side of the Carey Fire hiked out yesterday and a new crew will be going in today.
Planned Actions: Both fires are within the Trinity Alps wilderness. The crews working on the Granite and Carey fires continue to using Minimum Impact Suppression Techniques (MIST). Today, Crews on the Granite Fire will continue to secure the perimeters along Bear Creek and Canyon Creek and monitor and control hot spots on the northern edge. On the Carey fire, the new crew that will be hiking in will clear trail as needed as they go and crews already on the fire will continue to extinguish hot spots along the fire edge and work to further contain the fire's progress.
Safety: With the temperatures increasing and crews working in tough conditions, an advisory has been relayed to the crews to pay extra attention to safety. Crews need to maintain hydration and watch out for hazardous conditions on the fires such as rolling debris, falling snags, and unstable footing.
Weather: The Weather Service has issued a red flag weather warning due to low relative humidity and winds continuing through Thursday evening. Weather today will be hot and smoky with temperatures ranging from the high 90s to triple digits.
Alps Complex Status
Location: In the Trinity Alps Wilderness
Cause: Lightning
Estimated Number of Fires: 11
Granite - 551 acres
Carey - 208 acres
Willow - 38 acres, contained
Devils - 6 acres, contained
Pony - 3 acres, contained
Bacon - 2 acres UTL
Gorge - 1 acre UTL
Gwin - 7 acres UTL
North Fork - 8 acres UTL
Soldier - 2 acres UTL
Thurston - 2 acres UTL·
·Unable to Locate
Total Estimated Acreages: 816 (Change in acreage is due to more accurate mapping on Granite)
Percent contained:80%
Resources Committed: Great Basin Type 2 Incident Management Team, 3 crews and 3 engines.
Changes in fire status: The status of the following six fires, Soldier, North Fork, Bacon, Gorge, Thurston and Gwin, is being changed to Unable to Locate (UTL). These locations will continue to be monitored throughout the summer or until it can be verified on the ground that the fires are out.
For further information: call the Shasta-Trinity National Forest recorded fire information hotline at (530) 226-2500 selection 2 or Shasta-Trinity National Forest fire information (530) 226-2368 between 8 AM to 8 PM.
