Badger MT Complex Update 7/17/2008
Incident: Badger Mountain Fire Comp Wildland Fire
Released: 7/17/2008
Resources on the Badger Mtn. Complex will be significantly reduced beginning today. Washington Interagency Incident Management Team #4 (a Type 2 team) will be transferring management of the fire to a Type 4 organization on Friday.
Results of the preliminary investigation for the ignition source of the Badger Mountain fire were released yesterday today by the Douglas County Sheriff's office. The interagency investigator determined the cause of the fire to be particles from vehicle exhaust. The cause of the Brown's Canyon fire is still under investigation.
Today's firefighting efforts on Badger Mountain will continue mop up of any remaining heat near the fire line. Browns Creek is in patrol status. It is expected that trees and brush located within the interior of both fires may continue to flair up, but are no threat to the containment lines.
Evacuation levels for Badger Mountain remain at a level 2. Evacuation warnings have been removed from all homes along State Highway 97 for the entire length of the fire.
All road closures along the Badger Mountain road have been removed. However, the public should avoid roads in the vicinity of the fire if possible as firefighting traffic will continue in the area for the next few days.
This will be the last update for the Badger Mountain Complex that WIIMT #4 will provide. The team would like to thank all of the local entities who have provided such great cooperation and support to the team's efforts on this incident.
