September 10, 2008 -- Gulch Fire Update
Incident: Gulch Wildland Fire
Released: 9/10/2008
FIRE UPDATE
Update No. FS-SHF-09-10-08-01 September 10, 2008 @ 6:00 a.m.
GULCH FIRE
STATUS: Estimated Acres Burned: 2,847Estimated Percent Contained: 80% Expected Full Containment: September 11, 2008Cause: Under Investigation Date Started: September 7, 2008Structures Threatened: NoneRESOURCES:Crews: 14Engines: 22Helicopters: 3Dozers: 3Water Tenders: 19Total Resources Assigned: 467~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Current Situation: The fire is located three miles west of Platina, California, north and south of State Highway 36. Firefighters continue to make significant progress improving and holding direct fire containment lines, and mopping up hot spots within the fire perimeter. The majority of the heat remains along the western edge of the fire. Firefighters expect increased north winds today and tomorrow which may test containment lines. Live and dead fuels remain critically dry within the fire area. Firefighters do not anticipate additional fire growth - only isolated tree torching and backing fire of interior islands of unburned material within the fire perimeter.
Today's Objectives: Fire crews will patrol, hold and improve fire containment lines, and mop-up hot spots within 300 feet of the fire perimeter. A fire suppression repair crew has been established and will identify and initiate fire suppression damage repair needs along the fire perimeter.
Evacuations: This morning, Shasta County Sheriff department lifted all evacuation notices surrounding the Gulch Fire area. State Highway 36 is currently open to normal traffic. For updated road information, call CalTrans at (800) 427-7623 or www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/.Remarks: NorCal Team II continues to manage the fire for the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. All electric power in the Gulch Fire area is anticipated to be restored by late this afternoon. Demobilization of resources has begun.
Forest Closures: A Forest Closure Order is in place near the Iron-Alps Complex (not related to the Gulch and Elmore Fires) on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest prohibiting public use of National Forest System lands north and south of Highway 299. A detailed closure map and description may be found at: www.fs.fed.us/r5/shastatrinity/conditions.
Additional Information: Fire information for Shasta-Trinity National Forest fires, call (530) 226-2368 (6:00am-8:00pm), or for recorded fire information, call (530) 226-2500 (press 2). Additional information is also available online at www.fs.fed.us/r5/shastatrinity or http://www.inciweb.org/.
