Citadel Fire, July 6, 2007 Update
Incident: Citadel Wildland Fire
Released: 7/6/2007
Citadel Fire Update, Shoshone National Forest
Friday July 6, 2007 8:00 am
Thursday's Fire Activity: A public meeting for residents of Green, Rand and Whit Creeks was held Thursday night at the Wapiti Elementary School and over fifty people were in attendance. Residents were updated on the Citadel Fire's current status, suppression plans and expected fire behavior.
Crews took advantage of favorable weather and made significant progress on the fire's northeast flank by tying control lines together. Helicopters continued to support crews by ferrying supplies and making bucket drops on hot spots. Today for the first time two heavy helicopters were utilized to extinguish interior spot fires and tree flare ups. Crews continue to hold and monitor control lines on the southern side of the fire.
Today's Planned Actions: Crews will continue to work directly on the fire's north edges and continue to connect fire lines. At least one crew will mop up and hold the contained perimeter. The fire's perimeter is thirteen miles long.
Fire danger on the Shoshone National Forest is extreme. Fire restrictions on the Shoshone National Forest will take effect at 8 AM on July 7, 2007. All fires are to be confined to developed campgrounds. In addition these fires must be in USFS-installed metal rings in designated developed recreation sites. To view the complete text of the restrictions, a list of designated sites and map of the restricted area go the forest's website at www.fs.fed.us/r2/shoshone. Fireworks are illegal on public land.
Closures: For public safety the Bobcat, Houlihan and Hardpan Creeks drainages are closed. The closure includes all trails in the drainages, and Hardpan Lake.
Acres burned: 2,004
Percent contained: 53%
Cause: Lightning started the fire on 6/25.
Expected containment: July 20, 2007
Incident Commander: Bill Hahnenberg
Cost to date: $1,127,000
204 people are working on the Citadel fire. There have been no injuries.
For midday updates of any significant events, see this website. For more information call 307-899-2938.
