Command of Tongue Complex Changes
Incident: Tongue Complex Wildland Fire
Released: 7/26/2007
Contact: Bob Narus, 208-384-3444
Cell: 871-1832
Jessica Gardetto, 208-384-3221
Cell: 871-1815
Date: July 26, 2007
For Release: Immediately
Firefighters Continue to Contain Tongue Complex
Boise-The Tongue Complex located about 40 miles south of Silver City, ID, is expected to be fully controlled by Sunday, July 28. The fire is currently 95% contained, and California's Type II South Central Sierra Interagency Incident Management Team returned command of the fire to the Boise District BLM today at 6:00 AM. The Incident Command Post in Jordan Valley, OR, will be relocated to the Boni Spike camp until full control is announced on July 28.
Firefighters will continue to work on the Tongue until the fire is fully controlled, checking for hotspots and rehabilitating dozer lines. For more information on the Tongue Complex, contact Bob Narus or Jessica Gardetto at the Boise BLM, or visit http://www.inciweb.com/.
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