Rattlesnake Fire Fact Sheet - September 20, 2007
Incident: Rattlesnake Wildland Fire
Released: 9/19/2007
Rattlesnake Fire
Red River Ranger District
September 20, 2007
Information Officer: Terina Mullen
@ (208) 842-9225
Office hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Incident: A lightning-caused wildland fire, which started near Shepp Ranch on 7/13/2007.
Location: Twenty-five miles south of Elk City, ID along the Salmon River.
Jurisdiction: Nez Perce National Forest
Cooperating Agencies: Idaho County Sheriff's Office, Idaho County Disaster Coordinator and Dixie Vol. Fire Dept.
Incident Commander: Mark Grant, Northern Rockies Type II Incident Management Team (IMT). The Incident Command Post is located at the old Red River Ranger Station.
Current Size: 102,000 acres Containment: 25%
Yesterday's Activity: Very moist conditions, with cool temperatures were reported. Crews are nearing completion of the rehabilitation activities. Seeding operations were completed in the Lemmon Saddle area. Firefighters progressed with removal of structure wrap, staples and water-handling equipment.
Current Resources: The number of firefighters on the incident is 115. Resources assigned include one crew, one dozer, two engines and one water tender.
Today's Strategy: Firefighters will continue with rehabilitation efforts. Crews will complete removing structure wrap in the communities of Dixie and Comstock. Demobilization of excess resources will continue through Friday. Relatively dry conditions are predicted for Thursday and Friday, with precipitation returning on the weekend. Snow is likely at the higher elevations.
Special Messages: The Nez Perce National Forest has rescinded the Rattlesnake Fire Area Closure. All previously closed areas will be open Wednesday morning, September 19, 2007, with the exception of Rd #233, which will remain closed from Old Orogrande to the Del Rio Mine.
Stage I Fire Restrictions will be lifted, effective at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, September 21, 2007.
For further information, visit: http://www.inciweb.org/; Select "Rattlesnake"
