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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel> <atom:link href="http://inciweb.org/feeds/rss/articles/u/33/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>InciWeb Incident Articles for Kootenai National Forest</title><link>http://inciweb.org/forest/33/</link><description>Latest articles for incidents in Kootenai National Forest</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:29:53 -06:00</pubDate><language>en-us</language><item><title><![CDATA["Parmenter Fire Update July 31, 2008 (Parmenter Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1437/7532/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1437/7532/</guid><description><![CDATA["Parmenter Fire Information Contact: Willie Sykes @ (406) 293-6211Office hours: 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Incident: Wildland fire, human-caused, reported on July 26, 2008Location: 1.5 miles west of Libby, MT on Plum Creek Timber Company land Jurisdiction: Kootenai National Forest, Libby Ranger District &amp; Libby Rural Fire DepartmentCooperating Agencies: Lincoln County Sheriff&#39;s Department and Office of Emergency Management, Libby and Cabinet View VFD, and MT-DNRC. Current Size: 130 acres Containment: 100% Yesterday&#39;s Activity:  Firefighters mopped at least 200 feet into the black and continued to patrol the containment line. Containment lines held despite strong winds over the fire.Current Resources: The number of firefighters on the incident is 60. Resources assigned include two crews and two water tenders. Demobilization of excess resources has begun.Today&#39;s Strategy: Mark Grant&#39;s Type 2 Incident Management Team will transfer command of the fire back to the local unit..."]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:16:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Parmenter Fire Update - July 30, 2008 (Parmenter Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1437/7521/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1437/7521/</guid><description><![CDATA["Parmenter Fire Update Information Officers: Terina Mullen &amp; Tom Rhode @ (406) 293-2418 or 208-0934Office hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Incident: Wildland fire, human-caused, reported on July 26, 2008Location: 1.5 miles west of Libby, MT on Plum Creek Timber Company land Jurisdiction: Kootenai National Forest, Libby Ranger District &amp; Libby Rural Fire DepartmentCooperating Agencies: Lincoln County Sheriff&#39;s Department and Office of Emergency Management, Libby and Cabinet View VFD, and MT-DNRC.Incident Commander: Mark Grant, Northern Rockies Type II Incident Management Team (IMT). The Incident Command Post is located at the Libby Fire Cache.Current Size: 130 acres Containment: 80% Yesterday&#39;s Activity:  Firefighters mopped up 100 feet into the black and continued to patrol the containment line. Night operations were utilized to patrol all lines for spot fires. Air resources assisted with a new initial attack start in the area. A storm cell passed over the fire area later than..."]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:41:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Closures Associated With Parmenter Fire (Parmenter Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1437/7498/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1437/7498/</guid><description><![CDATA["The Hemphill Road (#8837) is closed for public safety reasons. The Parmenter Creek Trail (#140) is closed from the trailhead to the junction with the Parmenter Tie Trail (#15). Forest users may access the upper Parmenter Creek Trail but using the Flower Creek"]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:50:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Parmenter Fire Update - July 29, 2008 8:00 AM  (Parmenter Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1437/7497/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1437/7497/</guid><description><![CDATA[" Parmenter FireLibby Ranger DistrictJuly 29, 2008 8:00 a.m.FACT SHEET  Information Officers: Terina Mullen &amp; Tom Rhode @ (406) 208-0934Office hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Incident: Wildland fire, human-caused, reported on July 26, 2008Location: 1.5 miles west of Libby, MT on Plum Creek Timber Company land Jurisdiction: Kootenai National Forest, Libby Ranger District &amp; Libby Rural Fire DepartmentCooperating Agencies: Lincoln County Sheriff&#39;s Department and Office of Emergency Management, Libby and Cabinet View VFD, and MT-DNRC.Incident Commander: Mark Grant, Northern Rockies Type II Incident Management Team (IMT). The Incident Command Post is located at the Libby Fire Cache.Current Size: 130 acres Containment: 60% Yesterday&#39;s Activity:  Firefighters completed the fire containment line and worked to establish a &quot;hoselay&quot; around the perimeter. Firefighters, assisted by helicopters dropping water to cool hot spots, mopped up within the black and quickly contained one..."]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:43:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Parmenter Fire Update & Fact Sheet #2 (Parmenter Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1437/7484/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1437/7484/</guid><description><![CDATA["USDA Forest Service Kootenai National Forest Libby, Montana  Parmenter FireMonday, July 28, 2008 8:00 a.m. Information Contact: 406-283-7675 LOCATION: One-half mile southwest of Libby, MontanaSTART DATE: July 26, 2008SIZE: Estimated 150 acres CAUSE: Under InvestigationCONTAINMENT 40%  RESOURCES: Helicopters: 2 Aircraft: 1 Engines: 3 Hand Crews: 5 Dozers: 2 Water Tenders: 4 Personnel: 95FUELS: Recent logging slash and open timber.WEATHER: Temperature: Maximum 80 to 85 degreesHumidity: Minimum 9 to 19 %.Winds: Out of the west at 5 to 10 mph. CLOSURES: The Hemp Hill road (#8837) remains closed to public use to ensure their and fire firefighter safety. Lincoln County Sheriff&#39;s Office is providing security at the road closure pointYesterdays activity: Crews and equipment nearly completed a preliminary containment line around the entire fire perimeter. Fire fighters installed water tanks and fire hose lays were stretched along the fireline. A night shift patrolled the fire the put out..."]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:36:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Parmenter Fire Update & Fact Sheet #1 (Parmenter Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1437/7483/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1437/7483/</guid><description><![CDATA["USDA Forest Service Kootenai National Forest Libby, Montana  Parmenter FireSunday, July 27, 2008 2:00 p.m.  Information Contact: 406-283-7675 LOCATION: One-half mile southwest of Libby, MontanaSTART DATE: July 26, 2008SIZE: Estimated 150 acres CAUSE: Under InvestigationCONTAINMENT 0%  RESOURCES: Helicopters: 1 Aircraft: 1 Engines: 1 Hand Crews: 3 Dozers: 4 Water Tenders: 4 Personnel: 77 FUELS: Recent logging slash and open timber. WEATHER: Temperature: Maximum 85 to 90 degreesHumidity: Minimum 19 to 29 %.Winds: Out of the Southwest at 10 to 20 mph. CLOSURES: The Hemp Hill road (#8837) is closed to public use to ensure their and fire firefighter safety. Lincoln County Sheriff&#39;s Office is providing security at the road closure point. Yesterdays activity: The Parmenter fire was reported around 2:30 p.m. by the fire lookout stationed on Swede Mountain. The fire exhibited active torching fire behavior in areas of heavy timber. It grew from the approximate 7 acre initial size to the..."]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -06:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>