Summary
The Chippy Creek Fire is located 20 miles north of Plains and 12 miles north/northwest of Hot Springs, Montana. Jess Secrest's Type 2 Northern Rockies Incident Management Team is fighting the fire.
On Monday, September 10, 2007 the ICP/Base Camp at Marion will be dismantled and the management of the fire will be transferred to two Type 3 incident management teams. One team will operate out of the Montana DNRC Office in Plains and the other team will work from an ICP set up at the Fire Department facility in Marion.
Basic Information
| Incident Type | Wildland Fire |
|---|---|
| Cause | Under Investigation |
| Date of Origin | 07/31/2007 at 1400 hrs. |
| Location | 24 miles north of Thompson Falls, MT |
| Incident Commander | Jess Secrest |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 354 |
|---|---|
| Size | 99,090 acres |
| Percent Contained | 100% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 09/03/2007 at hrs. |
| Fuels Involved | 10 timber (litter and understory). Continuous timber, dead and downed lodgepole and recent logging slash. |
| Fire Behavior | Fire smoldering and creeping and continues to hold heat in heavy dry fuels. Active surface fire limited to interior unburned islands. |
| Significant Events | Crews continue to patrol and mop up all on all sides of the fire. Rehab efforts close to completion on western, northeastern, and southern areas; final completion will be dependent on removal of logging decks, and reworking roads when some moisture is present. Continued rehab efforts on the south end, west and north perimeter. |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | Continue patrolling line and mopup inside control lines, spots, and slopovers. Continue rehab efforts along south, west, and north perimeters. Identify resources for Type 3 organization. Transfer of Command scheduled for Monday, September 10th at 0700 hours. |
|---|---|
| Projected Movement | 12 hours: No movement expected. Interior burning only. |
| Growth Potential | Medium. |
| Terrain Difficulty | Extreme |
| Containment Target | Emphasis will be on rehabilitation of firelines, with limited final mop-up. |
| Remarks | Fireline rehab completed - 46% Final completion of rehab will depend on removal of logging decks, and reworking roads when some moisture is present. 32,069 acres on Flathead Agency (MT-FHA) 5,504 acres on Kalispell Dispatch - Private (MT-KICI) 47,548 acres on Lolo National Forest (MT-LNF) 11,469 acres on Missoula Dispatch - Private (MT-MDCI) 2,500 acres on DNRC NW Lands Office - Plains Unit (MT-NWS2) |
Weather
| Current Wind Conditions | 2-4 G-10 mph N |
|---|---|
| Current Temperature | 68 degrees |
| Current Humidity | 25 % |
