Tennant Fire Update -- July 24, 2009
Incident: Tennant Fire Wildfire
Released: 7/24/2009
TENNANT FIRE
Klamath NF
Fire Information: 530-398-4310
Twitter.com/NorCalTeam2
www.inciweb.org/incident/1750/
Friday, July 24, 2009 - 9:00am
Today's Update: Firefighters' control efforts were successful in halting fire growth. Crews continue to mop up and implement fire suppression repair and rehabilitation. Today, they will continue to mop up hot spots up to 200 feet from the fire perimeter, and patrol the fire area.
Objectives for fire managers are to keep the fire within existing fire containment lines and accomplish fire suppression repair while minimizing damage to bald eagle nesting and winter roost habitat, historic and prehistoric resources, and riparian areas adjacent to Butte Creek.
NorCal Team II assumed command of the Tennant Fire from the Klamath NF on Monday evening, July 20, 2009. Demobilization of resources has begun. NorCal Team II will transfer command of the fire to a local type 3 organization this evening at 6:00pm.
This will be the last Tennant Fire update for NorCal Team II. This evening, fire information for the Tennant Fire will transition to Kerry Greene (Fire Prevention Battalion, Goosenest Ranger District). Her contact information: 530-398-5725 or 530-905-3584.
Location: 7 miles south of Macdoel, California - west of Highway 97.
Estimated Fire Size: 3,225 acres (Federal land: 2,544 acres; Private land: 681 acres)
Jurisdiction: USDA Forest Service, Goosenest Ranger District, Klamath National Forest.
Estimated Containment: 95%
Estimated Containment Date: 7/24/2009 @ 6:00pm
Estimated Cost to Date: $3,600,000 Cause: Under Investigation Injuries: 0
Resources: 12 crews, 47 engines, 3 helicopters, 3 dozers, 9 water tenders: Total Personnel: 597
Evacuations: None. Closures: Shafter Campground on 8Q01 road.
Cooperating Agencies: US Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Siskiyou County Sheriff, Cal Fire, California Highway Patrol, and CalTrans.
Remarks: On Wednesday, July 22, Ron Brown (ABC Channel 12 - Medford) reported on the Tennant Fire which aired later that evening on News Watch 12. The story can be seen by clicking on the following link: http://kdrv.com/news/local/135074. On Thursday, July 23, Tyler Rollins (North State Public Radio - KCHO 91.7/KFPR 88.9) taped a public interest story which aired later that evening (http://www.kcho.org/).
