Fact Sheet September 13, 2012 11:00 Am
Incident: Wedge Creek Fire Wildfire
Released: 9/13/2012
Date Started: August 8, 2012
Cause: Lightning
Size: 1,800 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Resources: One Light Helicopter
Structures Threatened: Two FS Remote Cabins & Two Trail System Bridges
Cooperating Agencies: Powell County Sheriff Department
The Wedge Creek fire continues to gain small amounts of acreage daily. This week it burned actively in a small patch of timber at the head end of Falls Creek drainage off of Conger Point. Another area of heat was across the drainage from Conger point where the fire had been backing and it continues to work itself down the slope not yet reaching the creek bottom of Falls Creek. In Hayden Creek the fire is creeping around in a sheltered bowl at the head end of the drainage. The IC will fly a reconnaissance mission on Friday.
Closures:
See adjoining map and Closure order: From the junction of Monture trail #27 and Falls-Canyon trail #16, T 16 N, R 12 W, Sec. 17, northeast along, and including Falls-Canyon trail #16, to Camp Pass, T 17 N, R 11 W, Sec. 31; thence northwest along Conger Point trail #468, but not including Conger Point trail #468, to the junction with Conger Creek trail #403, T 17 N, R 12 W, Sec 23; thence north along the ridgeline to Omar Mountain T 17 N, R 12 W, Sec. 14; thence north and east along the Scapegoat Wilderness boundary to the ridgeline in T 17 N, R 12 W, Sec. 10; thence southwest along the ridgeline between Burnt Cabin Creek and Hayden Creek to 100 yards east of the Montour trail #27, T 17 N, R 12 W, Sec. 17; thence south along Montour trail #27, maintaining a 100 yard buffer to the east of the trail, to the junction with Falls-Canyon trail #16, T 16 N, R 12 W, Sec. 17.
Falls Point:
Date Started: July, 30 2012
Cause: Lightning
Size: 304 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Resources: One Light Helicopter
Structures Threatened: Two FS Remote Cabins & Two Trail System Bridges
Cooperating Agencies: Powell County Sheriff Department
The fire has recently increased in fire activity after a period of non-movement. It has now moved to a more exposed west face. Thermal belting has enabled the fire to move laterally across the slope. The fire is now within 100 yards of Driftwood Lake. The fire is moving to the west and backing, there is no movement to the east.
Closures:
See adjoining map and Closure order: From the North Fork Cabin, T 17 N, R 10 W, Sec 29, northwest along the Dry Fork Trail #31, maintaining a 100 yard buffer northeast of the Dry Fork trail #31, to 100 yards southeast of the junction with Cabin Creek trail #80, T 17 N, R 11 W, Sec. 12; thence northeast along Cabin Creek trail #80, maintaining a 100 yard buffer to the southeast of Cabin Creek trail #80, to the sec. boundary between T 17 N, R 10 W, Sec. 6 and T 18 N, R 10 W, Sec. 31; thence west and north along the ridgeline through T 18 N, R 10 W, Sec. 31, then through T 18 N, R 11 W, Sec. 36, then through T 18 N, R 11 W, Sec. 25; thence northwest to the junction with Dry Fork trail #31, T 18 N, R 11 W, Sec. 23; thence west along the ridgeline to Concord Mountain, T 18 N, R 11 W, Sec. 28; thence northwest along the Forest boundary to Triple Divide, T 18 N, R 10 W, Sec. 6; thence southeast along the Continental Divide through Flint Mountain to T 18 N, R 10 W, Sec. 15; thence south along the ridgeline through Hobnail Tom trail #32 and continuing south through Evans Peak, T 18 N, R 10 W, Sec. 33; thence southwest and south along the ridge to the saddle above Sarbo Creek, T 17 N, R 10 W, Sec. 4; thence along Sarbo Creek trail # 377, maintaining a 100 yard buffer to the southwest of Sarbo Creek trail #377, to 100 yards west of the junction with Hobnail Tom trail #32, T 17 N, R 10 W, Sec. 10; thence south and west along Hobnail Tom trail #32, maintaining a 100 yard buffer to the west and north of Hobnail Tom trail #32, to the North Fork Cabin, T 17 N, R 10 W, Sec. 29.
Today's Plan for both fires: Due to heavy fuel loadings with intermittent bug-killed trees, steep slopes and inaccessible terrain it is unsafe to have crews on the ground. At this time, actions will continue to engage the fires in a way that will not place firefighters in danger. No private structures or property are currently threatened by the fire. Fire managers will be monitoring both fires for increases in fire behavior using aircraft and will engage the fires as needed. Over the next two to three days wind conditions are expected to be light and variable with areas of smoke. High temperatures are expected to be in the mid-70s with low temperatures in the low 30s.
· More information about Stage 1 Fire Restrictions can be found at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5388694.pdf
