Panther Fire Update for 8/12/08 AM
Incident: Panther - Klamath Theater Wildland Fire
Released: 8/12/2008
Panther Fire
Tuesday, August 12, 2008: 9:00am
Morning Update: Yesterday crews made good progress on establishing fire line in the Bishop Creek area on the north east portion of the fire. Mop-up and monitoring continued on the south boundary of the fire. Last night crews patrolled and held existing line and continued to mop up on the south and south west perimeter while watching for rolling debris on Highway 96. The fire continues to burn slowly into the Marble Mountain Wilderness where it is expected to die out due to existing, natural barriers and sparse vegetation. Efforts to steer the Panther fire into the areas consumed by the King Creek (2007) and Titus (2006 & 2007) fires helped stop the spread of the Panther Fire to the north and east.
Command of the Panther Fire was transferred to Rich Harvey's Great Basin Type 2 Team this morning. Today work will be focused on improving the line established to contain fire in the Bishop Creek area and to continue mop up there and on the south and south west perimeter.
Location: 15 miles south of Happy Camp, California
Current Size: 21,018 acres
Jurisdiction: US Forest Service, Klamath National Forest
Containment: 33%
Estimated Containment Date: 8/28/2008
Cost to Date: $9,500,000
Cause: Lightning Injuries: 4 Fatalities: 1
Resources: 20 crews, 29 engines, 6 dozers, 15 water tenders Total Personnel: 864
Cooperating Agencies: US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service, Siskiyou County Sheriff, Cal-Trans
