Gnarl Fire - Daily Update
Incident: Gnarl Ridge Wildland Fire
Released: 8/10/2008
Northwest Oregon Area Interagency
Incident Management Team
Carl West, Incident Commander
Gnarl Fire
Daily Update
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Fire at a Glance (8/10/08)
The Northwest Oregon Interagency Incident Management Team arrived in Parkdale on Saturday afternoon and took command of the Gnarl Fire at 0600 on Sunday morning.
"Fire officials from the Mt. Hood National Forest have done a great job of sizing up the fire," said Carl West, Incident Commander. "The fire is burning in beetle-killed subalpine fir and lodgepole pine in steep wilderness terrain. Getting fire crews into areas where they can begin to construct line safely and establishing supporting spike camps will be our biggest challenge and our highest priority," West added.
On Sunday afternoon, two hotshot crews will arrive at ICP and will be deployed Monday to reinforce Type 2 crews and the initial attack crew from the Mt. Hood National Forest. An Incident Command Post is being established at Mount Hood Meadows Ski area. A fire information telephone line at Meadows ICP will be announced when it is available.
Until Fire Information is established at Meadows ICP you can contact Gnarl Fire Information at:
(541) 352-6002, ext 628 (temporary number)
Size: Initial estimate is 300 acres
Location: Cold Spring Creek Drainage in the Mt. Hood Wilderness, about 3 miles SW of Historic Cloud Cap Inn.
Containment: 0%
Expected Containment: Undetermined
Cause: Lightning on Thursday night, August 7th
Crews and Equipment:
Crews: 4 Type 2
Helicopters: 1 Type 2
Fixed wing aircraft: 1
Engines: 0
Tenders: 0
Graders: 0
Closures: Cloud Cap and Tilly Jane Campgrounds are closed. Recommend no use of Nottingham Campground.
Little John Snopark is closed.
Trail Closures: Bluegrass Ridge #647, Cooper Spur #600-B, Elk Mdws #645, Elk Mdws/Bluegrass Tie #647-B, Elk Meadows Perimeter #645-A, Elk Mt. Vista #647-C, Gnarl Ridge #652, Gnarl Ridge Cut-off #652-A, Lamberson Spur #644, Newton Creek #646, Polallie Ridge #643-A, Sahalie Falls #667-C, Tamanawas Tie #650-B, Tilly Jane #448 and Umbrella Falls #667
