Elk Complex Update
Incident: Elk Complex Wildland Fire
Released: 8/4/2007
ELK FIRE COMPLEX FINAL UPDATE
August 4, 2007
Total Complex Acreage: 17,684 acres Incident Resources: 582 personnel
Total Complex Containment: 90% Cost to Date: $18,300,000 Injuries to Date (minor): 16 Fatalities to Date: 1
Expected Full Containment: 9/15/2007
Fire suppression efforts continue on the King Creek 2/Wingate/Titus Fires. Firefighting resources will monitor fire activity and are available for rapid response. Crews continue to secure and reinforce established firelines. Patrol and mop up of the Little Grider Fire is ongoing.
Fireline repair continues on sections of line where suppression activities are nearly completed. Fire personnel are actively working with the Karuk Tribe to stabilize sacred sites that may have been damaged by the fire. Repair work consists of: placing waterbars on firelines to divert winter rains and prevent erosion; removing suppression equipment from lines where it is no longer needed; felling of hazard trees and chipping brush to reduce the fuel load. Additional needs will be evaluated and implemented as necessary.
Residents are again reminded that smoke will continue to be seen, as pockets of unburned fuel continue to ignite in the interior of the burns. Air quality may continue to be poor in some areas due to smoke.
NorCal Team 1 will turn the fire over to the Klamath National Forest on Sunday August 5, 2007 at 6:00 AM. Operations will be overseen by a type III Incident Commander and forces will be reduced to approximately 100 personnel.
Complex Fire Details
Of the thirty identified fires in the Elk Complex, 25 are 100% contained. The contained fires will continue to be monitored, patrolled and staffed as necessary. The remaining five fires are as follows:
- Wingate/Titus/King Creek 2 Fires is 93% contained. Firelines have been constructed and limited burning of interior areas will continue. A closure for campers and miners, from Five Mile Bridge to Norcross Campground on Elk Creek Road remains in place.
- Elk Fire (1,144 acres) 96% contained and remains in aerial patrol.
- Hummingbird Fire (80 acres) 0% contained. The fire remains in aerial patrol.
Sources of info include: http://www.inciweb.org/ (including other fires) or the incident information office at (530) 841-4451 or (530) 493 1519. Visit http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/klamath/condition/ for information on fire restrictions and local closures.
The Forest Service, in cooperation with the Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District, has installed an air quality monitoring station in Happy Camp. Real-time data may be viewed online at http://www.satguard.com/usfs/Chart new.asp Get=4&UnitID=36&CustID=2&sDate=7/29/2007.
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