Fletcher Fire Update -- July 20, 2007
Incident: Fletcher Wildland Fire
Released: 7/20/2007
FIRE UPDATE: Fletcher Fire
Modoc National Forest
July 20, 2007
Fire Information: (530) 233-5811 or www.fs.fed.us/r5/modoc/
Location: 20 miles northwest of Davis Creek, California
Date and Time of Fire Start: July 10 at 1:15 p.m.
Cause: Lightning
Fuels: Timber (Jeffrey pine, ponderosa pine, white fir, juniper) and grass
Cooperating Agencies: Forest Service (USFS), National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), Cal Fire (CDF), US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS ), Westside-Thomas Creek Rural FD, Davis Creek Volunteer FD, Modoc and Lake Counties, local government, Collins Pine Company, and private contractors
Estimated Fire Size: 8,121 Acres
Estimated Fire Containment: 100%
Cost to Date: $3,400,000
Injuries to Date: 1 (firefighter with infected scrapes)
Committed Resources: 712 total personnel that include 21 Fire Crews, 35 Engines, 2 Dozers, 16 Water Tenders, 2 Helicopters, and fire support personnel
Structures Threatened: None
Structures Damaged: None
Structures Destroyed: 2 Residences; 9 Outbuildings
Fire Activity: Yesterday, firefighters observed the fire creeping and smoldering.
Events: Fire crews will patrol the fire area and continue to suppress and mop-up fire hot spots within 300 feet of the fire perimeter. Fire suppression rehabilitation is also underway. Demobilization of resources has begun as the fire growth potential is low.
Closures: None. All roads in the fire area have been re-opened.
Evacuations: None. All evacuation orders have been lifted in the areas of Modoc County and Lake County that were affected by the fire.
Remarks: Of the total 8,121 acres that the fire has burned, 2,207 acres are Modoc National Forest land and 5,914 acres are private land. The private lands that burned include 1,515 acres in Oregon. Fire suppression and rehabilitation is being coordinated with the Oregon Department of Forestry, Fremont-Winema National Forest, Oregon BLM units, and the Modoc National Forest. Preparations are beginning for a transition to a local incident management team organization. This will be the final update for the Fletcher Fire prepared by the NorCal II Team.
Additional Fire Information: http://www.inciweb.org/ (including other fires) and (530) 233-5811. Please go to the Forest Service website for more information on fire restrictions and closures at www.fs.fed.us/r5/modoc/.
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