Rankin Ridge Centennial Prescribed Fire

Size: 253 acres (Block 1: 113 acres; Block 2: 140 acres)

Date(s): November 3 and 5, 2006

Primary Goals
1. 70-90% mortality in ponderosa pine seedlings
2. 40-60% mortality in pole-sized ponderosa pine
3. 20-40% mortality in overstory ponderosa pine

Prescribed Fire Monitoring Report

Location of Rankin Ridge Centennial prescribed fire.

Surface fire burns through a ponderosa pine stand.

Who is that "gadget geek"?

A concentration of woody fuels burns up as fire fighters watch on.

One of the ignition teams working on Block 2.