Headquarters West Prescribed Fire

Size: 631 acres

Date(s): September 3-4, 2009

Primary Goals
1. Achieve 70-90% mortality in ponderosa pine seedlings.
2. Achieve 40-60% mortality in pole sized (1”-6” dbh) ponderosa pine.
3. Achieve 10-30% mortality in ponderosa pine greater than 8” dbh.
4. Reduce 100 and 1000 hr fuels by at least 20%.

Prescribed Fire Monitoring Report

Location of Headquarters West prescribed fire.

Head fire moving into ponderosa pine stand

Active fire behavior consuming heavy fuels

Aaren Nellen igniting shortly after test burn

Holding along west line