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OWL FIRE UPDATE
Fire Information:
Information desk, 406-646-0342
Joe Mazzeo, 617-697-6721
Catherine Hibbard
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Southern Area Type 2 Incident Management Team
Thursday, August 2, 2007
8:00 AM
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Location
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20 miles N/NE of West Yellowstone within the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park
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Estimated Acreage
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2,800 acres
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Containment
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60 percent
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Cause and Date Started
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Lightning, July 20
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Resources on the Fire
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20-person fire crews: 11 Helicopters: 2 Water tenders: 1 Overhead: 115 Camp Crews: 2 Total Personnel: 371
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Cooperators
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USDA Forest Service, Park County, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone Fire Department
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Restrictions and Closures
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Some trails and backcountry campsites near the Owl Fire are temporarily closed. Details are available by calling the Yellowstone Backcountry Office at 307-344-2160 during business hours.
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Fire Management
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Yesterday firefighters made good progress cold trailing, constructing and mopping up. Approximately 5 miles of fire line remain to be constructed. Smoldering and some open flame were observed yesterday.
The Type 1 helicopter was released yesterday. A demobilization plan has been drafted and a glide path for the release of some non-critical resources has been completed.
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Plans for today
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Cold trailing, direct line construction and mop up will continue on all divisions as necessary.
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Fire weather and behavior
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Mostly sunny in the morning. Becoming cloudy in the afternoon with numerous showers and thunderstorms developing. Winds will be light in the morning, increasing to 10-15 MPH in the afternoon. Erratic wind gusts over 30 MPH are possible near any storms. Minimal fire behavior is expected.
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Other Fire Information
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The Daly Creek Trail has been reopened for day use only.
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Recorded Information
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Additional information is available 24- hours a day by calling 307-344-2580 or on the web at http://www.inciweb.org/incident/855
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Change in Fire Updates
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Owl Fire Updates will be issued once per day in the morning unless fire activity increases,
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