Wildfire

For the protection of the public’s health and safety forest officials are extending the Sheridan Fire Area Closure which will now remain in effect until October 24th, at 6:00 am. The Sheridan Fire is 80% contained and in monitor status; however potential hazards still exist in the fire area. Risks in recently burned areas include burned out stump holes, unstable terrain, falling trees or limbs, and the potential for washed out roads and trails after a significant rain event.

Fire activity is minimal. The fire is smoldering. Please be prepared if traveling the roads in and next to the fire area and ensure proper travel preparations are made. The lightning caused Shady Fire was reported the evening of July 10. The fire is located approximately two (2) miles east of Seafoam Guard Station in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness on the Middle Fork Ranger District. Due to heavy fuel loading, active fire behavior, and the presence of numerous snags, firefighters have been unable to directly engage the fire. The Shady Fire is being managed with a point protection strategy (a wildfire response strategy, which protects specific assets or highly valued resources from the wildfire without directly halting the continued spread of the wildfire) to minimize exposure to fire personnel while protecting identified values. The strategy takes in to account exposure to firefighters, values at risk, impacts to area user groups, and wilderness values....

Fire managers will continue to monitor the fire. No activity is expected. Starting September 29, Inciweb will only be updated Monday-Friday.

The lightning-caused Ikes Fire is being utilized to fulfill its natural role in a fire-dependent ecosystem on the Kaibab Plateau. The fire is being utilized to achieve a variety of resource objectives including reducing hazardous fuels, promoting forest regeneration, improving wildlife habitat, and restoring more open forest understory with grasses and forbs. Fire is a force of nature that has shaped the vegetation and ecosystems of the Grand Canyon region.Location and Cause: The Ikes Fire, which started on July 25, is a lighting-caused fire on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park and the North Kaibab Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest.Closures: Grand Canyon National Park North Rim is OPEN. Because of concerns for public and firefighter safety, the Rainbow Rim Trail and the viewpoints from Parissawampitts Point to Stina Point on the North Kaibab Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest are closed. Crazy Jug Point north of Parissawampitts is open. For hikers and...

Fire Information (928) 925-1111, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm Location: 8 miles south of Prescott, AZ on the Bradshaw Ranger District (T12N, R2W, S16) Start Date: September 22ndThe Johnson Fire is burning in a rather rugged and quite inaccessible area south of Prescott. The fire is being managed for full suppression. The public can obtain additional information via the following: Fire Information: (928) 925-1111 Prescott NF Forest Website: http://www.fs.usda.gov/prescott/ Twitter: @PrescottNF Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrescottNF/ · Local Ranger Station: Bradshaw Ranger District (928) 443-8000

September 30, 2019: Although firefighters attempted to ignite the Red Feather Prescribed Burn today, the weather did not cooperate to get the desired conditions. It is still too damp. Fire managers do not expect ignitions tomorrow, but will continue to look for the next appropriate burn window to complete this important project. Please note that the temporary closure for this area remains in place This prescribed burn is located north of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., east of the Crystal Lakes Subdivision at 8,500 feet elevation. A great deal of work has already taken place on this burn and provides a treated line or previously burned ground around much of the perimeter. Firefighters plan to burn approximately 300 acres of unburned ground, as well as reenter some areas that were burned previously. In some of those previously burned areas, the burn was conducted when there was higher fuel moisture and snow. This reentry will allow firefighters to target fuel that did not burn the...

Lightning ignited the fire on June 5, 2019 in a remote area of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness. The area was classified as a Limited Protection Zone in accordance with The Interagency Fire Management Plans for Alaska. That classification indicates low values at risk and difficult or costly suppression efforts. Consequently, it was initially put in a monitor only status. Over the next week the fire grew from an estimated 4 to 5 acres to over 12,700 acres. Active suppression efforts were implemented and the first of several incident management teams was assigned. Important infrastructure was protected, but the spread continued, reaching 15,600 acres on June 19. Heavy smoke became an issue triggering a temporary closure on the Sterling Highway and contributing to an air quality advisory for southcentral Alaska. During the last week of June, the perimeter grew from 32,300 acres to over 62,000 acres under unseasonably hot, dry conditions. In early July, spread to the south...

The Middle Fire was started by lightning on September 5, 2019 and is located northeast of the Canyon Creek Trailhead in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. A containment strategy has been used to manage this fire for maximum forest health benefits and the health and safety of firefighter personnel responding to the fire.Presently the Middle Fire is 90% contained and is 1,339 acres in size. In order to provide protection for the public and firefighters fighting the Middle Fire, a Closure Order has been issued for areas potentially affected by the Middle Fire, including Ripstein Campground, Canyon Creek Trailhead, Trail 10W03, Trail 10W06, and Trail 10W08 south of Canyon Creek Falls. This closure will remain in effect until the Middle Fire is declared out.For additional information, please contact the Fire Information line at (530) 628-0039.

Lightning storms moving through the area in early September ignited several fires. Forest officials and firefighters closely monitor and respond to these fires and aerial reconnaissance flights will often be used to determine potential growth activity of the fires and develop appropriate response activity. The reconnaissance flights are part of our normal operating plan after lightning storms.Below we have listed each fire by the time the fire was reported, the name given to the fire, the approximate location and estimated fire size (if known) and current status. Any large fires will have a new "incident" page started in InciWeb and the link will appear next to the status.South Fork Management Unit (Hayfork and Platina area) 09/05/2019 7:11, LITTLE, Yolla Bolla Wilderness, 0.25 acre, Out09/05/2019 7:14, FORK, southwest of Platina west of Tedoc, 0.25 acre, Out09/05/2019 8:57, LOVE, north of Hayfork near Love Letter Springs, 0.3 acre, Out 09/05/2019 9:34, NATURAL, near Natural Bridge >...

Schaeffer Fire Update Kernville, Ca. September 30, 2019 – The Schaeffer Fire has shown minimal fire growth in the last week, bringing the acreage to 285 acres and 50% containment. This lightning fire is burning in areas of dense snags in the McNally Fire scar of 2002 with heavy dead and down timber amongst mixed brush, white thorn, manzanita and areas of mixed conifer and fir. Firefighters are continuing fire suppression efforts and strengthening fire lines by prepping 20’ out from the Durrwood Creek, Schaeffer Trail #33E24 and North Meadow Trail #33E27. Dylan Johnston, Schaeffer Incident Commander trainee, stated ”Later in the week, as conditions permit, crews will be continuing to utilize the “fire to the ground” tactic to eliminate unburned pockets of fuel between the fire and the hand line”. If left unburned, these could ignite later and put firefighters at risk. Burning the pockets also ensures a safe barrier between the fire and the containment lines. A closure...

Yesterday’s precipitation along with today’s predicted moisture and cooler temperatures have been good for keeping the fire in its place. With more rain forecasted for this coming week, there should be minimal fire activity. Firefighter crews finished all chipping work along the north side of the fire. Many of the firefighters have been demobilized and are heading back to their home units. Remaining crews will be monitoring the fire today with the local fire resources. They are briefing the new team on work that has been completed as well as locations of structure protection supplies and hose lays. The structure protection group finished all the assessments and have shared that information with the Park County Fire Protection District to implement into their county structure protection plan. Please go to www.fs.usda.gov/shoshone or call 307-250-0148 for further information. An area closures is still in place around the Fishhawk Fire.

The Stink Water Fire remains at 47 acres, is 68% contained with no anticipated spread. Local resources will continue to monitor. Yesterday’s precipitation along with today’s predicted moisture and cooler temperatures have been good for keeping the fire in its place. With more rain forecasted for this coming week, there should be minimal fire activity.

Please DO NOT report this fire. This fire is being monitored by firefighters along the monument rim. The fire is located at the bottom of the amphitheater and is confined by natural barriers. The fire poses no threat to public or structures.Location and Cause: The Chessman Canyon Fire in Cedar Breaks National Monument was discovered on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 and is lightning-caused. Size: Approximately 415 acres Wildfire at Cedar Breaks National Monument: Fire is a natural part of the ecosystem and it is being allowed to play its natural role when there are no direct threats to national park resources or visitor safety. Fire managers assess risk, predict fire behavior and growth, and determine where they will limit the fire’s spread within a predetermined area where it can be safely utilized. While fire managers may allow the fire to progress naturally where it is benefiting the landscape, they will use a full range of tactics to delay, direct, or minimize the spread of fire in...

The South Fire is in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, southeast of Tomhead Mountain, west of Red Bluff, and 15 miles south of Platina, CA. The fire is in a remote and very rugged area of the forest. The western portion of the South Fire, within the Yolla Bolly Wilderness, continues to be confined south of Humbolt Ridge; east of Sanford Ridge; and north of Cottonwood Creek. The eastern portion of the fire has completed containment line.HUNTER AND VISITOR INFORMATION ADVISORY: Currently the Shasta-Trinity National Forest has issued a Forest Closure Order No: 14-19-06. Pettyjohn road is closed just west of Red Flat Landing Strip due to Forest Fire activity. Please visit the Shasta-Trinity National Forest web page for more information.

The Lincoln National Forest is planning to allow the lightning-caused Middle Fire on the Sacramento Ranger District to fulfill its natural role of reducing forest fuels in hopes of reducing high-severity wildfire in the future. Fire managers expect the Middle Fire to grow as it moves west through ponderosa pine in the bottom of Middle Canyon. Located about 8 miles southeast of Weed and 10 miles southeast of Mayhill, the low-intensity fire is in an ideal location with no homes, infrastructure or other values at risk. There are no closure orders in effect..Forest managers have established a planning area where the fire will be allowed to grow. This does not mean the wildfire will move across the entire planning area. Weather conditions and terrain will be significant factors in long-term activity. Rain is expected throughout the week.

September 28, 2019: Update | Map QUINCY, CA – Suppression repair work continues in anticipation of the weekend rain and possible snow. To date, fire crews and equipment have accomplished: - 32% of the 75 miles of dozer line - 100% of the 14 miles of handline - 61% of the 72 miles of road repair Rain and cooler weather are forecasted for today and Sunday, with a mix of rain/snow. With the amount of rain in the forecast, several hazards are a concern, including weakened trees and unstable hillsides. Out of concern for public safety, roads and trails within the fire area closed. Forest Closure: The Forest Closure Order for portions of the Mt. Hough and Beckwourth Ranger Districts on the Plumas National Forest remains in effect. Please see Inciweb for closure information and a map of the closure area surrounding the Walker Fire. A new update will be provided as needed at significant junctures.

The Middle Mamm Fire was started by lighting on July 28, 2019. It is burning in the Middle Mamm Creek drainage approximately 10 miles south of Rifle, Colorado. The fire is being managed for resource benefits to reduce accumulated fuels, stimulate forage growth and improve habitat. The current conditions and location of the fire are conducive to safely managing the fire for these ecosystem benefits. Firefighter and public safety is the primary objective. Crews are working to construct indirect fuel breaks and fire line to ensure that private property and associated infrastructure is protected. The community can expect to continue to see smoke and fire traffic. Updates will be posted as conditions or operations change. For Middle Mamm fire information on Facebook please visit:

The Evans Creek fire is burning southwest of Reno, Nevada, in grass, brush and timber.

The Bomber Lake Fire was discovered on the afternoon of August 28, 2019 by an aerial resource attempting to verify a report of smoke. The initial report of the fire was approximately 40-50 acres in size but was later determined to be 20 acres; it is located in rugged terrain 13 miles south of Dubois. It has been confirmed that this fire was caused by a lightning strike from a storm passing through the area on August 23rd. The safety of any public in the back country is the primary concern of fire managers.

The lightning-caused Beeskove Fire was detected on Tuesday morning, July 23, 2019. The fire is burning in a remote location five miles northeast of the main Rattlesnake Trailhead within the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area. Please be advised - the fire is not out. It will continue to smoke and smolder until a season ending event occurs. Firefighters attacked this fire under a full suppression strategy utilizing indirect tactics due to inaccessibility and high-risk conditions. Indirect control lines were constructed in order to protect surrounding communities and other values at risk. The construction of the firelines created a fuelbreak that will help with fire management in the area for years to come. For Missoula County residents will you get emergency alerts when you need them? Missoula County Office of Emergency Management uses Smart911 to inform citizens of emergency alerts including fires, missing children, evacuations and more. For more informaton please download the app...