FACT SHEET

Wildfire Update
July 29, 2012 7:00 PM
Contact: Public Affairs Officer: Mardi Rhodes Phone: 208-756-5145 Cell: 208-993-0637 What: New Wildland Fires Detected: July 29th Lightning Caused Location: Salmon-Challis National Forest

Summary: Firefighters are on the scene of 7 new lightning caused wildfires discovered burning yesterday and today on the Salmon-Challis National Forest. Thanks to quick initial attack response by fire crews, all except 2 of the fires have been held to less than 1 acre in size. Fire crews, including Smokejumpers were dispatched to the fires which are all burning on the Middle Fork, North Fork & Salmon-Cobalt Ranger Districts. See below for specific fire information and current size. All of the fires are related to this weekends strong thunderstorms and lightning. Several are burning in remote locations where firefighters had to be flown in by helicopter. The blazes are burning in timber and grass and reported fire behavior is active due to extremely hot and dry conditions. Firefighters are currently working to stop the fires from spreading and are putting containment lines around the blazes. Crews hope to have some of the fires contained by tomorrow morning. FIRE Bear Camp Deep LOCATION North Fork RD - Head of Corn Creek Salmon-Cobalt RD between Panther Creek and Deep Creek drainage North Fork RD 7 airmiles NE of Longtom Lookout Salmon-Cobalt RD Stormy Peak Lookout Middle Fork RD 2 airmiles N of Middle Fork Peak Salmon-Cobalt RD West of Wilson Creek SIZE acre acre RESPONSE 8 Smokejumpers and 2 Engines 2 rapellers

Horse Butte Hale Gulch Jack Turquoise

4 acres 1/10 acre acre acre

8 Smokejumpers and request for air support 5 fire fighters 6 Smokejumpers 2 Smokejumpers

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in the Bighorn Crags North Fork RD North of Indianola Guard Station and Ulysses Mountain Middle Fork RD Between Beaver Creek and Marsh Creek

1/10 acre

3 Smokejumpers

Pinyon Peak Halstead

acre 30 acres

Bucket work Continued Air Support