Elk Fire Today’s Activity An additional 15 structural fire engines arrived last night to assist with structure protection efforts. Firefighters will implement structure and perimeter protection strategies in the Pine and Featherville corridor trying to keep the fire from spreading east of the Pine Featherville Road (FH61). Crews are continuing direct and indirect line construction on the west flank of the fire moving up Smith Creek from Prairie toward Cold Springs. Landowners, permittees and ranchers are in the fire area attempting to locate and move livestock out of the fire area. The following road closures continue to be in place: Blacks Creek Road off I-84 at the Mayfield Road junction Indian Creek Road off I-84 at exit 71 Anderson Ranch Dam south on the Dixie Creek Cut-off to Hwy 20 Prairie Road/Cow Creek Road heading north from Hwy 20 Due to extreme fire behavior, the following area evacuations have been issued by the Elmore County sheriff’s office: The community of Prairie and Mayfield (which includes Regina, Indian Creek and Baseline); Anderson Dam Reservoir up Fall Creek Road to Ice Springs Campground then east to Lester Creek Guard Station; Pine area from Johnson Bridge south to Highway 20 and the Pine/Featherville Road More info at: nciweb.org/incident/3616/
Posted on: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:23:09 +0000
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