#HappyCampComplex Wednesday Update September 24, 2014 VIDEO: Ranger Ted McArthur and Incident Commander Rocky Opliger give their closing comments as the firefighters go into a day of predicted rain, which is winding down the fire camp. Date Started: August 14, 2014 Size: 132,733 acres Containment: 86 percent Cost: $86M Structures Destroyed: 6 Structures Damaged: 2 Current Information: A community meeting is scheduled for 6:00 pm tonight, September 24, at the Karuk Tribe Senior Nutrition Center, 64101 Second Avenue, Happy Camp, CA. California Interagency Incident Management Team 4 and the Klamath National Forest will discuss the current situation of the Happy Camp Complex and be available to answer questions. We will also be streaming a live broadcast of the meeting via Ustream. To view the meeting visit us at ustre.am/1fXEJ. Yesterday’s key activities included several helicopter missions to bring remaining equipment and firefighters off of the fire in preparation for the upcoming storm event. Crews continued work securing containment lines and mopping up hot spots inside the fire perimeter throughout much of the day prior to being pulled out in anticipation of this storm. All containment lines remain secure. The area of uncontained fire, located in the Wooley Creek area of the Marble Mountain Wilderness, continued to slowly back down towards the creek yesterday. In the north, firefighters assigned to the Happy Camp Complex assisted the Klamath National Forest by responding to one new fire start in the area. This new start was quickly contained at less than one acre. Significant demobilization of resources also occurred yesterday, as containment increases and fire suppression repair work reaches completion. Today rain showers are expected over the entire fire area. Fire activity is predicted to be minimal through the storm period. However, isolated areas of heat may remain in heavy fuels and timber within the fire’s interior following the rain event, and interior smokes may continue to be observed. A Burned Area Emergency Repair (BAER) team is in place, and is working on a plan for repair of the lands directly impacted by the fire. For more information on the BAER program, please see nifc.gov/BAER/Page/NIFC_BAER.html. Resources: 7 Crews, 9 Helicopters, 13 Engines, 11 Dozers, 26 Water Tenders Total Personnel: 530 Closures and Restrictions: A Forest Closure remains in effect for the Klamath National Forest and the entire fire area. Please visit fs.usda.gov/klamath for details and maps of closure areas or call 530-841-4541.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:28:18 +0000
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