Inciweb: Hardluck Fire Update - August 10, 2013 (Hardluck Fire Wildfire): FACT SHEET Saturday August 10, 2013 Hardluck Fire Shoshone National Forest Fire Information: (307) 250-6867 (307) 250-0148 Status: 15,628 acres, 0 percent contained. Fire History: Fire was reported by a fire detection flight on July 20, 2013. Fire was caused by a lightning strike within the days prior to the report. All structure protection and fuels reduction work on national forest lands at the end of the South Fork Road have been completed. Objectives: Firefighter and public safety Recent Events: Cloud cover over the fire area prohibited aerial infrared mapping so there is no new acreage to report. However during a reconnaissance flight yesterday afternoon fire managers noted active fire in upper Marston Creek and around the confluence of the South Fork Shoshone River and Robinson Creek. Rain showers occurred in the vicinity but the fire received only one-hundredth of an inch. Today’s Strategy: Assess potential fire resource needs for the Wind River District of the Shoshone... goo.gl/PKwNU0
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 15:59:20 +0000