Inciweb: Red Shale Fire Update: July 26, 2013 (Red Shale Wildfire): Fire Activity: The Red Shale Fire was detected by the Beartop Lookout at 4:30 p.m. on July 18 as a small amount of white smoke rising from an area where lightning strikes had been observed the night before. The fire is burning in Red Shale Creek in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Fire activity is observed predominantly north of Red Shale Creek and west of the North Fork Sun River. Gates Park airstrip is near the eastern perimeter. District fire managers flew over the area on July 25th, and estimated the fire to be about 3850 acres. Active fire behavior continues within the 1988 Gates Park Fire area, in heavy downed and standing dead timber with pockets of young lodgepole pine stands that are regenerating from previous fires. Management Actions: Evaluation and mitigation of potential risks to the public, fire personnel, and resources remains as the top priority. A long term management plan identifying activities to slow progress and reduce intensity of the fire was completed on July... goo.gl/AmnQwe
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 23:23:51 +0000
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