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The Mill Lake Fire started by lightning on August 29th, located approx. two miles east of Mill Lake and eight miles west of the Mill Creek Trailhead.
Blodgett Lake Fire burned the north east corner on the north side of Blodgett Canyon. Mill Lake Fire had a few predominant smokes in the bottom of the drainage in the heavy timber that is continuing to smoldered in the heavy fuels on the ground.
All major suppression repair work has been completed. All trail closures have been rescinded and are open to the public.
| Current as of | Mon, 11/07/2022 - 13:18 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 7 miles west of Pinesdale MT |
| Incident Commander | Type 4 |
| Coordinates |
46° 18' 42'' Latitude
-114° 24' 41
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 9 |
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| Size | 915 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 60% |
| Fuels Involved | With small storms moving through fuel moistures are expected to recover, however, this recovery is slow. Lower elevation southern aspects are generally dominated by open canopy ponderosa pine with an occasional Douglas-fir, while northern slopes are dominated by closed canopy Douglas-fir/ponderosa pine. In the understory, the ninebark has cured and will aid in fire spread, while the snowberry will act as a heat sink because it has not yet cured. Above 6000 feet mixed conifer stands dominate with lodgepole pine and subalpine fir and a mix of Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, and an occasional larch. |
| Significant Events | Minimal fire behavior fire is smoldering and creeping in the large down fuels and in the heavy duff. |
| Planned Actions |
Minimal fire growth; however, with an aligned cold front weather event, the current extremely low probability occurrence would have high consequence. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
Creeping and smoldering |