Left Fork Fire Incident Update
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Start Date: May 9, 2022 Start Time: 1300 hrs Incident Type: Wildland Fire Cause: Human Location: Dixie National Forest, 10 miles SW of Bryce Canyon City in the Kanab Creek drainage Size: 4,631 acres Containment: 5% Expected Containment: Aug 1, 2022 Injuries: 0 Structures Threatened: 50 Structures Damaged/Destroyed: 0 RESOURCES
Engines: 14 Water Tenders: 2 Crews: 11 Helicopters: 6 SEATs: 4 LATs: 4 Cooperating Agencies: USDA Forest Service, DOI Bureau of Land Management, State of Utah Department of Natural Resources – Division of Fire, Forestry and State Lands, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks and Garfield County Sheriff’s Office. SITUATION
Current Situation: Wednesday’s weather conditions provided firefighters an opportunity to make progress on the Left Fork Fire. While the fire was active in the morning, clouds moved into the area providing cooler temperatures, higher humidity, and a decrease in wind. The northern and southern perimeters have held through multiple shifts, and crews are working on areas to cool edges of the fire and gain containment. The east side is slowly creeping in fingers down to the 105 road and is so far holding at the road. Crews are determining the safest way to clean up unburned islands that have potential for spot fires. The west side of the fire saw reduced fire behavior yesterday, without any wind driven runs as seen on Tuesday. There are still areas of heavy timber loading carrying heat through these fuel pockets. Thus far the new dozer line and indirect handline is holding. Fire managers continue to assess areas of concern and create a suppression plan for the active areas of the perimeter. A Type 2 Incident Management Team will shadow today and take command of the fire on Friday morning. *Note: Due to weather conditions, an infrared flight was not able to fly, so there are not updated maps for today’s shift. Evacuations: Bryce Woodlands Estates (residents should sign up for the Emergency Notification System alerts: https://member.everbridge.net/892807736721500/login) Road Closures: Kanab Creek Road system, See forest closure: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1036646.pdf
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