August 13, 2015
MIDDLE FORK COMPLEX UPDATE
Salmon, Idaho: Fire summary for the Middle Fork Complex. The Middle Fork Complex is comprised of the
Waterfall and Stoddard fires.
Date of Detection: Waterfall: August 11, 2015
Stoddard: August 12, 2015
Cause: Lightning
Size: Waterfall: 25-35 acres
Stoddard:
60 acres
Location:
Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness;
North Fork Ranger District, about 40 air miles west of Salmon, ID.
Waterfall: East of the Middle Fork Salmon
River; North of Waterfall Creek
Stoddard: West of the Middle Fork Salmon River;
North of Cradle Creek
Fuels: Waterfall: open timber and grass
Stoddard:
open timber and grass
Managing Agency: U.S. Forest Service, Salmon-Challis National
Forest
A Type 3 incident management team (IMT)
led by Mike Smith has been assigned to this complex and assumed command at 8:00
a.m. on Thursday, August 13, 2015. Both
fires are burning in steep, rocky, inaccessible terrain. These fires will be permitted to play, as
nearly as possible, their natural ecological roles with the wilderness. Firefighters will be patrolling the river corridor on foot and by
boat starting tomorrow.
Providing for firefighter and public safety is an objective of the
Middle Fork Complex Fire Managers. Hot temperatures
and isolated scattered showers and thunderstorms are predicted in the fire area
through early evening on Friday.
Know before you go. Always check with your local Ranger Station prior to your trip to
get the most up to date information on current fire activity, fire danger, and
fire restrictions for the area. Further
information on the Middle Fork Complex can be found at: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4485/.
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