Twin Falls District BLM Fire Update
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Coe Fire
· Located: five miles north west of Malta
· Size: estimated 1,500 acres
· Contain: estimated 8/01/2017, 6 p.m.
· Control: estimated 8/3/2017, 6 p.m.
· Resources: Albion Rural Fire Department, five Twin Falls
District BLM engines, one Sawtooth National Forest Engine, three dozers,
Sawtooth Hotshots type one hand crew, two type two hand crews, one camp crew,
four overhead, several aircraft
· Fuel type: grass, brush, and juniper
· Fire behavior: smoldering and creeping with interior
torching
· Structures: no
· Cause: undetermined
Crews conducted a burn out operation last night, on the
southern flank of the fire, slowing progression. This burnout secured the most
active flank of the fire, and gave crews the ability to create containment
lines with hand tools and dozers. Today,
crews will continue to work with dozers, and aircraft to create fire line and
mop up hot spots. Interior torching is expected to last through the burn
period, due to thick juniper trees and brush.
For More Information,
· Kelsey Brizendine, Fire Information and Prevention Officer
· 208-308-5991