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Fire Activity Picks Up on the Clear/Nez Fire Zone:

From the Grangeville Interagency Dispatch, Nez Perce National Forest, Supervisor's Office

http://gacc.nifc.gov/nrcc/dc/idgvc/index.htm

August 6, 2009

Grangeville, Idaho – Last night’s lightning storm sparked several new fires across the Clear/Nez Fire Zone.  More fire starts are expected to flare up as temperatures rise during the day.  

As of noon today, 19 fires were staffed on the zone, 2 of those are resource benefit fires.  

Six Type II initial attack crews, 4 additional helicopters, 14 engines and 12 smokejumpers are enroute to the zone.

Nez Perce National Forest:

Salmon River Ranger District:  The Rough Creek Fire is burning in Rough Creek, approximately four air miles northeast of Heaven’s Gate Lookout, estimated size is 15-20 acres.  A Zone Type III Incident Team is managing the fire.  

The White Bird Ridge Fire, located near the Rapid River subdivision, is 5 acres, and is contained following multiple loads of fire retardant being applied.

Red River Ranger District:  The district picked up 11 new fires, all less than an acre each.  Resource benefit fires Spook is 100 acres, and Warm Springs is 350 acres.

Clearwater Ranger District:  2 new small spots, they are being suppressed.

Moose Creek Ranger District:  2 new fires.

Clearwater National Forest:

North Fork Ranger District:   No new fires – 3 small resource benefit fires at 2-3 acres each.

Powell Ranger District:  4 new fires – 1 suppression and 3 resource benefit.

Lochsa Ranger District:  7 fires – 4 suppression and 3 resource benefit.

Idaho Department of Lands:

Craig Mountain:  7-9 new starts.  Largest is Steep and Deep Fire at 3 acres.

Maggie Creek:  Mile Marker 62 Fire is 15-20 acres on Highway 12.

Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protection Agency:  2 new starts in Lolo Creek