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The Hope Fire was lightning-caused and detected on September 21st. The fire is being managed under a full suppression strategy by local resources from the Dolores Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest. It is currently burning at Hoppe Point located northwest of the McPhee Dam and Reservoir, east of Bradfield Campground.
The location of the fire is within the boundaries of a prescribed fire burn unit and fire personnel have been working to prepare lines around the area. Firefighters are reinforcing and using previously defined and prepared control lines to allow this naturally caused wildfire to reduce forest fuels and improve forest health within those boundaries. This will decrease risk of future catastrophic wildfire, protect infrastructure and private lands, and improve forage for wildlife.
The intended result of this suppression strategy is to allow a naturally caused wildfire to reduce hazardous fuels, encourage the growth of native plants, promote ponderosa pine regeneration, increase species diversity in the understory, restore ecological resiliency and reduce the potential for future high-severity wildfires. These efforts align with the Forest Service's 10-year Wildfire Crisis Strategy, which aims to increase the use of fire on the landscape as well as other treatments to improve forest resiliency.
Current
- Recent weather aided firefighters in preventing further fire growth and containment has increased to 70%.
- Today, firefighters will work to improve the containment lines along the Forest Service 510 road and continue extinguishing heat in isolated pockets.
Outlook
- Firefighters will begin to transition to rehab activities, checking fence lines, repairing roads, and applying native seed to prevent erosion concerns.
| Current as of | Wed, 10/04/2023 - 11:06 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | Dolores Ranger District, northwest of McPhee Reservoir |
| Incident Commander | IC Type 3 |
| Incident Description | Full Suppression |
| Coordinates |
37° 36' 16'' Latitude
-108° 36' 12
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 106 |
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| Size | 1,290 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 70% |
| Fuels Involved | Pine litter, dead and downed trees The fire is currently burning in Ponderosa Pine and Gambel Oak understory.
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| Significant Events | Moderate backing, flanking, isolated torching, smoldering |
| Planned Actions |
Continue securing and hold fire line to contain the fire within the identified control features. Resources will continue prepping and enhancing direct and indirect control features.. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
Fire will continue to burn out interior pockets of vegetation. Firefighters will patrol and secure containment lines. |
| Weather Concerns | Cool, dry and partly cloudy conditions were observed Tuesday with temperatures in the mid-50s. Humidity values bottomed out between 30 and 35 percent and winds were upslope/upvalley at 4 to 8 mph with a few gusts to near 14 mph observed. |
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