Ashenfelder Fire

Medicine Bow National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
2468 Jackson Street
Laramie, WY 82070

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Remote fire crews were returned to basecamp early Sunday afternoon and staged at basecamp during the predicted storms.
Command of the fire will transfer from Rankin’s Type 3 team to Paul Ward’s Type 4 team. The team consists of 13 helitack members and a Type 3 helicopter which will be used to monitor the fire and respond to any new fires in the area.
The fire was caused by lightning and was first reported by Black Mountain Fire Lookout, 11:30 a.m. on Wed. 9/4
Located in the Ashenfelder Basin, N of Laramie Peak, W of Harris Park, S of Esterbrook in Converse County, WY on the Medicine Bow National Forest
The fire is burning in the Hensel Fire footprint which helped to limit fire growth.

Current as of
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Wednesday September 04th, 2019 approx. 11:30 AM
Location	Located in the Ashenfelder Basin, N of Laramie Peak, W of Harris Park, and S of Esterbrook in Converse County, WY
Incident Commander	Jeramy Dietz, USFS
Incident Description	The Fire Is Burning In Rugged, Rocky Terrain Where Access Is Difficult. Crew Are Being Flown In To Work Directly On The Fire.
Coordinates	42.326 latitude, -105.413 longitude

Total Personnel	13
Size	67 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained	100%
Fuels Involved	Dead & down trees, grass
Significant Events	Transfer of command from Rankin's Type 3 team to Ward's Type 4 will occur this morning.

Planned Actions	Helitack crew will monitor Ashenfelder Fire to insure containment and will respond initial attack on any new fires in the area.
Projected Incident Activity	Monitor Ashenfelder Fire by helicopter, respond to initial attack in new fires.

Weather Concerns	Predictions for afternoon and evening thunderstorms with hail and high winds are creating safety concerns. Helicopters plan to shuttle fire crews working remotely to basecamp Sunday morning.

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