Center Creek Trail Fire

Unit Information

Ashley National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Utah
Vernal, UT 84078

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Center Creek Trail Fire

Location: 13 miles north of Hanna, Utah
Start Date: August 21, 2020 lightning-caused

FINAL UPDATE

The Center Creek Trail Fire was declared 100% contained on October 13, 2020. Unless conditions warrant, this will be the final update for the Center Creek Trail Fire. Please note that area and road closures are in effect, as well as fire restrictions. Please continue to look for this information by visiting the East Fork Fire Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/7052/ and also by going to the Ashley National Forest website and Facebook page.

Basic Information

Current as of
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Tuesday August 25th, 2020 approx. 12:00 AM
Location	17 miles north of Mountain Home, UT.
Incident Commander	California Interagency Incident Management Team 10
Coordinates	40.64 latitude, -110.452 longitude

Current Situation

Size	1,281 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained	95%
Fuels Involved	Timber (Litter and Understory) Timber (Grass and Understory) Upper elevations across the fire area are dominated by timber fuel models with heavy dead and bug kill. Many patches of rock break up continuity. Fire is located on a ridge top and is partially protected from the predominate winds.
Significant Events	Minimal Creeping Smoldering

Outlook

Planned Actions	The fire is 95% contained within the wilderness with a total of 1,281 acres burned. No rehabilitation or repair is necessary.
Projected Incident Activity	24 Hours: Minimal fire behavior is expected due to below freezing daytime temperatures and lingering precipitation on the ground will drastically limit fire activity.
Remarks	With cooler temperatures in the forecast, an increase in acreage is not expected. Due to remoteness of the fire and its location within the High Uintah Wilderness area, no direct tactics will be taken.

Current Weather

Weather Concerns	Scattered snow showers (1 inch of accumulation) and significant drops in temperatures will continue overnight and into the next operational period at the fire. Ridgetop west winds at 5-10 mph gusting up to 15 mph. Slope/valley winds are at variable down drainage 3-7 mph, with gusts up to 12 mph. At 10,000ft, maximum temperatures are 14-20, minimum RH is 70-90, Haines of 2, very low.