AZ-ASF-Reno (MRB)

[CWZWildfire]

Incident Overview

The Reno Fire was started by lightning on September 7, 2009, in the Bear Wallow Wilderness area about 25 miles SW of Alpine, AZ. The fire size is estimated to be about 6,000 acres and is being managed as a resource benefit fire. A"short" Type I Incident Management Team led by Dugger Hughes has been assigned to manage this fire in cooperation with the San Carlos Agency and the Fort Apache Agency. The fire is burning in ponderosa pine and mixed conifer vegetation at about 8,800 feet elevation. No structures are threatened but several forest roads are closed to public use: FR 8154, FR 25D, and FR 25I, Trails 59 and 63 in Bear Wallow. The western edge of the fire has burned off of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests onto the San Carlos Apache Reservation.



Basic Information
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Lightning
Date of Origin Monday September 07th, 2009 approx 12:00 AM
Location 25 miles SW of Alpine, AZ
Incident Commander Dugger Hughes

Current Situation
Total Personnel 19
Size 6,322 acres
Fuels Involved 10 Timber (litter and understory) NFFL model 9 and 10, fire is burning between 8400' and 8900' elevation in ponderosa pine and mixed conifer

Fire Behavior Minimal fire behavior

Significant Events Several forest roads and trails are closed to public use at this time including: FR 8154 (Gobbler Point), FR 25D (Snake Creek, FR 251 (McKibbons Pond, Trail 59 and a portion of Trail 63. White Mountain Apache Tribe continues prescribed burning along common boundry. Day nine of deer season on the forest in area 27.


Outlook
Planned Actions Continue to monitor the fire

Growth Potential Low

Terrain Difficulty High

Remarks Helicopter to demobe at end of shift. Transition to a type 4 team will be Sunday November,15th at 0700. Good cooperation and information sharing continues between all three agencies along with ADEQ on any smoke issues. 5462 ACRES on Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest (AZ-ASF) 860 ACRES on San Carlos Agency (AZ-SCA)


Current Weather
Temperature 51 degrees
Humidity 57%


Mike

[CWZWildfire]

Minimal Fire Activity and some light rain today,

Team demob Tomorrow (Sunday)

Im not going to post anything more on this unless something significant happens,


Mike