Southwest
Area
Incident Management Team
Team 5 – Jeff Andrews – Incident Commander
Media & Public Information Contact:
Email:
BoundaryFireInfo@xxxxxxxxx
Phone: (928) 288-2577
Firing Operations Anticipated with a Forecast of Calmer Winds
Williams,
Ariz., June
12, 2017—For
Immediate
Release. Predicted calmer winds on Tuesday may allow fire personnel to reassess operational tactics. In order to mitigate negative impacts on resources in the Kendrick Mountain Wilderness, fire managers plan to use aerial ignitions to introduce fire
on the peaks. Flames burning uphill preheat fuels, creating a hotter burn which can harm the natural ecosystem. In contrast, flames backing down a slope burn at a much lower severity. Firefighters will introduce a lower-intensity backing fire. As the fire
slowly backs down the mountain, smoke production can be minimized, nutrients in the soil will be replenished, and the hazardous dead and down fuel load on the forest floor will be consumed.
For
more information,
details, and
the specific
objectives for the
Boundary
Fire,
please
visit
inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5209/.
Quick
updates
will also
be
provided via
Twitter
at @KaibabNF
and @CoconinoNF.
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follow us
if you
would
like
to be updated
as information
is received.
A public meeting will be at Tuba City Chapter House at 4:00pm MST June 12, 2017. Incident management team members will be on hand to answer questions pertaining to the Boundary Fire.
Name:
Boundary
Fire
Reported:
June 1
Cause: Lightning
Location:
About
17
miles northwest
of Flagstaff
burning in the
Kendrick
Mountain Wilderness and ponderosa pine forest north and east of the Wilderness on the
Coconino and Kaibab National Forests
Size: 5,390
acres
Containment: 5%
Fuels:
The wildfire is
burning in
heavy dead and down
trees
and forest
debris
left
from the
Pumpkin Fire of 2000 and ponderosa pine outside of the Pumpkin Fire scar.
Resources: Approximately 390 personnel on the fire
Expected
Actions: Fire suppression activities for today include
holding the fire along control features, the continuation of line construction ahead of the fire, and protecting private property and other values at risk.
Closures: Closure Order Number
04-17-13-F (map) affecting the Boundary Fire Planning Area is still in effect. US Highway 180 will remain closed until further notice and will be re-evaluated Sunday, June 18.
For information about highway closures please visit
azdot.gov or
visit ADOT’s Travel Information Site at www.az511.gov.
Trails: The following trails in the closure area are closed: Pumpkin Trail; Kendrick Mountain Trail; Bull Basin Trail and the 4th Connector Trail.
Smoke
Impacts:
Smoke
will be
visible
from Flagstaff,
Baderville,
Parks, Williams,
Interstate 40, and
the Grand
Canyon. Smoke is
predicted to
impact
the
communities of Cameron and
Tuba
City
during
the day,
and Spring
Valley,
Pumpkin Center,
Parks and Baderville
during the evening hours. An air quality report is available on the Boundary Inciweb page under maps.
Additional
information
sources,
including
maps,
will be
provided as soon
as they
are available.
QR Code for connection to Boundary Fire Inciweb page
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