Crews remained on the fire Friday night. The fire did not appear to grow in size and remains at approximately 1350 acres with containment now at 40 percent. The main part of the fire is in the Riparian Wildlife area where heavy vegetation growth and marsh-like ground cover is the predominant fuel type which is hazardous to firefighting and is being monitored carefully.
Highway 178 is now fully open please drive carefully as firefighters continue to work near the roadway and large fire equipment is travelling in the area.
The expected weather today will be cooler with a reduced wind speed which will help with firefighting activities. Fire crews working at the west end and central part of the fire will continue to mop up inside the fire line and around homes.
“Over the winter a lot of work was done by all three Agencies to put together a Type III Incident Management Organization. This has proved very successful on our first fire of the season and will benefit the community by having the right people at the right time and will also save money by not having to bring in outside personnel in the early stages” Said David Brinsfield Fire Management Officer from the Bureau of Land Management.
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