Fire Updates

Thursday, 12 July 2012 17:08

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Uinta Fire Contained- FIREFIGHTERS WERE SUCCESSFUL ON SATURDAY IN CONTAINING THE UINTAH FIRE...FIRE CREW EFFORTS COMBINED WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE PRECIPITATION TO ACCOMPLISH THE CONTAINMENT....THE FIRE SIZE REMAINS AT APPROXIMATELY 11 ACRES...A PRIMARY COMPONENT OF THE EARLY CONTAINMENT WAS THE PROMPT RESPONSE OF FIREFIGHTERS AND EQUIPMENT THAT WERE AVAILABLE FROM THE CHURCH CAMP FIRE...AS FIREFIGHTING ACTIVITIES ON THE CHURCH CAMP FIRE WERE REDUCED, THIS ALLOWED FOR A SHARED SUPPORT OF SOME RESOURCES ON THE UINTA FIRE...THE QUICK RESPONSE MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN BEING ABLE TO REDUCE THE INITIAL SPREAD OF THE FIRE...THE UINTA CANYON TRAIL IS OPEN AS OF THIS MORNING.

Church Camp Fire Contained- THE CHURCH CAMP FIRE WAS FULLY CONTAINED ON FRIDAY WITH A FINAL SIZE OF 7,200 ACRES....ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER WAS ABLE TO RE-ENERGIZE POWER LINES THROUGH THE FIRE AREA....OVER THE WEEKEND, PROPERTY OWNERS WERE ALLOWED IN THE FIRE AREA TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE TO THEIR PROPERTY.