Hawken Fire at 2,703 Acres, 70%% Contained
Saturday, July 21, 2007 17:37 MDT
Reno -- Operations on the Hawken fire are entering the mop-up phase and
crews are starting to be reassigned to other fires. The fire broke out
Monday afternoon in southwest Reno ....
Full story, spectacular photos and video at
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/8536947.html
Fire officials have released the cause of the Hawken Fire. They say a
construction crew accidentally sparked the blaze grinding metal. The name of
the company hasn't been officially released.
http://www.ktvn.com/Global/story.asp?S=6796597
ROWLAND FIRE EVACUATIONS
July 19, 2007 17:16 PDT
The Rowland Fire is prompting evacuations in Elko County.
Diamond A Ranch and Murphy Hot Springs are currently under mandatory
evacuations while the entire community of Jarbidge is under voluntary
evacuation orders.
Evacuees can go to the Elko Convention Center.
Power is out at the Duck Valley Indian Reservation after the Rowland Fire
ripped through 200 power poles just north of Jarbidge.
Officials say the power won't be restored until Sunday at the earliest.
The Shoshone-Paiute Tribe is providing the community with water and dry ice.
Residents can also go to the fire station and hospital to take showers.
The 183,000 acre blaze is burning on both sides of the Nevada-Idaho border.
Currently more than 20 fires are burning in Elko County.
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Other Fires Burning in Northern Nevada
Over 130,000 acres are burning right now in Elko County fires.
The towns of Jarbidge, Murphy Hot Springs, and the Diamond-A Ranch were
evacuated last night.
Fifteen fires are burning in Elko County including the southern portion of
the Rowland Fire in Idaho which is estimated at 183,000 acres. The fire is
pushing south into the Jarbidge foothills.
There is a dozer line around the town of Jarbidge which remains evacuated
and the area is closed. Fire fighters are currently holding the fire at
Murphy Hot Springs.
The Rowland Fire is being managed by Twin Falls, Idaho, Bureau of Land
Management.
The estimated 42,000-acre Hepworth Complex consists of the Hepworth Fire
(36,376 acres) approximately 10 miles northwest of Wells, Nevada and the
Stevens Fire (approximately 6,000 acres) about 20 miles west of Wells. The
Complex is estimated at 60%% contained.
Strong winds caused the Stevens Fire to nearly double in size yesterday.
Several homes were threatened.
The Winecup Complex has burned 16,617 acres and is estimated at 40%%
contained. The Complex consists of the HD Summit Fire (9,769 acres and 90%%
contained) about 20 miles northeast of Wells; the 1,000 acre West Fork Fire
and the Scott Creek Fire (5,848 acres) burning 12 miles west of Jackpot.
Ten of the twelve known fires in the Winecup Complex were corralled
yesterday and will be in patrol status today. The complex is being managed
by a Type I Incident Management Team (Broyles).
The Twin Bridges Fire about 20 miles southwest of Spring Creek has burned
about 2,100 acres and is 70%% contained. The Bob's Flat 3 Fire has burned
approximately 8,000 acres west of Carlin and is 70%% contained.
The Sansinena Fire about 20 miles west of Carlin has burned approximately
10,000 acres.
The Red House Complex about 15 miles west of Elko and is estimated at 30,000
acres and 5%% contained. The Easton Type III Incident Management Team is
managing the Red House Complex and a Type II Team has been ordered.
The Boo Hoo Fire is burning in Pine Valley about 70 miles southwest of
Carlin and is approximately 15,000 acres and is estimated at 15%% contained.
The Marge Fire is south of the I-80 Hunter Exit about 10 miles west of Elko
and burned approximately 5,000+ acres and 10%% contained.
The Medive Fire is approximately 3,000 acres and is 8 miles east of Wild
Horse Reservoir. The Medive Fire is estimated at 10%% contained.
The Willow Fire is 80 miles northwest of Elko and has burned approximately
3,000 acres. The Sunflower Flat Fire is approximately 60 miles north of Elko
and is 40 acres and 80%% contained.
"Elko County and all fire fighting agencies are saying a big thank you to
the residents of Jarbidge for their cooperation with last night's
evacuation," said Nevada Regional Forester Tom Turk. "These are difficult
situations and we appreciate everyone pulling together. There still remains
a threat to the area and today's weather will dictate the residents' return
to Jarbidge."
Fire restrictions in northern and central Nevada will be in effect until
further notice. Lands involved include federal, state, tribal, and the
Humboldt, Pershing, Lander, Eureka, Elko, Esmeralda, and Nye County Fire
Protection Districts and portions of Washoe, Lyon, Churchhill, and White
Pine counties. For more specific information go to:
http://www.fire.blm.gov/restrictions.htm,
http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/htnf/,
http://www.forestry.state.nv.us,
http://ww.nifc.gov,
http://gacc.nifc.gov/wgbc.
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Fire crews in northern Nevada are battling more than two dozen fires that
have burned nearly 200 square miles of rangeland and timber, including one
that continues to pose a threat to hundreds of homes on the edge of Reno.
No injuries have been reported and no evacuations have been ordered today.
But 400 homes in southwest Reno remain on alert due to gusty erratic winds
fanning the 1,800-acre fire that is burning in protected wilderness in a
national forest on the Sierra's eastern front northeast of Lake Tahoe.
Many of the other lightning-sparked fires are burning north and south of US
Interstate 80 in north central and northeast Nevada. The interstate was
closed off-and-on last night due to heavy smoke in several places between
Winnemucca and Wells.
Jamie Thompson of the US Bureau of Land Management in Winnemucca may have
put it best. He says, quoting now, "In a sense you feel like we're under
assault from Mother Nature right now."
The biggest blaze in the state, the Kelly Creek fire, has burned nearly 80
square miles of mostly federal rangeland about 30 miles north of Winnemucca.
The pilot of a small airtanker escaped serious injury when his aircraft
crashed last night while attacking another 3,000-acre fire about 15 miles
south of Winnemucca.
In Reno, 400 firefighters are being aided by eight helicopters and five
airtankers dropping water and retardant on the Hawken fire, which forced
hundreds of evacuations when it broke out Monday afternoon, burning up to
the backyards of numerous homes.
The blaze flared up again as winds picked up Tuesday afternoon, then died
down in the evening. Fire managers are reporting progress today. They
estimated the fire to be five percent contained but they are bracing for a
similar scenario later in the day with wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour
possible.
Fire engines are positioned to protect homes in southwest Reno on the
northern and eastern fronts of the fire. Hand crews are digging fire lines
on the fire's western and southern flanks in the Humboldt Toiyabe National
Forest between the city and Lake Tahoe.
Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons attended a dawn briefing for firefighters at
McQueen High School this morning and praised their efforts.
