Saturday, August 04, 2007
Photos from Rattlesnake Fire, Nez Perce National Forest
   In the field

A member of the Zuni Hotshot crew reading during a lunch break at the Shepp Ranch on the Salmon River. The shots were doing point protection--clearing brush, lighting backfires, and setting up sprinklers.

You can look at a few photos of the fire I just got home from on Flickr.

Posted by Michael L Umphrey
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  • Deep Draw Update August 17 (Deep Draw) Saturday the Deep Draw fire exhibited minimal fire behavior, largely smoldering and creeping, occasionally burning of pockets of trees inside the fire line. Crews continued to make good progress holding and mopping up hot spots inside the fireline. Palm IR's, or handheld infrared heat sensors, were used to help identify the areas with heat. The hot and dry weather is providing an excellent test of the firelines. Equipment and crews continued opening up access roads. Crews and equipment cleared, brushed or constructed over 62 miles of fireline in the course of the week's work fighting this fire-of that total, 43 miles were indirect contingency firelines.Plans for Sunday include rehabilitating roads that have been opened. Slash consisting of brush and cut logs will be piled alongside these roads. Crews will continue to patrol and mop up hot spots along the fireline.Sunday is expected to be hot and dry with temperatures in the low 90's. Winds are predicted to be light,...

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