Today's strategy for the Fontenelle Fire has Hotshot crews and dozers again concentrating on the portion of the fire north of the Middle Piney Road. Firefighters will continue holding and building a line on the east side of the fire's perimeter. Mop-up operations will continue as crews extinguish remaining hot spots. There are still more than 800 personnel on the fire.
Rains were a welcome sight for crews on Thursday, and the fire showed no increase in number of acres burned. Firefighters at the scene reported getting as much as 0.1" of rain. Fire managers, however, emphasized that yesterday's rainfall was not significant enough to change the condition of dry fuels on the ground. The possibility still exists that the warmer weather and drier conditions expected next week could breath new life back into the fire.
The Fontenelle Fire is burning on the Bridger-Teton National Forest, BLM High Desert District and State/Private Lands approximately 17 miles west of Big Piney. A Kemmerer Town Hall public meeting, to share information about the fire with members of the community, will be held at 7 p.m. This Saturday, (July 7) at the South Lincoln Training and Event Center, located at 215 WY HWY 233. Local officials and fire team managers will be sharing information about the fire and taking questions from the public.
Road closures continue to extend from the forest boundary at the top of Bare Pass at Red Castles, west to N. Piney Meadows and Tri Basin Divide, south to Cheese Pass, Mount Isabel, and Red Park, east to the junction of LaBarge Creek Road and the forest boundary, and north to Bare Pass. The road closure on Middle Piney Road may move east depending on fire conditions. Further closures may be needed to ensure firefighter and public safety. The public is asked to be cautious when driving on the LaBarge Road between HWY 189 to the closure at the forest boundary as there may be large fire engines, fire traffic and impact from smoke.
Rains were a welcome sight for crews on Thursday, and the fire showed no increase in number of acres burned. Firefighters at the scene reported getting as much as 0.1" of rain. Fire managers, however, emphasized that yesterday's rainfall was not significant enough to change the condition of dry fuels on the ground. The possibility still exists that the warmer weather and drier conditions expected next week could breath new life back into the fire.
The Fontenelle Fire is burning on the Bridger-Teton National Forest, BLM High Desert District and State/Private Lands approximately 17 miles west of Big Piney. A Kemmerer Town Hall public meeting, to share information about the fire with members of the community, will be held at 7 p.m. This Saturday, (July 7) at the South Lincoln Training and Event Center, located at 215 WY HWY 233. Local officials and fire team managers will be sharing information about the fire and taking questions from the public.
Road closures continue to extend from the forest boundary at the top of Bare Pass at Red Castles, west to N. Piney Meadows and Tri Basin Divide, south to Cheese Pass, Mount Isabel, and Red Park, east to the junction of LaBarge Creek Road and the forest boundary, and north to Bare Pass. The road closure on Middle Piney Road may move east depending on fire conditions. Further closures may be needed to ensure firefighter and public safety. The public is asked to be cautious when driving on the LaBarge Road between HWY 189 to the closure at the forest boundary as there may be large fire engines, fire traffic and impact from smoke.
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