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Wildfire Bulletin #54
July 20, 2004 - 1:00 PM
Two Hectare Whitehorse Fire Fought
Wildland Fire Management (WFM) responded quickly to a public call from the Lewes Lake subdivision yesterday afternoon, reporting a fire in the area.
The fire was found to be two hectares in size between the subdivision and the Carcross Road in WFM's critical zone, an area of highest priority when fighting fires and the zone with the greatest number of values.
Air tanker groups were dispatched from Whitehorse, Watson Lake and Dawson to fight the fire. The Mount Lorne, Carcross and Golden Horne Volunteer Fire Department's also battled the fire. The air tanker group enroute to day-base in Carmacks was called back to fight the Lewes Lake fire. There were also helicopters, pumper trucks, water trucks, and YTG ground crews working on the fire.
Initially the fire was showing aggressive fire behavior and was burning north of an old burn from 1992. It was burning away from the Lewes Lake subdivision.
Air tankers totally ringed the fire with retardant. Fire crews worked late into the evening and the fire was 'being held' at 2.5 hectares. Crews will be doing mop up this afternoon and likely to be off the fire by tonight.
New Fires-Past 24 Hours
| Lewes Lake/ Carcross Road XY#21 |
2.5 hectares |
In a critical management zone. Fire actioned yesterday. It is being held at 2.5 hectares. |
Yukon Fires Being Actioned
| Goldfields Complex DA #9,10, 21,30, 37 |
Over 127,000 hectares |
French Gulch (21): Smokey. Crews mopping up hot spots on northeastern part of fire where burn outs were conducted yesterday. Dempster (30): A 0.5 hectare fire detected 500 metres to northeast and attended by an air tanker and fire crews. A spot fire, south of the main fire, was also found at 5 hectares. An air tanker was dispatched and dropped one load of retardant. Dominion (10): There is now 10,000 feet of hose north of the Klondike Highway. An eastern finger is burning towards a swampy area where crews can likely contain it. Haystack (09): Winds caused fire activity to increase on western part of fire, though it is mainly limited to high peaks. Crews continue to hot spot on eastern flank of fire. |
| Rob Roy Creek DA#37 |
235 hectares |
Fire has officially been declared out. |
| 10 Mile Creek DA#38 |
15 hectares |
Crews have cold-trailed the fire. The site protection needs have been met. Fire officials continue to monitor. |
| 60 Mile River DA#26 |
4,335 hectares |
Fire reassessed. Fire poses no threat to nearby structures. |
| 40 Mile River DA#18 |
40 hectares |
Crews are hot spotting the fire. There are no values being threatened. |
| Kilometre 1596 Alaska Highway HJ#07 |
0.01 hectares |
Fire actioned by fire crews and is has been declared out. |
| East End of Little Salmon/Drury Creek CA#19 |
15 hectares |
Eighteen fire crews are working on this fire. Dozers putting containment lines around the fire. Fire is still active but crews are making good progress and hope to call it under control today. |
| 5 Miles East of Braeburn/Drury Creek CA#20 |
0.3 hectares |
Crews are hoping to finish work on this fire later this afternoon. The fire will be monitored for the next few days. |
| Frances Lake WL#17 |
Approx. 22,000 hectares |
Fire continues to be active on the eastern flank causing heavy smoke to obscure visibility. Crews continue to monitor and activate sprinkler systems as required. |
| Tom Lake near Sa Dena Hess mine site WL#26 |
9,000 hectares |
Crews are demobilizing most westerly lines given good control. Southwest corner is nearly completed while north flank remains active and free burning. Fire received some precipitation. |
| Stewart Lake WL#04 |
Approx. 9,000 hectares |
Fire has progressed westwards and has reached the Frances River. Liard First Nation EFF crews are being deployed to contain the fire on the east shore. |
| Little Jimmy WL#07 |
13,000 hectares |
Site protection is being done. |
| Barney Lake (extension of B.C. fire #232) WL#29 |
5,500 hectares |
Fire has flared up within the westernmost valley north of Barney Lake and is still within the Transition/Wilderness zones. Monitoring continues. |
| Junction of Hess and Stewart MA#15 |
3 hectares |
Fire has been inactive for a period of time and there has been little movement. Sprinklers have been taken off protected areas. |
| Fortin Lake RR#19 |
1,000 hectares |
Fire was active yesterday and is again today. Crews will be reassessing the fire today. |
Advisories
Travelers are also advised to drive along the Klondike Highway between 4 a.m. and noon, as those are slow burning periods. Pilot cars are in place, if required. For more information on highways, call Highways and Public Works at 1-877-456-7623 or 867-667-3710.
Any residents in the Yukon concerned about smoke are encouraged to call their local nursing station or hospital. Smoke is now lifting in many areas of the Yukon.
Although the current fire ban has been modified for southern Yukon and the far north, Wildland Fire Management would like to remind people that burning fires only applies in commercial and government campgrounds. The forest floor is drier than it appears. Also, smoke from fires outside of commercial and government campgrounds is often reported, and consequently fire crews must go out and investigate.
There have been 206 fires in the Yukon burning over 1,257, 000 hectares of forest. There are currently 173 active fires.
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