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Wildfire Bulletin #56
July 22, 2004 - 1:00 PM
Six New Fires Yesterday, One More Reported This Morning
There were seven new fires in the Yukon in the past 24 hours. Four of the fires were actioned by Wildland Fire Management (WFM) crews.
Two fires were reported yesterday in the Mayo district, one by Crystal Lake at 0.2 hectares, and the other five kilometers north of Keno at 0.1 hectares. Both of the fires were fought by an initial attack crew and a helicopter. The Crystal Lake fire is currently under control, and the Keno fire is now out.
Two of the fires reported in the Carmacks district were also battled. One fire was brought to WFM's attention by a public report. It was 0.4 hectares at Rowlinson on the Mt. Nansen Road, and was responded to by fire crews and a helicopter. It is now under control and will continue to be monitored. A 0.5 hectares fire by Nordenskiold, which is a holdover lightning fire, was also actioned by three helicopters, two 1x3 crews and a firecat air tanker group that was day-based in Carmacks. One crew continued to work on the fire late into Wednesday evening.
The other three fires include one in the Beaver Creek district by Katrina Creek, one in the Carmacks district by Tatlmain Lake, and one in the Mayo district three miles north of Stewart River. These fires will continue to be monitored by Wildland Fire Management.
New Fires-Past 24 Hours
| Crystal Lake MA#27 |
0.2 hectares |
Fire actioned and is under control. |
| 5 kilometres north of Keno MA#28 |
0.1 hectares |
Fire actioned and is now out |
| 3 miles north of Stewart River MA#29 |
0.5 hectares |
Fire is in a strategic zone. |
| Katrina Creek BC#16 |
1.5 hectares |
Fire is in wilderness zone. |
| Nordenskiold CA#22 |
0.5 hectares |
Fire actioned. |
| Tatlmain Lake CA#23 |
1 hectare |
Fire is in a wilderness zone. |
| Rowlinson on Mt. Nansen Road CA#24 |
0.4 hectares |
Fire actioned and under control. |
Yukon Fires Being Actioned
| Goldfields Complex DA #9,10, 21,30, 37 |
Over 128,000 hectares |
French Gulch (21): Northwest corner received 10 mm's of rain last night. Crews actioned hot spots in same area. There is low visibility on this fire. Dempster (30): Crews are mopping where small jumps were detected. Crews worked further into the fire near the cat line by the mine. Trace of rain on northwest corner. Dominion (10): Crews continue to work on the northeast corner along a just-completed cat guard. Areas are being mopped on sections of the highway. Crews are patrolling southwest corner by identified values. An eastern finger has extended into a swampy area and has nearly burned itself out, but crews will be conducting a burnout in the area. Haystack (09): Rain on middle portion of fire. Crews are off the northeast portion of fire as efforts there have been completed. Crews patrolling/mopping the southeast corner near values. A small burnout was done by a cabin. |
| Thistle Creek Area DA#04, 15,25 |
40,000 hectares total |
Crews established sprinkler systems at a cabin by Los Angeles Creek, and assessed other values in the area. Spots of greater activity on the fire are no threat to any values. Fire crews will continue to monitor the area by air when conditions permit. |
| Stewart/Frances Lake WL#04 |
9,000 hectares |
Crews deployed to do site protection on the east shore of this fire. Establishing helipads and anchor points. Hose lay on southwest corner. |
| Frances Lake WL#32 |
1,500 hectares |
Crews maintaining site protection. Fire hot beside road at the north end. Some showers were received yesterday. |
| Frances Lake WL#17 |
22,000 hectares |
Received some showers yesterday. There was some activity at the north end of the fire due to winds. Site protection is ongoing. |
| Hyland River WL#04 |
10,000 hectares |
Hot spots noted on western flank. |
| Koidern BC#15 |
0.2 hectares |
Fire is being held at 0.2 hectares. It is not threatening the highway or lodge. Crews from Beaver Creek, Haines Junction and a helicopter worked on the fire yesterday. |
| Lewes Lake/ Carcross Road XY#21 |
2.5 hectares |
Fire is under control and being monitored. Crews going out twice a day for patrols. |
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 214 fires in the Yukon burning over 1,257, 000 hectares of forest.
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