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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel> <atom:link href="http://inciweb.org/feeds/rss/articles/i/1407/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>InciWeb Incident Articles for Hells Half Complex</title><link>http://inciweb.org/forest/1407/</link><description>Latest articles for Hells Half Complex Wildland Fire</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:08:28 -06:00</pubDate><language>en-us</language><item><title><![CDATA["Hells Half Complex Update for July 20, 2008 (Hells Half Complex Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7355/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7355/</guid><description><![CDATA["Through the continued efforts of firefighters, the 11,658-acre Hells Half Fire is now 60 percent contained. Fire crews successfully continued burnout operations-"burning out" unburned fuel between the fireline and any areas the fire burned-in the northern portions of the fire, approximately 13 miles north of the community of Hyampom.An anticipated change in the weather on Tuesday has highlighted the importance of the work these firefighters are accomplishing. These burnout operations take time, but they can be very effective in limiting the fire&#39;s spread.In the south, fire crews are moving forward with fire activity repair work. This may include covering dozer lines, constructing water bars and, in some areas, reseeding to prevent future erosion. "These crews are focused on removing evidence of several weeks of firefighting activities as much as they can," said Incident Commander Mike Quesinberry.TODAY: North: Firefighters will continue burnout operations, and mop up previously..."]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:25:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Hell's Half Complex for July 19, 2008 (Hells Half Complex Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7346/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7346/</guid><description><![CDATA["Approximately 5 residents near Dry Lake were issued a mandatory evacuation order by Humboldt County Sheriff&#39;s Department on Friday. Fire crews have worked around the private property in the northwest corner of the Hell&#39;s Half Fire for nearly a week to prepare for a burnout which is planned to protect the area from the approaching 11,007 acre fire. Firefighters are planning to conduct the burn around the private property tomorrow and along the firelines set in place over the last week if the weather permits. The burn out will remove burnable material between the firelines and the oncoming blaze. According to Incident Commander Mike Quesinberry, the burnout operations will continue over the weekend if the weather permits. &quot;We&#39;re looking at a change in the weather coming in about Tuesday,&quot; he said. &quot;It&#39;s real important that we get this fireline burned out before the winds start pushing against it.&quot; In the northeast corner, a small spot fire was quickly..."]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:06:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Emergency Fire Closure Order No. 10-08-11 (Hells Half Complex Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1407/7323/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1407/7323/</guid><description><![CDATA[" SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST  ORDER No. 10-08-11 Hells Half Complex Closure Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b) and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Lower Trinity Ranger District of the Six Rivers National Forest. This Order is effective from July 18, 2008, until the Hells Half Complex Fire is fully suppressed. Going into or being upon National Forest System lands within the Hells Half Complex Fire Closure Area. The Closure Area boundary begins at the intersection of Forest Road No. 5N33 and Forest Route No. 6, then continues south along Forest Route No. 6 to its intersection with Forest Road No. 4N13, then continues south along Grouse Creek to its intersection with Bear Creek, then continues south along Bear Creek to the southern boundary of Section 25, Township 4 North, Range 5 East (Humboldt Base and Meridian), then continues east to its intersection with the Forest boundary, then continues east and north along the Forest boundary to the..."]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:08:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Hell's Half Complex Fire Update (Hells Half Complex Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7317/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7317/</guid><description><![CDATA["Crews have reached a new milestone by tying in lines completely around the Hells Half Fire, according to Incident Commander Mike Quesinberry. &quot;I feel good about the progress our crews have made. If the weather prediction holds, we should be able to eliminate forest fuels and widen our control lines,&quot; said Quesinberry. In some areas a large amount of unburned fuel remains between the fire perimeter and the control lines. Preparations are being made to secure the line ahead of the fire. Firefighters will focus efforts in areas where homes are located and in the Mingo Creek area where the fire is burning the hottest. Today&#39;s fire size is 10,424 acres with 40 percent containment.Firefighters successfully burned out nearly a mile long area of forest fuels along the northwest edge of the fire line on Thursday. Firefighters are also supporting the Lower Trinity Ranger District providing initial attack for any new fires. Efforts are also being focused to secure lines and to..."]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:24:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Hell's Half Fire Complex Update - July 17, 2008 8 (Hells Half Complex Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7298/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7298/</guid><description><![CDATA["Approximately 90 people attended a community meeting at the Hyampom Volunteer Fire Department on Wednesday night. Representatives of the Hells Half, Lime and Iron Fire Complexes were on hand to discuss the status of area fires and plans for containing the fires.According to Incident Commander Mike Quesinberry, the fire activity picked up some yesterday afternoon for the second day in a row. "We&#39;ve got folks in place in all areas of the fire, but really are concentrating the most resources where the fire perimeter has the greatest potential to grow. Firefighters will focus efforts in areas where homes are located along the southern edge of the fire, and in the northwest part of the fire in Mingo Creek where the fire is burning hottest."Firefighters successfully burned out along two miles of fire lines in this area to strengthen and improve lines. Dozer line construction along the southern edge of the fire east to the Trinity River through the old Panther Fire was completed. Mop up..."]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Hell's Half Update for July 16, 2008 (Hells Half Complex Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7266/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7266/</guid><description><![CDATA["Tonight at 6:00 p.m. there is a community meeting at the Hyampom Volunteer Fire Hall where residents can learn more about fires in the Lime and Hell&#39;s Half Fire Complexes. Residents are urged to attend.The heavy smoke inversion that has blanketed areas surrounding the Hell&#39;s Half Fire Complex in Humboldt and Trinity counties lifted Tuesday, improving visibility but increasing fire activity as a result. The most active area of the fire was in the northwestern corner of the fire where the fire crossed Mingo Creek but firefighters worked aggressively to contain this area. Firefighters also attempted to burn out fuels to improve fire lines in the north, but shut down operations due to an increase in fire activity. Construction of a dozer line along the southern edge of the fire east to the Trinity River through the old Panther Fire was also completed. Mop up and patrol continued on the rest of the Divisions.South: Crews will focus on protection and assessment of structures along..."]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Hells Half Update for 7-15-2008 (Hells Half Complex Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7254/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7254/</guid><description><![CDATA["The heavy smoke inversion that has blanketed areas surrounding the Hell&#39;s Half Fire Complex in Humboldt and Trinity counties began to slowly lift on Monday, improving visibility. With the change in weather, fire managers expect fire activity to increase, but say that the last couple of socked in days have had mixed effects on the nearly 10,000 acre fire. "The higher humidity of the last few days caused the fire to be less active, but the heavy smoke that came with that inversion prevented us from utilizing aerial resources to fight the fire or even look at what the fire has done," said Mike Quesinberry, Incident Commander. "Yesterday, we were finally able to get in the air and, according to the meteorologist; we expect that we will be able to do more of that in the coming days."The most active areas of the fire were in the northwestern corner of the fire near Mingo Creek and south near the western side of the 2006 Panther Fire and the South Fork of the Trinity River.South: Crews..."]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:10:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Hells Half Update July 14, 2008 8 AM  (Hells Half Complex Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7228/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7228/</guid><description><![CDATA["   YESTERDAYOnce again dense smoke and poor visibility hampered fire fighting efforts on the Hells Half Fire. Helicopters were unable to fly for the second day in a row. However, dense smoke helped hold fire behavior in check giving fire fighters time to improve and strengthen existing dozer and hand lines and mop up hot spots up to 200 feet from fire lines. Structure protection and assessment continued with separate groups on both the east and west sides of the South Fork Trinity River, including a night shift. Dozer line construction continued east towards the river, through the old Sims fire. On the north end of the fire, crews continued to lay hose line and held and improved dozer line built from the 6 road east towards the River. Mop up along the entire eastern flank of the fire continued in Coon Creek. Dozer line originally constructed two years ago along the perimeter of the Old Panther Fire to the river was reopened, strengthened and improved.TODAYPatrolling will continue on..."]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:19:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Hell's Half Complex Fire Update - July 13, 2008 8: (Hells Half Complex Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7216/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7216/</guid><description><![CDATA["Northern Rockies Interagency Type 2 Incident Management Team  Jess Secrest, Incident CommanderSunday, July 13, 2008, 8:00 a.m. HELLS HALF COMPLEX FIRE UPDATE Cause: LightningStart Date: 6/20/2008Estimated Date of Containment: July 30, 2008Acres: 8,058 acresContainment: 29 percent Fire Information: Gary Hoshide, Public Information Officer, (530) 629-2184 Evacuation orders are issued for areas south of the Hells Half Fire. Mandatory evacuation order issued by Humboldt County. Description: Area D: Big Slide T4N, R5E section 13, 14, 23, 24 Mandatory evacuation order issued by Trinity County. Description: Area 5: Hyampom West Sections 14, 17, 20, 21, 28, 29, 32 and 33, T33N, R6E Current Fire Situation: Fire behavior was moderate yesterday with single tree torching observed.  The Grouse and Half fires merged together along the S. Fork of the Trinity River on July 10. The two fires (Grouse and Half) will be referred to as the Hells Half Fire. Yesterday&#39;s smoke and inversion caused very..."]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:29:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Update for 7-12-2008 (Hells Half Complex Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7186/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7186/</guid><description><![CDATA["Northern Rockies Interagency Type 2 Incident Management Team  Jess Secrest, Incident CommanderSaturday, July 12, 2008, 8:00 a.m. HELLS HALF COMPLEX FIRE UPDATE Cause: LightningStart Date: 6/20/2008Estimated Date of Containment: July 30, 2008Acres: 7,858 acresContainment: 29 percent Fire Information: Gary Hoshide, Public Information Officer, (530) 629-2184 Evacuation orders are issued for areas south of the Hells Half Fire. Mandatory evacuation order issued by Humboldt County. Description: Area D: Big Slide T4N, R5E section 13, 14, 23, 24 Mandatory evacuation order issued by Trinity County. Description: Area 5: Hyampom West Sections 14, 17, 20, 21, 28, 29, 32 and 33, T33N, R6E Current Fire Situation: Fire behavior moderated yesterday with single tree torching observed. The Grouse and Half fires merged together along the S. Fork of the Trinity River. The two fires (Grouse and Half) will be referred to as the Hells Half Fire. Yesterday&#39;s smoke and inversion caused very poor..."]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:21:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Hells Half Complex Fire Update 7-7-2008 (Hells Half Complex Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7098/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7098/</guid><description><![CDATA["Northern Rockies Interagency Type 2 Incident Management Team  Jess Secrest, Incident CommanderJuly 7, 2008, 8:00 a.m. HELLS HALF COMPLEX FIRE UPDATE Cause: LightningStart Date: 6/20/2008Estimated Date of Containment: July 14, 2008Acres: 3,641 acresContainment: 54 percent Fire Information: Gary Hoshide, Public Information Officer, (530) 629-2184 A public meeting will be held at the Trinity Elementary School in Willow Creek tonight, from 6 pm to 7 pm. Topics include: current fire conditions for the Hells Half and Iron Complexes and County Population Protection Plans. Representatives from the Forest Service and local counties will also answer questions following the presentations.Current Fire Situation: Dangerous terrain, heavy fuels, dense smoke, and limited access into many areas continue to hamper fire suppression. Firefighting crews are staged at the Salyer Guard Station for responding to new fire starts. The Underwood Mountain Road, between the community of Hyampom and Hwy 299, is..."]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:18:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Hells Half Complex Fire Update July 6, 2008 (Hells Half Complex Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7082/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1407/7082/</guid><description><![CDATA["Northern Rockies Interagency Type 2 Incident Management Team  Jess Secrest, Incident CommanderJuly 6, 2008, 8:00 a.m. HELLS HALF COMPLEX FIRE UPDATE Cause: LightningStart Date: 6/20/2008Estimated Date of Containment: July 10, 2008Acres: 3,641 acresContainment: 52 percent Fire Information: Gary Hoshide, Public Information Officer, (530) 629-2184 A public meeting will be held at the Trinity Elementary School in Willow Creek, on Monday, July 7th from 6 pm to 7 pm. Topics include: current fire conditions for the Hells Half and Iron Complexes and County Population Protection Plans. Representatives from the Forest Service and local counties will also answer questions following the presentations.Current Fire Situation: Dangerous terrain, heavy fuels, dense smoke, and limited access into many areas continue to hamper fire suppression. Firefighting crews are staged at the Salyer Guard Station for responding to new fire starts. The Underwood Mountain Road, between the community of Hyampom and..."]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:32:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Emergency Fire Closure (Hells Half Complex Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1407/7010/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1407/7010/</guid><description><![CDATA["SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST FOREST ORDER NO. 10-08-03 Fire Closure Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(a), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Lower Trinity Ranger District of the Six Rivers National Forest. This order is effective from June 27, 2008, until the fire is fully suppressed. Going into or being upon National Forest System lands within the Fire Closure Area. The closure area boundary begins at the intersection of Forest Road No. 5N01 and Forest Route No. 6, then continues south along Forest Route No. 6 to the forest boundary, then continues northeasterly along the forest boundary to the northwest 1/4 of Section 28, Township 5 North, Range 6 East (Humboldt Base and Meridian), and then continues west to the starting point, as shown on the attached map (pdf 340kb). 36 CFR 261.52(e).Being on any National Forest System road within the Fire Closure Area, as shown on the attached map (pdf 340kb). 36 CFR 261.54(e).Being on any National Forest System..."]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:50:00 -06:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>