http://inciweb.org/forest/1466/Latest articles for Church Canyon Wildland FireFri, 09 Jan 2009 14:26:30 -06:00en-ushttp://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1466/7817/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1466/7817/Church Canyon FireIDL - Maggie Creek Supervisory Area August 15, 2008 8:00 a.m.FINALFACT SHEET Fire Information Friday Contact: (208) 935-9177 Office hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Future Contact: (208) 935-2141Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Incident: Wildland fire, lightning-caused, reported on August 7, 2008Location: 3 miles southeast of Kamiah, ID Jurisdiction: Idaho Department of Lands, Maggie Creek Supervisory AreaCooperating Agencies: Glenwood Caribel, Kooskia, Kamiah, Harpster and Sunnyside VFDsIncident Commander: Mark Grant, Northern Rockies Type II Incident Management Team (IMT). Current Size: 800 acres Containment: 100% Yesterday's Activity: The Church Canyon Fire was declared 100% contained late on Thursday afternoon. The crews focused efforts on finding "hot spots" and eliminating them with water and hand tools. Firefighting apparatus, such as hoses and tanks, was removed from the incident. Dozer lines and hand-constructed fire lines were rehabilitated by pulling...Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:24:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1466/7809/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1466/7809/Church Canyon FireIDL - Maggie Creek Supervisory Area August 14, 2008 8:00 a.m.FACT SHEET Fire Information (208) 935-9177 Office hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.Incident: Wildland fire, lightning-caused, reported on August 7, 2008Location: 3 miles southeast of Kamiah, ID Jurisdiction: Idaho Department of Lands, Maggie Creek Supervisory AreaCooperating Agencies: Glenwood Caribel, Kooskia, Kamiah, Harpster and Sunnyside VFDsIncident Commander: Mark Grant, Northern Rockies Type II Incident Management Team (IMT). Current Size: 800 acres Containment: 90% Yesterday's Activity: Firefighting efforts focused on mop-up and rehabilitation. As part of the mop-up operations, teams searched for hot spots and mixed water with dirt to eliminate continued burning. In some locations, helicopters dropped buckets of water along the line to support operations. Rehabilitation of dozer and hand lines is well underway, and crews are removing firefighting equipment and hose from the fire area. In the evening...Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:47:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1466/7781/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1466/7781/Church Canyon FireIDL - Maggie Creek Supervisory Area August 13, 2008 8:00 a.m.FACT SHEET Fire Information (208) 935-9177 Office hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.Incident: Wildland fire, lightning-caused, reported on August 7, 2008Location: 3 miles southeast of Kamiah, ID Jurisdiction: Idaho Department of Lands, Maggie Creek Supervisory AreaCooperating Agencies: Glenwood Caribell, Kooskia, Kamiah, Harpster and Sunnyside VFDsIncident Commander: Mark Grant, Northern Rockies Type II Incident Management Team (IMT). Current Size: 800 acres Containment: 80% Yesterday's Activity: Hand crews completed difficult fireline on the steep and rugged northeast and western flanks of the fire. In the same areas, helicopters dropped water to cool hot spots in an unburned stringer of timber. Suppression activities on all other flanks consisted mostly of mop-up operations. Night shift engines patrolled for spot fires along the perimeter. Current Resources: The number of firefighters on the incident is 297....Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:47:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1466/7767/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1466/7767/Church Canyon FireIDL - Maggie Creek Supervisory Area August 12, 2008 8:00 a.m.FACT SHEET Fire Information (208) 935-9177 or (406) 208-0934Office hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.Incident: Wildland fire, lightning-caused, reported on August 7, 2008Location: 3 miles southeast of Kamiah, ID Jurisdiction: Idaho Department of Lands, Maggie Creek Supervisory AreaCooperating Agencies: Glenwood Caribell, Kooskia, Kamiah, Harpster and Sunnyside VFDsIncident Commander: Mark Grant, Northern Rockies Type II Incident Management Team (IMT). Current Size: 800 acres Containment: 60% Yesterday's Activity: There was no growth in the fire. Hand crews, air support and ground-based machinery worked efficiently to contain the fire. Suppression efforts focused on tying together existing sections of fireline and initiating mop-up operations. Where conditions permitted, crews partially constructed fireline closer to the fire's southeastern edge. Personnel worked to secure and reinforce existing dozer and...Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:40:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1466/7756/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1466/7756/Church Canyon FireIDL - Maggie Creek Supervisory Area August 11, 2008 8:00 a.m.FACT SHEET Fire Information (208) 935-2141 or (406) 208-0934Office hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.Incident: Wildland fire, lightning-caused, reported on August 7, 2008Location: 3 miles southeast of Kamiah, ID Jurisdiction: Idaho Department of Lands, Maggie Creek Supervisory AreaCooperating Agencies: Glenwood Caribell, Kooskia, Kamiah, Harpster and Sunnyside VFDsIncident Commander: Mark Grant, Northern Rockies Type II Incident Management Team (IMT). Current Size: 800 acres Containment: 40% Yesterday's Activity: Firefighters took advantage of increased cloud cover and higher relative humidity associated with a passing cold front, progressing with handline construction on the western flank of the fire. Personnel worked to secure and reinforce dozer and handline on the remainder of the perimeter. Helicopters dropped water to cool hot spots and air tankers dropped retardant, assisting crews on the ground. Night...Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:32:00 -06:00