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INCIDENT UPDATED 7/26/2008

Approximate Location

36.564 latitude, -76.486 longitude

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FINAL UPDATE

Fire behavior resumed yesterday after Wednesday's rains on northern perimeter and in and around unburned interior pockets. No new precipitation was received on Thursday. Lightning from Wednesday's thunderstorms may have ignited new starts. Operations today and into the near term will focus on continued flooding operations north and south of Interior Ditch with high volume pumps. Crews will mop up several hotspots along South Ditch and Riddick Ditch. Aerial and ground based detection patrols will start to look for new lightning starts. Weather conditions will be a major factor in keeping the fire inside the existing perimeter.


Basic Information

Incident TypeWildland Fire
CauseHuman
Date of OriginMonday June 09th, 2008 aprox 02:00 PM
LocationTwelve miles southeast of Suffolk, Virginia
Incident CommanderTim Craig

Current Situation

Total Personnel88
Size4,664 acres
Percent Contained100%
Estimated Containment DateThursday July 31st, 2008 aprox 05:00 PM
Fuels Involved

12, medium logging slash. Logging slash, and blowndown in heavy fuels. Hardwoods with Atlantic white cedar.

Fire Behavior

Fire behavior resumed yesterday after Wednesday's rains on northern perimeter and in and around unburned interior pockets. No new precipitation was received on Thursday. Lightning from Wednesday's thunderstorms may have ignited new starts.

Significant Events

Operations today and into the near term will focus on continued flooding operations north and south of Interior Ditch with high volume pumps. Crews will mop up several hotspots along South Ditch and Riddick Ditch. Aerial and ground based detection patrols will start to look for new lightning starts. Weather conditions will be a major factor in keeping the fire inside the existing perimeter.

Outlook

Growth Potential

Low

Terrain Difficulty

Extreme

Current Weather

Wind Conditions6 mph E
Temperature81 degrees
Humidity70%

Unit Information

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Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Fish and Wildlife Service
3100 Desert Road
Suffolk, VA 23434

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