| Start Time: |
June 20, 2002 - 10:30 |
| Start Location: |
Lat: 39.12.5 x Long: 109.51.3
/ 20 miles NE of Green River Utah |
| Cause of Fire: |
Lightning |
| Area Vegetation: |
Gamble Oak, sage brush, pinyon/juniper,
Douglas Fir, and Ponderosa Pine |
| Acres Burned: |
75,019 |
| Structures Burned: |
1 out building |
| Roads Closed: |
In Uinta County, the sheriff is
advising the public to stay off the roads in Buck, Kings Wells and Indian
Springs Canyons. In Grand County, Westwater-Hay Canyon, East Canyon and
Bitter Creek Road above the San Arroyo Gas Plant have been closed to the
public. The State of Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands has
closed all State Trust Lands in the Book Cliffs area. |
| % Contained: |
50 |
| Target Containment: |
(Currently unknown) |
| Temperature: |
Day Max: 97-104 < 7500', 89-96>7500' |
| Relative
Humidity: |
Day Min: 7-11% <
7500', 9-14% > 7500' |
| Wind Speeds: |
Mainly up slope/up canyon 2-6
mph in the morning, becoming 4-8 mph with gusts 10-14 mph after 1400. Ridge
tops NE 5-10 mph...afternoon gusts to 28 mph. |
| Wind Direction: |
Up slope/up valley. NE 5-10 mph
over ridges. |
| Condition of Fire: |
Fire continues to smolder and
creep with occasional isolated torching within the interior unburned pockets
of fuel. |
| # of Engines: |
3 |
| # of Bulldozers: |
1 |
| # of hand crews: |
5 |
| # of helicopters: |
6 |
| # of air tankers: |
0 |
| # of water tenders: |
7 |
| Total # of Personnel: |
256 |
