Stuart Hole Fire Media Tour

Information received from the Stuart Hole Fire Public Information Officer:  June 5 at 11:00 a.m.

There will be an escorted media tour of the Stuart Hole Fire at 1:00 p.m. today, leaving from the site of the press briefings at CR80C and CR82E.

NOMEX and other FIRE PROTECTION GEAR IS REQUIRED. We do not have any extra gear to loan so you must provide your own.

Space is limited, so depending on the number of people who want to participate, pool arrangements may have to be made.

The tour is expected to last about 45 minutes.

John Schulz

Public Information Officer

Larimer County Sheriff's Office

970-980-2501

Stuart Hole Fire Update

Press Release from Stuart Hole Fire Public Information Officer

Issued 6/5/12 at 9:15 a.m. by John Schulz, Public Information Officer

The Stuart Hole Fire saw little growth overnight and is currently at 200+ acres with 0% containment.  There have now been two to three out building structures damaged but no residences have been damaged at this point.

 

Management of the fire has been transitioned to a Type 3 management team today.  Tony Simons of the Larimer County Sheriff's Office Emergency Services group will continue as incident commander heading up the management team.

 

It is anticipated the weather may be a little cooler today but strong SE winds up to 30 to 40 mph are possible.

 

We continue to utilize the type 3 helicopter and the SEAT (Single Engine Air Tanker).  Requests have been made for a Type 1 helicopter and a Type 1 heavy tanker for today.

 

Additional hand crews will be on scene today bringing the number of personnel working the fire to over 100.

 

No injuries have been reported.

 

Travel on roads in the area of CR82E and CR80C is being restricted to residents and their assistants only.

 

Evacuations remain in place for 13 homes in the Boxer Ranch subdivision along Boxer Ranch Road.  53 homes north and south of CR82E between CR80C and CR67J are still on alert and should be prepared to evacuate if needed.  The evacuation center is located at the Livermore Community Hall at 1985 West CR74E.

 

Large animals from the evacuation area can be taken to the Ranch at I-25 & Crossroads Boulevard.  Pets and small animals can be taken to the Larimer Human Society.

 

Residents can obtain the latest information by calling the Larimer County Emergency line at 970-498-5500 or by following @larimersheriff on Twitter.  Updates are also available on www.larimersheriff.org as well as www.larimer.org/emergency.

 

Residents who are not already signed up to receive emergency notifications on their cell phones can do so at www.leta911.org.

 

 

Updates can also be obtained by following @larimersheriff  or @larimercounty or hashtag #stuartholefire on Twitter.

 

E-972 Facilities Unit Leader TTT Course

Please be advised that we still have several openings remaining in the E-972 Facilities Unit Leader train-the-trainer class, scheduled for June 18 – 22, 2012 at the NETC. This is the last Position Specific TTT class scheduled for this fiscal year that still has openings, so I would encourage interested and qualified persons to apply as quickly as possible. 

 

To apply, send a completed FEMA Application Form 119-25-1 to NETC Admissions through your respective State Training Officer, along with proof of meeting the stated prerequisites for the class. Thanks, and please contact me direct if you have any questions.

 

Robert L. Ridgeway, Training Specialist

Integrated Emergency Management Branch

National Emergency Training Center

Emergency Management Institute/FEMA/DHS

16825 South Seton Avenue

Emmitsburg, MD. 21727

Office: (301) 447-1142

E-mail:  robert.ridgeway@fema.dhs.gov

 

Sunrise Mine Fire Update

Press Release from Sunrise Mine Fire Public Information Officer:  June 1 at 10:00 a.m.

Sunrise Mine Fire Update

Rocky Basin 2 Incident Management Team

Incident Commander: Rich Harvey

For Immediate Release: June 1, 2012 8:00 a.m.

Fire Information: (435) 619-1651 or(208) 866-2009 Email: rockybasin1@gmail.com; subject line “Info” Web: www.inciweb.org/incident/2877/ (Daily from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.)

Fire Facts:

Date started: May 25, 2012	Number of Personnel: 616
Location: SW of Gateway, Colorado	Crews: 11 Type 1 (Hotshots) and 8 Type 2
Size: 6,192 acres	Engines: 11
Percent Contained: 85%	Water Tenders: 12
Estimated Containment: June 3, 2012 Cause: Human (Specific cause inconclusive)	Dozers: 1 Helicopters: 2 Type 1, 1 Type 2 and 3 Type 3
Structures threatened: 10 residences, 15 outbuildings/other	Injuries to Date: 2 Cost to Date: $2,449,543

Notice: No further morning updates will follow. Evening updates will continue until the fire is contained.

Special Notice:

An area of closure is in effect for Carpenter Ridge in Colorado and Utah, Sinbad Ridge in Colorado and Utah, Buckeye Basin to include the Buckeye Campground, and all Manti-La Salle National Forest Lands in Colorado north of Willow Basin Creek/Buckeye Creek to include forest roads 54135, 50377, 50371, 50378, 54150, 54755, 54145, 50373, 50358, 54755, 54148, 54132 and forest trail 50965.

Today’s Events:

Firefighters plan to take full advantage of favorable atmospheric conditions today as they draw close to containment. Some crews are being relieved of their assignments in response to improving conditions. Crews will continue to monitor fire hazards and remain prepared to respond to fire threats. As always, firefighter and public safety is the number one priority in conducting wildland firefighting operations.

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Little Sand Fire Update

Press Release from Little Sand Fire Public Information Officer:  June 1 at 10:30 a.m.

News Release

June 1, 2012 7:00 a.m. (MST)

Contact: Laura McConnell, PIO

Email: theLittleSandFire@Gmail.com

Phone: 970.444.2201 Staffed from 8am – 9pm

24 Hour - Recorded Message: 970.264.4731 

*** PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULED ***

Saturday, June 2nd beginning 2:30 p.m. at Sportsman’s Campground

Morning Update – Friday, June 1, 2012 

Pagosa Springs, CO– Fire was less active yesterday. There was little growth on the northwest side with some growth on the southwest corner towards Sand Creek. Crews successfully reached 6% containment on the south end of the fire.

Conditions today are expected to be similar. The potential for thunderstorms in the area may cause shifting winds which could affect fire behavior, however today’s plan incorporates any possible scenarios that may arise. 

Plans for today:

Div A - (upper northeast)

San Juan hotshot crews, who arrived yesterday, will be flying the Trail Creek drainage to assess opportunities for keeping the fire out of Trail Creek. Crew will continue to work on, and hold the spot east of Trail Creek.

Div B – (southwest side)

Crews will monitor fire backing down drainage, keeping fire out of Trail Creek.

Div Y – (upper northwest)

Crews will continue to hold the fire by the Piedra River and Sand Creek, and monitor the northwest corner by air.

Structure group

An expanded closure order was put in place as of yesterday afternoon. Updated closures of roads, trails and campgrounds can be found at: continues to mitigate around structures in Weminuche Valley, but will be working more in the Sportsman’s Campground area. http://tinyurl.com/LittleSandClosures

Donations for firefighters:

Firefighters are national resources that require specific training and nutrition to sustain the hard work they complete on a daily basis. As a highly trained resource, the demands of their job require that they maintain good nutritional values. On incidents, Food Unit Leaders work with caterers to ensure that food needs are met. Although we appreciate the outpouring of support from our communities, food donations to an incident can become difficult to manage and provide food that does not meet the nutritional needs of our fire crews. Firefighters most appreciate the "thank you" signs that they pass on the way to work, and the thank you cards that we can post and put in their lunches.

"Crews are making great progress on the line" as stated by Incident Commander Todd Pechota. "We appreciate the patience of cooperating agencies and the affected communities".

Fire Stats at a glance:

Start Date

: May 13th, 2012

Cause

: Lightning

Acreage

: 4,280

Personnel

: 237

Crews

: 6

Cooperating Agencies

: Hinsdale County, Archuleta County, USFS, CSFS

Aviation: (

1)-Type 1 Helicopter, (1)-Type 3 Helicopter, Air Attack; A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) remains.

Engines

: 5

Injuries

: 1

Structures destroyed

: 0

Structures threatened

: 20 including outbuildings Cost to date: $1,250,000