LODGE COMPLEX

Incident Update

Friday August 22, 2014 5:00 PM

www.fire.ca.gov

 

Fire Information Line: (707) 456-1810

 

Location: Wilderness Lodge/Eel River Canyon County: Mendocino  
         
Acres: 12,535 % Containment: 95%
       
Start Date & Time: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 @ 6:27 am    
Injuries: 15 Structures Threatened: 0  

 

Cause: Lightning Estimated Cost: $40.4 million
     

 

RESOURCES ASSIGNED

 

Fire Engines: 2 Fire Crews: 4 Bulldozers: 0

                                                                       

  Helicopters: 0 Water Tenders: 9
         

Total Personnel: 258

                       

Current Situation: Crews continue mopping up and looking for hot spots within the containment lines; steep terrain hampers access and control efforts. Interior portions of the fire will continue to burn and may produce smoke for an extended period of time in the Laytonville area. Fire Suppression Repair and Rehabilitation will continue throughout the fire area. Excess resources continue to be released from the fire to other incidents or back to their home units.

For information on how to prepare for wildfires, go to www.readyforwildfire.org.

 

Cooperating Agencies: Bureau of Land Management, Laytonville Volunteer Fire Department, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the Mendocino County Air Quality District.

 

 

                                                                                              

 

 

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LODGE COMPLEX Incident Update Friday August 22, 2014 5:00 PM