OWL FIRE UPDATE

Fire Information: 

Information desk, 406-646-0342

Joe Mazzeo

617-697-6721

Catherine Hibbard

Southern Area

Type 2

Incident Management Team

Saturday, August 4, 2007

8:00 AM

Location

20 miles N/NE of West Yellowstone within the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park

 Estimated Acreage

2,800 acres

Containment

80 percent

Cause and Date Started

Lightning, July 20

Resources on the Fire

20-person fire crews: 5  Helicopters: 2  Water tenders: 1 Overhead: 95 Camp Crews: 2  Total Personnel:  218

Cooperators

USDA Forest Service, Park County, Gallatin County, West Yellowstone Fire Department

Restrictions and Closures

Some trails and backcountry campsites near the Owl Fire are temporarily closed. Details are available by calling the Yellowstone Backcountry Office at 307-344-2160 during business hours.

Fire Management

Crews yesterday continued mop up and the back haul of equipment.

Plans for today

Reconnaissance, mop up and continued back haul of equipment. Continued demobilization of resources and planning for incident transition.

Fire weather and behavior

Mostly sunny in the morning. Partly cloudy in the afternoon with a chance of scattered thunderstorms developing. Winds will become gusty  in the afternoon. With drier and windy conditions, moderate fire behavior could be expected should an escape occur.

Other Fire Information

The Daly Creek Trail has been reopened for day use only.

Recorded Information

Additional information is available 24- hours a day by calling 307-344-2580 or on the web at http://www.inciweb.org/incident/855

Change in Fire Updates

This will be the last team update due to demobilization of the team and returning management of the fire to Yellowstone National Park.