GACC Large Incident Report   5/21/2012
Rocky Mountain



Hewlett CO-ARF-000228 Type: WF Start: 05/14/2012 1300 Cause: H Priority:
Overhead Team Name: Todd Richardson Type: Type 2 Team Local: GACC: 1
Size:
7,685 ACRES		 % Cnt/MMA:
94 %		 Est Contain:
05/22/2012		 Latitude:
40° 41´ 22"		 Longitude:
105° 18´ 47"
Location: 20 miles northwest of Fort Collins, CO $$ Costs to Date: $3,250,000
Structures Threatened: 0 PRIM Structures Destroyed: NONE
Resources Committed: Total Personnel: 239 Report Date: May 21, 2012 1800
Agency CRW1 CRW2 HEL1 HEL2 HEL3 ENGS OVHD
BIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BLM 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
FWS 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
NPS 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
OTHR 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
PRI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
ST 0 2 0 0 0 5 37
USFS 0 1 1 0 1 1 51
Significant Events: Trail closures remain in effect for two hiking trails due to snag and tree hazards. Crews assisted with chipping of slash piles generated during structure protection/mitigation. Crews completed and tied in hand line on the NW side. Rehabilitation work continued on hand line over the fire area.

Remarks: Burned Acres by Ownership: Private 1,322; State 245; USFS 6,118

Observed Fire Behavior: Smoldering with some interior hot spots resulting in no measurable perimeter growth.

Planned Actions: Patrol and mop up as necessary over the fire area.



Little Sand CO-SJF-00133 Type: WF Start: 05/13/2012 1600 Cause: L Priority:
Overhead Team Name: Hentschel Type: Type 4 IC Local: GACC: 2
Size:
10 ACRES		 % Cnt/MMA:
36,000 MMA		 Est Contain:
NR		 Latitude:
37° 24´ 9"		 Longitude:
107° 14´ 36"
Location: 13 miles NW of Pagosa Springs $$ Costs to Date: $4,300
Structures Threatened: NONE Structures Destroyed: NONE
Resources Committed: Total Personnel: 4 Report Date: May 21, 2012 1413
Agency CRW1 CRW2 HEL1 HEL2 HEL3 ENGS OVHD
USFS 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Significant Events:

Remarks: Re-evaluated and adjusted the MMA/Planning area from 10,200 acres to approx. 36,000 acres. Portable RAWS data available in RAW Format (Compont Error). New ICS-209 due to doubling of aceage.

Observed Fire Behavior: Active on north flank, isolated torching.

Planned Actions: Continue to Monitor fire, close Lower Weminuche Trail (#595) and Little Sand Creek Trail (#591).


Large Fire Totals
Acreage Personnel CRW1 CRW2 HEL1 HEL2 HEL3 ENGS OVHD
7,695 243 0 4 1 1 1 6 112


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Report executed on:   21-May-2012 1935 mountain time