March 8, 2016 fire start ~ March 9 update ~ 1400
(more at: http://bit.ly/1Yzwcat via WWLP22)
MA DCR Chief Fire Warden Dave Celino report:
Late afternoon: 3/8/16 Fire Start began as a smoke investigation. Local crews located the fire in the early evening.
Fire is located in rugged terrain inaccessible by engines and partially accessible by UTV.
Fuel Type: The fire is burning in hardwood leaf litter and mountain laurel shrub in an area with heavy gypsy moth oak kill.
Fire behavior was a running surface fire at the outset.
Overnight humidity recovery moderated fire behavior
slopes at the south end of the fire.
Late afternoon: 3/8/16 Fire Start began as a smoke investigation. Local crews located the fire in the early evening.
Fire is located in rugged terrain inaccessible by engines and partially accessible by UTV.Fuel Type: The fire is burning in hardwood leaf litter and mountain laurel shrub in an area with heavy gypsy moth oak kill.
Fire behavior was a running surface fire at the outset.
Overnight humidity recovery moderated fire behavior
slopes at the south end of the fire.
The fire is currently 85% contained with 50.8 acres burned. It is in patrol status with all active fire knocked down.
Local resources will monitor the fire through tomorrow
and until an expected precipitation.
Local resources will monitor the fire through tomorrow
and until an expected precipitation.
Local Incident management team and (3) task forces have been released. Inferred flight has been ordered for this afternoon.
This will be last report unless significant activity warrants another.
This will be last report unless significant activity warrants another.
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