HEMENWAY FIRE - MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS   1900 / May 23rd - Update

• within the Blue Hills Reservation 
• located approximately 1/2 mile NW of the State Police Barracks at Houghton’s Pond and along the Sky Line Trail
• fire is currently 12 acres
• slow to moderate growth expected along the northern perimeter due to very dry fuel conditions in rugged terrain  
• Fire Behavior has been active surface fire in surface leaf litter and some standing dead fuels with moderate burning into the dry upper soil layers, making full containment a challenge 
• short range spotting over the line has occu days rred due to low RH and very low fine fuel moistures in fuels up to 3" in diameter
• multiple local fire departments along with STATE_DCR Fire and Rangers are engaged on the fire and planning for multiple operational periods to achieve full containment in the next few days