- The fire continued to actively burn today along the northern perimeter as a period of gusty winds combined with high temperatures and low humidity settled in on the region.
- Short range spotting over containment lines in extremely dry light surface fuels impeded efforts to increase containment during todays operational period.
- The fire saw slow to moderate growth during the wind event today, increasing to approximately 21 acres by end of day.
- Crews are currently reassessing the strategy, making adjustment for the increasing moderate drought conditions in the fuel type, including use of existing trail infrastructure to the north and east as holding points to achieve containment.
- Fire is burning in a remote area of the reservation with no immediate values at risk.
... HEMENWAY HILL FIRE - 1730 hour update
- The Hemenway Fire is within the Blue Hills Reservation and located approximately 1/2 mile northwest of the State Police Barracks at Houghton's Pond and along the Sky Line Trail.
- The fire is currently 12 acres with 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 occurred due to low relative humidity and very low fine fuel moistures in fuels up to 3" in diameter.
- Multiple local fire departments along with DCR Fire and Rangers are engaged on the fire and planning for multiple operational periods to achieve full containment in the next few days.
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