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Fire Name: Blackfoot Lake Complex
Date and Time of Fire Start: August 20, 2003 1:54 pm
Joint Information Center: (406) 755-3910 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. Blackfoot Lake Fire Information 387-4609
Location: 19 Miles East of Kalispell, Montana
Kind of Fuels: Mixed Conifer
Cause: Lightning
Size: Total Acreage-14,743 (see special information section for comments)
Individual Fires: Beta-1,046, Doris-2,754, Blackfoot Lake-1,860, Dead Buck-11, Doe-580, Wounded Buck-26, Wildcat, Upper Lid, Ball-435, Mid-8000
Weather Conditions: A dry air mass brought lower relative humidity into the area with RH at 16% in many areas of the fire. Winds remained light and did not affect fire behavior significantly. Higher temperatures and lower humidities are expected on Sunday.
Fire Behavior: Fire activity increased as inversion lifted. Backing fires made uphill runs through unburned and partially burned fuels. Increase in fire activity is expected on Sunday.
Agency Jurisdiction: U. S. Forest Service, Flathead National Forest
Cooperating Agencies: BLM, BIA, FS, FWS, NPS, State of Montana, Flathead County
Estimated Containment: 5 percent
Estimated Containment Date: September 30, 2003
Incident Commander: H. Mortier/P. O’Bannon
Equipment and Personnel: 43 Hand crews, 1 Helicopter, 21 Engines, 5 Water tenders, 4 pieces of heavy equipment (includes dozers and feller bunchers), 1 boat, 129 Overhead personnel. Several helicopters were shared with the Robert incident.
Total Number of Personnel: 1,046
Threats: Powerlines and communication facilities, two recreation areas, residences in Hungry Horse and Martin City. Coram Experimental Forest and Research Natural Area.
Structures Destroyed: None
Injuries this period: 0
Injuries to Date: 1
Cost to date: $2,284,569
Special Information: The Mid Fire has been added to the Blackfoot Lakes complex as of 6 a.m. this morning. This fire has burned 8,000 acres in the Bob Marshall Wilderness and is at 0% containment.
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