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On Friday, July 5, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the Silver King Fire, burning on the Fishlake National Forest approximately three miles west of the Town of Marysvale, UT was reported. The fire cause is natural, due to a lightning strike. It is burning in heavy timber, Pinyon-Juniper, sagebrush and grass. The fire is currently being managed by Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 2 utilizing full suppression, confine/contain and value protection strategies.
Incident Objectives include:
- The lives and safety of the public, firefighters, and aviators will always be the highest priority throughout all phases of the incident. Only choose strategies and tactics that will result in the highest probability of success in achieving incident objectives and course of action while minimizing risk to firefighters.
- Protect water quality in watersheds, water systems, riparian zones, springs, and seeps by limiting fire intensities and utilizing suppression activities to minimize sedimentation.
- Minimize loss to private property, infrastructure, communication sites, transportation corridors and transmission lines by restricting fire growth north, east and south of current perimeters.
- Maintain and enhance relationships with local communities, cooperators, and visiting public by providing timely and accurate information utilizing all applicable methods.
- Use natural barriers, constructed features, and favorable fuel types that will provide the greatest possibility for suppression success.
| Current as of | Sat, 07/27/2024 - 10:39 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Denver |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 3 Miles West of Marysvale, Utah |
| Incident Commander | Sierra Front Nevada Team 5 Scott Stephenson, Incident Commander Benjamin Krupski, Incident Commander (trainee) August Isernhagen, Deputy Incident Commander |
| Coordinates |
38° 29' 01'' Latitude
-112° 20' 26
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 193 |
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| Size | 18,222 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 86% |
| Fuels Involved | The Silver King Fire fuels consist of heavy timber, pinyon-juniper, grass & sagebrush. |
| Significant Events | Decrease in humidity causing low fire behavior with isolated torching. Potential could increase from outflow winds from thunderstorms that do not produce much rain. |
| Planned Actions |
Resources continue to monitor the west and southern edges of the fire. Division A continues to patrol, monitor, and mop-up problematic areas of concern. Division K will continue suppression repair. Division T continues to monitor and secure edges as weather opportunities present. |
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| Weather Concerns | A Red Flag Warning is in effect for the fire area over the upcoming weekend due to very low humidity and gusty southwest winds. Much drier air will spread over the area Saturday, and remain in place through much of next week. Daytime RH values Saturday and Sunday will fall into the 8%-14% range across the fire, with poor overnight recovery in the 20%-25% range. Enhanced southwesterly flow will also spread across the area over the weekend, with gusts in excess of 30 mph both Saturday and Sunday afternoons. |
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