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| Current as of | Fri, 11/01/2024 - 11:26 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Denver |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 9 Mile SE of Buffalo |
| Incident Commander | Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5, Dave Gesser, Incident Commander |
| Coordinates |
44° 6' 52'' Latitude
-106° 24' 3
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 250 |
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| Size | 174,547 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 94% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 09/09/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Grass, timber and brush |
| Significant Events | Minimal The House Draw Fire exhibited Minimal fire behavior today as interior unburned fuels, primarily cottonwood trees in drainage bottoms, continue to consume. Low elevation fuels across the fire have consumed leaving minimal heat sources. Hot and dry conditions will increase the potential for new starts from suppression and repair activities.
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| Planned Actions |
Suppression repair. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours: Sustained warm and dry conditions will persist keeping fuels moistures low and available to support active fire behavior. Interior pockets in timbered stands will continue to consume.
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| Remarks |
SW CIMT 5 is also managing the Remington, Flat Rock and Constitution Fires. The last cooperator meeting will be held on Wednesday September 4th.
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| Weather Concerns | A weak cold front will move in, bringing isolated showers and thunderstorms near the House Draw Fire around through the early evening today, September 3rd, and then again in the morning tomorrow. The main concern with these storms will be wind gusts to 40 mph, frequent lightning, and very small hail. Tomorrow will be much cooler with daytime high temperatures in the upper 70s and higher minimum relative humdities near 35-45%. Winds will be light out of the northwest with sustained speeds around 6-11 mph |
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