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The Complex Incident Management Team 3, cooperators, and agency administrators are working closely using an Incident Strategic Alignment Process to evaluate the strategic plan and firefighting tactics daily. The ISAP process analyzes critical values at risk, strategy and strategic actions, risk to responders and the probability of success. Working together through this process ensures an alignment of management decisions and communications. Learn more about the ISAP process through the ISAP story map at https://bit.ly/45Rmp9q.

The Oak Ridge Fire is being managed under a full suppression strategy utilizing a combination of tactics: airtankers dropping retardant and helicopters dropping water to slow the fire spread, and constructing hand and dozer lines along the fire edge where it is safe. When direct access is not possible, indirect fire lines are constructed strategically where there is the highest probability of success in holding the fire and where the level of risks are commensurate with the threat to values at risk.Current Situation

Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team 3Casey Cheesbrough, Incident Commander Location: Three miles northwest of Beulah, CODate Reported: June 22, 2024Cause: LightningSize: 787 acresContainment: 0Total Personnel: 266 

Yesterday afternoon, some smoke was visible in Div. U. This smoke was well within the fire containment lines and posed no threat to the lines. Smokes will continue to be visible within the fire perimeter when weather and fuel conditions align. Firefighters on the ground and aerial resources will continue to monitor the fire. Until the fire is fully contained firefighters will be monitoring fire activity, repairing suppression impacts and backhauling equipment from the line.