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Spring Creek Fire Update July 11, 2023 Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team Two Jared Hohn, Incident Commander  

Actualización del Incendio Spring Creek 11 de Julio 2023 Equipo de Gestión de Incidentes del Complejo del área de las Montañas Rocosas Dos

Spring Creek Fire Update July 10, 2023 Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team Two Jared Hohn, Incident Commander  

Firefighters are outfitted with safety equipment, medical staff are staged and available, and operations are thought out with firefighter safety in mind. However, with all these measures, firefighting is still inherently dangerous. To take further action to decrease risk on the fireline, incidents have Safety Officers.

At this stage in the fire, we are transitioning portions of the fire from active suppression and mop-up, to repair in the areas where there have been disturbances of the ground created by either heavy use by vehicles, hand tools or heavy equipment. It is important that we conduct these activities while we have the resources available to do the work.

Actualización del Incendio Spring Creek 10 de Julio 2023 Equipo de Gestión de Incidentes del Complejo del área de las Montañas Rocosas Dos

Actualización del Incendio Spring Creek 9 de Julio 2023 Equipo de Gestión de Incidentes del Complejo del área de las Montañas Rocosas Dos

The three photos attached at the bottom of this article paint a picture of the firing operations conducted Friday, July 7 on the north side of the fire in Division M. One photo shows the Devil’s Canyon Veteran Crew burning from the ridge line. Since fire moves more slowly downhill than up, this allows for a more controlled rate of spread and less intense fire.

Spring Creek Fire Update July 9, 2023 Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team Two Jared Hohn, Incident Commander  

In the past several days, you may have heard incident management team members refer to a fire line being “plumbed” or a “hose lay” being installed. We’ve mentioned this in our operational videos we've posted online and on Facebook. Both refer to hoses that are unrolled and placed along a fire line so water can be used to assist with suppression and containment efforts.