Incident Media Photographs

The fire is staffed around the clock including an active night shift that has been making good progress during lower temperatures and higher humidity.

The fire is staffed around the clock including an active night shift that has been making good progress during lower temperatures and higher humidity.

A K-max heavy helicopter at the dipsite filling its bucket to drop water on the active parts of the fire.

Heavy equipment removing fuels along roads to reinforce fuel breaks.

The fire is staffed around the clock including an active night shift that has been making good progress during lower temperatures and higher humidity.

Incident Meteorologist Rebecca Muessle takes weather observations near the Bedrock Fire. Local observations help fire managers adjust general weather forecasts to actual conditions on the fire. This allows for better planning of fire behavior and movement.

Fire personnel wrapped the flammable portions of the Bedrock Bridge with protective material on August 3, 2023.

A Barred Owl visited Division L on the east side of the fire, July 31, 2023.

Night shift controlled ignition, July 31, 2023. Firefighters use drip torches to ignite remaining fuels along the fire line to reduce fuels and eliminate the danger of fire crossing the line. This work is often completed during the evening and night, when cooler temperatures and rising humidity moderate the fire behavior, but fine fuels are still dry enough to burn. After the fire has cooled, fire personnel will extinguish remaining heat near the fire line.

Firefighters doing controlled ignitions, July 31, 2023. Firefighters use drip torches to ignite remaining fuels along the fire line to reduce fuels and eliminate the danger of fire crossing the line. This work is often completed during the evening and night, when cooler temperatures and rising humidity moderate the fire behavior, but fine fuels are still dry enough to burn. After the fire has cooled, fire personnel will extinguish remaining heat near the fire line.

Bedrock Fire from Little Cowhorn Lookout, July 28, 2023. The lookout has been wrapped in fire-resistant wrap. Smoke is rising from the Hehe Creek drainage. Steep slopes and dense timber are typical on areas not recently burned or harvested.

Firefighter cooling burning roots, August 1, 2023. Grasses, brush and other fine fuels are quickly consumed by fire. Heavy fuels including logs, stumps, and roots can burn for days or even months. Firefighters need to work to cool heavy fuels, including by digging out hot areas and cooling them with water.