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Speirs Fire

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Unit Information

Ashley National Forest 
Utah 
Vernal, 
Utah 
84078 
Ashley National Forest 
Utah 
Vernal, 
Utah 
84078 

Incident Contacts

  • Speirs Fire Information
    Phone:
    (435) 709-8209
    Hours:
    6:00 AM to 10:00 PM Mountain Time

Photographs Gallery

Firefighting resources supporting firing operations
Firefighting resources supporting firing operations on the northwest portion of the incident.
Firefighting resources supporting firing operations on the northwest portion of the incident.
Firefighting resources supporting firing operations

Members of Black Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew and PatRick supporting firing operations on the northwest portion of the incident.

Getting the morning briefing map ready for action.
Planning section preparing the the daily operations map for morning briefing.
Planning section preparing the the daily operations map for morning briefing.
Getting the morning briefing map ready for action.
PatRick crew member mopping up.
A member of a PatRick crew mopping up and cold trailing on the fire.
A member of a PatRick crew mopping up and cold trailing on the fire.
PatRick crew member mopping up.

A member of the PatRick crew mopping up and and cold trailing in the northwest portion of the fire.

Pre-Planning meeting
Pre-planning meeting on the Speirs Fire.
Pre-planning meeting on the Speirs Fire.
Pre-Planning meeting

The information discussed will be part of the incident action plan or IAP, which acts as a guide for all firefighting resources and support personnel on the incident.

Centennial handcrew working in southwest portion of the fire.
Centennial handcrew working in southwest portion of the fire.
Centennial handcrew working in southwest portion of the fire.
Centennial handcrew working in southwest portion of the fire.

Centennial, a type 2 initial attack hand crew from the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Idaho, working on the southwest portion of the incident.

Firing operations commence in northwest portion of the fire.
Firing operations in the northwest portion of the fire.
Firing operations in the northwest portion of the fire.
Firing operations commence in northwest portion of the fire.
Daily operational update video production
Behind the scenes of the daily operational video.
Behind the scenes of the daily operational video.
Daily operational update video production
Weber Basin handcrew hiking back to spike camp
A squad from the Weber Basin job corp crew hiking back to spike camp.
A squad from the Weber Basin job corp crew hiking back to spike camp.
Weber Basin handcrew hiking back to spike camp
Firing operations on the incident produces visible smoke
Visible smoke on the Speirs Fire due to firing operations today.
Visible smoke on the Speirs Fire due to firing operations today.
Firing operations on the incident produces visible smoke

Smoke is visible on the Speirs Fire due to firing operations today. Photo taken from Dutch John Mountain by Jeremy Robertson, Liaison Officer.

Thank you firefighter sign
Thank you firefighters sign at gas station.
Thank you firefighters sign at gas station.
Thank you firefighter sign
Speirs Fire caterer and dinning tent at ICP
Photo of the caterer and dining hall at ICP
Photo of the caterer and dining hall at ICP
Speirs Fire caterer and dinning tent at ICP
Temporary radio repeater installed to improve radio communications
two temporary radio antennae are installed on top of a mountain to improve communications
two temporary radio antennae are installed on top of a mountain to improve communications
Temporary radio repeater installed to improve radio communications

A temporary radio repeater has been installed to improve radio communications between firefighters, fire managers and aircraft. The repeater also increases firefighter safety. 

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