Ford-Corkscrew Fire Update
8/17/2021

Yesterday, the fire progressed northeast to north, moving into the Five Sister’s Mountain area, backing down towards to Bittrich-Antler, Casberg-Burroughs, and Redman.  Dozer line in conjunction with disking of fields were created to try and hold the fire line at that area.  At around 8pm last night, the winds shifted, coming out of the north, which pushed the southern edge of the fire into Scott’s Valley area, moving the fire front to the southwest.  New level 3 evacuations were given in the area between Tumtum and Ford, along Highway 291 to Corkscrew Canyon Road.  Crews were able to get portions of dozer line along the south edge of the fire.  Crews were able to get dozer line from Ford to Rail Canyon Road and hold the fire within that area.  The fire expanded in the Rail Canyon area and crews worked primarily on structure protection in this area as the fire progressed.Today, crews will work on connecting the dozer line on the fire front between Ford and Tumtum as well as holding the fireline west of Scott’s Valley Road.  Crews will continue to work north along 231 constructing dozer line on the western flank of the fire.  Engines will continue to prepare and conduct structure protection where the flame front is moving through.Cooler weather and higher humidity is expected in the area with a chance of rain.Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5 (Type 2 Team) will begin to arrive today.  They are anticipated to take command of the fire at 6:00am on 8/18/2021

Ford-Corkscrew Fire
Update 8/16/2021

The Ford Corkscrew Fire started on August 15th at approximately 1:29pm.  It is located at Ford and 16.5 miles west-southwest of Deer Park. Fire behavior has been extreme, with the fire showing crown runs and spotting over ½ of a mile.  The fire was driven by wind, quickly spreading to the northeast, burning through the community of Ford and into the Rail Canyon area.  The fire continued to move northwest towards Scoop Mountain. Yesterday, Stevens County Fire District 1, with mutual aid from Stevens County Fire Districts and Spokane County Fire Districts, along with DNR and the Spokane Tribal Agency responded to the fire.  Crews worked with numerous aircraft, from retardant drops from heavy aircraft to bucket drops from helicopters to protect structures and slow the progression of the fire.  Primary and secondary structures were lost in the Ford Community as well as in Rail Canyon. Fire behavior is expected to continue to be wind driven, progressing the fire to the northeast and east later in the day. The fire is cresting over the Five Sisters and Bald Mountain and is anticipated to move into the Williams Valley Area and into Scotts Valley Area.       Northeast Interagency Incident Management Type 3 Team 1 assumed command of the fire at 6:00am on August 16th, 2021.  

 Great Basin Team #4 will transition command of the Parleys Canyon Fire tomorrow morning to a local Incident Commander.  Future inquiries may be directed to Mike Eriksson, 435.671.9170.  We appreciate all your support and assistance during our assignment. InciWeb will no longer be updated regularly.
Thank you! 

 All Summit Park Trails are currently closed. Please refrain from hiking into the fire area.

 Parleys Canyon Fire Update

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Contact Fire Information:  435-414-9453

or 2021.ParleysCanyon@firenet.gov

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 Parleys Canyon Fire Update

Monday, August 17, 2021

RED FLAG WARNING

Contact Fire Information:  435-414-9453

or 2021.ParleysCanyon@firenet.gov

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Parleys Canyon Fire Update

Monday, August 16, 2021

Contact Fire Information:  435-414-9453

or 2021.ParleysCanyon@firenet.gov

InciWeb:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7802/

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539 acres, 10% contained

This morning, Great Basin Team #4 assumed command of the Parleys Canyon Fire.  The highest priority on the fire is the safety of the public and firefighters.  Other priorities include protecting the municipal watershed.  Closures and evacuations will be continually evaluated to reduce or lift when it is safe to do so.

The Team is working from the fire camp established at the Park City Ice Arena.  Please be cautious traveling through the area, particularly early in the mornings and late in the evenings as fire traffic will be heaviest.  Travel restrictions on I-80 are being evaluated.  Currently, east-bound traffic is restricted to the left two lanes to protect firefighters working along the highway.  West-bound traffic is unaffected.

Yesterday’s fire behavior was minimal, despite gusty winds throughout the afternoon.  Fire crews are working on all sections of the fire perimeter.  Helicopters, airtankers, and water scoopers are dropping water and retardant on particularly active portions of the fire to support the crews constructing fireline on the ground.  Two helicopters from the Utah National Guard will support the firefighters again today.  Jodanelle Reservoir will remain closed as long as water scoopers are using it.  Rocky Mountain Power is working to return power to Summit Park. 

Heavy regional smoke will persist throughout the day again today.  This smoke is acting somewhat like cloud cover to lower temperatures slightly.  Tomorrow, a low pressure system will enter the region and increase the chances of precipitation.  Runoff is a possibility in fire burned areas if significant rain occurs.

Evacuations:  Residents of Summit Park, Pinebrook, and Lambs Canyon are all under mandatory evacuation orders.  Team #4 is working closely with the Summit County Sheriff’s Office to evaluate when it is safe to lift evacuations, once the eastern side of the fire perimeter is secured.

Closures:  For the safety of the public, the Unitah-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is enacted an area closure that will include Mill Creek and Winter Canyon.  Once available, the full map and official closure order at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/7802/.