All Hands Fire: 600 acres, 75% contained

Location: 2 miles northwest of Valera, off of Hwy 67
Resources: 74

Resources will return to the fire this morning and continue to construct and improve containment lines around the fire.

Fire Weather: Temperatures will be near 100 this afternoon. Relative humidity will drop to 20-25% by afternoon and slowly increase after sunset with winds gusts also dropping. Light south winds will increase by mid morning. Sustained winds of 10 mph will be present most of the day, with wind gusts of 15-20 mph likely until sunset. 

 The Pennington Creek Fire is 2,654 acres and 100% contained. This fire will be transferred back to local resources to monitor. 

Pennington Creek Fire: 2,654 acres, 95% contained
Location: 12 miles southeast of Graham, Texas in Palo Pinto/Jack County
Resources: 18

Resources will be back on scene this morning to continue mop up and patrol of Pennington Creek Fire as well as the nearby Creek Side Fire. The Creek Side Fire is 1 acre and 95% contained.

Fire Weather: Temperatures today will reach triple digits this afternoon with minimum relative humidity dropping to near 25%. Relative humidity will like only reach 55-60% this evening. South winds remain around 10 mph.  

Pennington Creek Fire: 2,654 acres, 95% contained
Location: 12 miles southeast of Graham, Texas in Palo Pinto/Jack County
Resources: 50

Resources were engaged in mop up and patrol today, while working to improve line constructed the day before. Three residences and four outbuildings were threatened and directly saved. 
 
There was a new start near the Pennington Creek Fire and all resources were moved to assist with this new start. The Creek Side Fire is currently 1 acre and 95% contained. Forward progression was stopped but the fire slopped over into a rock bluff area that could have provided issues. A Type 3 helicopter assisted with suppression efforts today. Two structures were threatened and directly saved.

Pennington Creek Fire: 2,654 acres, 60% contained

Location: 12 miles southeast of Graham, Texas in Palo Pinto/Jack County
Resources: 50

Decrease in acreage due to better mapping. Today, resources are back on scene this morning and will continue to mop up and improve line. 

Fire Weather: Triple digits temperatures are expected again this afternoon with minimum relative humidity dropping just below 30%. South winds gusts should weaken this morning but will still be around 10 mph this afternoon. Similar conditions are expected for tomorrow. 

Pennington Creek Fire: estimated 3,200 acres, 50% contained
Location: 12 miles southeast of Graham, Texas in Palo Pinto/Jack County
Resources: 72

Last night, dozers were able to tie their lines together. Burn out operations were conducted on the northwest corner of the fire to remove unburned vegetation and strengthen containment lines. There was a small slopover on the northwest section of the fire and an outbuilding was lost.

There is light smoke on the fire this morning. Ground resources will be patrolling the containment lines and improving the lines as needed. Crews will be mopping up and continuing to look for smokes, interior burning, or any large accumulations or concentrations of fuels near the fireline.

Fire Weather: Above normal temperatures and breezy conditions are expected over the fire area today. Temperatures will approach triple digits this afternoon, while minimum relative humidity values will drop to just below 30 percent. Winds out of the south will be light this morning before increasing to 10-20 mph this afternoon.

– Since Thursday, the Grizzly Creek fire has grown approximately 150 acres between the west side of Grizzly Creek drainage and No Name drainage. Spot fires also occurred on the east side of the upper Grizzly Creek drainage and ground crews are working to contain these spots. Please do not report smoke visible from area communities.  

The fire is now 32,631 acres and 91 percent contained.

Additional resources were called in today to engage the new fire activity: air attack, 2 Large Air Tankers, 1 Very Large Air Tanker, 2 Single Engine Air Tankers, a type 3 helicopter, type 1 helicopter, White River Wildfire module, California Eagle Lake Wildfire Module, Montana BLM type 6 engine, a type 2 Initial Attack crew, and an additional type 2 crew arriving on Saturday.

“Fire behavior today has not showed much growth in acres. Mostly some isolated torching” said Incident Commander Dan Nielsen. “Please respect the area closure of the fire perimeter and remember the White River National Forest and BLM in this area are in Stage 1 fire restrictions.” Nielsen elaborated that the plan is to suppress the fire with ground resources where it is safe to do so. Air resources to the west side of Grizzly Creek will be utilized to slow fire growth. The plan for additional resources to staff the fire will continue to evolve depending on precipitation from this weekend’s predicted snow fall.

If you are hunting, camping or recreating in the area be alerted to changing fire behavior, respect the closure area, and follow Stage 1 fire restrictions which prohibit campfires outside of designated fire rings.

 Maps of the current area closure as well as the fire perimeter are available on InciWeb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6942/. Check www.blm.gov or www.fs.usda.gov/whiteriver for the latest fire restriction information.

EAGLE, Colo. – Firefighters are monitoring smokes that continue to be visible from the Grizzly Creek Fire on warm afternoons and will take action if needed.

Currently smokes showing in the Grizzly Creek drainage on the north side of the fire and the Devil’s Hole drainage south of I-70 are not posing threats to the fire line, and the fire has not grown. It remains 32,431 acres and 91 percent contained.
 
Eight firefighters from the White River Fire Module are on the ground monitoring the fire. A type 3 helicopter with five crew members is assigned and available in Rifle when needed.
 
“We’ll continue to see smokes like this until we get some moisture,” said Incident Commander Dan Nielsen. “Please respect the area closure of the fire perimeter and remember the White River National Forest and BLM in this area are in Stage 1 fire restrictions.”
 
Maps of the current area closure as well as the fire perimeter are available on InciWeb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6942/. Check www.blm.gov or www.fs.usda.gov/whiteriver for the latest fire restriction information.
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Transfer Trail opens Saturday Sept 26

Transfer Trail opens Saturday Sept 26