Incident Overview

A map showing the perimeter of the Mill Fire Fouts Springs and Goat Mountain Roads opened this evening to residents only. A reduced number of Firefighters and support personnel remain in the area working on fire line repair. Crews continue to patrol, assess and rehabilitate the fire area.

Voluntary evacuations and advisories for the Lakeview Loop, the west side of the Stonyford-Lodoga Road between Stonyford and Goat Mountain, and Century Ranch have been lifted.

The Stonyford Work Center is open from 8:00am to 4:30pm Tuesday through Saturday.

 

Basic Information

Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Under Investigation
Date of Origin Saturday July 07th, 2012 approx. 03:00 PM
Location 10 miles west of Stonyford, CA
Incident Commander Kipp Morrill

Current Situation

Total Personnel 50
Size 29,502 acres
Percent Contained 100%
Estimated Containment Date Wednesday July 18th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved Heavy mixed brush and timber.
Fire Behavior As the days grow hotter and the humidity decreases, residents will continue to see smoke within the fire lines. This is normal after a fire, and residents can rest assured that crews will be vigilant about responses to any smoke and visible fire.
Significant Events Public meeting: Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at the Stonyford Grange to review B.A.E.R. assessments. The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team is continuing to gathering information on structures, roads, other improvements and resources that are within, nearby, or downstream of the burned area, to determine if post-fire conditions pose a significant threat. In cases where a threat exists, the team will determine if there is a practical, cost-effective treatment that can reduce the threat. If so, it may be proposed for funding under the appropriate agency’s emergency response program. Each agency has specific guidelines for what treatments qualify for funding. Reducing some threats may require treatments that come under more than one agency’s authority, according to Mike Van Dame, the BAER team leader. Contact information for Bureau of Land Management and the Natural Resource Conservation Service, Colusa Office, may be found at the Stonyford Work Center, in addition to maps indicating homes and other structures and their current threat assessment. The BAER findings are due to the Regional Office by Wednesday, July 25, 2012. The meeting on Thursday will allow the BAER team the opportunity to present their official reported findings, and address any questions.

Outlook

Planned Actions Crews are making quick progress in the mop-up phase while remaining focused on safety. Resource management employees will continue to work on repairs and assessing long-term needs for forest health through the Burn Area Emergency Response team.
Growth Potential The Mill Fire has low potential for growth.
Terrain Difficulty The difficulty of the terrain is high.
Remarks Mendocino National Forest, Incident Commander Trainee, Jon Tishner states “As the complexity of Mill fire decreases, and it moves from ‘contained’ closer to ‘controlled’, the number of personnel assigned to the fire decreases, as well. This is also done to assist in managing costs associated with the fire.” As of 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, July, 26, 2012 the Mill Fire incident command will be downgraded to a type IV organization. The new command team will continue to monitor smoke and fire activity, finish mop-up, and continue with repairs to the burn area. Acres burned by land allocation: USFS: 26,273 acres; BLM: 1,572 acres; Private: 1,657 acres. Acres burned by DPA: Federal: 27,379 acres; State: 2,123 acres.

Current Weather

Wind Conditions 7 mph SE
Temperature 84 degrees
Humidity 23%