Burnout Walla Valley Pennisula – June 8, 2014 [Photo Credit: inciweb]Grand Canyon National Park, AZ | A fire caused by lightning ignited the North Rim of the Canyon discovered on May 23, Friday. This is in the same area as a previous fire from 15 years ago.
Progression Map [Courtesy: inciweb]Currently, there are 3947 acres burned with a 30% containment. Fire Managers are looking at another 30% containment fairly shortly.
Type 1 Boeing Chinook Columbia 234 Helicopter Flying Over the Colorado River [Credit: NPS Photo by Michelle Fidler]There are 165 interagency fire partners on the fire ground including firefighters from Federal, State and Local area, which breakdown to wildland fire modules, engine crews, hotshot crews, water tenders, aerial support and additional miscellaneous overhead.
Firefighters were able to burn out along the handline from the canyon rim, around the cabin and tie into the W-4 road to confine the fire in that area. [Credit: NPS photo]The fire is burning Ponderosa Pine.
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