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Contact: Flathead National Forest, Spotted Bear Ranger District,
406.758.5376.
Little Salmon Creek Fire Complex Information Incident Command Post:
406.758.5376
Website: www.fs.fed.us/r5/fire/ciimt5/ac/
What: Wildfire, lightning-caused
Started:
- Little Salmon - July 16, 2003. Reported on July 18, 2003
- Pagoda – July 16, 2003. Detected on July 20, 2003.
Location:
- Little Salmon - About 25 miles south of Spotted Bear Ranger Station, along
the South Fork Flathead River at the Little Salmon Creek junction.
- Pagoda – About 25 miles southeast of Spotted Bear Ranger Station, just
east of Pagoda Mountain, on the divide between the South Fork Flathead River
and White River.
Legal Description: Portions of T22N, R14W and R13W in the Bob Marshall
Wilderness Complex.
Current Size:
- Little Salmon, approximately 12,564 acres.
- Pagoda – approximately 151 acres.
Containment: not applicable. This is a Wildland Use Fire that is being
managed for resource benefits.
Estimated Containment Date: not applicable.
Threats to Human Life/Safety: Trail and river closure order along the
main South Fork Flathead River drainage and side trails from Mid Creek south 35
miles to Brownstone Creek south of Big Prairie effective August 4, 2003.
Resource Effects: This is a natural ignition and is being managed and
monitored to promote natural processes in the Wilderness. Short term effects on
Recreation, Fisheries, Class 1 Air shed, and Wild & Scenic River Corridor.
Injuries in the last 24 hours: None
Jurisdiction: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service - Flathead
National Forest, Spotted Bear Ranger District.
Other Cooperating Agencies: National Park Service crew from Arkansas.
Resources on Fire: 10 person Wilderness Fire Use Team (Cook) preparing
short and long term analysis for the fire. District overhead and field people
doing visitor contact, patrol, structure protection for a total of approximately
36 personnel directly related to this fire complex.
Remarks:
- 8/4 - 12,564 acres (+339) lower temperatures dropped into the 70s,
light rain, and higher humidity’s slowed growth. 36 people on fire planning,
monitoring, patrolling, and structure protection. Crews have finished wrapping
Black Bear and Salmon Forks administrative cabins, and Little Salmon Creek
Bridge; and set up sprinkler systems on Big Salmon Creek and Black Bear
bridges. Crews are in the process of implementing structure protection plans
at Big Prairie and Indian Point Cabin.
- 8/4 - Little Pagoda has grown to 151 acres and continues to grow
slowly downhill and is ˝ mile from White River Trail #112. Crews are in the
process of implementing structure protection plans at Rock Creek Cabin.
- 8/3 - 12,225 acres (+5,753) late night winds on 8/2 shifted and
blew fire to the southeast, grew 4 miles and went south past Holbrook and
Woodfir Creeks, and 1 mile past White River. Fire burned Holbrook Cabin.
- 8/2 - 6,472 acres (+909) grew south to Lamoose Creek.
- 8/1 - 5,563 acres (+2,602) grew north ad west, south to the eastern
edge of Big Salmon Lake. Burned through Salmon Forks Cabin site. Wrapped cabin
and Big Salmon Creek suspension bridge survived.
- 7/31 - 2,961 acres (+578) grew north to Damnation Creek.
- 7/30 - 2,383 acres (+812) grew a little south and north.
- 7/29 1,571 acres (+1,437) grew across Little Salmon Creek, across
the South Fork Flathead River and mostly stopped burning east after fire ran
into the 2000 Lewis Creek 2 Fire.
- 7/25 - 134 acres, grew down to Little Salmon Creek and South Fork
Flathead River.
- 7/21 - Pagoda Fire detected just north of Pagoda Mountain.
- 7/18 - Little Salmon Creek Fire detected just south on ridge at
mouth of Little Salmon Creek.
- 7/16 - Little Salmon Creek and Pagoda Fires started by lightning.
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Salmon Creek Complex