Before Entrapment
Chronology: July 10
| • | 1517: Road closure sign was posted by Engine 704. |
| • | 1520: Fire began making uphill crowning runs on the east slope of the canyon. |
| • | 1530: Engines 701 and 704 arrived at the Thirtymile Fire. The foreman on engine 701 checked in with the incident commander and explained that the engines would proceed up the Chewuch River Canyon Road to patrol for spot fires. The engines drove past the crew on the road and started to work on spot fires about 1/4 mile up the canyon. |
