A Type 1 helicopter was planned to arrive in the District this afternoon, but was brought in early this morning to provide support for the Neal Creek Fire. Fire managers have planned an infrared flight for early Saturday morning to detect fires before temperatures heat up and fires begin to spread. This flight will be in response to the storm pattern, and could be cancelled if storms do not occur. Additionally, several contract dozers have been placed on standby throughout the District to respond as needed.
With the potential for multiple starts from thunderstorms
across the landscape these resources will support the safe and aggressive
initial attack action the District has been using all summer. Keeping fires small reduces firefighter
exposure, landowner costs and limits damage to resources.