Notice: There will be a community meeting on Sunday August 26 at 6:00 p.m. at the Big Bend Community Club on 30284 Hot Springs Road in Big Bend, CA. Fire officials will be on hand to update the community on the status of the Bagley Fire.
Incident Overview
The Bagley Fire continues to burn in a remote area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The fire is approximately 7 miles west of the community of Big Bend, CA. and north of Highway 299. Today crews encountered fire burning steadily in heavy timber and brushy fuels with moderate rates of spread. Long travel times and poor access are requiring crews to camp out at “spike” camps (see glossary link at right). Tonight crews plan to burn out on the north end of the fire tonight; check the fire spread along the flanks of the rest of the fire and provide logistical support for fireline suppression operations. Additional fire crews have been arriving throughout the day to help support firefighting operations.
Basic Information
| Incident Type |
Wildfire |
| Cause |
Lightning |
| Date of Origin |
Saturday August 18th, 2012 approx. 10:07 AM |
| Location |
7 miles west of Big Bend CA |
| Incident Commander |
Whitcome |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel |
771 |
| Size |
11,083 acres |
| Percent Contained |
5% |
| Estimated Containment Date |
Wednesday September 05th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM |
| Fuels Involved |
Timber litter and understory, brush and hardwood stands intermixed. Fire area has conifer, brush, hardwood stands, logging slash, and pine plantations. High live to dead ratio in brush exists and conifer stands have a heavy loading of dead/down material. |
| Fire Behavior |
active fire behavior all night long. Steadily burning heavy timber and brush fuels with moderate rates of spread, isolated single tree & group torching and moderate-range spotting. |
| Significant Events |
The burnout operations on the north flank are holding. |
Outlook
| Planned Actions |
Continue and hold burnout in Division G on north end of fire tonight. Continue indirect line scouting, construction and improvement in all divisions in preparation for burning. Check fire spread as necessary. Continue logistical support for fireline suppression operations and additional spike camps. |
| Growth Potential |
High |
| Terrain Difficulty |
Extreme |
| Remarks |
Acres burned: US Forest Service = 6,850 Private lands: 4,503 |
Current Weather
| Wind Conditions |
4 mph SW |
| Temperature |
60 degrees |
| Humidity |
40% |
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