Press Release from Sunrise Mine Fire Public Information Officer: June 1 at 10:00 a.m.
Sunrise Mine Fire
Update
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Rocky Basin 2
Incident Management Team
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Incident Commander: Rich Harvey
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For Immediate Release:
June 1, 2012 8:00
a.m.
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Fire Information: (435) 619-1651 or(208) 866-2009
Email: rockybasin1@gmail.com; subject line
“Info”
(Daily from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00
a.m.)
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Fire
Facts:
Date started:
May 25, 2012
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Number of
Personnel: 616
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Location: SW of
Gateway, Colorado
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Crews:
11 Type 1 (Hotshots) and 8 Type
2
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Size:
6,192 acres
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Engines:
11
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Percent Contained:
85%
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Water Tenders:
12
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Estimated
Containment: June 3, 2012
Cause: Human
(Specific cause inconclusive)
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Dozers:
1
Helicopters:
2 Type 1, 1 Type 2 and 3
Type 3
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Structures
threatened: 10 residences,
15
outbuildings/other
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Injuries to Date:
2
Cost to Date:
$2,449,543
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Notice: No further morning
updates will follow. Evening updates will continue until the fire
is contained.
Special
Notice:
An area of closure
is in effect for Carpenter Ridge in Colorado and Utah, Sinbad Ridge in Colorado
and Utah, Buckeye Basin to include the Buckeye Campground, and all Manti-La
Salle National Forest Lands in Colorado north of Willow Basin Creek/Buckeye
Creek to include forest roads 54135, 50377, 50371, 50378, 54150, 54755, 54145,
50373, 50358, 54755, 54148, 54132 and forest trail 50965.
Today’s
Events:
Firefighters plan
to take full advantage of favorable atmospheric conditions today as they draw
close to containment. Some crews are being relieved of their
assignments in response to improving conditions. Crews will
continue to monitor fire hazards and remain prepared to respond to fire threats.
As always, firefighter and public safety is the number one priority in
conducting wildland firefighting operations.
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