Summit, Mendocino NF. IMT2 (Swarztlander). Twenty-five miles west of Stonyford, CA. Timber. Active fire behavior with torching and crowning. Good continued containment progress.
The fire, burning in the southeast portion of the Snow Mountain Wilderness on the Grindstone Ranger District of the Mendocino National Forest, is located near the Summit Springs Trailhead approximately 25 miles west of Stonyford. Fire burning in steep rugged terrain expected to move with the predicted winds today. Fire is still in the upper 1/3 of the ridge line and working its way down the drainage into Stony Creek.
A Type 2 Incident Command Team lead by Kent Swartzlander will be briefed on the fire at 2 p.m. today in preparation for them to assume management of the fire as early as this evening, working with the Mendocino National Forest. Planned actions: Reinforce lines, patrol and mopup.
Campgrounds and Road Closures: None at this time.
To date, the Mendocino National Forest has not had an active fire season compared to neighboring forests. Last Thursday and Friday four lightning fires were spotted on the east side of the Mendocino National Forest and one fire on the west side. All of the fires were contained while fairly small.
The largest was the Government Fire at 7 acres near Government Flat. It was reported Thursday evening, contained Friday and controlled Sunday at 6 p.m. Engine crews from the Mendocino National Forest, as well as two handcrews from a nearby CALFire station provided initial attack on the Government Fire.
Additional resources from the Cleveland National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest, Arkansas and Mississippi were instrumental in assisting fire suppression efforts on the Mendocino National Forest last weekend.
Due to dry conditions, the Mendocino National Forest is currently under fire restrictions to help reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires on the Forest. Please contact the National Forest for more information regarding the current fire restrictions.
Many thanks to the Fire Information services for their updates.
