https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8234
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Fire is located 40 miles northwest of Wells, NV. Wildcat Fire is burning in brush and short grass. Fire behavior is active, exhibiting running and short-range spotting
41.646 latitude, -115.294 longitude
Started Wednesday July 13th, 2022 approx. 06:45 PM
Total Personnel
78
Size3,500 Acres
Estimated Containment Date Thursday July 21st, 2022 approx. 06:00 PM
Type 3 IMT (Nevada Team 3) ordered per Great Basin GACC.
Aerial resources showing on AFF now five SEATS, three LATS, two Type 1 Copters, Lead Bravo 55 and Air Attack 112EE
Head the DC-10 fly over the house. Looked of flightradar and two DC-10’s are now being used on this fire.
Long hauls for the 2. MCC for reload?
Copy that, Idaho has no reload anywhere for them? The second flew from Santa Maria, CA
Not at the moment. Usually Pocatello takes em, guess they aren’t open yet.
Heard that the FS ramp area of Pocatello airport under repairs and construction. Maybe open late summer or early fall?
914 in the area now
Yikes, that’s dropping very late, well near cutoff (pumpkin time) and the Lead Bravo 55 has just left the scene. Quite a unique air show the last two days there, especially no structural threat in grass and sage fuels. Guess spending $$$$$$ on Grouse habitat is justified?
Wildcat Fire Update - Incident is currently 14,213 acres and is 0% contained. There is 9 Engines, 6 Crews, 3 Dozers, 3 Helicopters, multiple Air Tankers and several overhead firefighters on scene.
Orders for additional resources are being filled through Elko Interagency Dispatch Center. A big hats off to them for handling this incident in addition to the 20 plus other fires in the area.
Agencies battling the blaze include Bureau of Land Management Fire, US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada Division of Forestry, Firefighting Contractors as well as support from Elko County Fire Department.
#blmfire #elkocountyfire #htnffire Nevada Division of Forestry
Please see links below for more info:
https://gacc.nifc.gov/gbcc/dispatch/nveic/
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8234/
Couple pics in the link:
https://www.facebook.com/100064648453714/posts/412609154237363/?d=n
There are some Big Ranches out in that area, running cattle. Just not all sagebrush. Abundance of wildlife too.
This article is about the drone technology, but the fire being mapped is in the same area as the Wildcat. At some point the fire was burning almost 10K acres an hour.
Thats some pretty cool stuff!
Latest Inciweb update:
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8234/
Some big Elk up there
NV Wildland Fire Page lists it at 21,440 acres, 10% contained at 7pm Saturday night July 16.
