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• Crews balance finishing line work and removing equipment on the Bean Complex

  By beancomplex2022 on July 25, 2022

  

  Firefighters are working a balance of finishing fire line work in certain areas and removing equipment from other areas. Crews and helicopters have been making progress removing equipment and supplies from remote parts of the fires. Another sunny day provided… Read More ›

• Motorboats have been a Key Component of Supporting Fire Crews on the Bean Complex

  By beancomplex2022 on July 24, 2022

  

  Clear and sunny weather conditions returned to the region on Saturday. It allowed firefighters the opportunity to use helicopters to start removing equipment and supplies from some remote parts of the fires. Motorboats continue to move firefighters and gear to… Read More ›

• Bean Complex Crews Prepare Extra Equipment for Removal

  By beancomplex2022 on July 23, 2022

  

  Crews continue to pack up and prepare extra equipment and supplies from remote areas in preparation for hauling by helicopter or boat. Holdover hot spots and pockets of heat in the ground continue to be present, which could influence future… Read More ›

• Firefighters Continue Line Work in Some Areas and Backhaul in Others on the Bean Complex

  By beancomplex2022 on July 22, 2022

  

  Fire crews started to shift their focus on certain areas of the complex to packing up and hauling out the equipment and supplies that were used for fire suppression and structure protection. The fire lines located near or adjacent to… Read More ›

• Crews Begin Inventory and Backhaul of Equipment and Supplies from areas on the Bean Complex

  By beancomplex2022 on July 21, 2022

  

  Clear skies and sunshine returned to the fire area on Wednesday, allowing improved conditions for helicopters and motorboats to move crews and equipment around on the fires. In some locations where it’s no longer needed, equipment and supplies are inventoried… Read More ›

• Seasonal Weather Patterns are Expected to Influence Future Fire Activity on the Bean Complex

  By beancomplex2022 on July 20, 2022

  

  Firefighters have been using the recent cool and wet weather as an opportunity to inventory the equipment and supplies that were rapidly transported out to several locations on the fires during suppression response. Some excess equipment was removed from the… Read More ›

• Suppression Actions Completed on Two Fires in the Bean Complex

  By beancomplex2022 on July 19, 2022

  Fire activity remains minimal as partly cloudy, dry, and windy conditions moved across the Bean Complex on Monday. The weather stations around the fire area reported rain amounts from .06-.15 inch. The weather is forecasted to be slightly dryer over… Read More ›

• Varying amounts of light rain reported across the Bean Complex

  By beancomplex2022 on July 18, 2022

  

  Cloudy, cool, and damp weather conditions remain in place across the Bean Complex, keeping fire activity minimal. The weather stations from around the fire area reported a range of rain amounts from .17-.40 inch. The weather forecast includes rain showers… Read More ›

• Northern Rockies Team 4 Assumes Command of the Bean Complex

  By beancomplex2022 on July 17, 2022

  

  Northern Rockies Team 4, led by Incident Commander Rick Connell assumed command of the Bean Complex of wildfires at 7 a.m. Sunday following shadow days and a transition with Northwest Team 7. As a part of the transition between the… Read More ›

• Cold wet weather and hard work continues on the Bean Complex

  By beancomplex2022 on July 16, 2022

  

  High relative humidity yesterday kept fire behavior to a minimum. Afternoon showers crossed the Complex and reduced fire spread potential. Some surface and subsurface hot spots remain scattered all across the Complex and will continue to creep and smolder deep… Read More ›