Casey Boesfplug’s Type 3 Incident Management Team.
Mount Hayes Fire (#299)
Pogo Mine Road & Mount Hayes Fires Type 3 Incident Management Team prepares to return fires to Delta Area Forestry control
Cabin east of the Mount Hayes Fire with structure protection by Sierra Hot Shots.
Final community briefing for the Pogo Mine Road & Mount Hayes Fires to be held today
New grass blooms from the top of a burned tussock
Backhaul of equipment continues as firefighter complete more operational objectives on Pogo Mine Road, Mount Hayes fires
Fuel containers used to support chainsaws, pumps and drip torches are backhauled off the line.
Firefighters work to cleanup heavy concentrations of downed trees and unburned fuels.
Firefighters work to cleanup heavy concentrations of downed trees and unburned fuels.
Drones or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) provide many utilities to wildland fire operations.
Pogo Mine Road Fire (#191) & Mount Hayes Fire (#299) Saturday – August 19, 2023 UAS platforms offer a variety of capabilities such as infrared heat detection, guiding resources to otherwise hard to find heat, mapping, and reconnaissance without exposing… Read More ›
Continued favorable weather aids firefighters in direct suppression
WILDFIRE UPDATE – Delta Area Pogo Mine Road Fire (#191) & Mount Hayes Fire (#299) Friday – August 18, 2023 Weakened winds Thursday night should persist through Saturday. Isolated showers are predicted to impact the fire area throughout the weekend…. Read More ›
Wetting Rain dampens Delta Area wildfires
WILDFIRE UPDATE – Delta Area Pogo Mine Road Fire (#191) & Mount Hayes Fire (#299) Thursday – August 17, 2023 Wetting Rain dampens Delta Area wildfires Cloudy skies and rain continued for most of the afternoon and into the evening,… Read More ›
Rain arrives in Delta, Firefighters going direct
WILDFIRE UPDATE – Delta Area – Pogo Mine Road Fire (#191) & Mount Hayes Fire (#299) Wesday – August 16, 2023 Rain arrives in Delta, Firefighters going direct Rain finally arrived in the Delta area in place of warm and… Read More ›
The Airshow continues, Firefighters dig in
WILDFIRE UPDATE – Delta Area – Pogo Mine Road Fire (#191) & Mount Hayes Fire (#299) Tuesday – August 15, 2023 Community Meeting Tuesday, Aug 15 @ 6 PM at Big Delta Brewing Co. Another day of warm and dry… Read More ›
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