Saddle Fire Facts-July 1, 2016

For Immediate Release                        

July 1, 2016, 8:30 a.m.

Contact: Saddle Fire Information (435) 590-2736 or (435) 680-0354, saddlefireinfo@gmail.com
Saddle Fire Information: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4794/ and www.utahfireinfo.gov

Saddle Fire Facts

Fire Information: Posted at the following locations: Central Fire Station, Veyo Market, Veyo Sinclair Station, Veyo Pies, Family Dollar (Veyo), Family Dollar (Enterprise), Marv’s (Enterprise), Verla’s Country Café (Enterprise), Pine Valley Recreation Area, Pine Valley Heritage Center, Pine Valley Post Office, Enterprise Sinclair Station and Enterprise Post Office.

Cause: Started by a lightning strike, June 13, 2016, approximately 2.5 miles southwest from the town of Pine Valley in the Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness of the Dixie National Forest, Pine Valley Ranger District.

Incident Management: Bill Hahnenberg, Incident Commander with the National Incident Management Organization along with the Color Country Interagency Type 3 Incident Management Team.

Fire Size: 1,540 acres

Percent Contained: 29 percent.

Evacuations: Washington County Sheriff’s Office issued a voluntary evacuation order for the town of Pine Valley. Property owners are encouraged to be prepared to evacuate if fire conditions change.

Estimated Costs to Date: $7.8 million

Closures: Pine Valley Recreation Area, Dixie National Forest; Grass Valley Road from Pinto to Pine Valley; Mahogany Bench Road; entry to the town of Pine Valley is restricted to property owners. For information on the Dixie National Forrest closures: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4794/31098/

Structures Threatened: 500 single residences and 500 other nonresidential structures. No structures have been destroyed.

Fuels/terrain: Heavy dead and downed timber, brush, surrounded by steep, rugged and rocky terrain.

Fire Resources Assigned: 7 Type-I Interagency Hotshot Crews; 8 Type-II handcrews; 2 Type-I Helicopters; 3 Type-III Helicopters; 34 engines; 1 dozer; 4 water tenders, and 1 air attack; 625 total personnel assigned.

Injuries: 2 injuries to date, both minor heat related illnesses.