Fire Update July 1

Update from Peter Kulhmann, Em Coordinator, Washington County Emergency Services

West Valley Fire Update

July 1, 2018 Date of Start: June 27, 2018 Current Size: 9,462 acres Location: 10 Miles North of St. George Utah Legal Description: Latitude: 37∘ 23’ 50” Longitude: 113∘ 25’ 24” Cause: Human Caused. Containment: 0% Resources: There are currently 449 personnel on the incident, including 13 Hand Crews, 3 Type-1 Helicopters, 3 Type-2 Helicopters, 3 Type-3 Helicopters, 8 Engine Crews, 1 Bulldozer, 2 Water Tenders. Community Meeting Scheduled for Monday in New Harmony A community meeting will be held Monday, July 2, at the New Harmony Fire Station at 7 p.m. The fire station is located at 133 East Center Street in New Harmony. Great Basin Incident Management Team 6, led by Incident Commander Brook Chadwick, assumed command of the West Valley Fire yesterday at 0600. The team is comprised of individuals from several agencies working within the Great Basin. The Incident Command Post (ICP) is located in Grass Valley. The top priority of the team is the safety of the public and fire personnel. The objective is 100% containment. The fire is burning in mixed conifer, brush and grass. Temperatures are expected to be in the low 80s today with light NW winds. A crew of smokejumpers is working from the fire’s tail up the east flank. Hotshot crews are constructing fireline directly on the fire’s edge where possible along the fire’s north and east flanks. Helicopters dropping water on hotspots are supporting firefighters, and fixed-wing air tankers are available upon request. Hotshot Crews and Type 2 Initial Attack Crews are assessing structures about two miles from the fire’s north and west flanks, and scouting trail systems in the event burning operations become necessary. No evacuations are in place. Emergency area, road and trail closures remain in effect. For details about these closures, please visit: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/5873/43533/. The Pine Valley Campground is open. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Facebook: @UtahWildfire and @USFSDNF, Twitter: @UtahWildfire and @USFSDNF, InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/5873