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Thursday, July 23, 2015

Bench Fire 7/23

Bench Fire Update - 7/24/15 AM
*  Fire fully contained 7/23 at 5:50 PM
*  2.6 acres on private property
*  Resources cleared 7/23 at 6:45 pm



*  Bench Fire reported at 12:19 p.m. on 7/23/15
*  Located in Fall River county:  1 Mile south of Parker Peak; 3 miles south of Minnekahata.
*  2.0 acres, Grass - active ground fire
*  Ownership unknown at this time
*  State and federal resources,  one helicopter and two overhead aircraft from Hell's Canyon
*  Cause - Lightning
*  No values at risk
*  1:45 pm report good progress on fire and establishing line around it