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Smoke is very visible during the day to residents of Currant, Duckwater and surrounding areas as well as motorists on U.S. Highway 6. On days where there is increase fire activities the smoke is visible in Ely. Smoke and fire activity will likely be seen into September and October until the first snow hits the mountain. For updates on air quality, visit: www.fire.airnow.gov.
An aerial photo of the top of the very steep and rugged Currant Mountain where smoke is being produced by the Broom Canyon Fire.
This lightning-caused fire is currently located in an area where firefighter safety mitigations cannot be achieved therefore fire suppression actions are not being taken. The Ely Ranger District is managing the Broom Canyon Fire under a confine and contain strategy. A planning boundary has been established for areas which provide safe opportunities for suppression actions.
The Broom Canyon Fire is burning within the Currant Mountain Wilderness on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National's Ely Ranger District. The lightning-caused fire is located nine miles east of Duckwater or 60 miles southwest of Ely, Nevada. It was first reported at approximately 8 p.m. on Monday, July 29.
| Current as of | Tue, 09/03/2024 - 11:11 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Los_Angeles |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | Burning on Currant Mountain in the Current Mountain Wilderness, which is nine miles east of Duckwater or 60 miles southwest of Ely, Nevada. |
| Incident Commander | Type 3 Incident Commander Davis Oatway |
| Incident Description | The Broom Canyon Fire is burning in steep, rugged, and inaccessible terrain above 7,000 Feet on Currant Mountain within the Currant Mountain Wilderness. The Ely Ranger District is managing the fire under a confine and contain strategy. This Lightning-caused fire is currently located in an area where firefighter safety mitigations cannot be achieved therefore fire suppression actions are not being taken at this time. Areas within the planning boundary have been identified for safe opportunities for suppression actions. Firefighters are also improving roads that have been identified as contingency fire lines should the fire move outside the planning boundary to the west. |
| Coordinates |
38° 53' 13'' Latitude
-115° 26' 38
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 117 |
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| Size | 7,375 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 15% |
| Fuels Involved | The fire is burning in white fir, pinyon pine and juniper, but also leaving lots of unburned vegetation resulting in a mosaic pattern. |
| Planned Actions |
Personnel will continue efforts to locate areas where firefighters can engage and monitor the behavior and movement of the fire. They will continue improving roads to be used as contingent fire lines. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
More active fire behavior is expected with temperatures returning to seasonal norms and breezy afternoon winds. As a result of the seasonal weather, there is expected to be an increase in fire behavior including creeping and isolated torching with terrain driven runs and moderate fire activity. Fire spreading to the North is expected as well as some spotting to the East. Management action point three work, as per the WFDSS, is well underway improving the Currant Creek road. On the Southern flank of the incident, activity is showing on interior pockets but no expected threat of fire movement. Though the fire is not actively moving to the West or South flanks, advanced preparation of constructing containment lines is ongoing. |
| Remarks |
On Wed., Aug 21, an increase in fire activity on the Broom Canyon Fire produced a large column of smoke highly visible from southern Nevada and western Utah. The forecast for this weekend calls for increased winds which is expected to result in more fire activity and a large smoke column. Smoke and fire activity will likely be seen into September and October until the first snow hits the mountain. For updates on air quality, visit: www.fire.airnow.gov. |
| Weather Concerns | Tuesday, Sep. 3, weather is predicted to be partly sunny and cooler with isolated dry thunderstorms possible in the afternoon. Winds will gust to 25 mph in the afternoon as well. Dry with less wind expected Wednesday, Sep. 4, and Thursday, Sep. 5. For updated weather for Ely, Nevada, visit: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Ely&state=NV&site=LKN&textField1=39.2475&textField2=-114.888&e=0 |
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