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The Stockade Canyon Fire ignited Tuesday, July 3, 2024, approximately 19 miles northwest of Gerlach in Washoe County, Nevada.
Objectives: minimize acres burned in Sage grouse habitat, protect identified cultural and historic resources in fire area, and prevent spread into adjacent jurisdiction and populated areas.
| Current as of | Fri, 08/09/2024 - 10:27 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Los_Angeles |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning/Natural |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 19 miles northwest of Gerlach in Washoe County, Nev. |
| Incident Commander | Nevada Team 2 - Type 3 team Incident Commander: Brian Kitchen |
| Incident Description | Fire Behavior: Active, Single Tree Torching, Creeping, Backing The fire is moderately burning in interior pockets of juniper and sage, creeping and backing with single tree torching. |
| Coordinates |
40° 46' 38'' Latitude
-119° 44' 17
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| Total Personnel: | 96 |
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| Size | 18,212 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 80% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 08/08/24 |
| Fuels Involved | Grass, Sagebrush, and Juniper |
| Significant Events | The fire is moderately burning in interior pockets of Juniper and sage, creeping and backing with single tree torching. |
| Planned Actions |
Crews within the interior burned area are engaged in cold trailing and mopping up using Minimal Impacts By Suppression (MIST) tactics to protect existing green islands and sage grouse/wildlife habitat and will also continue to secure the north flank control lines. Crews on the south, west, and east flanks will continue to mop-up looking for heat that is threatening containment lines. Crews are engaged in suppression/repair identified by the REAFs. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours: Clear haze in the evening RH max 25-27%. West winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph this evening becoming northwest 7-10 mph overnight, with moderate chances of fire spread potential. 24 hours: Sunny haze early in the afternoon. RH min 10-13% northwest winds around 7 mph shifting to the west in the morning, then increasing to southwest 9-14 mph gusting to 25 mph in the afternoon. With high chances of spread potential in green islands. 72 hours: Sunny weather is expected to continue with wind speeds and gusts remaining about the same. Temperatures will begin to drop slightly into the weekend. Minimum RH will continue to dip into the single digit range. |
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| Weather Concerns | A dry air mass with poor overnight recoveries will continue through Saturday. Breezy afternoon west-southwest winds with gusts to 25-30 mph will continue through weekend. A cooling trend projected to start Sunday onward will bring improved overnight RH recoveries. |
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