Single Incident Information

Timber (Litter and Understory)

Brush (2 feet) 

Timber (Grass and Understory)

In the lower elevations, the primary carrier of the fire was grass when enough fuel loading was present. In the mid and upper elevation, the primary carrier of the fire is in timber litter under timber stands and timber stringers with down and dead woody material and needle litter. On mid-slopes and above, grass and shrub fuels have various levels of greenness, dependent on aspect and elevation and are barriers to fire spread. Near the fire perimeter in the mid to upper elevations, sub alpine fir exists. Moss and lichen are present in some mature trees.

Minimal Smoldering

This fire lies north of the Grande Ronde River and upslope to the 43 Road. The overall aspect is SE with steep incised canyons dissecting a mixed topography of ridgelines, benches, plateaus and secondary drainages. 
Minimal fire activity is expected. Smoldering fire behavior has been limited to large dead surface fuels under existing stringers and patches of timber. Much of the existing timber litter within the fire perimeter was previously removed through firing operations conducted in the past week. These recent burn-out operations have added considerable depth to fire lines in place. Sparse grass and shrubs in combination with recent wetting rain events continue to deter fire activity and or spread.