Below is the update on the Island Lake Fire on the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge from BLM:
FIRE NAME: Island Lake Fire
LOCATION: The fire is located in the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge on the Arizona side of the Colorado River.
TIME REPORTED: May 19, 2013, at 1 p.m.
ACRES BURNED: Approximately 500 acres
RESOURCES: There are currently 1engine, 1 Type II crew, 2 fire boats, 1 law enforcement boat, and overhead personnel totaling approximately 50 people. A helicopter is on order at this time.
AGENCIES: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Arizona State Forestry Department
LAND STATUS: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
VEGETATION: Primarily salt cedar and phragmites
WEATHER: Temperatures between 95 – 100 degrees with single digit humidity. Winds will be northwest at 5 -18 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph.
RESOURCES AND STRUCTURES THREATENED: Norton’s Landing
CONTAINMENT: 5 percent contained at this time.
CAUSE: The cause of this fire is under investigation.
CURRENT STATUS: The Island Lake Fire is moving upstream at this time and is only accessible by the Colorado River. The southern portion of the fire has a fireline around it and the eastern portion of the fire is desert. The western portion of the fire is the Colorado River and it is holding the fire at this time. The plan for today is to prepare the line for a burnout operation along the northern side of the fire to protect Norton’s Landing which is a private inholding on Imperial National Wildlife Refuge.
Source:
http://desertmessenger.blogspot.com/2013/05/update-on-island-lake-fire-north-of-yuma.html
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