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Jungle Escaped RX 2007

  • Incident Information:

    Jungle_Escaped_RX

  • Location:

    Utah

  • Date:

    07/03/2007

  • Incident Type:

    Wildfire Declaration

  • Description:

    The Jungle Prescribed Fire, located in the high plateau country of southern Utah, was ignited on the Ferron Ranger District, Manti-La Sal National Forest near Ferron, Utah, on June 28, 2007. To meet the project‘s primary objective—aspen regeneration—an intense fire was ignited in mixed aspen and bug-killed subalpine fir and spruce forest stands. For six days, the prescribed fire was successfully contained. On July 3, the fire exceeded the burn unit‘s boundaries, it was declared an escape, and suppression actions were initiated. The fire burned a total of 549 acres outside the prescribed fire unit and threatened homes. Wildfire suppression costs were approximately $800,000.

    Prescribed Fire, Prescribed Fire Operations

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