North Main Divide Fuel Break Escaped Prescribed Fire 2006

During the early morning of Monday, February 6, 2006, Monte Vista Emergency Communications Center Dispatch reported active fire at the North Main Divide Burn Project area. Evidence at the scene suggests that this fire may have been caused by smoldering fuel (a remnant from the prescribed fire burn project) pushed by strong Santa Ana winds through containment lines. The wildfire, later called the Sierra Fire, burned approximately 10,584 acres, of which 1,968 acres were National Forest System lands and 8,616 acres were private land. The Sierra Fire was declared 100% contained on Sunday, February 12, 2006, with suppression costs totaling approximately $7,000,000.00.

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