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Sink's Canyon Escaped Prescribed Fire 2003

  • Incident Information:

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    Sink's Canyon Rx Fire Review.pdf (80.5 KB) 80.5 KB

  • Location:

    Wyoming

  • Date:

    04/10/2003

  • Incident Type:

    Wildfire Declaration

  • Description:

    On April 10, 2003 the personnel on Unit PF2 of the Sink’s Canyon prescribed fire in Wyoming experienced a wind shift that caused the fire to burn into the established MMA (Maximum Management Area) and subsequently out of the MMA. The fire also flared up from a spot fire on April 13 and burned four more acres outside of the MMA and into the MMA for Unit 3. 

    Escaped RX, Prescribed Fire

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