Sunset Fire Entrapment 1994

On April 1, 1994, a wildfire started on Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and was named the Sunset Fire. Eventually, a Type I Incident Command Team was ordered to manage the growing fire. The Type I Team returned the fire to the Refuge's responsibility the afternoon of April 4, 1994. The Refuge Fire Management Officer became the new Incident Commander (IC). Suppression activities continued, and, on April 13, 1994, a burnout operation was initiated to secure a portion of the perimeter. During this burnout operation, the fire escaped and was initial attacked. The fire shelter deployment occurred during this initial attack.