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Article: BONE CREEK FIRE UPDATE, AUG. 4
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 4, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Bighorn National Forest -issued the following press release:
The Bone Creek Fire continues to grow to the south and west, and is burning in Shell Canyon below Copman's Tomb. The fire is being fueled by warm, dry weather; steep, canyon topography; and, large amounts of dead timber. As of 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, an overhead, supervisory group; two engines; a 20-person handcrew; and, a helicopter are assigned to the incident.
The Bone Creek fire has been under a suppression strategy since it started. The north and east perimeters of the fire have seen extensive suppression work, including helicopter bucket drops and line ...