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Left Fork Fire

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Dixie National Forest 
1789 N Wedgewood Ln 
Cedar City, 
Utah 
84721 
Dixie National Forest 
1789 N Wedgewood Ln 
Cedar City, 
Utah 
84721 

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  • Public Information Line
    Email:
    2022.leftfork@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    435-261-7809
    Hours:
    Sun-Sat 8am-8pm

Left Fork Fire Update 6-26

Left Fork Fire
Publication Type: News 06/28/2022
STATUS:
Start Date: May 9, 2022 
Fire Cause: Human 
Location: Dixie National Forest, 10 miles SW of Bryce Canyon City in the Kanab Creek drainage 
Size: 4,259 acres 
Containment: 5% 
Expected Containment: Aug 1, 2022 
Injuries: 1 
Structures Threatened: 50 
Structures Damaged/Destroyed: 0
 
RESOURCES:
Engines: 23 
Water Tenders: 5 
Crews: 21 
Helicopters: 6 
Dozers: 2 
Total Personnel:  652 
Cooperating Agencies: USDA Forest Service, DOI Bureau of Land Management, State of Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks, and Garfield and Kane County Sheriff’s Office.

SITUATION: Firefighters on the #LeftForkFire have had weather in their favor. Rain was received on the fire, mostly on the northeast side. The increased humidity causes fire behavior to be less intense, which allows firefighters to continue to work directly along the edge of the fire.
Crews have been able to locate hot spots along the perimeter, as well as working interior into the fire, to extinguish any of these heat sources. They also use a tactic called cold trailing, using the back of their hand to feel for heat along the ground. If heat is identified, firefighters will utilize water on the spot, stir up the ashes and embers, and feel again for heat. This is repeated until heat is no longer found. As fire can weaken trees, they become hazardous with potential of falling, called snags. To reduce the risk to firefighters now, and the public in the future, firefighters have begun falling these snags around the fire. Due to the thunderstorms in the area, aerial attack was not utilized for suppression efforts yesterday. Today will be weather dependent. Another storm is predicted this afternoon, which is anticipated to drop rain on the fire. This will continue to assist suppression efforts; Fire Managers are anticipating containment to increase in the next few shifts. 

Evacuations: None, lifted from Bryce Woodlands Estates. Residents should sign up for the Emergency Notification System alerts: https://member.everbridge.net/892807736721500/login) 
Road Closures: Kanab Creek Road system; See forest closure: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1036646.pdf  
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