FACT SHEET Wildfire Update August 10, 2013 9 a.m. Contact: Thomas Kempton, Dixie Dies Phone: 406-349-0163 What: Gold Pan Complex (Gold Pan & Goat Fires)Cause: Lightning, July 16, 2013Location: 35 miles SW of Darby, MT. in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho.Jurisdiction: Bitterroot National Forest – West Fork Ranger District TODAY AT 2pm…..For the residents of West Fork and Painted Rocks areas, there will be a fire information meeting at the Gold Pan Incident Command Post located at Scripps Yonder Ranch on the Nez Perce Road, 4 miles west of the West Fork Ranger District office. RED FLAG WARNING- again today and in effect from 12 noon to 9 pm for lightning and strong down drafts from passing thunderstorms. Yesterday afternoon’s weather produced varying amounts of rain over the fire area, from almost ¼ inch on the west side to only 4/100 of an inch at Hells Half Acre Lookout. Overall, rainfall was generally low, with little penetration of the tree canopy...
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