FACT SHEET Wildfire Update August 5, 2013 9 a.m. Contact: Public Information Officers: Thomas Kempton, Dixie Dies Phone: 406-349-0163 What: Gold Pan Complex (Gold Pan & Goat Fires) Cause: Lightning Location: 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 Summary: Yesterday firefighters concentrated on work in three specific areas of the fire – control of spot fires north of the Magruder road, fire line construction between the Magruder road and Pole Mountain, and structure protection at Observation Point and along the Paradise road. The objective is to keep the fire south of Magruder road, west of Paradise road, and west of Hells Half Acre road within the wilderness boundary. They also worked on construction of contingency lines in the West Fork Valley between Nez Perce Road and Blue Joint Bay, and north of the Nez Perce road/West Fork road junction. Today: Extreme caution...
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