SC SimFinal.kmz

Instructions

Introduction

Dedication

July 2

South Canyon Fire ignited by lightning at 1800 on July 2.

July 4, 1200. 3 acres

BLM crew

Courtesy: South Canyon Fire Investigation Report

July 4, 2200. 11 acres

July 5, 0800. 29 acres

BLM Crew

Tanker

Jump Spot

Smokejumpers

BLM Crew Exit

Main Ridge Fireline

West Flank Fireline

TREE: 200 ft

Canyon Creek Estates Helibase

buggy

Prineville Hotshots

July 6: I 70 photo looking West
Photograph taken from the interstate highway looking northeast toward west-facing side of Main Ridge. Photograph was taken by the Prineville Hotshot Superintendent as they were traveling to the fire late on the morning of July 6, 1994. Smoke behind light post on left is near West Flank Fireline. Smoke behind light post on right is near the Double-Draws
Courtesy of T. Shepard

STUMP: 850 ft

Shepard(Hotshot)

Untitled Placemark

Cold Front

LUNCH SPOT

West Flank Fireline Group

Lunch Spot Ridge Group

Shepard

Longanecker(SMKJ)

Double Draws

Longanecker

3 Jumpers

Point Zero

Haugh & Brixey(BLM)

Scholz(Hotshot)

Haugh & Brixey

Scholz

Hipke(SMKJ)

Doehring & Erickson(SMKJ)

West Flank Group

Lunch Spot Group

Roth(SMKJ)

Hipke

Doehring & Erickson

Roth

Petrilli Photo Point

Rocks

Wind

1554 Main Ridge Spot

BLM Crew(Ryerson)

1555 Reburns

1555 Reburn

Petrilli Photo Point
Photograph of smoke in West Drainage near Double Draws at approximately 1555. Perspective is looking southwest from Petrilli Photo Point. Smokejumper Longanecker is identified. Note flames from crown fires burning in conifers south of the Double Draws. Courtesy of T. Petrilli

1555 Water Drop
Photograph of helicopter dropping first bucket of water on spot fire near Main Ridge at approximately 1555. Perspective is looking south from knob north of H-2. Note smoke on right side of picture over Double Draws, and winds blowing smoke and water to the left (east). Both courtesy of T. Shepard

Good(Pilot)

spots

spot

Untitled Polygon

Prineville Hotshots(Main Ridge Group)

BLM Crew(Main Ridge Group)

Main Ridge Group

run

East Face Fire Run

Blanco

Hagen(Hotshot)

SPUR RIDGE: 680 ft

Archuleta(SMKJ)

Hagen

West Flank Group + Roth, Trhash, Hipke & Hagen

30 Smokejumpers

Archuleta

Mackey

1607 Blowup

West Flank Group+ Roth, Trhash, Hipke & Hagen

Lunch Spot Group(Petrilli)

Haugh

Doehring

Brixey

Erickson

1608 Blowup

1609 Blowup

1610 Spot Fire

West Flank Group+ Roth, Trhash & Hagen

Archuleta/Doehring Photo Point

Archuleta/Doehring Photo Point
Photographs taken at 1611 from Archuleta/Doehring Photo Point looking down (southwest) toward fireline and fire burning behind the Spur Ridge. The four photographs are arranged in chronological sequence. Courtesy of S. Archuleta and S. Doehring

Roth & Thrash

Blecha

Robertson

Browning

Tyler

Tyler(Helitack)

Jumper Group One

Jumper Group Two

1619: 8 Jumpers Deploy
Photograph taken from Canyon Creek Subdivision looking east at tanker plane dumping fire retardant near eight smokejumpers deployed on upper portion of the Lunch Spot Ridge. Courtesy of W. Williams

To Glenwood Springs

To helibase

Smokejumper Group

Search and Rescue Jumpers

fire edge

Lunch Spot Ridge Jumpers

Archuleta + 26

final map.kml

Fuels

Gambel Oak Fuels
Photograph of Gambel oak at South Canyon Fire Site taken on July 6, 1994. Note lack of significant amount of dead leaves and stems in the canopy. Courtesy of T. Petrilli

Weather

Winds
The general air flow over the fire area at the time of the crown fire runs south of the Double Draws (about 1555). The free air westerlies (light blue) evacuate the afternoon upslope flow (green) out of the upper end of the West Drainage. This creates an area of divergence in the north end of the West Drainage. The topography and orientation of the mouth of the West Drainage redirected a portion of the strong winds in the Colorado River Gorge (dark blue) up the West Drainage (red). A shear zone is created where the westerly winds interact with the flow up the West Drainage. Turbulent eddies created by the shear zone may have enhanced burning near the Double Draw and along the Lunch Spot Ridge and West Bench. The eddies transported burning embers north up the West Drainage. J. Kautz, U.S. Forest Service, Missoula, MT.

Wind Speed Graph
Wind speeds from the Rifle, CO, Remote Automatic Weather Station for period midnight on July 5, 1994, through 2300 on July 6, 1994.

Temp and Humidity Graph
Temperature and relative humidity measurements from the Rifle, CO, Remote Automatic Weather Station for period midnight on July 5, 1994, through 2300 on July 6, 1994.

Topography

USGS Topo Map
Topo Map of South Canyon

Bibliography

Homework Question One

Homework Question Two

Homework Question Three

Homework Question Four

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