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Research Paper RMRS-RP-9\
Fire Behavior Associated with the 1994 South Canyon Fire on Storm King
Mountain, Colorado

**Appendix B: Chronology, Fire Behavior, Weather, Distances, Firefighter
Travel Rates, and Fire Spread Rates**

**Table B-1**\--Chronology, fire behavior, and weather.

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  **Time**                                                 **Firefighters**            **Fire/Weather**            **Source**

  \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -                                                           
  **July                                                                                                           
  2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -                                                            
  -**                                                                                                              

  1800                                                                                 South Canyon Fire ignited   Jo Temple
                                                                                       by lightning.               
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  **Time**                                                 **Firefighters**           **Fire/Weather**            **Source**

  \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -                                                          
  **July                                                                                                          
  3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -                                                           
  -**                                                                                                             

  1000                                                     Observer in South Canyon                               Putnam
                                                           calls in fire. Unsure                                  
                                                           which side of the river it                             
                                                           is on. Tentatively called                              
                                                           South Canyon.                                          

  1030                                                     Call to Sheriff accurately                             Jo Temple
                                                           locates fire on north side                             
                                                           of river on BLM land.                                  

  1100                                                     Sheriff reports South                                  SCR
                                                           Canyon Fire to BLM.                                    

  1410                                                     Sheriff\'s office reports                              SCR
                                                           fire at half an acre and                               
                                                           very active and Sheriff                                
                                                           approves use of aircraft.                              

  1416                                                     BLM dispatch requests one                              SCR
                                                           load of smokejumpers, an                               
                                                           air tanker (T-140), and                                
                                                           lead plane (64) to initial                             
                                                           attack fire.                                           

  1508                                                     Dispatcher cancels initial Fire 1.5 acres in size and  SCR
                                                           attack, routes             burning in continuous       
                                                           smokejumpers to another    fuels.                      
                                                           fire.                                                  
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  **Time**                                                 **Firefighters**           **Fire/Weather**            **Source**

  \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -                                                          
  **July                                                                                                          
  4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -                                                           
  -**                                                                                                             

  1200                                                                                Fire covers approximately 3 SCR
                                                                                      acres.                      

  1450                                                     Local resident reports                                 SCR
                                                           increased fire activity.                               

  1630                                                     BLM crew watches fire from                             
                                                           freeway. Decides to wait                               
                                                           until morning to initial                               
                                                           attack.                                                

  2109                                                     Aerial observer reports                                SCR
                                                           fire burning in all                                    
                                                           directions. Recommends                                 
                                                           bucket drops.                                          

  2200                                                                                Fire covers about 11 acres. SCR
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  **Time**                                                 **Firefighters**           **Fire/Weather**            **Source**

  \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -                                                          
  **July                                                                                                          
  5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -                                                           
  -**                                                                                                             

  0630                                                     BLM crew (Blanco and six                               SCR
                                                           firefighters) start up                                 
                                                           East Drainage.                                         

  0819                                                     Blanco requests more       Fire reported to be 29      SCR
                                                           resources.                 acres in size.              

  1500                                                     Air tanker makes drop on                               SCR
                                                           freeway side of fire.                                  

  1730                                                     BLM firefighters start to                              SCR
                                                           exit area via West                                     
                                                           Drainage to repair saws.                               

  1745                                                     Eight smokejumpers orbit   Fire 30 acres in size,      SCR\
                                                           fire; they jump in light,  smokejumpers report erratic Doehring
                                                           erratic winds. Mackey is   winds                       
                                                           Jumper-in-Charge and is in                             
                                                           radio contact with Blanco.                             

  1944                                                     Mackey reports fire        Active burning              SCR
                                                           burning actively.                                      

  2000                                                     Smokejumpers start                                     SCR
                                                           building fireline down                                 
                                                           east side of Main Ridge.                               

  2230                                                     BLM firefighter crew       Fire covers 50 acres.       SCR
                                                           finish repairing saws and                              
                                                           gear.                                                  

  2300                                                     Mackey requests two Type-1                             SCR
                                                           crews.                                                 
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| 00 | Eight smokejumpers stop |                          | SCR      |
| 30 | building line due to    |                          |          |
|    | poor footing and        |                          |          |
|    | rolling rocks.          |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 03 |                         | Fire burning actively.   | SCR      |
| 00 |                         |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 05 | Eleven person BLM/USFS  |                          | Ryerson  |
| 30 | crew start up East      |                          |          |
| -\ | Drainage to fire.       |                          |          |
| 06 | Blanco is Incident      |                          |          |
| 30 | Commander (IC).         |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 05 | Mackey requests         |                          | SCR      |
| 28 | helicopter and          |                          |          |
|    | fixed-wing aircraft.    |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 08 | Blanco\'s crew          |                          | SCR      |
| 00 | (BLM/USFS) reach Main   |                          |          |
|    | Ridge and construct     |                          |          |
|    | second helispot (H-2).  |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 08 | Smokejumpers and BLM    |                          | SCR      |
| 15 | crew begin building     |                          |          |
|    | fireline between H-2    |                          |          |
|    | and H-1.                |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 08 | Blanco and Mackey plan  |                          | SCR      |
| 45 | strategy and tactics.   |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 09 | Helicopter 93R arrives. | Smoke observed low in    | SCR      |
| 30 | Blanco, Tyler, and      | West Drainage.           |          |
|    | Mackey take a recon     |                          |          |
|    | flight. Mackey tells    |                          |          |
|    | smokejumpers to\        |                          |          |
|    | start building fireline |                          |          |
|    | down the West Flank.    |                          |          |
|    | Smokejumpers question   |                          |          |
|    | decision and request    |                          |          |
|    | discussion.             |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| \* | Eight more smokejumpers | Very little wind. Fire   | SCR      |
| 10 | arrive over fire.       | covers about 127 acres.  |          |
| 27 | Jumper-in-Charge Hipke  |                          |          |
|    | requests that           |                          |          |
|    | Longanecker become      |                          |          |
|    | Jumper-in-Charge for    |                          |          |
|    | this plane load.        |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 11 | Completed jumping and   |                          | SCR      |
| 13 | cargo drop.             |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 11 | Combined smokejumper    |                          | SCR      |
| 30 | crews start down route  |                          |          |
|    | flagged by Mackey.      |                          |          |
|    | Longanecker is line     |                          |          |
|    | scout.                  |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 11 | Firefighters discuss    | Tree 40 yards below main | P        |
| 35 | pulling out of West     | ridge torches. 5-ft wide | etrilli\ |
|    | Flank Fireline.         | run through Gambel oak   | Doehring |
|    |                         | burns to the top of the  |          |
|    |                         | ridge. Water drops cool  |          |
|    |                         | it.                      |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 12 | Prineville Hotshots     |                          | SCR      |
| 00 | arrive at Canyon Creek  |                          |          |
|    | Estates helibase.       |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 12 | Ten Prineville Hotshots |                          | SCR      |
| 30 | leave helibase for H-2. |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 13 | Most firefighters       | Fire flares up on West   | SCR      |
| 00 | retreat 400 ft to the   | Flank. The tree that     |          |
|    | Tree. Water drops are   | flares up is cut down,   |          |
|    | effective so group      | leaving the Stump.       |          |
|    | returns to the Stump    |                          |          |
|    | and continues working.  |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 13 | Nine Prineville         |                          | Scholz   |
| 30 | Hotshots start down     |                          |          |
|    | West Flank Fireline,    |                          |          |
|    | Kelso in charge, meet   |                          |          |
|    | smokejumpers at\        |                          |          |
|    | Stump.                  |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 14 | Scholz and second half  | Strong gusty winds,      | Scholz   |
| 00 | of Prineville Hotshots  | overcast skies. Front    |          |
|    | at Canyon Creek         | approaching. Windsock    |          |
|    | Estates.                | horizontal (15 miles\    |          |
|    |                         | per hour winds).         |          |
|    |                         |                          |          |
|    |                         |                          | SCR      |
|    | West Flank Fireline     |                          |          |
|    | Group and smokejumpers  |                          |          |
|    | eat lunch on Lunch Spot |                          |          |
|    | Ridge.                  |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 14 | Scholz calls Shepard to | Increased smoke on       | Scholz\  |
| 15 | report increased wind   | fireline low in canyon   | Photos:  |
| -\ | and fire becoming more  | and south of fireline    | Frey     |
| 14 | active. Shepard         | below crew.              |          |
| 30 | confirms it was windy   |                          |          |
|    | on Main Ridge.          |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 14 | Longanecker starts down | Hotspots in Double       | SCR      |
| 45 | Double Draw to scout    | Draws.                   |          |
|    | fireline.               |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 15 | Longanecker calls for   | Flareup in Double Draws. | P        |
| 10 | sawyers. A few jumpers  |                          | etrilli, |
|    | start to move south     |                          | SCR      |
|    | from Lunch Spot and     |                          |          |
|    | east in to Double       |                          |          |
|    | Draws.                  |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 15 | Scholz and second half  | Squirrely winds on H-2.  | SCR      |
| 15 | of Prinevile Hotshots   | Winds very light at Zero |          |
|    | arrive at H-2. Blanco,  | Point.                   |          |
|    | Shepard, Scholz confer. |                          |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| 15 |                         | Cold front arrives.      | SCR      |
| 20 |                         | Steadily increasing but  |          |
|    |                         | erratic winds.           |          |
+----+-------------------------+--------------------------+----------+

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  **Time**   **Firefighters**           **Fire/Weather**            **Source**

  1530       Second half of Prineville  When firefighters throw     Scholz
             crew lined out on Main     brush up into air on Main   
             Ridge. Start at H-2        Ridge, strong winds blow it 
             improving line toward H-1. over ridge to east.         
             Told to make it 20 ft                                  
             wide.                                                  

             Scholz carries 2           Winds gusty on top of line. Scholz
             cubitainers of water down  No wind down West Flank     
             West Flank Fireline. Haugh Fireline. Sun begins to     
             and Brixey about 150 ft    break through.              
             below Zero Point.                                      

             Some BLM/USFS eat lunch on Calm wind, fire burning in  Byers
             Main Ridge, others working litter under oak brush.     
             near H-1.                                              

             Doehring, Erickson, sent   Winds pick up on Lunch Spot SCR,\
             by Mackey to go back       Ridge but subside on West   Erickson\
             toward Main Ridge and      Flank Fireline.             Doehring
             hotspot line. Hipke                                    
             working along the fireline                             
             from Lunch Spot toward                                 
             Zero Point. Most of the                                
             West Flank Group working                               
             between 1450 and 1880 ft                               
             from Zero Point.                                       

  1539       Scholz meets Roth at stump No wind on West Flank.      Scholz\
             (850 ft). They move log    Sunny, skies clearing.      Time: Putnam
             off line and talk briefly.                             

  1545       Longanecker gets water     Continued fire activity     Petrill\
             drop. Smokejumpers spread  south of the Double Draws.  Longanecker
             between Lunch Spot and                                 
             Petrilli Photo Point.                                  

             Some members of BLM crew   Wind at rocks calm to 5     Byers
             take break at base of      miles per hour.             
             rocks under H-1.                                       

             Scholz leaves water with   No wind on West Flank, fire Scholz
             Roth and starts back up    calm. Sunny on West Flank.  
             line to Main Ridge.                                    

  1553       Scholz at top of Main      Winds blowing about 45      Scholz\
             Ridge.                     miles per hour from the     Photo:
                                        west.                       Shepard

  1554       Ryerson requests next      Spot crosses Main Ridge     Ryerson\
             water drop to go to main   fireline and burning        Byers\
             ridge.                     actively in green fuel.     Scholz
                                        Spot fire on west side of   
                                        Main Ridge, 200 ft south of 
                                        Zero Point getting active.  

  1555       Erickson and Doehring move Wind and fire calm on West  Erickson\
             up West Flank Fireline,    Flank.                      Doehring
             meet Roth at 850 feet.                                 
             Roth says he will take                                 
             water on toward Lunch                                  
             Spot.                                                  

             Ryerson gets water drop on Spot fire active on Main    Ryerson\
             Main Ridge but water blew  Ridge south of Zero Point.  Good\
             to east and misses fire.   Winds on Main Ridge         Photo:
             Pilot leaves to get        estimated at 35 miles per   Shepard
             another bucket of water.   hour.                       

             Petrilli and other         Increased winds south of    Petrilli\
             smokejumpers south of      Lunch Spot (estimated at 35 Longanecker
             Lunch Spot photograph      miles per hour). Fire       
             crown fire south of Double spreads rapidly upslope in  
             Draws area. Call to        pinyon-juniper and firs     
             Longanecker to pull out.   within fire perimeter.      
                                        Three fire runs occur,      
                                        flames are about 100 ft     
                                        long.                       

  1556       Good sees spot fires in    Numerous spot fires near    Good
             West Drainage. Heard       bottom of West Drainage.    
             firefighters talking about                             
             spots.                                                 

  1558       Erickson and Doehring      No wind on West Flank.      Erickson\
             leave Roth and start up                                Doehring
             West Flank Fireline.                                   

  1600       Scholz requests Main Ridge Skies clear overhead,       Scholz
             Group move to Zero Point   clouds over Storm King Mt.  
             to help with spot fire.    Winds 45 miles per hour     
                                        from the west. Fire runs    
                                        inside perimeter.           

             Wind blows Byer\'s hat off                             SCR\
             near spot fire on Main                                 Byers
             Ridge.                                                 

             Roth left Stump with                                   Time: Putnam
             cubitainer of water.                                   

  1601       Eight smokejumpers 630 ft  Smoke in bottom of West     Photos:\
             south of Lunch Spot.       Drainage below              Petrilli\
             Longanecker lower on the   smokejumpers. Main Ridge    Shepard\
             south side of Double       spot fire active in brush   Good
             Draws.                     across line.                
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  **Time**   **Firefighters**          **Fire/Weather**          **Source**

  1602       Petrilli sees fire 35 yds Fire starts rapid run up  Petrilli
             north of base of Double   the east-facing slope     
             Draws, calls Mackey.      across the West Drainage  
             Mackey tells them to get  from smokejumpers. Fire   
             out of draws. Petrilli    also burning up the West  
             and other smokejumpers    Drainage. Petrilli        
             hike toward Lunch Spot.   estimates winds of 35     
                                       miles per hour at his     
                                       location.                 

  1603-\     Someone calls dispatch                              Longanecker
  1607       requesting retardant,                               
             heard to say \"we have a                            
             real bad situation                                  
             here.\"                                             

  1604       Kelso calls Shepard to    Fire in West Drainage.    Shepard\
             report spot fire had      Strong winds on Main      Scholz
             crossed West Drainage     Ridge, Spot fire on Main  
             below West Flank Fireline Ridge is active           
             Group. Shepard, \"Get out                           
             of there.\"Kelso, \"We                              
             are on our way.\" Scholz,                           
             \"Things are getting                                
             complicated.\"                                      

             Roth meets Thrash, Hipke, Column of smoke in West   Erickson\
             Hagen on West Flank       Drainage behind (south    Hipke
             Fireline at 1,450 ft.     of) and below Lunch Spot  
             Talked 30 sec then saw    Ridge.                    
             column.                                             

             Shepard relays message    Strong winds.             Scholz\
             about spot fire to Main                             Gray-SCR
             Ridge Group, Blanco                                 
             relays to Ryerson,                                  
             Mackey. Gray checks his                             
             watch. Statement by Main                            
             Ridge Group individuals                             
             \"remember this time.\"                             

             Erickson and Doehring     No wind on West Flank but Erickson\
             meet Archuleta on West    building column of smoke  Doehring
             Flank Fire line near 450  visible to south over     
             ft, they hear order to    West Drainage.            
             get out.                                            

             Blanco and Shepard at H-2 Column building in West   Photo:
             tell crews on Main Ridge  Drainage.                 Shepard
             at Zero Point to go to                              
             H-1.                                                

  1605       Three smokejumpers and    Column of smoke           Erickson
             West Flank Fireline Group noticeably bigger.        
             leave 1,450 ft with                                 
             Thrash, Roth, Hipke Hipke                           
             and Hagen.                                          

             Last water drop on Main   Column greatly increases  Good\
             Ridge. Good sees very     in size, west winds 45    Ryerson
             large column and spots,   miles per hour or greater 
             returns to helibase to    over Main Ridge. Chin     
             drop bucket so that he    strap needed on           
             can ferry firefighters    hard-hats.                
             off hill.                                           

             Crews at Zero Point on    Bucket drop cooled spot   Scholz
             Main Ridge start moving   on Main Ridge. Winds very 
             toward H-1 through cooled strong.                   
             spot fire.                                          

             Thirty smokejumpers                                 
             arrive by bus 1/4 mile                              
             west of base of West                                
             Drainage. They go to                                
             Canyon Creek Estates when                           
             fire blows up.                                      

  1606       Erickson, Doehring, and   Gray-black smoke in       Doehring\
             Archuleta at Tree, they   column, then flames reach Erickson\
             meet Haugh and Brixey.    top of east-facing slopes Brixey\
             Tells Haugh of order to   across West Drainage from Haugh
             go to H-1. Haugh calls    jumpers. Fire is moving   
             Blanco about spot fire    north up the drainage.    
             across drainage, Blanco                             
             responds to get out.                                

             Petrilli and seven        Fire rolls up the         Petrilli\
             smokejumpers meet Mackey  east-facing slopes across Thomas\
             100 ft below Lunch Spot.  West Drainage. Winds      Shepard
             Mackey tells smokejumpers blowing 45 miles per      
             to head up ridge toward   hour.                     
             H-1.                                                

  1607       Mackey checks on                                    Time: Putnam\
             Longanecker by radio then                           Longanecker
             moves north toward West                             
             Flank Fireline Group.                               

             Hipke near Stump at 830   Fire on West Bench north  Hipke\
             ft. Sees fire on their    of Lunch Spot Ridge. Fire Time: Putnam
             (east) side of West       front forms a \"U\" shape 
             Drainage.                 in bottom and up both     
                                       sides of West Drainage.   

             Petrilli and seven                                  Time: Putnam
             smokejumpers pass Lunch                             
             Spot and continue toward                            
             H-1.                                                

  1608       Mackey at 1,450 ft,       Fire on West bench behind Time: Putnam
             running.                  Mackey.                   

             Doehring, Archuleta,                                
             Brixey head to top of                               
             West Flank Fireline.                                

  1608:30    Haugh, Erickson hear fire Fire on Bench near Jumper Haugh\
             roar. They see first      Start Point (1,450 ft)    Erickson\
             smokejumpers in West      and near West Flank       Time: Putnam
             Flank Fireline Group      Fireline.                 
             coming across top of Spur                           
             Ridge.                                              
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  **Time**   **Firefighters**          **Fire/Weather**          **Source**

  1608:40    Hipke on top of Spur      Fire\'s northward spread  Hipke\
             Ridge (680 ft), sees      keeping pace with         Time: Putnam
             Mackey at end of West     northward movement of     
             Flank Fireline Group.     firefighter crews. Fire   
                                       crosses the West Flank    
                                       Fireline near 1,450 ft.   

  1609       Main Ridge Group,         Fire rapidly moving up    Robertson\
             BLM/USFS group near Rocks slope toward Rocks and    Scholz\
             on Main Ridge. Scholz     H-1.                      Byers\
             commands Hotshot Crew to                            Time: Putnam
             \"Reverse and move!\"                               
             Ryerson tells her Crew to                           
             go to H-2.                                          

             A jumper radios \"We\'re                            Shepard
             headed for a good spot.\"                           
             Sounds winded, urgent.                              

  1610       Walking steadily from the                           Time: Putnam
             Double Draws, Longanecker                           
             arrives at Lunch Spot.                              

             Doehring, Archuleta,                                Doehring\
             Brixey reach Main Ridge.                            Time: Putnam
             First part of Main Ridge                            
             Group passing Zero Point                            
             on their way to H-2.                                

             Erickson, who is at the   Fire front burning on     Time: Putnam
             Tree, sees hardhats of    south side of Spur Ridge  
             the West Flank Fireline   near Stump.               
             Group as they cross over                            
             Spur Ridge. Thrash is in                            
             the lead and Mackey is                              
             second to last in line.                             
             Erickson can see fire                               
             behind and below the                                
             hardhats. He and Haugh                              
             yell at the firefighters                            
             to go faster. Erickson                              
             calls Mackey to tell him                            
             about the fire behind the                           
             Spur Ridge.                                         

  1610:30    Thrash nears Draw (445                              Hipke
             ft), says \"Shelters?\"                             
             Hipke keeps moving up                               
             fireline.                                           

             Erickson sees Spot Fire   Spot Fire is burning on   Erickson\
             down the slope directly   northwest corner of West  Time: Putnam
             west and below the West   Bench, about 75 ft north  
             Flank Fireline Group.     of the Draw that runs     
                                       down the slope from the   
                                       Tree to the West          
                                       Drainage. Growing         
                                       rapidly.                  

             Erickson at Tree (200 ft) Fire on south side of     Erickson\
             radios Mackey to warn him Spur Ridge \"roars\" as   Time: Putnam
             about Spot Fire.          it burns up the slope     
                                       past the Stump and        
                                       crosses the fireline.     

  1610:45    Archuleta and Doehring at Fire burning uphill       Erickson\
             Photo Point on Main       behind Spur Ridge near    Time: Putnam
             Ridge. Archuleta asks     Stump and across west     
             Doehring for her camera.  slopes of West Drainage.  
             Haugh and Erickson at                               
             Tree. Erickson asks Haugh                           
             to get his (Erickson\'s)                            
             camera out of his pack.                             

  1611       Blanco at H-2 calls                                 Blanco
             Dispatch and says that                              
             they are losing the fire                            
             and to send air tankers.                            

             Archuleta and Doehring on Sky is orange.            Photos:\
             Main Ridge 110 ft north                             Archuleta\
             of top of West Flank                                Doehring\
             Fireline at Photo Point,                            Time: Putnam
             Archuleta takes two                                 
             photos of Mackey and two                            
             of the firefighters                                 
             located about 580 ft down                           
             the fireline from the                               
             Zero Point. Doehring                                
             takes two photos of same                            
             area then starts moving                             
             to H-2.                                             

             Erickson at Tree frames                             Erickson\
             one photo at similar                                Time: Putnam
             angle to Archuleta, but                             
             is out of film.                                     

  1611:15    Haugh, Erickson start up  Fire \"roars\" on way up  Erickson\
             fireline. Hipke at 325    to Main Ridge south of    Archuleta\
             ft. Archuleta walks to    Spur Ridge.               Time: Putnam
             the \"Y\" (a fork in the                            
             trail located about 60 ft                           
             south of the Zero Point).                           

  1612       Hipke at Tree (200 ft).                             Time: Putnam

             Helicopter approaches     Fire along top of Main    Good
             H-2, pilot sees           Ridge between H-1 and     
             firefighters running      Spur Ridge, 150 to 200 ft 
             north along Main Ridge,   flame lengths.            
             towering smoke column                               
             obscures area to the                                
             south near H-1.                                     

             Last of Main Ridge Group  Fire front at base of     Time: Putnam
             and Byers pass top of     Spur Ridge about to enter 
             West Flank Fireline (Zero draw below \"Tree.\"      
             Point) and follow trail                             
             that drops off east side                            
             of ridge on a contour                               
             toward H-2.                                         
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  **Time**   **Firefighters**          **Fire/Weather**          **Source**

  1612:15    Roth and Thrash start to                            Time: Putnam
             deploy. West Flank                                  
             Fireline Group stop                                 
             behind them.                                        

             Scholz, about 80 ft north Fire on south side of     Scholz
             of Zero Point, looks back Spur Ridge crests Main    
             to southwest and sees     Ridge 150 to 200 ft south 
             fire \"curling\" over the of Zero Point.            
             ridge behind firefighter                            
             running down the trail                              
             toward him.                                         

  1612:30    Haugh crosses over Main   Hot air and radiant heat  Erickson,\
             Ridge at top of West      in area near top of West  Haugh,
             Flank Fireline and starts Flank Fireline as fire    Scholz,\
             down into the East        crests the Spur Ridge.    Robertson\
             Drainage. Haugh receives  Fires active on Main      Time: Putnam
             slight burns.             Ridge. Wind blowing       
                                       toward H-2.               

             Blecha steps around West                            Time: Putnam
             Flank Fireline Group and                            
             continues up fireline.                              

  1612:45    Erickson crosses over the                           
             Main Ridge at the top of                            
             the fireline and receives                           
             second degree burns.                                

  1613       Doehring reaches H-2,     Smoke and sparks in air.  Doehring\
             heads into East Drainage.                           Time: Putnam

             Archuleta and Robertson   Hot air or radiant heat,  Robertson\
             walk on Main Ridge trail  smoke and sparks on top   Time: Putnam
             near Photo Point and feel of Main Ridge.            
             heat.                                               

             Shepard, Blanco,                                    Shepard
             Browning, Tyler move red                            
             bags near H-2.                                      

  1613:15    Scholz approaches H-2     Dolmars on Main Ridge     Scholz
             from trail on east side   between Photo Point and   
             of Main Ridge.            H-2 explode.              

  1613:30    Ryerson feels heat at                               Ryerson\
             H-2. Saws and dolmars                               Byers\
             left near red bags.                                 Robertson

             Fire overruns and kills   Fire, hot gases and smoke Time: Putnam
             12 members of West Flank  at bottom of fatality     
             Fireline Group (200 to    site.                     
             280 ft down West Flank                              
             Fireline from Zero                                  
             Point).                                             

             Tyler, Browning run north                           
             of H-2 along Main Ridge.                            

  1613:45    Blecha caught by hot                                Time: Putnam
             gases/flames. He dies 121                           
             ft from top of Main                                 
             Ridge.                                              

  1614       Blast of hot air hits     Hot air, flames, and      Hipke\
             Hipke, he hits ground 15  smoke on Main Ridge       Time: Putnam
             ft west of Zero Point.    between H-1 and Zero      
             Hipke gets up, removes    Point.                    
             pack as he crosses east                             
             edge of Main Ridge and                              
             headed down into East                               
             Drainage. Hipke receives                            
             third degree burns over                             
             10 percent of his body.                             

             Main Ridge Group,         Heat pushes firefighters  Ryerson,\
             BLM/USFS, Smokejumpers    over edge of Main Ridge.  Scholz,\
             heading off Main Ridge                              Byers, Good
             into East Drainage.                                 

  1614:30    Last of Main Ridge Group  Smoke, hot air, sparks at Robertson\
             below red bags head       H-2 and on red gear bags. Scholz\
             farther into East         Fusees with gear ignite.  Shepard\
             Drainage.                                           Time: Putnam

  1615       BLM/USFS, Main Ridge      Flames near top of Main   Navarro,\
             Group, Smokejumpers       Ridge at H-2. Fire        Scholz,
             several hundred feet down advances through saddle   Byers,\
             East Drainage. Two        below Drop Zone and into  Ryerson\
             helitack crewman cut off  top of East Drainage.     Time: Putnam
             from East Drainage.       Dolmars (probably near    
                                       red bags) explode.        

             Turbulence and smoke                                Good
             force helicopter to                                 
             leave.                                              

  1618       Six of eight jumpers                                Time: Putnam
             hiking up ridge reached                             
             burned area on Lunch Spot                           
             Ridge below H-1.                                    
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  **Time**   **Firefighters**          **Fire/Weather**          **Source**

  1619       Eight smokejumpers on                               Petrilli
             Lunch Spot Ridge deploy                             
             fire shelters. They form                            
             two groups, six                                     
             approximately 230 ft                                
             below edge of H-1, two                              
             others about 100 ft                                 
             further down ridge.                                 
             Jumpers call Mackey and                             
             get no response.                                    

  1622:30    Two Helitack (Tyler and   Fire advances to draw     Time: Putnam
             Browning) overrun and are below rock outcrop        
             killed in tight draw      northwest of H-2.         
             (1,960 ft northwest of                              
             H-2).                                               

  1624       All eight smokejumpers    During next 45 minutes    Petrilli
             under shelters. Petrilli  the fire makes three runs 
             checks his watch.         toward upper end of       
                                       Double Draws              
                                       approximately 500 ft      
                                       south of eight            
                                       smokejumpers.             

  1715-\     Main Ridge Group,         Firefighters moving down  Scholz\
  1730       BLM/USFS, Smokejumpers    East Drainage, see spot   Haugh
             reach I-70 freeway.       fires in East Drainage.   

  1800       Main Ridge Group,         Fire burns to mouth of    SCR
             BLM/USFS, Smokejumpers on East Drainage.            
             freeway taken to Glenwood                           
             Springs. Archuleta                                  
             returns to helibase at                              
             Canyon Creek Estates.                               

             Longanecker hiked to      Fire burns through entire Petrilli
             Lunch Spot Ridge          West Flank, but area      
             deployment site.          between Lunch Spot Ridge  
             Smokejumpers out of       and H-2 is cool enough to 
             shelters, they spread     walk through.             
             out, some walk to West                              
             Flank Fireline fatality                             
             site and begin search and                           
             rescue.                                             

  1900-\     Smokejumpers from Lunch                             Petrilli\
  2000       Spot Ridge deployment                               Little
             site arrive at H-2.                                 
             Archuleta and 25 or 26                              
             smokejumpers are ferried                            
             in by helicopter to                                 
             continue search and                                 
             rescue. Smokejumpers from                           
             shelter deployment on                               
             Lunch Spot Ridge ferried                            
             from fire. Smokejumpers                             
             conducting search walk                              
             out West Drainage after                             
             dark.                                               

  2100                                 Fire activity diminishes. 
                                       Fire estimated to have    
                                       burned 2,000 acres.       
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  **Time**                                                 **Firefighters**           **Fire/Weather**            **Source**

  \- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -                                                          
  **July                                                                                                          
  11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -                                                          
  -**                                                                                                             

                                                           Fire is declared           Total burned area is 2,115  Russo and\
                                                           controlled.                acres.                      Williams
                                                                                                                  1995,\
                                                                                                                  SCR
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