Firefighter watches smoke plumeThe France Canyon Fire started June 11th at approximately 3 p.m. MST on the Powell Ranger District on the Dixie National Forest. It is burning in rough terrain about 6.5 miles southeast of Hatch, Utah.
Color Country Incident Management Team 1, a Type 3 Incident Management Team, managed the incident between June 11 and June 22.
The Great Basin Team 5 assumed command of the fire on June 22.
The Color Country Incident Management Team Type 3, assumed command of the fire on July 4.
Command of the fire returned to the home unit on July 13 with local Type 4 Incident Management Team.
Management objectives include
- Provide for incident responder and public safety.
- Coordinate with cooperators and local stakeholders.
- Reduce the threat to private property, structures and Bryce Canyon National Park.
- Protect critical infrastructure (power corridor, travel corridors and Wilson Repeater).
- Protect sensitive species habitat identified by the Resource Advisor.
- Work with Resource Advisors to identify and prioritize fire suppression repair and implement plan
Closures are in effect for the area.