American Fork Canyon Fire
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August 2000:
00-449 - Timpanogos Cave NM (UT) - Park Closure
The park was closed on the afternoon of July 30th due to the proximity
of the Oak Hill Fire. The human-caused blaze traveled up a west-facing
slope over rugged terrain and spotted into American Fork Canyon, where
the park is located. Highway 92 south of the fire through American
Fork Canyon remains closed, and a Forest Service campground two miles
from the park has been evacuated. At the time of the report
(Wednesday), the fire had moved within 500 yards of the park's
northwest boundary. Superintendent Kit Mullen has delegated fire
management authority to a Type I team assigned to the Wasatch Complex,
a group of five fires currently burning in the Uinta National Forest.
The park's fire crew has been working on hazard fuel reduction around
park structures; interpretive rangers have been assigned to assist the
Forest Service and Utah Department of Transportation with road
closures and manning on-site information stations. Chief of
interpretation Suzanne Flory is the public information officer for the
fire. Administrative personnel have been supporting park operations
with assistance from maintenance staff. The park will remain closed
until further notice. [Kathleen Gonder, AO, GOSP, 8/2, for TICA, whose
server is down]
Tim S
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"They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..."
Union commander John Sedgewick's last words
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