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Holiday Farm Fire October 2020

The Holiday Farm Fire ignited the night of September 7, 2020, south of the Andrews Forest. The fire spread quickly, fueled by strong east winds and very dry conditions. The fire eventually entered Watershed 9, then Watershed 1, and finally Watershed 2. The fire burned about 400 acres within the Andrews Forest. This photo gallery features the fire activity and the work of fire crews along the 1507 road and within Watershed 2.

Watershed 2 gage house and sediment basin, with firehose in the foreground
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_001

Watershed 2 gage house with fire hose going up the slope toward the active fire area
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_002

Fire hand line and fire hose moving up the slope in WS2, from the 302 Road. USFS Resource Advisors in foreground.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_003

Fire hand line and fire hose traversing up slope in WS2, from the 302 Road.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_004

Snags create concerns for the safety of fire crews working the area
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_005

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_006

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_007

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_008

USFS Resource Advisor flags watershed 2 trail crossing along the handline in WS2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_009

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_010

USFS staff survey along the handline in WS2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_011

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_012

USFS staff survey along the handline in WS2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_013

USFS staff survey along the handline in WS2. Note the tags on the nearby trees, indicating that the fire line went through one of the vegetation plots, used since the 1950s to track plant growth and mortality.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_014

USFS Resource Advisor surveys along the handline in WS2. PVC post marking vegetation plot in background
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_015

USFS staff survey along the handline in WS2. Note the tags on the nearby trees, indicating that the fire line went through one of the vegetation plots, used since the 1950s to track plant growth and mortality.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_016

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_017

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2. Snags and other hazardous trees were cut along handline.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_018

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_019

Fire dozer line in just above 455 road at edge of Watershed 2. Dozer line runs from 465 to 455 roads, at which point even steeper terrain forced crews to use handline the rest of the way downslope to road 302
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_020

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2 near road 455.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_021

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2. Disturbance to soil and vegetation is much more significant along dozer line than handline, but it also makes a more effective fire break.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_022

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2. Root wad and upturned soil in foreground on right from tree pushed over by dozer
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_023

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2. This particularly steep section would be vulnerable to serious erosion without subsequent waterbarring and repair work.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_024

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_025

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_026

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2. Large snag in left foreground was cut for safety.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_027

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2. This was an accidental beginning of the dozer line at junction with 465 road. Operator likely mistook this for the main side ridge. After opening ca. 60 feet the dozer backtracked and began the actual fire line running down side ridge to road 455.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_028

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2, where it meets the 465 Road
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_029

Fire hand line in the upper area of Watershed 2 follows the upper watershed 2 trail for ca. 1/4 mile. Then handline cuts upslope to connect with a dozer line off of road 2633.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_030

Active fire in the upper portion of WS2 just below upper trail, low severity ground fire. A few hours after photo taken the fire reached the trail, but was held in check by crews using fire hose supplied by frequent trips from tender trucks.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_031

Active fire in the upper portion of WS2 just below upper trail, low severity ground fire
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_032

Returning downslope along dozer line from road 465 along ridge bounding WS2 and WS3. USFS Resource Advisors.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_033

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2. USFS Resource Advisors.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_034

Smoke from hotspot in WS2 above gaging, taken from handline
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_035

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2. USFS Resource Advisors.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_036

Air Crane used for water drops over hot spots in Watershed 2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_037

Air Crane used for water drops over hot spots in Watershed 2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_038

smoke on the landscape, from fire in Watershed 2. Taken from 130 road radio tower
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_039

smoke on the landscape, from fire in Watershed 2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_040

smoke on the landscape, from fire in Watershed 2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/6/2020
Photo number: aev_041

Air Crane drops water over hot spots in Watershed 2. Taken from top of USGS Debris Flume.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/7/2020
Photo number: aev_042

Night time image of hot spot of fire in Watershed 2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/7/2020
Photo number: aev_043

Smoke and evidence of browned tree crowns on the slope of Watershed 2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/8/2020
Photo number: aev_044

Smoke and evidence of browned tree crowns on the slope of Watershed 2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/8/2020
Photo number: aev_045

Smoke and evidence of browned tree crowns on the slope of Watershed 2
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/8/2020
Photo number: aev_046

Repair work with heavy equipment on dozer line on 1507 road
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/9/2020
Photo number: aev_047

Completed repair of dozer line along 1507 road. Soils, branches and tree boles pushed out of way by dozer were pulled back onto line by an excavator.
Photographed by: HJA Staff
Date: 10/9/2020
Photo number: aev_048