European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday december 7, 19b8 the stars and Stripe Yellowstone fire tactics criticized poor judgment used report says Idaho Falls Idaho a a fire at Yellowstone National Park that threatened Cooke City monl., last sum Mer could have been snuffed out in its earliest stages government officials say in new reports. But another Blaze which almost burned the historic old faithful Complex Al the Park and threatened West Yellowstone mont., was impossible to control the reports said. In All the 10 major fires that Cut a Swath of flames through Yellowstone burned about 706,000 acres. The latest report Friday indicated the fires covered much less than the t million acre Esti mate Given in september the new figures based on satellite Pic Tures assessed last week indicate that about 32 percent or the 2.2 million acre Park burned. By underestimating drought conditions Yellowstone firefighters missed an Early Opportunity to Stop the Clover and Mist fires in the Northeast Corner of the Park which threatened Cooke City an a scr Agency review least said. Instead of their own observations Park and National Forest officials relied on fire information gathered since the Early 1970s, the report said. The Clover and mis fires eventually merged and burned 309,600 acres in the Park and National forests. Another team that looked Al the North Fork fire on the Park s Western Edge which threatened the old faithful area concluded that no amount of resources would have stopped in the reports were prepared by nation Al Park service and . Forest service ire specialists who interviewed manag ers and fire Bosses. The cover and Mist fires started july 9 and july 11. At this Lime the Park could have suppressed both fires with initial action forces the report said. Projected spread and worst True analysis underestimated the potential of these fires to Cross the Continental Divide onto the Sho shone National Dan Sholly Yellowstone s chief Ranger said historic weather trends showing Rains in july and August led Park officials to underestimate fire conditions. But he noted hat even the country s Best fire experts underestimated fire conditions later in the summer. We re mortals he said. Dick Hodge Forest Ranger on the Csc Arzaler National Forest in Potlatch and a member of the review team said that the first five Days july 9-14, were the Only Chance Park officials had to so Pic blazes. After that it had grown big enough that we doubted they could have con trolled it completely Hodge said in a phone interview. The North Fork fire slatted july 22 when a woodcutter dropped a cigarette in the targe cd National Forest. It quickly spread and bulldozers were not Al Lowed inside the Park during the initial attack. But with spot fires detected up to a half mile ahead of the fire the next Day. Tray , the Yellowstone area fire commander judged that Bulldozer lines would not hold the fire. There could have been a toss of equipment Crews in danger and unnecessary damage to the environment the report said. The end result an escaped fire would have been the the review team went even further in supporting the firefighting Effort by Park and ire Bosses. Using More resources in most in stances would not have led to greater control of the main fire icy said in the. Report. The North Fork and Wolf like fires eventually covered More than 500,000 acres in Yellowstone and targe cd National Forest. The review teams submitted their re ports Friday to the greater Yellowstone coordinating committee in Denver. The committee will present reports to the larger inter Agency group that is preparing a final report on the fires for Congress and the secretaries of the Interior and agriculture. It is due for release dec. 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