Gran Fire

Time/Date Started: July 21, 2006, 1610 hours
Location: Little Granite Mtn., 7 miles east of Bartlett Dam
Cause: Lightning
Fuels: Desert grass and brush
Size: 3,500 acres, actively growing
Contained: 0 %
Resources Committed: 3 Type 2 crews; 4 heavy airtankers; 2 Type 3 helicopters; 13 engines (3 Type 1 engines, 5 Type 3 engines, 5 Type 4 engines); 1 water tender
Summary: Over the last 24 hours, there have been multiple lightning strikes and fire starts. The fire grew quickly due to wind most of the night and multiple collapsing thunderstorms.
Concerns: kV 345 power lines threatened by potential smoke