courtesy of U.S. Department of Agriculture
Crews are making good progress on the Backbone Fire in the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Area in Natchitoches Parish. Jim Caldwell with the U.S. Forest Service says as of yesterday evening, the 2,400-acre fire was just under 60% contained.
“Our lines are certainly holding. There’s still a very small amount of fire out there, but things are going completely to plan, and we think it will soon be out,” Caldwell said.
Caldwell says there are no homes or structures threatened, and no one has been forced to evacuate.
“The fire is completely contained within the 8,700-acre Kisatchie Hills Wilderness. So there’s no roads, there are no buildings within that wilderness,” Caldwell said.
Caldwell says fire personnel remain on the scene and are working to achieve full containment.
“We’re doing burnouts, and our burnouts were very, very successful. It’s looking so good in there. And then when the rain came, on top of that, and put out most of the spots that were left, that put us in a very good situation,” Caldwell said.
The fire started on August 3rd, and it’s believed to have been caused by a lightning strike.
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