• Aircraft: $643,058 (14 percent)

• Camp Personnel: $472,506 (10 percent)

• Line Personnel: $380,445 (eight percent)

Total: $4,689,425

On an ecological level, the Clear Creek Fire has presented possible risks to the scorched area. According to Public Information Officer Patrick Lonergan of Type II’s IMT, actions taken to stop the fire could potentially create situations harmful within the fire area.

“The fire control lines firefighters constructed to stop the fire can create opportunities for erosion to occur. These lines also present a site for non-native invasion weeds to get established,” said Lonergan. “The fire personnel have been working on immediate rehabilitation activities within the past couple of days to minimize the fire exposure to this in the fire area.”

There are some advantages to the fire in the long run.

District Ranger Nick Larson of the Pigsah National Forest Grandfather District consulted with Longergan when asked about positive effects the fire would have for the environment.