The Carty Fire has been declared contained by Mark Twain National Forest officials.
The wildland fire is on National Forest lands on Mark Twain National Forest’s Salem Ranger District, approximately 3 miles west of Black, Missouri. Black is approximately 40 miles southeast of Salem, Missouri, and approximately 6 miles west of Johnson Shut-ins State Park.
The fire had been burning since Friday, August 27, 2010 in heavy fuels created by a May 8, 2009 derecho storm that caused substantial wind damage in southern Missouri. More than 40,000 acres was affected by the storm, which blew down vast amounts of trees across public and private lands in this area.
Jerry Soard, Carty Fire incident commander, credited the rainy weather Monday and Tuesday in helping curtail the blaze.
The final size of the fire is around 80 acres. Approximately 120 acres of unburned fuels remain between containment lines and the fire itself. However, these unburned fuels no longer pose a significant threat.
Reynolds County roads 822 and 824 were re-opened to public access.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by USDA Forest Service.
For updated information about Mark Twain National Forest, go to www.fs.usda.gov/mtnf or contact your local Mark Twain National Forest office.
