Figure 5. — Convection column above Sundance Fire looking east, at 1700 on September 1, 1967. 



Figure 6. — Fire destruction at mouth of McCormick 

 Creek. Lx)gging area on right. 



the Divide, meeting the spot fires burning up 

 the east slopes between Jeru Peak and Hunt 

 Peak. The convection column (fig. 5) reached 

 a height of 25,000 ft. at this time and was 

 detected as a weak echo by the U. S. Weather 

 Bureau radar at Missoula, Montana. 



The rescue team had entered McCormick 

 Creek and reported the smoke column was 4 

 to 6 miles wide. The dozers had moved out of 

 the heads of Jeru and Hellroaring Creeks. 



1800. During this period the fire intensity 

 decreased as the small fuel sizes were con- 

 sumed. The spot fires on the east portion of 

 the fire front, being influenced by the prevail- 

 ing wind, became consolidated and quickly 

 developed into a crowning fire. The large ad- 

 vancement of the fire between 1700 and 1800 

 may be seen on the foldout map. 



The rescue team paced the fire while re- 

 turning to Pack River after being blocked by 

 the fire in McCormick Creek. As the rescue 

 team reached the mouth of McCormick Creek 

 (fig. 6), they could see flames on the ridge 

 just southwest of them. The Roman Nose 

 lookout could not see any fire because of the 



