French Valley Fire
Location: 7 miles SE of Omak, Okanogan Co., WA
Specific Location: French Valley, Colville Indian Res., Lat 48° 20´ 22″ Lon 119° 25´ 23″
Date of Origin: 07/10/2008
Cause: Unknown
Situation as of 07/15/08 3:00 PM
Total Personnel: 140
Size: 1,420 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $942,000
Fire remained within containment lines, crews burned out or isolated unburned fuels south end of fire, located and mopped up hot spots with IR. Increased acreage due to updated mapping.
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Situation as of 07/14/08 5:30 PM
Total Personnel: 268
Size: 1,366 acres
Percent Contained: 70%
Costs to Date: $725,000
Fire remained within containment lines, crews burned out or isolated unburned fuels south end of fire. Two hundred foot mop up all divisions. Palm IR on all divisions planned.
Red Flag Warning in effect until 10 pm PDT Wednesday for winds and low humidities. Eastern WA and OR. West winds 6 to 11 mph increasing to NW 12 to 19 mph in the afternoon. In the eastern Columbia River Gorge west winds 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 mph.
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Situation as of 07/13/08 5:00 PM
Total Personnel: 236
Size: 1,234 acres
Percent Contained: 55%
Costs to Date: $505,000
Handline completed across south end of fire at 1700 hours, but significant unburned fuels adjacent to trail requiring treatment today. Fire is carried by dead and down timber in the draws.
Division A is in patrol status, crews to mop up and burnout in Division B.
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Situation as of 07/12/08 8:00 AM
Total Personnel: 211
Size: 1,234 acres
Percent Contained: 50%
Grass fire moved into an old burn area with dead and down timber. Currently burning in pockets of heavy dead and down fuel.
