Slide Creek Fire
Location: 6 mi S of Colville, Stevens Co. WA
Specific Location: Moran Creek E of Hwy 395, Lat 48° 25´ 52″ Lon 117° 50´ 24″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Under investigation
Situation as of 08/31/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 293
Size: 989 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $1,900,000
100% containment. Transfer of this incident to a Type 3 IMT tomorrow at 0600 hours.
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Situation as of 08/30/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 381
Size: 989 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $1,650,000
Crews completed reinforcement of the line and began pulling out the system of hoselines used for mop-up. Excavators are opening dirt berms-from dozer lines-to mop-up hot spots. Two Strike Teams of Engines, all aircraft, and some other equipment, were demobed today. Five Strike Teams of State Mobe Engines will be demobed early tomorrow morning.
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Situation as of 08/29/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 372
Size: 989 acres
Percent Contained: 60%
Costs to Date: $1,200,000
Structures Destroyed: 2 PRIM , 4 OUTB
No fire growth today. Continued interior consumption-smoldering. Protect endangered homes and outbuildings; reinforce existing control lines; remove unburned fuel from within the control line; grid for hotspots and mop-up (25 feet off line and 500 feet from all structures); rehab dozer lines where appropriate.
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Situation as of 08/28/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 449
Size: 989 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
Crews reinforced a good deal of line and made progress on elimination of unburned fuels within the line. A significant amount of hose line was strung in areas without road access-in anticipation of future mop-up operations.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 162
Size: 950 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Structures Threatened: 100 PRIM
Structures Destroyed: 2 PRIM
State Fire Mobilization Incident. Sixty-five to 100 homes are at risk inside current containment lines. A HEL2 and 6 CRW2 are needed to work steep terrain to reinforce containment lines, eliminate unburned fuel near homes, and reinforce containment line/mop-up hot spots to prevent the wind from pushing the fire into homes or beyond control lines. There are many homes in/around the area located in such a manner that the containment line-by itself-will not protect these houses.
Planned Actions: Protect endangered structures, build line and reinforce existing control line, remove unburned fuel within containment line.
Fish Hatchery Fire
Location: 3 mi N of Republic, Ferry Co. WA
Specific Location: E of Sanpoil Lake and Hwy 21, Lat 48° 40´ 32″ Lon 118° 38´ 59″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Under investigation
Situation as of 09/01/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: ?
Size: 667 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $1,481,000
Suppression expenses update
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Situation as of 08/30/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 381
Size: 667 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $1,297,000
100% containment. Transfer to Type 3 0600 hours 08/31/10
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Situation as of 08/28/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 337
Size: 650 acres
Percent Contained: 50%
Transfer of command from a Type 3 to a Type 2 organization. Road closure at Herron Creek Rd and Spring Ridge Rd - local traffic only. Active burning of slash piles, stump holes, and unburned brush patches.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 182
Size: 650 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
Structures Threatened: 17 PRIM , 17 OUTB
Structures Destroyed: 1 OUTB
WIMT 1, Type 2, will assume command on Saturday, 8-28-10 at 0600.
Highway 8 Complex Fires
Location: N of Lyle, Klickitat Co. WA
Specific Location: Snowden Road, W of the Klickitat River, Lat 45°42′39″ Lon 121°17′57″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Fallen powerline (high winds)
Situation as of 09/01/2010 9:30 am
Personnel: 45
Size: 2,019 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $2,707,000
Suppression expenses update
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Situation as of 08/31/2010 2:30 pm
Personnel: 378
Size: 2,019 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $2,500,000 (numbers inaccurate)
100% containment
Level 1 and 2 emergency notices will be lifted and the Fisher Hill Road closure will be removed. The Klickitat River Trail remains closed within the fire area until assessed jointly by Washington State Parks and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area [two absolutely brainless bureaucracies]. Transfer of command to local jurisdiction scheduled for 9/1 at 0600.
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Situation as of 08/30/2010 5:45 pm
Personnel: 550
Size: 2,019 acres
Percent Contained: 85%
Costs to Date: $2,200,000 (numbers inaccurate)
State mobilization ended at 2400, 8/29. All Type 1 crews released. Emergency Levels 1 and 2 remain in effect but a meeting is scheduled today to determine future levels. Fire officials are working with the county road department to assess repair work needed on the Fisher Hill Road in preparation of opening. The Red Cross information site closes at 1800 today. Planning for transition of fire management back to the local jurisdiction on 9/1 ongoing.
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Evacuation Levels 3 and 2 lowered to Levels 2 and 1, respectively. Road closures have
been lifted on all roads with the exception of one road interior to the fire. Lines have been secured and significant progress towards meeting mop up standards has occurred in all Divisions. State mobilization will end today; several State mobilization resources were released today with the remainder scheduled for demobilization tomorrow morning. Type 1 crews scheduled for release tomorrow morning. All Type 1 helicopters have been released. A community meeting is scheduled for 1900 tonight in the town of Lyle.
Situation as of 08/28/2010 5:15 pm
Personnel: 712
Size: 2,040 acres
Percent Contained: 40%
Costs to Date: $1,500,000 (numbers inaccurate)
A state mobilization is still in effect. An evacuation order was issued by the sheriff’s office for residences in the vicinity of the Canyon Rd. A level 2 evacuation order is in place for residences west of Canyon Road that are accessed from Canyon Road between the Silva Cutoff Road and Lyle Snowden Road. A level 2 evacuation order is also in place for residences between Highway 142, Centerville Highway and Dillacourt Canyon. A level 3 evacuation order is in place for residences between Canyon Road and Highway 142 approximately 1 mile north of Lyle and south of a line drawn from the Shady Lane Road to the mouth of Dilcourt Canyon. The following road closures are in effect: Highway 142 between MP 0.25 and MP 10; Fisher Hill road between the intersection of Hwy 142 and the Johnson Rd; and Canyon Rd between the Lyle-Snowden Rd and the Silva Cutoff Road.
Containment lines will be in place around fire at end of day shift although portions in the northwest portion of the fire need to be further secured. Mop up operations occurring in Divisions A, B, C. Hose lays will be in place on Divisions L and Q at end of day shift in preparation for beginning of mop up operations tomorrow.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 583
Size: 1,690 acres
Percent Contained: 5%
Washington Team 2 assumed command of the complex at 0800 this morning after local forces were able to construct fireline on the west side of the fire. A state mobilization was declared. A Level 3 evacuation order was issued by the sheriff’s office for residences in the vicinity of the Canyon Rd. A level 2 evacuation order was issued for residences further west to the Lyle-Snowden Rd and east along the Centerville Hwy to Hartland Rd. One hay barn and two out-buildings were lost last night. Retardant and heavy helicopters were used yesterday and today to protect residences and slow the fire spread. The following road closures are in effect: Highway 142 was closed between mp .25 and mp 10; Fisher Hill Rd between the intersection of Hwy 142 and the Johnson Rd; and Canyon Rd between the Lyle-Snowden Rd and the Silva-cutoff.
Today the fire continues to push the northwest and northeast corners due to wind and topography, requiring retardant to slow growth. There was active fire behavior throughout the night. The grass fuels ignited easily, heavier fuels in the draws also consumed easily even with moderated temperatures and relative humidity.
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 2:00 pm
Personnel: not reported
Size: 1,200 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
State mobilization authorized on 8/26/2010 at 5:30. Washington Team 2 (Reed) has been ordered for this incident. This is a type 2 team. Active fire behavior through the night, initial attack resources providing structure protection.
Closure on SR 142 from MP0 to MP10. 40 residences are at a level 3 (mandatory) evacuation and 50 are at level 2 (voluntary). Evaucuation center set up at Lion’s Club in Lyle.
Hubbard Fire
Location: 8 mi NE of Dayton, Columbia Co. WA
Specific Location: Hopkins Ridge Wind Energy Project, S of Tucannon R. Lat 46°27′2″ Lon 117°51′14″
Date of Origin: 08/26/2010
Cause: Unknown
Situation as of 08/30/2010 12:00 pm
Personnel: 135
Size: 11,500 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $350,000
100% containment
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Situation as of 08/28/2010 3:15 pm
Personnel: 135
Size: 11,500 acres
Percent Contained: 75%
Tucannon Road re-opening @ 1800, 8/28/2010
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Situation as of 08/27/2010 5:20 pm
Personnel: 135
Size: 11,500 acres
Percent Contained: 25%
Structures Threatened: 26 PRIM , 0 OUTB
Structures Destroyed: 5 OUTB
Structures lost in include a barn full of hay, a chicken coop, and several smaller sheds.
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Situation as of 08/26/2010 6:45 pm
Personnel: Five wildland engine strike teams, two 20-person handcrews, and a Type 3 Incident Management Team have been ordered.
Size: 11,000 acres
Percent Contained: 15%
Grass fire pushed by sustained winds 13mph with gusts up to 20mph.
Eight Mile Lake Let It Burn Fire
Location: 13 mi SW of Leavenworth, Chelan Co. WA
Specific Location: Alpine Lakes Wilderness area, Okanogan-Wenatchee NF. 47.519 latitude, -120.856 longitude
Date of Origin: 08/18/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/22/2010 3:00 pm
Personnel: 1
Size: 119 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
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Situation as of 08/19/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 0
Size: 60 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Eight Mile Lake Fire is burning about midway up a very steep slope directly above Eight Mile Lake. This wilderness fire is largely naturally contained on three sides by very steep, rocky cliffs; Eight Mile Lake lines the bottom of the slope. Old burn areas flank the area to the east and west of the drainage.
The following Trail closures are in effect: Eight Mile Lake Trail #1552, Eight Mile-Trout Lake Trail #1554, closed from Eight Mile Lake to Windy Pass. Hiker reservations for 8 Mile Lake canceled indefinitely. Eight Mile road and campground are open, and access to the Enchantments remains open. The fire does not impact services or accommodations elsewhere in the Icicle Valley or Leavenworth.
Thunder Let It Burn Fire
Location: 17 mi NW of Lake Wenatchee, Okanogan-Wenatchee NF, Chelan Co WA
Specific Location: Thunder Creek, S of Glacier Peak, Glacier Peak Wilderness, ~6 mi E of the PCT, Lat 48° 2´ 54″ Lon 121° 0´ 2″
Date of Origin: 08/16/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/17/2010 4:30 pm
Personnel: 4
Size: 125 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
About as remote as you can get in the Lower 48. Trail advisories posted on Trail # 1507 and 1502. Glaciers to the N, White River to the S.
Hopper Let It Burn Fire
Location: 14 mi W of Duckabush, Olympic National Park, Jefferson Co. WA
Specific Location: S of Mt. Hopper, N Fork Skokomish R., Lat 47° 37´ 10″ Lon 123° 17´ 54″
Date of Origin: 08/03/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/26/2010 4:30 pm
Personnel: 0
Size: unknown
Percent Contained: 0%
Monitoring crew withdrawn. Trails remain closed.
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Situation as of 08/19/2010 5:15 pm
Personnel: 12
Size: 385 acres
Percent Contained: 15%
Percent contained is identified to show that 15% of the fire has burned up to rock outcrops or snow fields, not because of any suppression actions taken.
Ten person fuels crew is installing monitoring plots on fire. Fire activity was minimal today. Cloud cover over the fire in morning finally broke after noon, when a slight increase in activity was observed. Activity limited to occasional torching, but primarily creeping fire, with burning heavy downed logs. Cooler weather, with cloud cover expected over the fire next few days. If activity remains minor, will drop staffing to two to four monitors early next week. After this 209, will only report every Thursday unless significant activity occurs or if a request from NWCC is made for more frequent 209’s.
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Situation as of 08/17/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 15
Size: 381 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Fire is approximately 10 percent contained due to burning up into rock bluff on Mt. Hopper. Hiking in 10 person fuels crew with ICT4 install rapid assessment plots and to complete further monitoring requirements. Initial monitor team will begin hike out tomorrow. Saw additional growth of approximately 50 acres as fire continues to spread by gravity downslope with small torching and run activity in steeper portions.
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Situation as of 08/16/2010 5:30 pm
Personnel: 10
Size: 330 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
10 person NPS fuels module to install rapid assessment plots on the fire. They will also be utilized if needed to install check lines on the northern flank, due to a chance the fire could spread into Crazy Creek Drainage. If decision is made to try to hold fire at trail, they will be utilized for control tactics along trail. Crew will hike in on Tuesday and be on fire on Wednesday.
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Situation as of 08/15/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 7
Size: 325 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Closure on Skokomish River trail at Nine Stream Camp and at the Home Sweet Home/Duckabush trail junction.
Fire trebled in size. 10 person NPS crew will hike into fire on Tuesday to be in place for northern containment line if needed.
No discussion of Andrew Palmer Rules (emergency evacuation of injured firefighters).
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Situation as of 08/13/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 5
Size: 120 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Rainbow Bridge Fire
Location: 2 mi N of Stehekin, Chelan Co. CA
Specific Location: near Rainbow Falls, North Cascades National Park, Lat 48° 20´ 39″ Lon 120° 41´ 34″
Date of Origin: 07/29/2010
Cause: Under investigation
Situation as of 08/05/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 143
Size: 3,710 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
Costs to Date: $1,500,000
Today was the last operational period for WAIMT3’s management of the incident and the fire will be turned back to local jurisdiction tomorrow. Crews continued mopping up in Divisions A and B as well as monitor and securing control lines. Evacuation Level on the New and Old Schools remains at a Level 3. Crews are being brought out from Stehekin Base Camp by boat and equipment will be barged out over the next two days.
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Situation as of 08/04/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 178
Size: 3,710 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
Costs to Date: $1,300,000
Significant rain fell over the fire yesterday and last night, but with the warmer weather today fuels have already dried significantly. The fire is still burning but with reduced intensity.
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Wenatchee River Complex Fires
Location: Nahahum, Devils Gulch, Chelan Co. CA
Specific Location: Cashmere coords given: Lat 47° 31´ 20″ Lon 120° 28´ 05″
Date of Origin: 07/30/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/03/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 492
Size: 2,065 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $2,309,000
Structures Threatened: 84 PRIM , 90 OUTB
Structures Destroyed: 1 PRIM , 3 OUTB
100% containment.
Nahahum Canyon Road residence - Evacuation Level 2 remains in place, road closure signs will remain in place. Nahahum Canyon Road opened to residents only.
Devil’s Gulch Fire - Continue mop-up to turn back standards 100 feet in grass and 200 feet in timber and rehab trails. Tripp Canyon Fire – Continue mop-up to turn back standards 100 feet in grass and 200 feet in timber and continue rehab of trails and roads. Nahahum Fire – Continue structure protection and construct containment lines. Start rehab and another check with Hand held IR around structures for 100 feet. Patrol controlled IA Fires.
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Situation as of 08/02/2010 5:00 pm
Personnel: 643
Size: 2,065 acres
Percent Contained: 70%
Costs to Date: $1,800,000
Structures Threatened: 84 PRIM , 90 OUTB
Structures Destroyed: 1 PRIM , 3 OUTB
Evacuation Level reduced to a 2 on Nahahum Fire. All others have been removed.
Nahahum Fire – 1947 acres. Increase in acres due to accurate GPS around entire fire. Tripp Canyon Fire – 64 acres. Devil’s Gulch Fire – 37 acres. Yaxon Fire – 17 acres. Another seven confirmed lightning fires of less than an acre each since 7/30/10.
All fires – smoldering, creeping and burn out of interior large fuels.
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Situation as of 08/01/2010 10:30 am
Personnel: 524
Size: 1,626 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
~100 residences threatened, 1 destroyed.
12 fires, largest is Nahahum Canyon Fire. 52 structures were under evacuation orders as of Saturday night, but those evacuations have been lifted. Rain on fire yesterday.
Swakane Fire
Location: 6 mi N of Wenatchee, Chelan Co. WA
Specific Location: Swakane Canyon, Swakane Wildlife Area (State) Lat 47°34′32″ Lon 120°20′13″
Date of Origin: 07/07/2010
Cause: Under Investigation
Situation as of 07/15/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 404
Size: 19,746 acres
Percent Contained: 65%
Updated: Friday, 16 July 2010 at 8:25 am
Evacuation Advisement continues for 70 homes along Hwy 97A and the Level 2 Evacuation Advisement remains in effect for 3 residences in Swakane Canyon. New road closures are in place north of the fire area in the Mills Canyon area. Swakane Canyon is only open to local access. The fire is directly affecting nine miles along Hwy 97A.
Dry grass and brush are the most flammable fuels associated with this fire. Much of the timber is still too moist to burn, and is a natural barrier to progression of the fire. Firefighters will continue to secure the containment lines today. Burnout from containment lines has been hampered by green vegetation.
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Situation as of 07/12/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 404
Size: 19,746 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
Level 1 Evacuation Advisement continues for 70 homes along Hwy 97A and the Level 2 Evacuation Advisement remains in effect for 3 residences in Swakane Canyon. No homes have been lost, but a hay barn burned on July 10. Three road closures are in effect. Swakane Canyon is only open to local access. Caution is advised if traveling Highway 97A between Wenatchee and Entiat. The public is encouraged to use Hwy 97 on the east side of the river. More closure and evacuation information can be found at http://www.inciweb.org/incident/2014/
Yesterday there was significant fire behavior pushed by steady winds of 20 miles per hour. Gusts over 40 mph prevented use of helicopter support much of the day. All fire activity remained within the fire lines. Windy conditions are expected to decrease today. Crews will conduct burn out operations on the west side today and work to secure the north side.
Preston Fox Fire
Location: 20 miles NW of Entiat, 10 miles W of Hollywood Beach on Lake Chelan, Chelan Co. WA
Specific Location: Okanogan-Wenatchee NF, Brennegan Creek above Preston Falls on the Entiat River, Lat 47° 55´ 27″, Lon 120° 24´ 59″
Date of Origin: 10/4/2009
Cause: Escaped prescribed fire
Situation as of 10/04/2009 8:00 am
Personnel: 12
Size: 450 acres
Percent Contained: 5%
The fire crossed the contingency boundary in the burn plan and has been converted to a wildfire. The Preston Creek road system has been closed to the public.
Fire is burning actively in shrub areas where wind and slope align. Single tree torching and active backing and flanking fire have been observed.
Planned Actions: Monitor the incident with aircraft as needed. Evaluate need for additional action if significant weather change occurs.
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Oden Road Fire
Location: 5 miles W of Okanogan, 2 Miles N of Malott, Okanogan Co., WA.
Specific Location: Fox Mountain, Chilliwist Butte, Lat 48° 22´ 46″ Longitude 119° 45´ 36″
Date of Origin: 08/21/2009
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 08/26/2009 8:00 pm
Personnel: 557
Size: 9,607 acres
Percent contained: 90%
Acreage is reduced due to more accurate mapping of fire perimeter using GPS equipment. Crews are working to extinguish hot spots along the fire perimeter and around structure.
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Situation as of 08/25/2009 7:30 pm
Personnel: 694
Size: 10,258 acres
Percent contained: 80%
As of Monday evening, there are no evacuation notices in effect, but residents in the area should be aware of the fire situation in the area. Highway 20 is now open to through traffic between Twisp and Okanogan.
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Situation as of 08/24/2009 5:30 pm
Personnel: 685
Size: 10,258 acres
Percent contained: 70%
Structures Destroyed: 2 PRIM
Homes were evacuated on Friday, but residents were allowed back in on Saturday. Nearly 200 homes remain on alert to be aware of potentially changing fire conditions. Highway 20 is closed to through traffic between Twisp and Okanogan due to fire activity on both sides of the road, including falling trees and rocks. It will remain closed until safety of travellers can be ensured.
Dry Creek Complex Fires
Location: 2 miles S of Priest Rapids, Yakima and Benton Cos., WA
Specific Location: Rattlesnake Hills, Yakima Military Res., Arid Land Ecological Res., ~4? miles W of Hanford DOE Site, Lat 46° 34´ 46″ Lon 119° 43´ 41″
Date of Origin: 08/20/2008
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 08/24/2008 8:00 am
Personnel: 112
Size: 48,902 acres
Percent contained: 80%
Costs to Date: $850,000
Structures Destroyed: 1 PRIM , 1 COMM
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Situation as of 08/22/2008 4:00 pm
Personnel: not reported
Size: 40,000 acres
Percent contained: 0%
The fire is estimated at 40,000 acres, wind-driven and burning in sage brush and grass on Federal and private lands from 6 miles north of Sunnyside N to the Columbia River straddling Hwy 241. Within ~4? miles of Hanford Waste Management and Processing Area.
One structure, the Silver Dollar Cafe located at the intersection of Hwy 241 and Hwy 24, and one manufactured home were lost. There are no evacuation orders currently in place. Hwy 241 is closed between Sunnyside N to Hwy 24, and Hwy 24 is closed from Moxee E to Hwy 240.
Two type 1 heavy helicopters, dozers, and engines are working the fire. State mobilization was ordered and approved at midnight Friday allowing fire resources from across Washington to come and assist the local fire districts. A type 2 WA IMT took over management of the fire at 1800 hrs 08/22.
Langille Fire
Location: 17 miles S of Randle, Skamania Co., WA
Specific Location: McCoy Peak, Gifford Pinchot NF, Lat 46° 19´ 05″, Lon 121° 49´ 41″
Date of Origin: 07/27/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/11/2009 2:00 pm
Personnel: 15
Size: 485 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Completed remote monitoring and installation of webcams. The confine and contain strategy will be implemented when the fire positions itself for safe tactical operations.
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Situation as of 08/08/2009 3:00 pm
Personnel: 21
Size: 485 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $280,000
Fire transitioned from Hutton Type 2 organization to Seielstad Type 3. Rain, cool temps and high Rh% are foretasted for the next 4-6 days. Thus, this will be the last report until fire conditions change. Additional fire activity is expected to occur with warmer and drier conditions.
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Situation as of 08/07/2009 5:00 pm
Personnel: 39
Size: 485 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $267,000
Transition day with the Type 3 team. NR Wildland Fire Team will be reassigned. Remote monitoring established.
Minimal fire spread due to deep marine layer. Fire behavior is creeping and smoldering. Fire weakened snags and green trees are coming down throughout the fire area.
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Situation as of 08/05/2009 5:30 pm
Personnel: 62
Size: 485 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $205,000
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Situation as of 08/04/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 33
Size: 485 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Expected Date of Containment: September 30, 2009
The fire has reached less steep topography and is not actively spreading. The fire is backing slowing down slope to Yellow Jacket Creek. A wildland fire module is in place to provide structure protection, if needed.
Note that two days ago the GPNF stated that a confine and contain strategy would be employed “when the fire burns into terrain where crews can be safely deployed.” The fire has reached that terrain, crews have been deployed, but they are monitoring crews, not firefighting crews. This fire is going to be Let Burn until October, according to today’s announcement. Yellow Jacket Creek is well-roaded. The forest type is westside old-growth Douglas-fir.
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Situation as of 08/02/2009 6:30 pm
Personnel: 30
Size: 470 acres
Percent contained: 0%
The chosen strategy is contain/confine. It will succeed when the fire burns into terrain where crews can be safely deployed. Roads and trails in the vicinity of the fire are closed.
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Situation as of 08/01/2009 9:00 pm
Personnel: 19
Size: 296 acres
Percent contained: 0%
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Situation as of 07/31/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 16
Size: 100 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Estimated Containment Date: September 15th, 2009
Northern Rockies Type 2 IMT in place developing a Long Term Management Plan. Smokejumpers unable to contain fire due to steep terrain. Helicopter bucket drops have slowed the fire’s spread. Establishing safety zones and beginning air operations.
Discovery Fire
Location: ~30 miles W of Yakima, 8 miles S of Rimrock Lake, Yakima Co., WA
Specific Location: Discovery Creek, S. Fork Tieton River, Lat 46° 30´ 20″, Lon 121° 14´ 02″
Date of Origin: 07/28/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/12/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 233
Size: 4,178 acres
Percent contained: 100%
As of 6:00 P.M. the 12th of August, the National Forest portion of the fire was returned to the local unit and put in patrol status. The portion within the Ahtanum State Forest is managed by a State Dept of Natural Resources Management Team.
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Situation as of 08/11/2009 5:00 pm
Personnel: 573
Size: 4,178 acres
Percent contained: 90%
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Situation as of 08/08/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 785
Size: 4,120 acres
Percent contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $6,095,876
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Situation as of 08/06/2009 7:00 pm
Personnel: 882
Size: 4,108 acres
Percent contained: 50%
Burn out operations throughout the incident continue to be successful. All spots have been quickly recognized and contained.
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Situation as of 08/06/2009 7:00 pm
Personnel: 895
Size: 3,664 acres
Percent contained: 25%
Costs to Date: $3,200,000
Note: summaries from the NWCC are running 12 to 36 hours late. The posting times there and at InciWeb are different than the 209 report times. We prefer to use the actual 209 date and time for clarity. Unfortunately, we do not have direct access to that information. In this case, the date and time listed above are those of the 209 report.
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