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There have been no major changes to the perimeter or area closure maps for the Kaniksu Complex. The Kaniksu Type 3 Team will update maps when there are significant changes. There is an issue with the perimeter maps in the Google Earth format. We are working to try to address this issue. If you look in GeoMAC Wildfire Map Viewer you will see all past perimeters (http://www.geomac.gov/viewer/viewer.shtml).Thank you for your patience.

Kaniksu Complex—Tower Fire Idaho Panhandle and Colville National Forests and Washington DNR Kaniksu Type 3 Team — Tom Kennedy, Incident Commander September 17, 2015, 7:00 a.m. For Immediate Release Diane Mann-Klager, 509-445-1868towerfireinfo@gmail.com Parts of the Colville and Idaho Panhandle National Forests are still closed to the public for the safety of all. Law enforcement officers are patrolling closed areas and violators may be cited. Please check with local ranger districts for more information. The Kaniksu Complex, which includes the Tower Fire and six smaller fires, has a total acreage of 26,044 acres as of 6 pm September 16, 2015. The entire perimeter is not identified as requiring containment line. Of that identified for containment, 100 percent of the work is complete. It should be noted that 100 percent containment does not mean the fires are out. There are still isolated pockets of heat which can become active when warmed by the sun and fanned by the wind....

Fire Update – Thursday, September 17, 2015 – 9:00 a.m. Rain started falling over the Wolverine Fire area overnight and is expected to continue through the morning. Fire managers say there is only a slight chance Wolverine will see any further significant growth. However, the fire is not out and a couple weeks of dry weather could result in active burning again. Helicopters made some water drops Wednesday in the Three Creek drainage to cool hot spots. Work on a fire line at the top of Three Creek was completed Wednesday as well. As of 2 p.m. yesterday, all fire evacuation levels in Chelan County were lifted. Residents and visitors should remain aware of the threat of mudslides with any significant rain over the burn scars. See Www.centralwashingtonfirerecovery.info/floodwatch for more information. Residents are still asked to watch for fire traffic on the roads as crews remain active in both the Wolverine and First Creek fire areas. The work now is gathering the hundreds of...

Direct line where possible; indirect line where necessary; mop-up underway Nile, Wash. – Work continues to contain and mop-up the 1,024-acre Meeks Table fire burning about 5 miles west of the community of Nile. The fire size has not grown in several days. Light showers fell on the fire area last night, but fuel beneath tree canopies remains dry and interior burning will continue with creeping, smoldering and occasional tree torching. Incident containment is now 20%. Today firefighters will continue mopping up across the west, north and east sides of the fire. Some areas have secured a 200-foot perimeter. Other areas are prepared for additional burn out operations to tie roads, hand lines and natural barriers together more effectively. On the east side of the fire, line construction today will extend toward anchor points in rocky bluffs. Mostly cloudy weather is expected to continue today. Winds will be stronger than recently experienced with gusts from the west up to 20...

La lluvia comenzó a caer sobre el área del incendio Wolverine durante la noche y se espera que continúe a través de la mañana. Gerentes del incendio dicen que sólo hay una pequeña posibilidad de que el incendio Wolverine tenga un crecimiento significativo. Sin embargo, el fuego sigue activo y un par de semanas de clima seco puede provocar que el fuego comienza a arder de nuevo. Helicópteros disparcierón agua el miércoles sobre el canal/desagüe Three Creek para enfriar los puntos calientes. El trabajo (reparación) en la línea de contenimiento en la parte superior de Three Creek se completó el miércoles. Desde las 2 de la tarde de ayer, se cancelaron todos los niveles de evacuación del Condado de Chelan. Los residentes y visitantes deben ser conscientes de la amenaza de deslizamientos de tierra con cualquier lluvia significativa sobre las cicatrices de quemaduras (áreas quemadas). Vea Www.centralwashingtonfirerecovery.info/floodwatch para más información. Se les...

Okanogan Complex Fire Update September 17, 2015, 9:00 AM Fire Information: 877-568-0458 or 877-574-5148, 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM Size: 133,142 acres Estimated Cost to Date: $44.5 million Containment: 95 percent Injuries: 7 Total Personnel: 530 Residences Damaged or Destroyed: 120 Committed Resources: 10 crews, 32 engines, 2 helicopters, 8 dozers, 17 water tenders, 10 masticators CURRENT FIRE SITUATION Today firefighters will be working between the fire front and Forest Road (FR) 42 near Cabin Creek, as the fire slowly backs towards the road. The remainder of the fire area is in patrol and mop up status, as suppression repair continues. Repair activities occurring over the fire area today include: blading roads, reshaping and covering dozer lines, building water bars on handlines, removing slash from roads and trails, cleaning up drop points, and repairing fences cut by firefighters. Burned area emergency response (BAER) teams are beginning to assess burned...

Incident Summary: The Kettle Complex includes three fires – the Stickpin, Renner and Graves Mountain fires – burning south of the Canadian border, west of Highway 395, north of State Route 20 and east of Highway 21.Operations: Active fire is still being suppressed on the north and east sides of the Stickpin Fire although it is minimal and crews have a good handle on it. Mop-up (systematically checking, digging up, extinguishing and rechecking secured fireline), backhaul (removing pumps, hose and other no-longer-needed equipment), and suppression repair (fixing areas damaged by firefighting activities, including bulldozer lines, saw lines and safety zones) continues on all fires. The cool, moist weather has been beneficial to suppression efforts but has introduced a new challenge for repair operations. Recent rain, snow and sleet over the fire area have made roads extremely slick and soft. Repair work with heavy equipment has become a delicate balance of repairing the roads without...

Air Quality Forecast-NE Washington Regional Fires- Thursday September 17, 2015 Prepared by Carolyn Kelly (ckelly8384@gmail.com), Air Resource Advisor Trainee Smoke Summary: Today is expected to be cool and showery as rain comes through later in the morning. Steady rains early on and light showers if any later in the day can be expected along with cooling air coming through. Fire behavior will be minimal today. Extended Outlook: The trend of improved air quality over the NE region will continue. Friday will see the start of some dry air and warming through the weekend and more winds are expected Sunday as several weak weather disturbances pass through the region. ·Monitoring stations for Tonasket, Orient, and Kettle Falls have been shut down due to machine malfunction as of 09/10/2015.

Air Quality Forecast-NE Washington Regional Fires- Thursday September 17, 2015 Prepared by Carolyn Kelly (ckelly8384@gmail.com), Air Resource Advisor Trainee Smoke Summary: Today is expected to be cool and showery as rain comes through later in the morning. Steady rains early on and light showers if any later in the day can be expected along with cooling air coming through. Fire behavior will be minimal today. Extended Outlook: The trend of improved air quality over the NE region will continue. Friday will see the start of some dry air and warming through the weekend and more winds are expected Sunday as several weak weather disturbances pass through the region. ·Monitoring stations for Tonasket, Orient, and Kettle Falls have been shut down due to machine malfunction as of 09/10/2015.

The Naches Ranger District is planning to assist those recreationists who left their camps and belongings when instructed to evacuate from the Meeks Table Fire vicinity on September 12 -15 by arranging opportunities for affected people to be escorted into the Fire Closure Area to retrieve their belongings. Affected people can contact the Naches Ranger District at 509 653-1468 after 8:00 am on September 17 for more information and to confirm and schedule the timing, availability and meeting points for official escorts. There will be different instructions for those whose belongings are within the Forest Road 1500 (Bethel Ridge Road) area and those whose belongings are within the Forest Road 1600 Clover Springs area, due to the proximity of the fire and fire traffic. This is a limited opportunity to retrieve belongings from camps or vehicles near roads. It is not an opportunity to hike long distances to retrieve dispersed equipment. All entries into the closed area will be...

Tunk Block Fire: Firefighters continue to improve constructed fire line and mop-up in the large unburned “island” in Tunk Valley and in areas along the east side of the fire. Crews are continuing to mop up any remaining heat near containment lines. Both Fires (Tunk Block and North Star Fire): The Tunk Block and North Star Fires are both very large. The fires combined are approximately 600 square miles. That is equivalent to approximately one third the size of the Grand Canyon. It is approximately 600 miles from Seattle to Redding, California. Smoke will likely be visible as Interior pockets continue to smolder and burn. Crews are actively mapping the extensive network of dozer line on the fires perimeters and the external contingency lines built beyond the fire perimeters. Firefighters have completed suppression repair on four miles of dozer lines. The suppression repair effort will continue for several weeks. The Washington Wildfire Response 2015 Joint Task Force 15-011 will...

North Star Fire: Crews continue to mop-up hot areas around the fire perimeter. Additional efforts are occurring in the Nanamkin Creek area to hold the fireline that was recently completed in this area. Both Fires: The Tunk Block and North Star Fires are both very large. The fires combined are approximately 600 square miles. That is equivalent to approximately one third the size of the Grand Canyon. It is approximately 600 miles from Seattle to Redding, California. Smoke will likely be visible as Interior pockets continue to smolder and burn. Crews are actively mapping the extensive network of dozer line on the fires perimeters and the external contingency lines built beyond the fire perimeters. Firefighters have completed suppression repair on four miles of dozer lines. The suppression repair effort will continue for several weeks. The Washington Wildfire Response 2015 Joint Task Force 15-011 will be leaving the fires today and tomorrow. Agency Administrators and California...

Air Quality Forecast-NE Washington Regional Fires- Wednesday September 16, 2015 Prepared by Mark Fitch (mfitch@nps.gov), Air Resource Advisor & Carolyn Kelly (ckelly8384@gmail.com), Air Resource Advisor Trainee Smoke Summary: The passing cold front will continue to bring cooler temperatures and breezy conditions are expected to last through Thursday. Spotty showers are possible but most likely Wednesday night into Thursday. Interior islands and pockets will continue to smolder and burn for the next few weeks. Light smoke and haze can be expected around these areas. Although burnout operations are ongoing, a decrease in fire activity and an increase in cloud cover, cooler temperatures, and higher humidity levels will allow for most areas to expect good air quality into the weekend. Extended Outlook: Changing weather patterns and forecasted rain should lower fire activity leading to improved air quality over the NE region of Washington. Drier, fall-like conditions can be expected...

Air Quality Forecast-NE Washington Regional Fires- Wednesday September 16, 2015 Prepared by Mark Fitch (mfitch@nps.gov), Air Resource Advisor & Carolyn Kelly (ckelly8384@gmail.com), Air Resource Advisor Trainee Smoke Summary: The passing cold front will continue to bring cooler temperatures and breezy conditions are expected to last through Thursday. Spotty showers are possible but most likely Wednesday night into Thursday. Interior islands and pockets will continue to smolder and burn for the next few weeks. Light smoke and haze can be expected around these areas. Although burnout operations are ongoing, a decrease in fire activity and an increase in cloud cover, cooler temperatures, and higher humidity levels will allow for most areas to expect good air quality into the weekend. Extended Outlook: Changing weather patterns and forecasted rain should lower fire activity leading to improved air quality over the NE region of Washington. Drier, fall-like conditions can be expected...

Wolverine Información para el diá 16 de septiembre 2015 Con el pronóstico de lluvia en el valle y nieve en las cumbres (parte alta de las montañas), los gerentes de fuego están describiendo el clima de hoy como una oportunidad para ayudar a disminuir/controlar el fuego. Se esperan fuertes vientos del sur, junto con lluvias por la tarde con temperaturas en los 50’s para áreas altas y temperaturas en los 60’s en el valle. La precipitación (acumulación) puede llegar a medir hasta .50 pulgadas en las crestas. Se esperan dos pulgadas de nieve en áreas altas a 5.000 pies de altura. Sin embargo, se espera que los combustibles más grandes se mantengan relativamente secos. El total de personal combatiendo los incendios Wolverine y First Creek ha disminuido a 563 de 662. Tres helicópteros de tipo 1 están disponibles para distribución de agua, conforme sea necesario.Veinte grandes incendios se siguen quemando en Washington y Oregon, la mayoría haciendo progreso hacia...

Burn out operations help secure line on north side of fire. Nile, Wash. – Yesterday’s partly sunny weather was warming enough and the fuels were dry enough to enable a successful burn out operation across the northeast perimeter of the 1,024-acre Meeks Table fire. Although it added slightly to the size of a fire’s footprint, the controlled underburning connected and secured the fire containment line south of several minor forest roads. Those areas will begin mop up today. Incident containment is now 15%. Firefighters are expected to continue making good progress to contain the Meeks Table fire in cool, mostly cloudy weather today. Humidity will remain above 40% with a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Light winds (4-8 mph) will be from the northwest in the morning and from the southeast in the afternoon. The fire will consume material within its interior, but will stay on the ground and is not expected to spread. Mop-up is also underway on the west side of the...

Información actualizada sobre el Incendio Okanogan Complex 16 de Septiembre 2015 – 9:00 a.m. Para información sobre los incendios: 877-568-0458 o 877-574-5148, 7:00 AM- 9:00 PM Tamaño: 133,142 acres Cálculo aproximado de costo a la fecha: $43.4 millón Contenimiento: 90 por ciento Heridos/Lesionados: 7 Total de Personal: 575 Residencias dañadas o destruidas: 120 Recursos Asignados: 11 cuadrillas, 36 camiones de bombero, 2 helicópteros, 8 excavadoras, 18 tanques de agua, 6 demoledores SITUACION ACTUAL DEL INCENDIO Los bomberos continúan supervisando el fuego cerca de Cabin Creek mientras se quema costa abajo hacia la calle Forest (FR) 42, donde se hará mantenimiento/limpieza preventiva. El resto del área del incendio se encuentra siendo patrullada y se lleva acabo mantenimiento/limpieza preventiva, mientras que el exceso de material y suministros están siendo recogidos y eliminados. Se está haciendo reparación a las líneas de contención...

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Fire Update With rain in the valley and snow on the ridge tops forecast, fire managers are describing today’s weather as a season-slowing event. Strong southerly winds are anticipated, along with afternoon rain showers with higher elevation temperatures in the 50s and valley temperatures not climbing much above 60. Rainfall may measure up to .50 inches over the ridges. Two inches of snow is forecast down to 5,000 feet elevation. However, larger sized fuels are expected to remain relatively dry. Total fire staff on the Wolverine and First Creek fires has fallen to 563 from 662. Three type 1 helicopters are available for water drops as needed. In Washington and Oregon, 20 large fires are still burning with most moving toward containment. Today’s predicted weather has fire officials calling for crews to observe extra situational awareness as they go about repairing and hauling equipment off the fire line. As the rain falls, firefighters will be alert...

Kaniksu Complex—Tower Fire Idaho Panhandle and Colville National Forests and Washington DNR Kaniksu Type 3 Team — Tom Kennedy, Incident Commander September 16, 2015, 7:00 a.m. For Immediate Release: Diane Mann-Klager, 509-445-1868 towerfireinfo@gmail.com The Kaniksu Complex, which includes the Tower Fire and six smaller fires, has a total acreage of 26,044 acres as of 6 p.m. Sept.15, 2015. The entire perimeter is not identified as requiring containment line. Of that identified for containment, 100 percent of the work is complete. Parts of the Colville and Idaho Panhandle National Forests are still closed to the public for the safety of all. Law enforcement officers are patrolling closed areas and violators may be cited. Please check with local ranger districts for more information. Kaniksu Type 3 team is driving ahead to get the most work accomplished before weather sets in and prevents rehabilitation from being completed. Most of the Tuesday’s activity consisted of...

SUMMARYStickpin: 53,925 acres; 65% containedRenner: 13,771 acres; 75% containedGraves Mountain: 8,593 acres; 75% containedTotal: 76,289 acres; 68% contained Committed Resources: 27 Crews, 38 Engines, 2 Helicopters, 7 Dozers, 18 Water TendersTotal Personnel: 952Incident Summary: The Kettle Complex includes three fires – the Stickpin, Renner and Graves Mountain fires – burning south of the Canadian border, west of Highway 395, north of State Route 20 and east of Highway 21. Acreage on the three fires remains the same.Yesterday’s Operations: Crews made progress securing active fireline; however much of the work being done involved mop-up (systematically checking, digging up, extinguishing and rechecking secured fireline), backhaul (removing pumps, hose and other no-longer-needed equipment), and suppression repair (fixing areas damaged by firefighting activities, including bulldozer lines, saw lines and safety zones). Cool weather and minimal fire behavior was observed throughout...