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NEWS FROM THE FIRELINE: As more crews arrived last night firefighters will continue the tough work of mopping up around the fire perimeter today. Crews will be concentrating their efforts in the areas near where trees and brush continue to be hot. Aircraft are available today to assist firefighters as needed. Hunting season begins today and fire managers throughout the region remind hunters that conditions are still extremely dry. If you are planning on being outdoors, please use extreme caution. A statewide burn ban remains in place. The Tucannon fire started August 29, 2015 at 9:30 am, approximately 20 miles east of Dayton, WA. Local firefighters did an excellent job fighting a fast moving fire in steep terrain. Approximately 40 structures were initially threatened. A level 3 evacuation order was issued for residents within a two mile radius around the fire. Aircraft assisted with the initial attack of the fire and no structures were lost. Cause of the fire in under...

Fire Update – Tuesday, September 1, 2015 – 9:00 a.mCommunity Meeting: There are no public meetings scheduled this evening. A meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 2, at the Plain Community Church (12565 Chapel Dr.) at 7 p.m. Overview: The Incident Command Post for the Wolverine, Blankenship and First Creek Fires is now located at Confluence State Park in Wenatchee. The new telephone number for the fire information line is now 509-662-0145. The Southwest Area Incident Management Team 1 (IC Templin) will continue to manage the Wolverine and First Creek Fires. California Incident Management Team 5 (IC Minton) is managing the Macfarland Creek, Antione Creek, Cagle, Black Canyon and Reach Fires, known as the Chelan Complex. For information on the Chelan Complex or Okanogan Complex, please call 877-574-5148. First Creek: The First Creek Fire containment lines have now held for three days. Crews continue with holding operations as well as mop –up (extinguishing or...

Alder Lake Fire Update The Alder Lake Fire was ignited by lightning and first reported on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. The Gifford Pinchot National Forest, in coordination with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, is currently managing the fire that is approximately 4 miles East of Elbe, Washington on the south side of Alder Lake. A Type 3 Incident Management Team is assigned to the fire. NOTE that the Alder Lake Fire Information number has changed to: 360-496-5429 Current as of 9‎/‎ 1 /‎2015‎ Current Situation Total Personnel 154 Other Assigned Resources 1 Dozer, 4 Engines, 6 Type 2 IA Hand Crews, 5 Misc. Heavy Equipment, Overhead Size 275 acres (15% Contained) Fuels Involved Closed canopy timber, with heavy dead and down Fire Behavior Minimal fire behavior observed due to precipitation over the incident. Fire continues to smolder in the heavy down and dead woody debris. Outlook Planned Actions Burnout as opportunities present themselves in...

Carpenter Road Fire Update The Carpenter Road Fire is estimated at 65,346 acres and 40% contained. The west portion of the fire below Springdale-Hunters Road remains in patrol status with little to no heat. The south and southeast border of the fire remains in mop up and patrol status. Firefighters are mopping up by digging smoldering stumps and putting water on hot spots. Fire suppression continues on the north side of the fire. Dozer lines and other containment efforts continue in order to build primary and contingency lines along Red Marble Road. The fire line along the east flank of the northern extension of the fire also remains active and will be reinforced. Air resources will be used to assist firefighters on the ground as weather conditions allow. Slow growth is expected over the next 24 hours. Firefighters continue to be vigilant about monitoring spot fires over the fire line. Firefighter safety along with the safety of the public remains the primary concern. ...

Okanogan Complex and Chelan Complex Fire Update August 31, 2015, 9:00 AM Fire Information: 877-568-0458 or 877-574-5148, 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ Okanogan Complex Chelan Complex Size: 144,179 acres Size: 92,516 acres Containment: 30 percent Containment: 50 percent Estimated Cost to Date: $12.54 million Estimated Cost to Date: $10.9 million Injuries: 6 Residences Burned: 44 Residences Burned: assessment in progress Total Personnel: 927 Total Personnel: 1,658 Committed Resources: 20 crews, 56 engines, 8 helicopters Committed Resources: 34 crews, 154 engines, 30 dozers, 47 water tenders, 4 helicopters CURRENT FIRE SITUATION With the Tunk Block and North Star fires growing together, California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 has transferred management of the Tunk Block portion of the Okanogan Complex to the Pacific Northwest Incident Management Team 3. The Pacific Northwest Team will manage both the North...

Upper Skagit Complex Update Tuesday, September 1, 2015 8 am New Incident Information Number: (206 386-4495 Ext. 11) (staffed from 9 am to 5 pm daily) Fire Start Date: Early August 2015 Location: North Cascades National Park, north of Marblemount, Washington Size: 8505 acres Percent Contained: 66% (of the planned containment) Cause: Lightning Incident Resources: 98 personnel, including 3 engines. Lost Time Injuries: 0 Estimated Incident Cost to Date: $1,800,000 General Announcements: Significant precipitation over the past 72 hours has reduced fire activity for the entire complex. Smoldering in dense fuels, those not exposed directly to the rain, can be expected for several weeks. Additional wetting rain amounts are forecasted through Friday. Future challenges will mainly be weather related as heavy rain could bring debris flows onto the highway. Great Basin Team 4, Incident Commander Chris Wilcox, will transfer management back to the local...

Carpenter Road Fire Update The Carpenter Road Fire remains stable at approximately 65,000 acres and 40% contained. Breezy southwestern winds continue to push the fire in a northeasterly direction even as the rate of spread slows with lower temperatures and higher relative humidity. Fortunately mild temperatures and higher relative humidity will continue to maintain moderate fire spread conditions. Strong winds will continue through the next several days making falling snags a hazard for firefighters as are deep burned-out stump holes and shallow ash pits. Crews are continuing to build and strengthen line along Red Marble Road and the active east flank of the northern extension of the fire. Fire retardant has been used to protect the communication tower on Stensgar Mountain. Mop up and structure protection activities will continue in areas around homes on Lessig Road. The southern half of the fire remains quiet as fire crews mop-up existing control lines and around structures...

NEWS FROM THE FIRELINE: Firefighters made excellent progress strengthening containment lines around the fire today. Structure protection crews patrolled and began to mop-up around structures. Firefighters utilized helicopters to assist in cooling areas especially in the steeper terrain. Crews took advantage of the cooler temperatures and high humidity to keep the fire with in the established perimeter. Tucannon Road is now open to traffic. The Tucannon fire started August 29, 2015 at 9:30 am, approximately 20 miles east of Dayton, WA. Local firefighters did an excellent job fighting a fast moving fire in steep terrain. Approximately 40 structures were initially threatened. A level 3 evacuation order was issued for residents within a two mile radius around the fire. Aircraft assisted with the initial attack of the fire and no structures were lost. Cause of the fire in under investigation. CONTAINMENT: 30 % SIZE: Approximately 2,700 acres LOCATION: 20 miles east of Dayton, WA...

This will be the final update on the Colville Complex Today’s Operations: Firefighters on the Marble Valley and Gold Hill Fires will continue the final stages of mop up, remove danger trees, patrol, and initiate suppression repair work where appropriate. Both fires are now estimated to be 96% contained. Weather and Fire Behavior: The forecast for the area is for mostly cloudy skies with a continuing chance of light showers. Some sun will increase temperatures over yesterday. Fire activity will be limited today. Fire Information: On September 1, 2015, management of the Marble Valley and Gold Hill Fires will transition back to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Northeast District. For future inquiries about these fires please call 509-684-7260. At 6:00 am this morning management of the Graves Mountain fire was shifted to the Kettle Complex. Fire information for the Kettle Complex can be found at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4535/# or by calling...

This will be the final update on the Colville Complex Today's Operations: Firefighters on the Marble Valley and Gold Hill Fires will continue the final stages of mop up, remove danger trees, patrol, and initiate suppression repair work where appropriate. Both fires are now estimated to be 96% contained. Weather and Fire Behavior: The forecast for the area is for mostly cloudy skies with a continuing chance of light showers. Some sun will increase temperatures over yesterday. Fire activity will be limited today. Fire Information: On September 1, 2015, management of the Marble Valley and Gold Hill Fires will transition back to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Northeast District. For future inquiries about these fires please call 509-684-7260. At 6:00 am this morning management of the Graves Mountain fire was shifted to the Kettle Complex. Fire information for the Kettle Complex can be found at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4535/# or by calling...

Community Meeting tonight, 7 p.m. at the Plain Community Church 12565 Chapel Dr. in Leavenworth (Link to map)

Weather synopsis and smoke implications: Definite change in the pattern this week, with cool, cloudy, even occasionally rainy weather expected. Today more rain showers over most of the area will keep smoke concentrations in the Good range. Fire activity and smoke implications: Overall, reduced activity and minimal growth on most fires in the area today and tomorrow. Some localized fire activity within the perimeters of the Northstar and Stickpin fires will keep smoke levels at the Republic and Orient sites in the USG to Unhealthy range in the morning hours as smoke continues to accumulate in those river drainages overnight. Monitoring: With the more progressive pattern likely to move in this week, impacts are going to be more localized to places immediate vicinity of fires. We have installed a new monitor in Orient to represent impacts from the Kettle Complex fires in the Kettle River Valley, however it is not yet reporting.

Whereas it is the recommendation of the Natural Resource Committees to approve the reopening of the reservation with the exception of the tire area for Northstar and Tunk Block Fires. This will be a modification of resolution 2015-513. The Fire area includes west of Hwy 21 at the reservation boundary, south to the Cache Creek intersection, north of Cache Creek Rd to the intersection with Hwy 155, North of Hwy 155 to the intersection with Coyote Creek Rd, north of Coyote Creek Road through Kartar to the intersection with the Columbia River Road, east of the Columbia River Rd to the Junction with 155 in Omak. Access will not be granted to roads closed by Fire personnel. IFPL 4 remains in place restricting all industrial forest activities.

Reunión pública de la comunidad: No hay reuniones públicas para esta noche. En General: El poste de comando de incidente en Chelan Falls Park se ha trasladado a Confluence State Park en Wenatchee. Bomberos permanecen organizados en Chelan Falls. El Southwest Area Incident Management Team 1 (IC Templin) continuara manejando los fuegos de Wolverine, First Creek y Blankship. California Incident Management Team 5 (IC Minton) va manejar el Chelan Complex. Chelan Complex incluye Macfarland Creek, Antione Creek, Cagle, Black Canyon and Reach Fires. Chelan Complex: La lluvia que cayó el sábado y el domingo le dio bomberos la oportunidad de trabajar en líneas de contención cerca del fuego. Los equipos siguen trabajando en la protección de estructuras en las áreas de McFarland y Gold Creek. Equipos continuará patrullando el fuego en las secciones este, oeste y sur. Un campamento en Alta Lake permanecerá en su lugar para ayudar con las operaciones en esta área. Hoy a las 6am el...

Información para el día lunes, 31 de agosto, 2015 Reunión pública de la comunidad: No hay reuniones públicas para esta noche. En General: El poste de comando de incidente en Chelan Falls Park se ha trasladado a Confluence State Park en Wenatchee. Bomberos permanecen organizados en Chelan Falls. El Southwest Area Incident Management Team 1 (IC Templin) continuara manejando los fuegos de Wolverine, First Creek y Blankship. California Incident Management Team 5 (IC Minton) va manejar el Chelan Complex. Chelan Complex incluye Macfarland Creek, Antione Creek, Cagle, Black Canyon and Reach Fires. Chelan Complex: La lluvia que cayó el sábado y el domingo le dio bomberos la oportunidad de trabajar en líneas de contención cerca del fuego. Los equipos siguen trabajando en la protección de estructuras en las áreas de McFarland y Gold Creek. Equipos continuará patrullando el fuego en las secciones este, oeste y sur. Un campamento en Alta Lake permanecerá en su lugar para ayudar...

Fire Update – Monday, August 31, 2015 – 9:00 a.m. Community Meeting: There are no public meetings scheduled this evening. Overview: The Incident Command Post at Chelan Falls Park has relocated today to Confluence State Park in Wenatchee to allow for the most efficient use of limited resources. Some resources may remain staged at Chelan Falls. The phone number for the fire information line was turned off in preparation for the move on Sunday evening. A new phone number will become active mid-day on Monday. Information officers will post and circulate the new number as soon as possible. The Southwest Area Incident Management Team 1 (IC Templin) will continue to manage the Wolverine and First Creek Fires. California Incident Management Team 5 (IC Minton) will manage the Macfarland Creek, Antione Creek, Cagle, Black Canyon and Reach Fires, now known as the Chelan Complex. Chelan Complex: Minimal fire behavior was observed yesterday. The rain received Saturday night and Sunday...

Okanogan PUD Public Service Announcement August 31, 2015 Power has been restored to all but 55 customers affected by the Okanogan Complex Fires. The Okanogan PUD and mutual aid crews continue to work long hours to restore power and our goal is to have power to customers that can have power by this Friday. We have confirmed that 785 poles and 216 miles of distribution line have been burned by the Okanogan Complex Fire. We believe those numbers will increase as we finalize our assessment. Okanogan PUD has released Okanogan Complex fire related maps of the Okanogan PUD electric system and outages involved within our service area. Additionally, these maps include an outline of the fire in relationship to the transmission and distribution lines within our electric infrastructure. Conditions, borders and data change daily and these maps may not contain all the systems within our boundaries, but display the general infrastructure involved. These maps are available on our website...

Colville Complex Update Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Fire Information: 509-279-6795 goldhillmarblevalleyfires@gmail.com http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4562/# This will be the final update on the Colville Complex Today’s Operations: Firefighters on the Marble Valley and Gold Hill Fires will continue the final stages of mop up, remove danger trees, patrol, and initiate suppression repair work where appropriate. Both fires are now estimated to be 96% contained. Weather and Fire Behavior: The forecast for the area is for mostly cloudy skies with a continuing chance of light showers. Some sun will increase temperatures over yesterday. Fire activity will be limited today. Fire Information: On September 1, 2015, management of the Marble Valley and Gold Hill Fires will transition back to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Northeast District. For future inquiries about these fires please call 509-684-7260. At 6:00 am this morning management of the...

Overview The Olympic National Park (NPS) and Olympic National Forest (USFS) are managing the information dissemination for all federally managed fires on the Olympic Peninsula through one channel. A Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) is managing fires under NPS and USFS jurisdiction. USFS is monitoring the Cabin, Mildred Lake, and Nicklund Creek Fires. Weather Forecast Rain is forecasted for the peninsula through the week with some clearing towards the weekend. Wind Event High winds and heavy rains closed most of the Olympic National Park on Saturday. Most roads and campgrounds around the park where affected by downed trees. A local Incident Management Team is assisting the park with assessment and clean-up of storm damage. For the most up to date closure information visit the Olympic National Park Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/OlympicNPS. Paradise Fire - NPS, 2796 acres For the safety of our fire personnel they were removed from the fire line ahead of this storm. All...