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Reunión comunitaria esta noche a las 6 p.m. en el Centro Comunitaria de Stehekin 23 de agosto de 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. Incendio Crescent Mountain: 36,963 acres; 34 porcentaje de contención ● Personal: 342 ● Punto de origen: aproximadamente 21 millas al oeste del pueblo Twisp ● Fecha de inicio: 29 de julio de 2018 ● Causa: rayos Incendio McLeod: 17,978 acres; 5 por ciento de contención ● Personal: 538 ● Punto de origen: Aproximadamente ocho millas al norte de Mazama ● Fecha de inicio: 11 de agosto de 2018 ● Causa: rayos Incendio Holman: 100 acres, no hay contención ● Point de origen: Holman Peak ● Fecha de inicio: 17 de agosto de 2018 ● Causa: desconocida Incendio Crescent Mountain: ayer, el fuego progresó al sureste hacia Duffy Lake, al este hacia Scaffold Ridge y al sudoeste en el Parque Nacional North Cascades en Splawn Ridge. Las cuadrillas continuaron mejorando las líneas de contingencia de Buttermilk Ridge y Newby Ridge. Los encargados del...

Kettle Falls, WA - The Boyds Fire is located 3 miles west of Kettle Falls, WA. The footprint of the fire is 3,488 acres and is 54 percent contained. Planned burnouts, within the fires containment line, will increase acres burned. The fire continues to burn in a mixture of timber litter, slash, brush and grass. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Yesterday, crews worked to burnout excessive fuels and vegetation along the western side of the fire, inside the containment line. Due to interior active fire behavior, fire officials chose to continue burnout operations throughout the night in an attempt to, “reduce fuels and protect the line on our terms rather than during the daytime when conditions were less favorable” said Tony Gilmer, Strategic Operations Section Chief. Fire officials chose to continue burnout operations overnight while conditions remained favorable. Work was slow but steady burning small sections and then controlling the burn area. Crews monitored the...

Fuego A pesar de que las temperaturas en el área están mas frescas, la escasarecuperación de la humedad durante la noche en conjunto con los fuertesvientos del oeste favorecen el crecimiento activo del fuego. Hoy, a medidaque los vientos del oeste/noroeste comiencen a mover el humo hacia el este,se debe comenzar a ver grandes columnas humo nuevamente. Humo Las inversiones de temperatura mantendrán las condiciones de humoestables durante la mañana, pero los vientos aumentarán durante el día ymoverán el humo de los incendios en las Cascadas hacia el este/noreste. Seespera que el humo aumente en la zona de Omak, Tonasket y Nespelem porla tarde. A largo plazo Clima más fresco y húmedo ya está en la zona. Los incendios se calmarán y seespera que la calidad del aire mejore durante el fin de semana. Sin embargo,se espera que los vientos transporten aire desde Canadá a partir del viernespor la tarde. ¿Cuánto humo llegará con el aire

Fires Despite cooling temperatures moving into the area, the poorhumidity recovery at night paired with gusty west winds willsupport active fire growth. As the west, northwest winds startmoving the smoke off to the east today, expect to start seeinglarge visible columns again. Smoke Temperature inversions will keep smoke conditions stablethrough the morning but winds increase during the day movingsmoke from fires in the Cascades to the east/northeast. Smokeis expected to increase in the Omak, Tonasket and Nespelemarea in the afternoon. Long Range A cooler and moister weather trend has arrived. Fires will quietdown and air quality is expected to improve for the weekend.Although winds will bring in air from Canada beginning Fridayafternoon. How much smoke will arrive with the Canadian

Fuego A pesar de que las temperaturas en el área están mas frescas, la escasarecuperación de la humedad durante la noche en conjunto con los fuertesvientos del oeste favorecen el crecimiento activo del fuego. Hoy, a medidaque los vientos del oeste/noroeste comiencen a mover el humo hacia el este,se debe comenzar a ver grandes columnas humo nuevamente. Humo Las inversiones de temperatura mantendrán las condiciones de humoestables durante la mañana, pero los vientos aumentarán durante el día ymoverán el humo de los incendios en las Cascadas hacia el este/noreste. Seespera que el humo aumente en la zona de Omak, Tonasket y Nespelem porla tarde. A largo plazo Clima más fresco y húmedo ya está en la zona. Los incendios se calmarán y seespera que la calidad del aire mejore durante el fin de semana. Sin embargo,se espera que los vientos transporten aire desde Canadá a partir del viernespor la tarde. ¿Cuánto humo llegará con el aire

Fires Despite cooling temperatures moving into the area, the poorhumidity recovery at night paired with gusty west winds willsupport active fire growth. As the west, northwest winds startmoving the smoke off to the east today, expect to start seeinglarge visible columns again. Smoke Temperature inversions will keep smoke conditions stablethrough the morning but winds increase during the day movingsmoke from fires in the Cascades to the east/northeast. Smokeis expected to increase in the Omak, Tonasket and Nespelemarea in the afternoon. Long Range A cooler and moister weather trend has arrived. Fires will quietdown and air quality is expected to improve for the weekend.Although winds will bring in air from Canada beginning Fridayafternoon. How much smoke will arrive with the Canadian

Community Meeting at 6 p.m. tonight in Stehekin at the Community Center August 23, 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. Crescent Mountain Fire: 36,963 acres; 34 percent contained ● Personnel: 342 ● Point of Origin: Approximately 21 miles west of Twisp ● Start Date: July 29, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning McLeod Fire: 17,978 acres; five percent contained ● Personnel: 538 ● Point of Origin: Approximately eight miles north of Mazama ● Start Date: August 11, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning Holman Fire: 100 acres, no containment ● Point of Origin: Holman Peak ● Start Date: August 17, 2018 ● Cause: Unknown Current Activity: Due to the heavy smoke in the air yesterday, all aircraft assigned to the Crescent Mountain and McLeod fires were grounded. Crescent Mountain Fire: Yesterday, the fire progressed southeast towards Duffy Lake, east onto Scaffold Ridge and southwest into North Cascades National Park on Splawn Ridge. Crews continued improving the Buttermilk and...

Community Meeting at 6 p.m. tonight in Stehekin at the Community Center August 23, 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. Crescent Mountain Fire: 36,963 acres; 34 percent contained ● Personnel: 342 ● Point of Origin: Approximately 21 miles west of Twisp ● Start Date: July 29, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning McLeod Fire: 17,978 acres; five percent contained ● Personnel: 538 ● Point of Origin: Approximately eight miles north of Mazama ● Start Date: August 11, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning Holman Fire: 100 acres, no containment ● Point of Origin: Holman Peak ● Start Date: August 17, 2018 ● Cause: Unknown Current Activity: Due to the heavy smoke in the air yesterday, all aircraft assigned to the Crescent Mountain and McLeod fires were grounded. Crescent Mountain Fire: Yesterday, the fire progressed southeast towards Duffy Lake, east onto Scaffold Ridge and southwest into North Cascades National Park on Splawn Ridge. Crews continued improving the Buttermilk and...

Acres: 2,152 Containment: 39% Total Personnel: 102 Cause: Human-caused and under

Acreage: 40,105 Containment: 40 percent Personnel: 1008 Community meeting TODAY in Entiat Chelan County Fire District #8, Station #1 (2200 Entiat Way) at 6:00 p.m. Cougar Creek Fire: A Red Flag warning is in effect today across the fire area. This means that firefighters can expect a combination of winds, low humidity and warm temperatures. Yesterday, crews were able to begin low intensity burnout operations along the western edge of the fire, strengthening the primary containment line. Smoke lifted again which provided opportunities for aircraft to support firefighters on the ground using both water and retardant. Helicopters were able to drop over 280,000 gallons of water once the smoke lifted. When conditions allow, crews will continue the low intensity burnout operations along the western edge of the fire. Along the southern and eastern sides of the fire, crews continue to mop-up and monitor the fire-line. Crews will continue to assess structures in...

Miriam Fire Update Fire Information Line: 360-481-0031 August 23, 2018 – 9 a.m. Acres: Miriam Fire – 4025; Clear Fork Fire -47 Percent Containment: 30% Start Date: 07/30/18 Personnel/Resources: 2-Type 2 hand crews, 3 Type 2 IA hand crews, 1-camp crew, 1- heavy lift helicopter, 1-medium lift helicopter, 1-light lift helicopter, 11-engines, 1-dozer, 4-water tenders, 3-mastacators and 1-forwarder processor for 307 total personnel. Location: Two miles east of White Pass Ski Area, within the Goat Rocks Wilderness on the Naches Ranger District, 13 miles east of Packwood, WA. Cause: Lightning Values at Risk: White Pass area and ski resort; homes and organizational camps at Clear and Rimrock Lakes; Wilderness; late successional reserve; northern spotted owl and other wildlife habitat; bull trout habitat; and state highway 12. Estimated Incident Containment or completion: 9/30/2018 Smoke Information: Smoke concentrations in the area have lifted with increased winds and instability....

For the News Release and Map of the Closure area around the Horn Mt. Fire in the Wedge area of the Colville NF go to the Images tab and click on the PDF of the Closure. The pdf is two pages including the news release and the

Improved visibility continued today, allowing aerial resources to be utilized in support of burning operations to reinforce containment lines on the western edge of the fire. Aerial ignition is being used in conjunction with crews hand firing on the ground to continue burning out vegetation between containment lines and the fire. The aerial ignitions are accomplished with a low-flying helicopter equipped with plastic sphere dispenser (PSD) or “ping pong ball” technology. PSD allows fire to be introduced into areas that are too steep or exposed for firefighters on the ground to access. The balls are filled with potassium permanganate and then injected with glycol and dropped in strategic locations. Once on the ground, a chemical reaction within the balls creates fire, causing vegetation on the ground to ignite under the right

August 22, 2018 Cougar Creek Fire Operational Update - Crews are using fire in a strategic manner to consume dead and down vegetation between the fire’s edge and containment line. This strengthens containment lines by creating a buffer between the active fire and improved lines. It also provides opportunities for firefighters to safely engage from locations where containment efforts are more likely to be successful. Today’s operations may include both hand ignition and the use of a helicopter mounted plastic sphere dispenser.

Acres: 2152 Containment: 39% Total Personnel: 109 Cause: Human-caused and under

Actualización del incendio Crescent Mountain 22 de agosto de 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. Incendio Crescent Mountain: 31,091 acres; 34 porcentaje de contención Personal: 342 Punto de origen: Aproximadamente 21 millas al oeste del pueblo Twisp Fecha de inicio: 29 de julio de 2018 Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio McLeod: 16,278 acres; 5 por ciento de contención Personal: 474 Punto de origen: Aproximadamente ocho millas al norte de Mazama Fecha de inicio: 11 de agosto de 2018 Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio Holman: 120 acres, no hay contención Punto de origen: Holman Peak Fecha de inicio: 17 de agosto de 2018 Causa: desconocida Actividad actual: Incendio Crescent Mountain: Ayer, los helicópteros pudieron verter para retrasar la progresión del fuego hacia Scaffold Ridge en el este y el Área Recreativa Nacional de Lake Chelan en el lado suroeste del incendio. Ya que se retrasó la progresión del fuego, las...

Actualización del incendio Crescent Mountain 22 de agosto de 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. Incendio Crescent Mountain: 31,091 acres; 34 porcentaje de contención Personal: 342 Punto de origen: Aproximadamente 21 millas al oeste del pueblo Twisp Fecha de inicio: 29 de julio de 2018 Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio McLeod: 16,278 acres; 5 por ciento de contención Personal: 474 Punto de origen: Aproximadamente ocho millas al norte de Mazama Fecha de inicio: 11 de agosto de 2018 Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio Holman: 120 acres, no hay contención Punto de origen: Holman Peak Fecha de inicio: 17 de agosto de 2018 Causa: desconocida Actividad actual: Incendio Crescent Mountain: Ayer, los helicópteros pudieron verter para retrasar la progresión del fuego hacia Scaffold Ridge en el este y el Área Recreativa Nacional de Lake Chelan en el lado suroeste del incendio. Ya que se retrasó la progresión del fuego, las...

Fires A predicted wind shift from easterly to westerly today has firefighters alert for fire spread into new areas. Humidity will be low and fires are expected to be active. Today (Wednesday) should be the last day with hot, dry conditions contributing to fire spread this week as cooler weather is on its way. Smoke Easterly winds provided some improvements in air quality yesterday but today winds shift to west/northwest moving smoke from fires in the Cascades and Canada into the Columbia Basin worsening air quality later today and overnight especially in the northern parts of the forecast area. Long Range A significant cooling trend is forecast for late in the week along with scattered rain showers in the North Columbia Basin near the Canadian border. Fires will quiet down and air quality is expected to improve for the weekend.