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Actualización del incendio Crescent Mountain 20 de agosto de 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. Reunión comunitaria: Methow Valley Community Center, en Twisp, martes 21 de agosto a las 6:30 p.m. Incendio Crescent Mountain: 23,764 acres; 34 por ciento de contención ● Personal: 454 ● 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: 13,451 acres; cinco por ciento de contención ● Personal: 408 ● Punto de origen: Aproximadamente ocho millas al norte de Mazama ● Fecha de inicio: 11 de agosto de 2018 ● Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio Holman: 110 acres, sin contención · Punto de origen: Holman Peak · Fecha de inicio: 17 de agosto de 2018 · Causa: desconocida Actividad actual: Incendio Crescent Mountain: los bomberos continuaron en su lugar y monitoreando a lo largo del río Twisp entre Poplar Flat y Slate Lake. El fuego continúa desplazándose...

Actualización del incendio Crescent Mountain 20 de agosto de 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. Reunión comunitaria: Methow Valley Community Center, en Twisp, martes 21 de agosto a las 6:30 p.m. Incendio Crescent Mountain: 23,764 acres; 34 por ciento de contención ● Personal: 454 ● 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: 13,451 acres; cinco por ciento de contención ● Personal: 408 ● Punto de origen: Aproximadamente ocho millas al norte de Mazama ● Fecha de inicio: 11 de agosto de 2018 ● Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio Holman: 110 acres, sin contención · Punto de origen: Holman Peak · Fecha de inicio: 17 de agosto de 2018 · Causa: desconocida Actividad actual: Incendio Crescent Mountain: los bomberos continuaron en su lugar y monitoreando a lo largo del río Twisp entre Poplar Flat y Slate Lake. El fuego continúa desplazándose...

Horns Mountain Fire Update August 20, 2018 10 am Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 9 (NWIIMT9), Brian Goff, Incident Commander Fire Information: 505-302-5008 (GoogleVoice) or 218-244-2843 Email: HornsMountainInfo2018@gmail.com InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6138 Northeast Washington Fire Information https://www.facebook.com/newfireinfo/ NWCC Public Information Blog www.nwccinfo.blogspot.com NORTHPORT, WA – The Horns Mountain Fire is approximately 2,413 acres. Of those acres, 1,998 are in Washington and 415 in British Columbia. The fire is being managed under unified command between British Columbia Wildfire Services (BCWS) and Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 9 (NW9). There are 434 personnel assigned to the fire, which includes those working with aircraft, engines, dozers, water tenders and various additional heavy equipment. This is a busy fire season. In the United States 27,407 firefighters and support staff are...

Acres: 1,779 Containment: 41% Total Personnel: 127 Cause: Human-caused and under investigation Starting Tuesday, August 21, daily fire updates will only be posted as needed Hamma Hamma, WA – The Maple Fire remains within the identified containment lines and firefighters are monitoring growth along Jefferson Ridge as the wildfire continues to slowly creep to the west. The fire has not moved to the northeast or south but will continue to spread west. Crews will focus on holding and improving roads, rivers and creeks where the fire is currently held in check. The fire is expected to continue burning and emitting smoke until steady, seasonal rains extinguish it. Warm, dry and unstable conditions are forecast for several days with red flag warnings issued for Monday. Heavy, low level smoke is expected to move into the area again; however, onshore flows should lower temperatures and clear the smoke by Wednesday night. Cooler weather with some possible showers is forecast into next...

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Community Meeting: Methow Valley Community Center, in Twisp, Tuesday, Aug. 21 at 6:30 a.m. August 20, 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. Crescent Mountain Fire: 23,764 acres; 34 percent contained ● Personnel: 454 ● Point of Origin: Approximately 21 miles west of Twisp ● Start Date: July 29, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning McLeod Fire: 13,451 acres; five percent contained ● Personnel: 408 ● Point of Origin: Approximately eight miles north of Mazama ● Start Date: August 11, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning Holman Fire: 110 acres, no containment · Point of Origin: Holman Peak · Start Date: August 17, 2018 · Cause: Unknown Current Activity: Crescent Mountain Fire: Firefighters continued monitoring and holding along the Twisp River between Poplar Flat and Slate Lake. Fire continues creeping down Snowshoe Ridge toward Eagle Creek. Wind impacts were minimal last night on the whole fire. Today, crews will continue assessing the situation in the Eagle Creek area and the west part of...

Community Meeting: Methow Valley Community Center, in Twisp, Tuesday, Aug. 21 at 6:30 p.m. August 20, 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. Crescent Mountain Fire: 23,764 acres; 34 percent contained ● Personnel: 454 ● Point of Origin: Approximately 21 miles west of Twisp ● Start Date: July 29, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning McLeod Fire: 13,451 acres; five percent contained ● Personnel: 408 ● Point of Origin: Approximately eight miles north of Mazama ● Start Date: August 11, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning Holman Fire: 110 acres, no containment · Point of Origin: Holman Peak · Start Date: August 17, 2018 · Cause: Unknown Current Activity: Crescent Mountain Fire: Firefighters continued monitoring and holding along the Twisp River between Poplar Flat and Slate Lake. Fire continues creeping down Snowshoe Ridge toward Eagle Creek. Wind impacts were minimal last night on the whole fire. Today, crews will continue assessing the situation in the Eagle Creek area and the west part of...

Fire Red Flag warning today and tonight due to low relative humidity and gusty east-northeast winds. Winds will increase today after inversion lift. This should aid in clearing heavy, pooled smoke in the lower valleys and provide good visibility for air operations. The combination of gusty winds and dry conditions will also lead to more active fire behavior today. Smoke Increasing winds today from a recent cold front passage. Winds will clear out much of the smoke in the forecast area but there will still be lingering smoke throughout the day. More active fire behavior on local fires could produce more smoke in communities closest to the fires. Smoke will settle back into the valleys in the evening but not as thick as yesterday. Overall air quality will improve for all forecast areas today and tomorrow. Other An "Air Quality Alert" has been posted for the forecast area. Unhealthy air will be common in all forecast areas. Under these air quality...

Acreage: 38,023 Containment: 35 percent Personnel: 1,070 A community fire information briefing is planned for 6:00 p.m. tonight at the Plain Community Church, 12565 Chapel Drive in Plain, Washington. Fire officials will provide information about operations, as well as current and projected fire behavior. Cougar Creek Fire: A change in prevailing winds pushed the fire in a southwesterly direction Saturday night and Sunday, leading to a Level 1 (BE READY) Advisory Notification for areas west of the Cougar Creek Fire. While smoke continues to be a major concern, and limits the use of aircraft in fighting fire, it did have a moderating effect on fire behavior and temperatures yesterday. On the eastern flank of the fire, crews continued with mop-up and structure protection. To the west, firefighters were actively engaged along the primary containment lines while continuing to construct and improve alternate and contingency lines. With today’s Red Flag Warning for ridgetop winds,...

Kettle Falls, WA - The Boyds Fire is located 3 miles west of Kettle Falls, WA. The footprint of the fire remains 3249 acres and is currently 49 percent contained. The fire continues to burn in grass, brush and timber. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Yesterday, crews continued burn operations along the west side of the fire line. Work completed over the last few days is being monitored through the night, with crews mopping up hot spots and flareups. Crews continued mopping up on the east side of the fire along Highway 20 and much of this area is in patrol status. Crews have continued to secure the containment line along Nancy Creek by installing hose lays and sprinklers. Today, crews will continue prepping an indirect firing line along the western edge of the fire. Masticators, excavators, feller bunchers and other heavy equipment will be used to strengthen containment lines. These lines will be tested throughout the day by dry, northeasterly winds. Preparations are...

We continue our efforts to “right size” the resources assigned to the Kettle River Fire. During wildfires such as the Kettle River Fire, agency administrators and incident managers make choices to minimize the risk and focus on areas where firefighters can be the most effective. In keeping with that theme, many of the resources have been re-assigned to fires where there is a greater need such as the Tillman Surprise Fire near Loomis, WA. Many of the homeowners and citizens in this community have asked what they can do to help firefighters deal with wildland fires. The biggest help you can give a firefighter is to create a defensible space around your home or other structures. Taking individual responsibility to reduce flammable materials around homes and communities before a fire occurs can help the public and firefighters be safe. Although we understand that there is an inherent risk to what we do as firefighters, no human life is worth a home or structure; we will not put...

Miriam Fire Update Fire Information Line: 360-481-0031 August 20, 2018 – 9 a.m. Acres: Miriam Fire – 3,146; Clear Fork Fire - 20 Percent Containment: 30% Start Date: 07/30/18 Personnel/Resources: 1-Type 2 IA hand crew, 3-Type 2 hand crews, 2-camp crews, 1-heavy lift helicopter, 1-medium lift helicopter, 1-light lift helicopter, 14-engines, 1-dozer, 8-water tenders, 2-masticators and 1-forwarder processor for 323 total personnel. Resources are being demobilized after the standard fire assignment length of 14 operational periods. Fire managers are concerned with the amount of large, active wildfires in Oregon and Washington, replacement resources maybe difficult to obtain. It is a critical time in the fire season where limited resources must be shared throughout the region. 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;...

Republic, WA – Mop up operations will continue as fire crews will focus on remaining hotspots, primarily at the head of the fire. Chipping of branches and small woody debris is expected to be completed by the end of the day. Tenders will be driving up and down N. Fork Trout Creek Road and Rose Valley Road to supply water for mop up operations. Yield to tenders on the road, use caution while driving in the area and respect the closed road sign at the Empire Sno-Park. The Kelly Mountain Fire started at approximately 11:00am on August 11th and was a part of eleven lightning and storm related fires reported in the Republic/Curlew/Toroda area. Local resources from US Forest Service, Washington State Department of Natural Resources along with private contractors responded to the Kelly Mountain fire that grew rapidly due to strong winds and extremely dry conditions. The fire is located south of Kelly Mountain, approximately 12 miles north of Republic. There are no structures or...

Please join us for a fire information briefing at the Plain Community Church on Monday, August 20 at 6:00 p.m.The address for the Plain Community Church is 12565 Chapel Dr. Leavenworth,

Pursuant to 16 USC§ 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50 (a) and/or (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Entiat Ranger District of the Okanogan - Wenatchee National Forest. This Order supersedes Order # 06-17-05-18-18, signed August 8, 2018 signed by Erick J Walker, effective until November 15, 2018, unless rescinded. PROHIBITIONS: 1. Going into or being upon National Forest System lands as described below and depicted in Exhibit A. [36 CFR § 261.53(e)]. 2.Being on any National Forest System road as described below and depicted in Exhibit A. [36 CFR § 261.54(e)]. 3.Being on any National Forest System trail as described below and depicted in Exhibit A. [36 CFR § 261.55(a)]. CLOSURE AREA DESCRIPTION: Area Closure The Fire Closure Area boundary begins at the intersection of FS Road 5605 and Entiat River Road County 51, going south then continues to the west of County Road 51 to FS Road 5700 going west to to FS Road 5800 to FS Road 5200, going...

Level 1 Fire Advisory Notification from Chelan County Emergency ManagementAs of 2:30pm on Sunday, 8/19/18, a Level 1 (BE READY) Fire Advisory Notification will be in place for the following areas:• Chumstick Road north of Merry Canyon (both sides of the road) • Merry Canyon; Second Creek and Moon Canyon • Community of Plain, including Ponderosa Estates, Plain River Rd and other subdivisions • Chiwawa Loop Road to include Chiwawa River Pines • All of the Fish Lake and Lake Wenatchee areas to Coles CornerThis is only a fire advisory for residents in the affected areas. The fire management team is working concurrently on both the Entiat drainage and the west flank of the fire. Due to prevailing winds changing from the SW to the N/NW, the fire is currently pushing to the SW. Cooperating agencies and the Incident Management Team have made the decision to initiate this Level 1 Fire Advisory for the above areas.Call the Fire Information number for more information at

WHITE PASS DRIVERS BEWARE ALL WHITE PASS, HIGHWAY 12, DRIVERS ARE REQUIRED TO SLOW DOWN TO 25 MPH AND BE PREPARE TO STOP AT THE SUMMIT DUE TO INCREASED FIRE VEHICLES AND PEDISTRIAN TRAFFIC. PLEASE GIVE FIREFIGHTERS A

Fire Northerly ridge level winds will continue to steer more smoke from Canada into the area which will keep temperatures cool. Smoke will continue to hamper air operations. Moderate to extreme fire behavior is expected on local wildfires where conditions align. Smoke Stable conditions in the morning and northerly ridge level winds will continue to bring smoke in from Canadian fires and keep local smoke trapped, especially in the valleys. There's a potential for isolated thunderstorms nearby which could produce outflow winds in the afternoon. This could reduce the smoke but not completely. Air quality is not expected to improve over the next couple of days. Other An "Air Quality Alert" has been posted for the forecast area. Unhealthy air will be common in all forecast areas. Under these air quality conditions, children, elderly, and those with respiratory issues will be at most risk. Please consult medical advice if you experience respiratory...

Fuego Los vientos del norte a nivel de cresta continuarán dirigiendo más humo de Canadá al área, lo que mantendrá las temperaturas frescas. El humo seguirá obstaculizando las operaciones aéreas. Se espera un comportamiento de fuego de moderado a extremo en los incendios forestales locales donde las condiciones sean apropiadas. Humo Las condiciones estables de la mañana y los vientos del norte a nivel de cresta continuarán trayendo humo de los incendios canadienses y mantendrán atrapado el humo local, especialmente en los valles. Posibles tormentas aisladas cerca del área podrían producir vientos en la tarde. Esto podría reducir el humo, pero no completamente. No se espera que la calidad del aire mejore en los próximos días. Otro Se ha emitido una "Alerta de calidad del aire" para el área de pronóstico. Aire insalubre será común en todas las áreas de pronóstico. Bajo estas condiciones de calidad del aire, los niños, ancianos y...

Fire Northerly ridge level winds will continue to steer more smoke from Canada into the area which will keep temperatures cool. Smoke will continue to hamper air operations. Moderate to extreme fire behavior is expected on local wildfires where conditions align. Smoke Stable conditions in the morning and northerly ridge level winds will continue to bring smoke in from Canadian fires and keep local smoke trapped, especially in the valleys. There's a potential for isolated thunderstorms nearby which could produce outflow winds in the afternoon. This could reduce the smoke but not completely. Air quality is not expected to improve over the next couple of days. Other An "Air Quality Alert" has been posted for the forecast area. Unhealthy air will be common in all forecast areas. Under these air quality conditions, children, elderly, and those with respiratory issues will be at most risk. Please consult medical advice if you experience respiratory...