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KETTLE COMPLEX FIRE UPDATE Sunday, September 20, 2015 9:00 AM FIRE INFORMATION: 509-724-0040 website: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4536 email: stickpinfireinfo@gmail.com facebook: tinyurl.com/kettlecmplxfire Mike Ciraulo, Incident Commander SUMMARY Stickpin 53,729 acres; 85% contained Total Personnel: 715 Graves Mtn. 8,557 acres; 80% contained Renner 13,775 acres; 85% contained Total 76,061 acres Committed Resources: 20 Crews, 24 Engines, 1 Helicopter, 10 Dozers, 8 Water Tenders Transition: Oregon Incident Management Team 1, led by Incident Commander Shawn Sheldon, will assume command of the Kettle Complex at 6 PM this evening. The Washington Incident Management Team 1 will return home Monday after a second deployment on this incident. Incident Commander Mike Ciraulo and all the members of Washington IMT 1 thank the community for their support and patience during suppression and repair activities of...

Air Quality Forecast-NE Washington Regional Fires- Sunday September 20, 2015 Prepared by Carolyn Kelly (ckelly8384@gmail.com), Air Resource Advisor Trainee This will be the final report for this area. Please check current monitor status for up to date information Smoke Summary: A dry, cold front is expected to pass through the area with windy conditions occurring late this afternoon into the evening. Warmer temperatures and a potential for some light rains, especially over the northern parts of the Tunk and North Star Fires, are expected. Low relative humidities will allow for heavy fuels to continue burning out while fire behavior is expected to be minimal overall. Extended Outlook: Winds will subside on Monday, and the weather will be dry and mild through at least Wednesday. ·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- Sunday September 20, 2015 Prepared by Carolyn Kelly (ckelly8384@gmail.com), Air Resource Advisor Trainee This will be the final report for this area. Please check current monitor status for up to date information Smoke Summary: A dry, cold front is expected to pass through the area with windy conditions occurring late this afternoon into the evening. Warmer temperatures and a potential for some light rains, especially over the northern parts of the Tunk and North Star Fires, are expected. Low relative humidities will allow for heavy fuels to continue burning out while fire behavior is expected to be minimal overall. Extended Outlook: Winds will subside on Monday, and the weather will be dry and mild through at least Wednesday. ·Monitoring stations for Tonasket, Orient, and Kettle Falls have been shut down due to machine malfunction as of 09/10/2015.

Kaniksu Complex—Tower Fire Idaho Panhandle and Colville National Forests and Washington DNR Kaniksu Type 3 Team — Tom Kennedy, Incident Commander September 20, 2015, 7:00 am For Immediate Release Diane Mann-Klager, 509-445-1868 towerfireinfo@gmail.com Please remember 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 Tower Fire, along with six smaller fires, comprises the Kaniksu Complex. The other fires are Onata, Baldy, Grease Creek, Hall Mountain, Slate Creek, and South Fork Creek Trail. The total acreage of all fires in the Complex is 26,120 acres with 80 percent containment as of 6:00 pm, September 19, 2015. The fire and suppression repair crews continued to address all suppression repair tasks on Tower Fire, including the two spots north of the fire near Fourth...

Tunk Block Fire: Suppression repair is progressing well and is the primary focus of activities on the Tunk Block Fire. These activities seek to mitigate resource concerns caused by fireline construction and the use of roads to access the fire. As much as possible, fire and land managers want to restore the roads and areas where firelines were constructed to pre-fire conditions. This work is specifically designed to minimize sediment delivery into streams and rivers and minimize gully and surface erosion. Approximately 130 miles of suppression repair have been completed on the Tunk Block Fire. Firefighters are responding to smokes of concern as needed. Weather: A cold front is predicted to reach the fires by this afternoon or early evening. Strong gusty winds are expected in front of the cold front. The areas near the fire perimeter are still moist from the recent rain; temperatures will be lower and humidity high. Due to these factors, spot fires are unlikely and no fire growth is...

North Star Fire: Like the Tunk Block Fire, crews are focusing their activities on suppression repair. The suppression repair is in full swing and good progress has been made over the last couple of days. Approximately 185 miles of suppression repair have been completed on the North Star Fire. Firefighters are responding to smokes of concern as needed. Most of the smoke still visible is from interior islands burning. Weather: A cold front is predicted to reach the fires by this afternoon or early evening. Strong gusty winds are expected in front of the cold front. The areas near the fire perimeter are still moist from the recent rain; temperatures will be lower and humidity high. Due to these factors, spot fires are unlikely and no fire growth is expected. Evacuations: There are no evacuations or warnings. Closures: The Okanogan-Wenatchee and Colville National Forests have closures encompassing the entire fire areas and adjacent forested areas. Other areas outside of the burned...

Residents and visitors are reminded that parts of the Colville and Idaho Panhandle National Forests around the fires are still closed to the public. This is for the safety of the firefighters and the public. Please check with local ranger districts for more information.Closure and restrictions updates: Idaho Burn Restrictions: http://idahofireinfo.blogspot.com/ or http://firerestrictions.us/ Washington burn restrictions: https://waburnbans.net/ Idaho Panhandle National Forests closure information: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/ipnf/learning/safety-ethics/?cid=stelprd3850265 Colville National Forest closure information: http://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/colville/alerts-notices

Current Situation: The Carpenter Road Fire reached 100% containment at 63,972 acres. Today will be the last day of operations by incident management teams on this fire. One hundred percent containment is the goal for all suppression fires. Some take longer than others. Incident Commanders Roger Brandom and Ed Lewis expressed their personal thanks to all of the communities directly and indirectly involved with the Carpenter Road Fire that contributed to that accomplishment. Mercifully, meeting the final suppression repair objectives was accomplished sooner than originally expected. Many thousands of hours of hard work have been invested to bring the Carpenter Road Fire to the point that it can be turned back to the local agencies for management through the end of the fire

Burning out successful and complete; mop up and patrol underway. Nile, Wash. – Yesterday’s 165-acre increase in the size of the Meeks Table Fire was due to a successful burn out operation implemented on the northwest flank of the fire. Bringing the fire out of a steep draw to a prepared road and hand line increased the overall size footprint of the fire, but enables firefighters to work more safely and secure the northwest portion of the fire more effectively. The successful burnout means the entire west, north and east sides of the fire have been confined by firelines. Today firefighters will be engaged in heavy mop up: using hand tools and water to completely extinguish a distance within the perimeter that will be adequate to ensure the fire cannot cross the containment lines. We expect warmer weather, with temperatures in the 70s, relative humidity in the 40’s, and winds 6 to 10 mph today. This will cause additional consumption of the burning fuels within the fire’s...

Fire Update - Saturday, September 19, 2015 - 9:00 a.m. For additional information on the Wolverine Fire contact the Chelan Ranger District at (509) 682-4900.This will be the FINAL UPDATE for the Wolverine, First Creek and Blankenship fires. Washington Inter-agency Incident Management Team 2 would like to thank all of the communities in Central Washington for supporting Team 2 in our firefighting effort. A post-fire recovery meeting will be held 7 p.m. Saturday, September 19 at Chelan High School on 215 Webster Avenue. Representatives from Washington State University, Chelan County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Cascadia Conservation District and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will be present to discuss post-fire effects. Residents and visitors are encouraged to drive with caution as fire traffic will be present in both the Wolverine and First Creek fire areas. Wolverine Fire: Fire activity has been minimal and...

Kaniksu Complex—Tower Fire Idaho Panhandle and Colville National Forests and Washington DNR Kaniksu Type 3 Team — Tom Kennedy, Incident Commander September 19, 2015, 7:00 am For Immediate Release Diane Mann-Klager, 509-445-1868 towerfireinfo@gmail.com Please remember 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.There have been some changes on the Kaniksu Complex. Most of these changes are administrative. Fire perimeters have been updated to reflect a slight increase in acreage. The containment strategy was also assessed. The total acreage of all fires in the complex is 26,119 acres which is 80 percent contained. This change from 100 percent containment is not because of significant fire activity. The Kaniksu Complex has a mix of containment strategies. The overall...

Okanogan Complex Fire Update September 19, 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: 442 Residences Damaged or Destroyed: 120 Committed Resources: 8 crews, 23 engines, 1 helicopter, 7 dozers, 15 water tenders, 8 masticators CURRENT FIRE SITUATION Firefighters have completed all suppression work on this fire. Smoke will continue to be visible near the fire perimeter and in the interior, as fuels ignite and burn until significant rain or snow falls. Parts of the fire area remain in patrol and mop up status, and most suppression repair work is finished. Effective 6:00 AM today, this team (Washington Interagency Incident Management Team 5) assumed command of the Chelan Complex. All fire suppression is complete on the Chelan Complex. Effective 6:00 AM Monday, September 21, management of both the Okanogan Complex...

Air Quality Forecast-NE Washington Regional Fires- Saturday September 19, 2015 Prepared by Carolyn Kelly (ckelly8384@gmail.com), Air Resource Advisor Trainee Smoke Summary: Similar to yesterday but a little bit warmer, drier air is expected along with a mix of sun and clouds. Low relative humidities will allow for heavy fuels to continue burning out while fire behavior is expected to be minimal overall. Extended Outlook: Dry air and warming continues today with windy weather coming through the region starting Sunday as several weak weather disturbances pass through. Next week looks to be mild and dry through the middle of the week. ·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- Saturday September 19, 2015 Prepared by Carolyn Kelly (ckelly8384@gmail.com), Air Resource Advisor Trainee Smoke Summary: Similar to yesterday but a little bit warmer, drier air is expected along with a mix of sun and clouds. Low relative humidities will allow for heavy fuels to continue burning out while fire behavior is expected to be minimal overall. Extended Outlook: Dry air and warming continues today with windy weather coming through the region starting Sunday as several weak weather disturbances pass through. Next week looks to be mild and dry through the middle of the week. ·Monitoring stations for Tonasket, Orient, and Kettle Falls have been shut down due to machine malfunction as of 09/10/2015.

Tunk Block Fire: Suppression repair is the primary focus of activities that are occurring on the Tunk Block Fire. These efforts seek to mitigate resource concerns caused by fireline construction and the use of roads to access the fire. As much as possible, fire and land managers want to restore the roads and areas where firelines were constructed to pre-fire conditions. This work is specifically designed to minimize sediment delivery into streams and rivers and minimize gully and surface erosion. Approximately 130 miles of suppression repair have been completed on the Tunk Block Fire. Firefighters are responding to smokes of concern as needed. Weather: The weather is predicted to be warm and dry through Sunday afternoon. Beginning Sunday afternoon or Monday morning, a cold front is predicted to pass through the area. Evacuations: All evacuations have been lifted. There are no evacuations. Closures: The Okanogan-Wenatchee and Colville National Forests have closures encompassing the...

North Star Fire: Like the Tunk Block Fire, crews are focusing their activities on suppression repair. Chipping of cut material along roads is occurring. pproximately 145 miles of suppression repair have been completed on the North Star Fire. Firefighters are responding to smokes of concern as needed. Most of the smoke still visible is from interior islands burning out. Weather: The weather is predicted to be warm and dry through Sunday afternoon. Beginning Sunday afternoon or Monday morning, a cold front is predicted to pass through the area. Evacuations: All evacuations have been lifted. There are no evacuations. Closures: The Okanogan-Wenatchee and Colville National Forests have closures encompassing the entire fire areas and adjacent forested areas. Other areas outside of the burned areas remain open to recreation, hunting and woodcutting. Colville Indian Reservation forest and recreational areas within the fires are closed. See the maps at...

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: Crews continue to make progress containing unsecured fire areas and moping up and repairing already secured ground. Repair of areas damaged by firefighting activity (dozer, hand, and saw lines) is progressing rapidly, but a lot of work still remains before roads are safe for the public to reenter. Many areas where work has been completed are being placed in patrol-and-monitor status. Fire Restrictions: Due to wetting rains and cooler temperatures, fire managers for the Colville National Forest have lifted fire restrictions that have been in place since July 6, 2015. Campfires are now allowed on the Forest effective Friday, September 18, 2015 at midnight. Fire Prevention: As the weather cools and fire restrictions are eased, please remember the region is...

Información actualizada sobre el Incendio Okanogan Complex 18 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: $44.5 millones Contenimiento: 95 por ciento Heridos/Lesionados: 7 Total de Personal: 500 Residencias dañadas o destruidas: 120 Recursos Asignados: 19 cuadrillas, 32 camiones de bombero, 3 helicópteros, 8 excavadoras, 17 tanques de agua, 8 demoledores SITUACION ACTUAL DEL INCENDIO Hoy los bomberos continuan trabajando entre el frente del fuego y la calle Forest (FR) 42 cerca de Cabin Creek, haciendo mantenimiento/limpieza preventiva mientras el fuego llega a la carretera. Habra humo visible del interior del incendio puesto que hay combustibles todavía quemándose y ardiendo hasta que caiga nieve o lluvia significativamente. El resto del área del incendio se encuentra siendo patrullada y se lleva a cabo...

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All remaining evacuation levels have been lifted