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Tamaño: 17,260 acres  Personal total: 451   Contención: 40%   Causa: A ser determinada    Ayer: Se usaron en gran medida scoopers de ala fija y helicópteros para verter agua y retrasar el movimiento del incendio hacia el oeste y al sur. Retrasar el avance del incendio le da a los bomberos el tiempo suficiente para asegurar y mejorar las líneas de contención. También se usaron helicópteros para operaciones de quema aérea y así agregar profundidad a las líneas de contención quemadas previamente cerca de Slide Peak, y para trabajar en conjunto con los bomberos que realizan operaciones de quema manual en la línea de contención desde Crescent Hill hasta Junior Spike al final del día. Los equipos y operadores de camiones limpiaron y patrullaron desde el parque estatal Twenty-five Mile Creek hasta Chesapeake Saddle para asegurar las líneas de contención. Al sur, los bomberos buscaron y extinguieron zonas de calor y mejoraron las líneas...

The September 6th operational video update for the Summit Trail Fire is now available on the Northeast Washington Fire Information Facebook Page

September 6, 2021 Daily Update   Acres: 47,391 acresStart Date: July 12, 2021Cause: LightningContainment: 64%Total personnel: 591Location: 17 miles west of IncheliumFuels: Timber (litter and grass understory), light logging slash Highlights: Warm and windy conditions are contributing to active fire behavior on the north and west portions of the fire area. Firefighters are proceeding methodically with burning operations on the north edge of the fire, applying low intensity fire to the landscape in a slow and controlled manner. In sections where the main fire is approaching control lines and burnout operations are not yet complete, helicopters are dropping water to slow forward progression. Fire managers plan to continue strategic burning operations as conditions prove favorable. Operations: Firefighters are using bulldozers and masticators to construct fireline from the top of a ridge west of South Seventeenmile Mountain toward the east, building control lines on the northwest...

Start Date: August 4th, 2021 Cause: Lightning    Size: 13,314 acres    Containment: 74% Location: Approximately four miles northeast of Conconully Resources Assigned: 70 personnel Team Transition: Type 2 Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 9 is transferring command to the Type 3 Northeast Washington team Tuesday September 7th, 2021.   Current Situation: Heavy equipment continues to repair dozer lines while hand crews continue to repair handlines. Mop up will be focused along the campgrounds as well as around Conconully. Air resources are available as needed.   Weather: Temperatures will warm slightly as the valleys are anticipated to reach the low to mid 80s and 60s in the higher terrain. The humidity readings around the area will be lower with the valleys getting into the low to mid 20% range and around 35% in the higher terrain. Winds are expected to be terrain driven throughout the day.   Closures and Restrictions: Closure...

Winthrop, WA – The Cedar Creek, Cub Creek 2, and Delancy fires are burning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and public and private lands within Okanogan County.   Safety Note: The Cedar and Cub Creek Fires are active fires, and certain roads and trails in the community and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest remain closed for your safety. The public is reminded to stay out of closed areas for your safety and the safety of firefighters.   Fire Information Line: (509) 557-0740 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm daily)   Cedar Creek Fire: The fire is 55,187 acres and 87% contained. Firefighters continue to focus their efforts on mopping up hot spots and smokey areas along Highway 20. The thermal cameras are being used around structures and private lands to locate additional hot spots in the area. Excavators, graders, and dozers are improving and repairing dozer lines. Aerial resources will be in the immediate area throughout the hillsides providing additional assistance...

Size: 17,260 acres   Total Personnel: 451   Containment: 40%   Cause: Under investigation    Yesterday: Fixed wing scoopers and helicopters were used extensively, dropping water to delay fire movement to the west and south. Delaying the fire's progression gives firefighters additional time needed to secure and improve containment lines. Helicopters were also used for aerial ignition, adding depth to previously burned containment lines near Slide Peak; and working in conjunction with firefighters hand lighting along the containment line from Crescent Hill to Junior Spike late in the day. Engines and crews continued mop-up and patrol from Twenty-five Mile Creek State Park to Chesapeake Saddle to better secure containment lines.   To the south, firefighters sought and extinguished areas of heat, improving fire lines around Slide Ridge.  Heavy equipment repaired sections of Forest Road 8410 to keep it viable for safe use by fire suppression equipment...

Winthrop, WA – The Cedar Creek, Cub Creek 2, and Delancy fires are burning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and public and private lands within Okanogan County.   Safety Note: The Cedar and Cub Creek Fires are active fires, and certain roads and trails in the community and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest remain closed for your safety. The public is reminded to stay out of closed areas for your safety and the safety of firefighters.   Fire Information Line: (509) 557-0740 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm daily)   Cedar Creek Fire: The fire is 55,187 acres and 87% contained. Firefighters continue to focus their efforts on mopping up hot spots and smokey areas along Highway 20. The thermal cameras are being used around structures and private lands to locate additional hot spots in the area. Excavators, graders, and dozers are improving and repairing dozer lines. Aerial resources will be in the immediate area throughout the hillsides providing additional assistance...

Actualización del Incendio Schneider Springs 6 de Septiembre de 2021 Fecha de Inicio: 3 de agosto de 2021 Causa: Relámpagos Tamaño: 92,775 acres Contención: 14% Recursos asignados: 793 recursos Cuadrillas (21); Camiones de Bomberos (37); Palas Mecánicas (7); Recursos Aéreos (9); Otro equipo pesado (28) Ayer: El calentamiento y sequia contribuyeron a un aumento en la actividad del fuego en el borde norte del incendio cerca de Haystack Rocks y Bumping Lake Road. Las cuadrillas continuaron operaciones de disparo en el drenaje de Lost Creek, para asegurar la línea a lo largo del perímetro del incendio. Los bomberos continuaron trabajando en una línea de contingencia indirecta cerca de Boulder Cave como un punto de contención. Las actividades de liquidación continuaron a lo largo de Bethel Ridge para asegurar y mantener las líneas de contención a lo largo del perímetro sur del incendio. Las operaciones de disparo utilizando sistemas de aeronaves no tripuladas (UAS o...

Schneider Springs Fire Daily Update September 6, 2021Start Date: August 3, 2021 Cause: Lightning Size: 92,775 acres Percent Contained: 14% Resources Assigned: 793 resources Crews (18); Engines (37); Dozers (7); Air Resources (9); Other Heavy Equipment (28) Yesterday: Warming, drying conditions contributed to an uptick in fire activity on the northern edge of the fire near both Haystack Rocks and Bumping Lake Road. Crews continued firing operations in the Lost Creek drainage, to secure the line along the fire perimeter. Firefighters continued work on an indirect contingency line near Boulder Cave as a containment point. Mop up activities continued along Bethel Ridge to secure and hold containment lines along the southern perimeter of the fire. Firing operations using an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS or "drone") continued near the Little Rattlesnake drainage. Crews continued their efforts to slow fire spread east of Shellback Peak in the William O. Douglas Wilderness Area. ...

Smoke Generally good air quality is expected throughout the forecast area today, with some visible smoke/haze overhead in some areas. Communities that are in closer proximity to the fire may see Moderate conditions in the morning with improvement later in the day. Leavenworth may see smoke from the nearby Nason fire in the evening

Schneider Springs Evening Update September 5, 2021Warming and drying conditions have contributed to an increase in fire activity on the northeast and northern sections of the fire today. Due to the increased fire activity in the Lost Creek and Gold Creek area, firefighters are continuing firing operations above the Lost Creek area this evening to prevent the fire’s spread toward the homes in that area. The firing operation occurring tonight is a continuation of building control features that began several days ago and will tie into existing lines and natural barriers.Firefighters, engines, and helicopters are working in coordination to conduct these operations and monitor and patrol for any spot fires outside of containment lines. An Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS or “drone”) with an infrared camera will continue to patrol the fire area through the night to monitor fire activity.There is no change in the evacuation levels at this time. If there is a change in any of the...

The September 5th operational video update for the Summit Trail Fire is now available on the Northeast Washington Fire Information Facebook Page

Tamaño: 16,421 acres  Personal total: 455  Contención: 40%  Causa: A ser determinada    Esta noche, a las 6:30 pm, se emitirá en vivo una reunión virtual comunitaria en la página de Facebook del incendio Twenty-five Mile. Ayer: El incendio continuó su actividad en la esquina noroeste del perímetro y consumió partes de vegetación no quemada al sur y al este de Junior Point y Crescent Hill, adentro de las líneas de contención. Los vientos ligeros le permitieron a los bomberos realizar operaciones de quema en las líneas de contención. Los equipos y operadores de camiones realizaron una limpieza para asegurar las líneas de contención y patrullar desde el parque estatal Twenty-five Mile Creek hasta Chesapeake Saddle. Al sur, los bomberos aseguraron y limpiaron las líneas de contención alrededor de Slide Ridge para mejorar las líneas. Los equipos y la maquinaria pesada reubicaron una sección de la línea de contención desde la mitad de una...

Humo La calidad del aire parece haber mejorado mucho hoy gracias a un cambio en las condiciones climáticas. Aunque se pronostica una buena calidad de aire en toda la zona, es posible que las comunidades al este del incendio no vean una mejora sino hasta el final del día, cuando los vientos del oeste cambien de rumbo hacia el noroeste.   Emitido por USFS Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program www.wildlandfiresmoke.net Central Washington Actualizaciones tools.airfire.org/outlooks/centralwashington ·Información sobre humo y su salud https://www.cdc.gov/spanish/especialesCDC/IncendiosForestales  

September 5, 2021 Daily Update Acres: 46,961 acresStart Date: July 12, 2021Cause: LightningContainment: 58%Total personnel: 618Location: 17 miles west of IncheliumFuels: Timber (litter and grass understory), light logging slash Highlights: Firefighters have observed some increased activity on the Summit Trail Fire due to an uptick in winds. The fire is burning most actively in the north and northwestern sections of the fire area, although overall acreage growth has been minimal for the past several days. Helicopters are supporting ground resources by dropping buckets of water to slow fire progression in specific locations pinpointed by firefighters on the ground. Fixed-wing air scoopers are dropping water in remote and rugged locations where access continues to present challenges. Operations: Crews have increased containment on the western edge of the fire with newly completed containment lines. Firefighters will continue to scout for locations to place more direct fireline in the...

 Size: 16,421 acres  Total Personnel: 455  Containment: 40%  Cause: Under investigation   A virtual Community Meeting will be live streamed tonight at 6:30 pm on the Twenty-five Mile Fire Facebook page. Yesterday: Active burning continued in the northwest corner of the fire, consuming pockets and islands of unburned vegetation south and east of Junior Point and Crescent Hill, well within containment lines. Light winds allowed firefighters to hand light along containment lines. Engines and crews mopped up to better secure containment lines and patrolled from Twenty-five Mile Creek State Park to Chesapeake Saddle. To the south, firefighters secured and mopped up to improve the fire lines around Slide Ridge. Heavy equipment and fire crews relocated a section of containment line from a mid-slope road up to old dozer lines on a ridge top near Stormy Mountain. Containment lines at mid-slope can be more easily compromised than those on ridgetops. Helicopters...

Start Date: August 5, 2021    Cause: Lightning    Size: 13,314 acres    Containment: 74% Location: Approximately four miles northeast of Conconully Resources Assigned: 97 personnel Current Situation:  Heavy equipment crews continue to repair dozer lines while hand crews continue to repair handlines. 38 road and 200 road does have some internal pockets of heat which is where suppression is being focused on. Air resources are readily available as needed.   Weather: Partly cloudy with maximum temperatures in the valleys from 76 to 81 degrees and 57 to 69 degrees in the ridgetops. Relative humidity will range from 25% to 30% in the valleys and 34% to 44% in the ridgetops. Expect gusts of wind up to 20 mph after 12:00.   Closures and Restrictions: Closure Order: 06-21-09-21-10 Southern Cub Creek 2 issued by the Colville National Forest has closed numerous areas, trails, and roads in and around the fire area FS Road 37 is closed at the...

Winthrop, WA – The Cedar Creek, Cub Creek 2, and Delancy fires are burning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and public and private lands within Okanogan County.   Safety Note: The Cedar and Cub Creek Fires are active fires, and certain roads and trails in the community and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest remain closed for your safety. The public is reminded to stay out of closed areas for your safety and the safety of firefighters.   Fire Information Line: (509) 557-0740 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm daily)   Cedar Creek Fire: The fire is 55,187 acres and 87% contained. Firefighters continue to focus their efforts on mopping up hot spots and smokey areas along Highway 20. The thermal cameras are being used around structures and private lands to locate additional hot spots in the area. Excavators, graders, and dozers are improving and repairing dozer lines. Aerial resources will be in the immediate area throughout the hillsides providing additional...

Winthrop, WA – The Cedar Creek, Cub Creek 2, and Delancy fires are burning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and public and private lands within Okanogan County.   Safety Note: The Cedar and Cub Creek Fires are active fires, and certain roads and trails in the community and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest remain closed for your safety. The public is reminded to stay out of closed areas for your safety and the safety of firefighters.   Fire Information Line: (509) 557-0740 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm daily)   Cedar Creek Fire: The fire is 55,187 acres and 87% contained. Firefighters continue to focus their efforts on mopping up hot spots and smokey areas along Highway 20. The thermal cameras are being used around structures and private lands to locate additional hot spots in the area. Excavators, graders, and dozers are improving and repairing dozer lines. Aerial resources will be in the immediate area throughout the hillsides providing additional...

 AFTER THE FIRE: Toolkits US Department of Agriculture After the Fire Toolkithttps://postfiresw.info/ The US Department of Agriculture After the Fire Toolkit website has information and guidance for resource managers, landowners, and communities for assessing and preventing potential damage due to post-fire flooding and related events. This site has information on the research, methods, and tools available for assessing and reducing risks associated with post-fire flooding, debris flows and sedimentation.  After the Fire Washingtonhttps://afterthefirewa.org/https://afterthefirewa.org/community-assistance/after-fire-toolkit/Another after the fire toolkit designed to allow community coalitions, local wildfire coordinating groups, fire districts and other organizations respond to post-fire community needs quickly, accurately, and