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SmokeThick smoke settled throughout much of eastern Washington yesterday and especially in the Methow and Okanogan Valleys leading to widespread poor air quality. Today winds from the NW will develop in the afternoon moving smoke to the east and air quality conditions will improve for areas west of the fires during the day. Mazama, Pateros, and Chelan should benefit in particular. Warming temperatures will lift smoke so all should expect periods in the afternoon with somewhat better air quality. Smoke accumulates again this evening. HealthCheck out these resources to learn more about smoke, health, and things you can do to stay

 Traffic will continue to be restricted to fire traffic only on all FS 1936 / Paupuck Rd., FS 1935 / Harvey Creek just south of Hanlin Meadows to Sullivan Lake / Harvey Creek

   Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires Morning Update August 2, 2021 Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest   Winthrop, WA — The Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires are burning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and public and private lands within Okanogan County. These fires are being managed by Great Basin Incident Management Team 1.   Fire Information Line: Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires: 509-557-0740 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm)   Fire Weather: Today marks the beginning of a drying trend. Humidity values will be 30 to 40 percent drier. In the morning winds will be light and terrain driven, becoming breezy in the afternoon, from the northwest. Wind gusts of 20 to 25 miles per hour are possible in the Highway 20 corridor and along exposed ridgetops and aligned drainages. The warming trend will continue Wednesday and Thursday and will bring the potential for gusty winds.   Cedar Creek Fire: The fire is currently estimated at 48,871 acres and is 23% contained.   ...

 Inchelium, Wa. – Firefighters are implementing a full suppression strategy on the Summit Trail and Chuweah Creek Fires. High humidity, a small amount of rain and relatively lower temperatures helped fire crews make substantial progress on the Summit Trail Fire yesterday. High humidities overnight allowed continued progress by night resources, particularly on the north and northwest edges.Crews are utilizing all opportunities to work directly along the fire’s edge. Mop up and reinforcement is underway to the west and on parts of the northern edge of the fire, while crews continue to deal with a few hot areas in the Beaver Dam Creek drainage. The line in Beaver Dam Creek drainage is now complete, but crews will reinforce it in the coming days.Efforts also continue to connect bulldozer and handlines along the eastern edge of the fire from Oregon City Ridge to Hall Creek Road to the north. Once in place, this contingency line will aid in slowing any progression of the fire to the...

Sherwood Fire Final Daily Update – August 02, 2021   Fire Information Phone Line: 425-324-1267 (7am - 7pm) Email: 2021.Sherwood@firenet.gov InciWeb (Incident Website): https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7713/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Rawhide-Press-129267947115446   Acres:1,256                                                                           Number of Personnel: 188 Percent Containment: 90%                                               Cause: Under Investigation Date/Time Detected: July 21, 2021, 2:15 p.m.              Origin/Location: Wellpinit, Washington   Wellpinit, WA – The Sherwood fire is 90% contained after crews continued to mop up residual hot spots with the help of the two palm-infrared cameras. A palm-infrared operator was able to complete an entire loop around the perimeter and a second loop...

    News Release  August 2, 2021 Cusik, WA - The Molybdenite Fire is located about 9 miles Southeast of Ione, WA. It started on Saturday, July 31st and has burned approximately 60 acres of forested land.    Two Bull Dozers and eight hand crews continued to work on constructing containment line around the fire yesterday.   Two helicopters continued to assist fire crew efforts yesterday helping to slow fire spread and cool hot spots.   Safety concerns: Snags and overhead hazards. Including falling of small diameter cedars.   Road restrictions: Traffic will continue to be restricted to fire traffic only on all of FS 1936 / Paupuck Rd., FS 1935 / Harvey Creek just south of Hanlin Meadows to Sullivan Lake / Harvey Creek junction.   Today: Crews will continue to work on extending containment line around the fire and mopping up hot spots. Goal is to keep the fire east of Redman Creek, west of Mineral Creek, south of Stimson Private Ground and north of FS 1936.

Smoke Outlook for 8/2/21North Central Washington Cedar Creek, Delancy Cub Creek 2 https://go.usa.gov/xF9tM Fire Areas of rain and high humidity made for a fairly quiet day on the fires yesterday. No IR flight again means the current size of the Cedar Creek fire remains at 45,719 and 17% contained. The Cub Creek 2 fire remains at 54,858 acres and 24% contained. Warming temperatures and lower humidity today means the fires will be more active today although there is no expectation for growth in the perimeter.   Smoke Thick smoke settled throughout much of eastern Washington yesterday and especially in the Methow and Okanogan Valleys leading to widespread poor air quality. Today winds from the NW will develop in the afternoon moving smoke to the east and air quality conditions will improve for areas west of the fires during the day. Mazama, Pateros, and Chelan should benefit in particular. Warming temperatures will lift smoke so all should expect periods in the...

Colville, WA: Yesterday: Alpha Division (north of Highway 20), having been turned back over to the local agency representatives for DNR, continued under a patrol status. No new hot spots of issues where discovered. Firefighters on Division Zulu (south side of Highway 20) continued with their mop up operations which included gridding the fire to look for hot spots and making sure everything is out and cooled off. Palm infrared tools are being used to point out any additional hot spots firefighters can’t see with the naked eye. Hose lines were laid on the north side of the fire. Containment was achieved for 85% of the 130 acres fire. All evacuation notices are lifted for the area. Today: Firefighters will continue to patrol Division Zulu and will continue securing the containment line on the south and north end. They will continue repair work and the chipping operation. Repair work is part of our turn back standards (turning the fire back to local resources). This includes repairing...

Fire Information Public Phone Line: (406) 426-9595, Email: 2021.cubcreek2@firenet.gov InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7675/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CubCreek2Fire2021 Acres: 58,793, Percent Containment: 24% Date/Time Detected: July 16th. 1:27 PMStructures burned: 3Number of Resources: 608Cause: Under investigationOrigin/Location: 5 miles North of Winthrop, WA.  Yesterday fire crews were able to focus their efforts on the northeast flank as masticators and road graders continued improving containment features on FS road 39 and will continue to work on FS road 37 up to Baldy Pass. Along the southern perimeter firefighters continued to scout for potential fireline locations in Bear creek, South of Beaver creek, and West Fork Salmon creek. Light precipitation was observed over isolated portions of the fire. Due to another day of poor air quality and visibility aircraft operations were limited. Today firefighters continue to mop up and secure existing...

   Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires Evening Update August 1, 2021 Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest   Winthrop, WA — The Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires are burning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and public and private lands within Okanogan County. These fires are being managed by Great Basin Incident Management Team 1.   Fire Information Line: Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires: 509-557-0740 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm)   Fire Weather: Tonight, skies will be partly cloudy. There is a chance for early evening rain showers over the fire area. Temperatures will range from 57 to 63 degrees, and relative humidity will run as high as 75 percent. Winds will be mild from the northwest at 6 to 11 miles per hour, with gusts to 20.    Cedar Creek Fire: The fire is currently estimated at 45,719 acres and is 17% contained.   At the northwest corner of the incident, the fire is on Vasiliki Ridge; this is exceptionally steep and rugged country. Firefighters were able...

 Per the Okanogan County Emergency Management........As of today, August 1, 2021 at 6:45 PM evacuation levels on the Cedar Creek Fire have changed. The following areas have been reduced to NO Evacuation. Mazama-Lost River (East) Edelweiss SR 20 Mile Post 185  The following areas have been reduced to Level 2 Be Ready Mazama-Lost River (East) Mazama Entrance Mazama Bible Camp Wolf Creek Wolf Creek Bridge Eastern Wolf Creek (North) The following areas remain the same at Level 2 Be Ready Twin Lakes Development Moccasin Ranch The following areas remain the same at Level 3 Evacuate NOW. Eastern Wolf Creek (South) Pine Forest Mazama West The following areas remain the same at Level 3 Evacuate NOW for the Twisp River Valley areas: Buttermilk Little Bridge Elbow Coulee Newby Creek Poorman View the Cedar Creek Fire Evacuation areas on the Okanogan County Advisory MAP.The Cedar Creek Fire is still and active fire, Citizens are asked to be cautious of fire personnel and equipment and BE AWARE...

    News Release  August 1, 2021 Cusik, WA - The Molybdnite Fire is located about 9 miles Southeast of Ione, WA. It started on Saturday, July 31st and has burned approximately 60 acres of forested land.  Bull Dozers and hand crews worked on constructing containment line around the fire yesterday.   They started at the base of the fire and worked up the flanks of the fire.   Air resources assisted fire crew efforts yesterday helping to slow fire spread.  Fire bosses and scoopers which are aircraft that scoop water from lakes, two helicopters and numerous retardant drops assisted firefighting efforts.   Transition to Type 3 team, NE Team 3 took place at 6:00 am on August 1st, 2021.   Road restrictions: Traffic is restricted to fire traffic only on all of FS 1936 / Paupuck Rd., FS 1935 / Harvey Creek just south of Hanlin Meadows to Sullivan Lake / Harvey Creek junction.   Today: Crews will continue to work on extending containment line around the fire.  

   Cedar Creek, Delancy and Cub Creek 2 Public Meeting Notice:     Two Community meetings will be hosted by the Southern Area IMT 2 and Great Basin IMT 1. Detailed updates on the Cub Creek 2, Cedar Creek, and Delancy fires will be presented.   Okanogan County Emergency Manager Maurice Goodall will discuss evacuation status, and spokespersons from the US Forest Service and other community representatives will be available to take your questions.   WINTROP MEETING: Monday, August 2, 2021, at 6 pm in Mack Lloyd Park next to the Red Barn at 51 State Route 20, Winthrop.   TWISP MEETING: Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at 6 pm in Twisp River Park, 325 North Lincoln Street, Twisp. Both meetings will feature the same speakers and provide the same information.

Inchelium, Wa. – Changing weather conditions may moderate fire behavior on the Summit Trail Fire today as potential rain and thunderstorms move into the fire area. Accompanying those storms will be erratic and gusty winds, which could bring gusts of up to 40 mph. Still, with temperatures expected to be 10-15 degrees cooler today than yesterday, fire crews are anticipating diminished fire activity in certain parts of the fire, which will allow them to continue their work to contain the fire as small as possible. Where direct line isn’t feasible, crews are scouting and establishing contingency lines to both the east and west of the fire, with both hand crews and heavy machinery working in cooperation to establish these lines.A majority of the fire’s growth yesterday, just under 2,000 acres, occurred to the northwest; overall containment remains at 12%.Structure and contingency groups near Twin Lakes are building containment lines and strengthening defensible space around...

Fire Information Public Phone Line: (406) 426-9595 Email: 2021.cubcreek2@firenet.gov InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7675/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CubCreek2Fire2021 Acres: 55,602, Percent Containment: 24% Date/Time Detected: July 16th. 1:27 PM Structures burned: 3 Number of Resources: 682Cause: Under investigation Origin/Location: 5 miles North of Winthrop, WA.Yesterday firefighters were able to successfully complete direct suppression lines with the use of heavy equipment and hand crews while continuing to secure and mop up hot spots near Vanderpool Crossing. Firefighters also observed growth along the northwest perimeter as it spread from Doe Creek towards Buck Creek and Doe Mountain. On the northeast flank resources were engaged around the Brevicomis summer homes providing structure protection as winds pushed fire further up Twentymile creek past Honeymoon Creek towards the Chewuch River. Throughout the day aviation operations were...

   Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires Morning Update August 1, 2021 Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest   Winthrop, WA — The Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires are burning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and public and private lands within Okanogan County. These fires are being managed by Great Basin Incident Management Team 1.   Fire Information Line - Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires: 509-557-0740 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm)   Cedar Creek Fire: The fire is currently estimated at 45,719 acres and is 17% contained.   The Cub Creek fire became active yesterday afternoon when northwesterly winds pushed the fire southeast towards Twisp and several communities along the Twisp River. The fire moved around Gobblers Knob and down Little Wolf Creek towards Pine Forest and Thompson Ridge towards the communities of Poorman and Newbie Creek.   The fire breached a primary containment line to the southeast along the 4410 Road.  With help from fire crews on loan from Cub Creek...

Fire Brisk winds from the NW yesterday led to growth on the Cedar Creek fire in the area of Thompson Ridge to Gobblers knob, current size is estimated at 45,719. The Cub Creek 2 fire is 54,858 acres and 24% contained. Intermittent rain, cooler temperatures, and higher humidity give the firefighters some good opportunities for progress fighting these fires although poor visibility may make for limited ability for aerial water drops.Smoke Air quality remains very impaired throughout the Methow Valley and smoke has now traveled south to affect Chelan, Wenatchee, and beyond. The Okanogan Valley is not getting a break from the smoke either as fires in Canada and on the Colville reservation mean smoke comes their way no matter which way the wind blows. Smoke accumulated throughout the Columbia Basin overnight and most monitors east of the Cascades are showing impaired air quality. Areas that have avoided smoke impacts thus far in the fire season are now experiencing impaired...

Sherwood Fire Daily Update – August 1, 2021   Fire Information Phone Line: 425-324-1267 (7am - 7pm) Email: 2021.Sherwood@firenet.gov InciWeb (Incident Website): https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7713/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Rawhide-Press-129267947115446   Acres: 1,256                                                                          Number of Personnel: 238 Percent Containment: 85%                                               Cause: Under Investigation Date/Time Detected: July 21, 2021, 2:15 p.m.              Origin/Location: Wellpinit, Washington   Wellpinit, WA – Fire containment is at 85% including the spot to the north west of the fire perimeter.  Acres remain unchanged. A palm-infrared operator is walking the fire perimeter, checking for remaining areas of heat as a final step in the...

Colville, WA: Yesterday: Alpha Division (north of Highway 20) was turned back over to the local agency, DNR. Confidence is high that all hot spots have been addressed and mitigated. Repair work is now signed off and marked complete. Firefighters on Division Zulu (south side of Highway 20) continued with their mop up operations which included gridding the fire to look for hot spots and making sure everything is out and cooled off. Palm infrared tools are being used to point out any additional hot spots firefighters can’t see with the naked eye. Containment was achieved for 65% of the 130 acres fire. All evacuation notices are now lifted for the area. Today: Firefighters will continue to patrol Division Alpha, but no crews are assigned since the home agency has taken back over that area. Division Zulu will continue securing the containment line on the south end. They will continue repair work and  the chipping operation. Repair work is part of our turn back standards (turning the...

  Smoke Outlook for 8/1/21 Fire   Brisk winds from the NW yesterday led to growth on the Cedar Creek fire in the area of Thompson Ridge to Gobblers knob, current size is estimated at 45,719. The Cub Creek 2 fire is 54,858 acres and 24% contained. Intermittent rain, cooler temperatures, and higher humidity give the firefighters some good opportunities for progress fighting these fires although poor visibility may make for limited ability for aerial water drops. Smoke Air quality remains very impaired throughout the Methow Valley and smoke has now traveled south to affect Chelan, Wenatchee, and beyond. The Okanogan Valley is not getting a break from the smoke either as fires in Canada and on the Colville reservation mean smoke comes their way no matter which way the wind blows. Smoke accumulated throughout the Columbia Basin overnight and most monitors east of the Cascades are showing impaired air quality. Areas that have avoided smoke...