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August 07, 2019 – 9:00 a.m. Acres: 193 Location: 3 air miles southwest of Stehekin, WA Completion: Season-ending weather event Cause: Lightning Estimated Cost: $800,400 Report Date: July 26, 2019 (ignited by the lightning storms that came through on July 23 and 24) Personnel: 83, including 2 hand crews, 3 helicopters, 33 overhead personnel Current Activity: A temporary air quality monitoring station is now operational in Stehekin. While impact to Stehekin has been minimal, there is still potential for the fire to grow and for smoke to affect air quality in the village and surrounding area throughout the season. Air quality monitoring data for Stehekin is available online at https://tools.airfire.org/monitoring/v4/. Today’s weather forecast calls for stronger winds around sunset, which could produce some additional fire activity. Smoke is expected to be more visible, especially later in the day. The Entiat Interagency Hotshot Crew will be leaving Stehekin today after a two-week...

Smoke Outlook for 8/07 - 8/08Central Washington - Devore Creek FireIssued at: 2019-08-07 06:54 PDTFireThe Devore Creek Fire is currently 193 acres, and continues to primarily burn timber litter and dead-and-down. The potential for increased fire behavior remains due to a warming and drying trend in the area.SmokeThere are no significant smoke impacts at this time. A smoke monitor was placed in Stehekin yesterday. A warming but stagnant weather pattern is expected in the Lake Chelan area through at least Thursday.Smoke Information: Air quality in the area remains ‘Good’ in the Stehekin and Chelan area. For today’s smoke outlook visit: http://bit.ly/2yIZ1w8and more information on smoke and your health visit wasmoke.blogspot.com or en Espanol tinyurl.com/yanjrv7m.#DevoreCreekFire #WaWildfire

Williams Flats and Lundstrom Butte Fires Update Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander: Doug Johnson August 6, 2019 - 9:00 P.M. Fire Information: (509) 634-7341 (8:00 am to 9:00 pm); 2019.williamsflats@firenet.gov Information Websites: Inciweb – https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6493 ; Facebook Pages – Colville Tribal Broadcast, News and Information Williams Flats Fire Special Announcements: Today, an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) or drone entered the established Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) designation which surrounds the Williams Flats and Lundstrom Butte Fires. The incursion caused all firefighting related aircraft – helicopters, Fire Bosses and large retardant planes to suspend operations and return to the airport. The suspension of aerial firefighting operations continued until a verification could be made that the drone had left the area. During the suspension, no aerial support was provided to the firefighters on the ground,...

Williams Flat Fire, Level 1 Evacuation Advisory The Level 1 evacuation advisory issued at noon today has been expanded. The northern boundary of the Level 1 evacuation zone has been moved three miles north. The new northern boundary begins where Little Nine Mile Creek crosses Nine Mile-Hellgate Road. If a straight line is drawn west from that location to Whitestone Lookout, all areas south of that line are within the Level 1 evacuation area. Little Nine Mile Creek crosses Nine Mile-Hellgate Road at section 16, Township 29 North, Range 35 East. A Level 1 evacuation notice is an advisory to “get ready” to evacuate in case the fire moves closer to homes. If you live within the affected area, it may be necessary to evacuate in the future. Please prepare medications, personal hygiene items, sleeping bags or bedding, vital records, and any other personal items you may need to take with you in case an evacuation is ordered. Please monitor the Williams Flat Facebook and Inciweb pages...

Devore Creek Fire Update August 06, 2019 – 9:00 a.m. Acres: 193 Location: 3 air miles southwest of Stehekin, WA Completion: Season-ending weather event Cause: Lightning Estimated Cost: $729,000 Report Date: July 26, 2019 (ignited by lightning storms that came through on July 23 and 24) Personnel: 83, including 2 hand crews, 3 helicopters, and 33 overhead personnel Current Activity: While temperatures could top 100 degrees in Chelan today and tomorrow, temperatures at the Devore Creek Fire, which is burning at much higher elevations, will be about 25 degrees cooler. The fire continues to slowly burn in the Devore Creek drainage, at elevations between 5,700 and 6,800 feet. Despite the cooler temperatures in the fire area, the potential for increased fire activity exists over the next two days, until even colder weather is predicted at the end of the week. The fire is in an area that has not burned in recorded history, so it is likely to smolder until late season rains or snow, puts it...

Smoke Outlook for 8/06 - 8/07Central Washington - Devore Creek FireIssued at: 2019-08-06 07:22 PDTFire The Devore Creek Fire grew 4 acres from the last infrared sweep, and is now 193 acres. The fire continues to primarily burn timber litter and dead-and-down. The potential for increased fire behavior remains due to a warming and drying trend in the area.Smoke There are no significant smoke impacts at this time. There could be minimal haze impacts from the Williams Flats fire west of Spokane. A warming but stagnant weather pattern is expected in the Lake Chelan area through at least Thursday.Headlines ...No Significant Smoke Impacts Expected Today...Enjoy the

Williams Flats and Lundstrom Butte Fires Update Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander: Doug Johnson August 5, 2019 - 9:00 P.M. Fire Information: (509) 634-7341 (8:00 am to 9:00 pm); 2019.williamsflats@firenet.gov Information Websites: Inciweb – https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6493 ; Facebook Pages – Colville Tribal Broadcast, News and Information Williams Flats Fire Williams Flats Fire Acreage: 15,000 Containment: 20% Current Fire Information: The Williams Flats Fire is burning on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and Washington Department of Natural Resources protected lands. Today, the fire progressed over Whitestone Ridge on the southeast flank due to increased fire activity. Line construction is on-going and additional resources are scheduled to begin in this area in order to secure the southeast flank. Firefighters strengthened existing containment lines and began mop-up of hot spots on the west flank of the fire....

On the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Devore Creek Trail #1244, Company Creek Trail #1243, and Ten Mile Creek Trail #1241 are currently closed for public safety. Please see the attached files for the complete order and map.

Williams Flats and Lundstrom Butte Fires Update Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander: Doug Johnson August 5, 2019 - 9:00 A.M. Fire Information: (509) 634-7341 (8:00 am to 9:00 pm); 2019.williamsflats@firenet.gov Information Websites: Inciweb – https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6493 ; Facebook Pages – Colville Tribal Broadcast, News and Information Williams Flats Fire Williams Flats Fire Acreage: 13,497 Containment: 20% Current Fire Information: The Williams Flats Fire is burning on Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and Washington Department of Natural Resources protected lands. Today, firefighters will strengthen existing containment lines and begin mop-up of hot spots on the west flank of the Williams Flats Fire. Line construction is on-going on the southeast flank toward Whitestone Ridge. Dozers are constructing direct fireline and crews are burning out fuels as construction progresses toward the fire’s northeast corner....

Fire The current size of the Devore Creek Fire is 189 acres, primarily burning timber litter and dead-and-down. Little to no significant fire growth is expected today, even though the fire is expected to continue to burn. Fire behavior could slightly increase with a warming trend expected in the Lake Chelan area. Smoke A mostly stagnant weather pattern will continue in and around the Lake Chelan area. Light winds mean little to no smoke impacts. Like yesterday, there is a chance for light haze from the Williams Flats fire west of Spokane. Headlines ...No Smoke Impacts Expected Today...A Great Day to Be on the Lake... Please see attached pdf file for more information.

August 05, 2019 – 9:00 a.m. Acres: 189 Location: 3 air miles southwest of Stehekin, WA Completion: Season-ending weather event Cause: Lightning Estimated Cost: $637,000 Report Date: July 26, 2019 (ignited by the lightning storms that came through on July 23 and 24) Personnel: 83, including 2 hand crews, 3 helicopters, 33 overhead personnel Current Activity: The weather is forecasted to be warmer and drier over the next two days. While that may result in some uptick in fire activity, especially late in the day, no significant fire growth is expected in the next few days. The fire continues to slowly back and flank with isolated short duration single tree torching. Haze in the area yesterday was from a fire near Spokane and that may be visible again today. Firefighters are using a range of tactics to protect communities, assets, and infrastructure in Stehekin and other public and private property, and to minimize the fire’s duration, in order to reduce social and...

All evacuation levels associated with the Left Hand Fire have been rescinded effective 8:00 am August

Williams Flats and Lundstrom Butte Fires Update Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander: Doug Johnson August 4, 2019 - 9:00 P.M. Special Announcements: Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Doug Johnson, assumed command of the Williams Flats and Lundstrom Butte Fires yesterday evening. The fires are burning in timber, brush, and old logging slash on the Confederated Tribe of the Colville Reservation. The incident command post (ICP) is located at the Community Center in Keller, Washington and the helibase is located at the Wilbur Airport. Acreage: 10,438 Containment: 20% Fire Information: (509) 634-7341 (8:00 am to 9:00 pm); 2019.williamsflats@firenet.com Information Websites: Inciweb – https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6493 ; Facebook – Colville Tribal Broadcast, News and Information Williams Flats Fire Current Fire Information: Containment line has been constructed by hand crews and dozers on the west flank of the...

The attached map shows the trails that are currently closed, both on the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest and in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, due to the Devore Creek Fire. On the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Devore Creek Trail #1244, Company Creek Trail #1243, and Ten Mile Creek Trail #1241 are currently closed for public safety. Company Creek Trail is closed at the trailhead in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. The Stehekin River Trail in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area is closed temporarily between Weaver Point and the Stehekin airstrip.

Williams Flats and Lundstrom Butte Fires Update Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander: Doug Johnson August 4, 2019 - 9:00 A.M. Special Announcements: Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Doug Johnson, assumed command of the Williams Flats and Lundstrom Butte Fires yesterday evening at 6:00 pm. The fires are burning in timber, brush, and old logging slash on the Confederated Tribe of the Colville Reservation. The incident command post (ICP) is located at the Community Center in Keller, Washington and the helibase is located at the Wilbur Airport. Acreage: 10,438 Containment: 0% Fire Information: (509) 634-7341 (8:00 am to 9:00 pm); 2019.williamsflats@firenet.com Information Websites: Inciweb – https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6493 ; Facebook – Colville Tribal Broadcast, News and Information Williams Flats Fire Current Fire Information: The Williams Flats Fire become active yesterday afternoon creating a...

Actividad actual: Hoy es la última actualización que se dará. Actualizaciones futuras solo se publicarán si la situación cambia significativamente. Los bomberos continuarán centrándose en extinguir y remover material combustible en el borde del fuego, retirando equipos y provisiones excesivos, y reparando los efectos del esfuerzo de supresión en el paisaje. Un helicóptero está disponible para ayudar en caso de que sea necesario echar agua. Se espera que el clima sobre el área de incendio sea caliente y seco durante los próximos tres días, con una humedad relativa que disminuirá, pero también se predicen vientos ligeros. No se espera crecimiento en el incendio, pero las partes de combustible no quemado en el interior continuarán ardiendo y produciendo humo ligero periódicamente. Una organización local Tipo 3 comenzará a gestionar el incendio el lunes por la mañana. Para obtener información futura sobre el Incendio Left Hand, comuníquese con el Naches Ranger...

Smoke Outlook for 8/04 - 8/05Central Washington - Devore Creek Fire Issued at: 2019-08-04 07:24 PDT Fire The current size of the Devore Creek Fire is 189 acres, primarily burning timber litter and dead-and-down. This is an increase of about 9 acres, with most of the growth occurring on the west perimeter. Similar fire behavior is expected today. Smoke No immediate smoke impacts are expected at this time; however, there may be some minimal haze impacts from the Williams Flats fire west of Spokane. See attached file below for more information.

August 04, 2019 – 8:00 a.m. Acres: 189 Location: 3 air miles southwest of Stehekin, WA Completion: Season-ending weather event Cause: Lightning Estimated Cost: $569,000.00 Report Date: July 26, 2019 (ignited by lightning storms that came through on July 23 and 24) Personnel: 83, including 2 hand crews, 3 helicopters, and 33 overhead personnel Current Activity: Aerial reconnaissance reported areas of actively burning fire within the perimeter of the Devore Creek Fire, and nine acres of spread via backing and flanking. Higher temperatures are predicted in the coming days, but lighter winds are also predicted. The fire continues to burn entirely within the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area. Vegetation cleared during the prep work on the community protection line is being removed over the course of next several days. Firefighters are using a range of tactics to protect communities, assets, infrastructure in Stehekin and other public and private property, and to...

Current Activity: Today is the final daily update. Future updates will only be released if the situation changes significantly. Firefighters will continue to focus on mopping up the fire’s edge, removing excess equipment and supplies, and repairing the effects of the suppression effort on the landscape. A helicopter is available to assist with bucket drops should that be necessary. The weather over the fire area is expected to be hot and dry over the next three days, with decreasing relative humidity, but slight winds are also predicted. There is no growth expected on the fire, but unburned pockets of fuel on the interior will continue to smolder and produce light smoke periodically. A local Type 3 organization will begin to manage the fire Monday morning. For future information about the Left Hand Fire, contact the Naches Ranger District at: (509) 653-1401. NWIMT7 would like to express its gratitude to the Washington Department of Natural Resources, the Okanogan-Wenatchee...

ORDER NO. 06-17-02-19-09 Devore Creek Fire Pursuant to 16 USC 551 & 36 CFR 261.50 (b), the following acts are prohibited on National Forest System (NFS) Trails within the Chelan Ranger District on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest as described below and shown in exhibit A. This Order will be effective beginning July 3 pt, 2019 and ending November 15, 2019 unless rescinded. (Please download attached PDF document for complete text of closure