Successful burnouts operations continue on the west flank. A dry cold front moving through the area will bring high winds that could prevent air support today. However winds are blowing back into the fire interior.
Approximately 90 miles of fire line has been completed. The Forest Service has put a temporary air quality monitoring station in the community of Liberty, WA. For more information, please visit the Washington Smoke Information blog at http://wasmoke.blogspot.com/2012/09/air-quality-monitoring-to-begin-in.html
Closures and evacuations remain in place. For current ROAD CLOSURES and EVACUATIONS, visit http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us, click on Kittitas County response page, click on Interactive Fire Map.
Basic Information
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Lightning
Date of Origin Saturday September 08th, 2012 approx. 08:00 PM
Location Cle Elum, WA
Incident Commander Mike Morcom
Current Situation
Total Personnel 1,221
Size 40,738 acres
Percent Contained 70%
Estimated Containment Date Friday October 05th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved 8 Closed Timber Litter. Model 8 in upper elevations. Ponderosa Pine Model 2, grass model 1 and brush model 5 at lower elevations.
Fire Behavior Backing with isolated torching and intense flare-ups.
Significant Events Evacuations remain in effect in several communities and sub-divisions. Numerous road and forest closures remain in place. Firing operations continue to be successful along western perimeter and are near completion.
OutlookPlanned Actions Continue holding and mop up along the western and southern flanks. Continue mop up and patrol on the eastern flank. Continue initial attack and structure protection in Liberty.
Growth Potential High
Terrain Difficulty , High
Remarks Acreage among ownership/management: Forest Service – 30,162; WA Dept. of Natural Resources 8,927; Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife 1,467; and Private 182.
Current Weather Wind Conditions 20 mph SW
Temperature 76 degrees
Humidity 27%
Courtesy: WA DNR
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