WASHINGTON STATE | Here is the Sit Rep (recap) of wildfires in our State on Sunday, as of the time this was posted.
BLACKBERRY FARM FIRE | 1758 hours
Resources include: IC Goodwin and Engines 5466 and 5544 were dispatched this evening at 1758 hours to SR 9 in Arlington (Snohomish County). The fire has destroyed 0.5 acres of brush and timber and has an unknown containment status.
This is an open Incident.
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ESQUATZEL FIRE | 1550 hours
The Esquatzel Fire is located on Highway 395 in Franklin County. Resources include: IC C-6695 along with Crew-6201, DIV-602, E6696 (BLM).The fire has scorched 500 acres. Containment status is unknown.
This is an open Incident.
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CATLIN CANYON FIRE | 1522 hours
The Catlin Canyon Fire was located in Catlin Canyon area in Kittitas County. Resources included: IC Hilleman as of 1724 hours, along with SE-461, 463 and 468, which were dispatched at 1522 hours. There was 0.76 acres of grass and brush destroyed.
Contained at 1724 hours. Controlled at 1744 hours.
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FISH FLATS FIRE | 1411 hours
A wildfire broke out today, prompting resources being dispatched through the Central WA Interagency Communications Center today at 1411 hours. It was located in Fish Flats in Yakima County. Resources included: Clark (IC) along with Engines 311, 382 and SE-539. About 0.72 acres of grass, timber and snags were consumed.
This is an open Incident.
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UPPER GRANITE FIRE | 1303 hours
Fire broke out in Pend Oreille County’s Harvey Creek, sending dispatched personnel and equipment at 1303 hours. Resources include: AR441, 449, 450, 61, Engines 31 (IC), 32 and HT 44 were on-scene at 1452 hours. 0.3 acres of timber, snags, logs and duff were burned.
This is an open Incident.
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BOAT LAUNCH FIRE | 1300 hours
A wildfire ignited on Rimrock Penninsula in Yakima County earlier this afternoon sending resources and equipment to the area at 1300 hours. 0.1 acre of logs were consumed.
Controlled, contained and out at 1332 hours.
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VINYARD 22 FIRE | 1247 hours
Fire resources were dispatched at 1247 hours to I Road in Grant County for a wildfire. About 3 acres of grass and brush have been destroyed.
This is an open Incident.
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GOLD BACK TRAIL FIRE | 1135 hours, 0619 hours
This wildfire is located in Dishman HIlls in Spokane County. Resources included AR 63 (IC) along with HTs 41 and 43 were dispatched at 0619 hours to the incident. .01 acres of grass and brush burned.
Contained at 1000 hours. Controlled at 1800 hours. In Patrol Status.
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ON-GOING INCIDENTS
WILLIAMS FLATS FIRE
This wildfire is located 5 miles SE of Keller on the Colville Indian Reservation. Active fire behavior. The fire has consumed 10,438 acres of timber, brush and old logging slash and still has a 0% containment status.
LUNDSTROM BUTTE FIRE | New wildfire
The Lundstrom Butte Fire is a new wildfire that is located within the Williams Flats Fire perimeter. Currently, it has burned 6 acres and has a 0% containment status.
Fire Management is in Unified Command with Colville Agency and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). NW Team 8 is the IMT which is in Command of this wildfire incident on Saturday at 1800 hours.
ICP is located at the Keller Community Center. The Helibase is located at the Wilbur Airport.
Resources include:
- 266 personnel
- 2 – Type 1 hand crews
- 1 Type 2 IA hand crews
- 4 Type 2 hand crews
- 5 Heavy copters
- 2 Medium copters
- 5 Engines
- 5 Dozers
- 5 Water Tenders
Additional types of resources listed above are on order and continue to arrive throughout each morning, day and evening.
Level 2 evacuations are in effect for one home. More assessments will be conducted by the structure group and continue to monitor the area. Multiple road closures are in place to the public including Kuehne, Frielander, Canteen Creek and Refrigerator Canyon Roads.
Total Cost-to-Date fire suppression and containment costs for both wildfires have reached $350,000.
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DEVORE CREEK FIRE
The Devore Creek Fire ignited from lightning at 0000 hours on July 23, 2019, and reported on July 26, 2019. This is a long burning wildfire. It is located about 3 air miles SW of Stehekin, burning above an elevation of 8,000 feet in heavy timber. A hotshot crew arrived by boat today to reopen a community protection line built in 2015 on the southwestern edge of the community of Stehekin.
The fire has destroyed about 189 acres of heavy timber and appears to have a remaining 0% containment status. There are 83 fire personnel assigned along with 2 crews and 3 helicopters. The lead Fire Agency is the USDA Forest Service. The fire is still burning but Fire Managers report that the fire behavior is minimal with creeping, smoldering and single-tree torching. Today, the fire has reached a total of $569,000 cost-to-date.
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LEFT HAND FIRE
The Left Hand Fire started from lightning at 0000 on July 23, 2019, and is located about 17 miles NW of Naches in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest that was one of many wildfires ignited by lightning on this date from a passing thunderstorm. The fire has destroyed 3,459 acres of timber and crews have successfully reached an 85% containment status. It is still burning but now has a minimal fire behavior that is both creeping and smoldering.
There is currently 598 total fire personnel attached to this incident along with 15 crews, 23 engines and 8 helicopters.
There are still 197 homes and 50 other structures that are still under direct threat. Evacuation levels have been reduced to a Level 1/Get Ready order along SR 410. Suppression and containment costs-to-date have reach an all-time high of $7.6 Million Dollars.
This is an open Incident.
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