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Carlton Complex South Zone Fire Update
Thursday, July 24, 2014 – 8 p.m.
For further Information visit: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3967/
Information Call Center: 509-664-9353 or 509-664-9277 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Fire Name: Carlton Complex
(South Zone) Start Date: 7/14/2014 Cause: Lightening
Location: The Carlton Complex South Zone is located on private, state and federally
managed lands north of
Chelan, Washington.
Current Information:
Today, firefighters in the Carlton
Complex South Zone made headway
on suppression efforts
as they built additional fireline
and mopped up to ensure
the fire remained
within containment lines.
Construction of firelines in the Black Canyon area will be slow and difficult due to heavy vegetation and steep terrain.
Little fire activity was observed
today. “Super Scoopers”
fixed wing aircraft
assisted firefighters, dropping
water on hot areas of the fire in support
of fireline construction. Twenty-five to 35 mph winds tested firelines, drying fine fuels such as grass and brush. At this time, there is no threat
from fire activity
to the cities of Pateros,
Brewster, Chelan, or Manson.
Ten to 20 mph winds with gusts to 30 mph are expected this evening. Wind speeds will lessen around10
p.m. The most active
fire tonight will be in the dead and down trees. Firefighters will be on the lookout
for hot rolling material in steep drainages, dislodged rocks, and falling snags (dead trees).
Tonight, crews will continue
to hold the fire by patrolling areas where the line has been completed
and by extinguishing hot spots along the fire perimeter near Black Canyon.
Advisories:
Portions of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest remain
closed due to the fire activity. Please
contact the Fire Information line listed at the top of the page for more specific
information.
Evacuations:
Several areas continue
to be under evacuation orders
by the Okanogan County Sheriff'’s Office. For detailed information, go to the Facebook pages of the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office or Chelan County
Office of Emergency
Management.
The community of Lake Chelan would like the public
to know that businesses are open as usual.
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