Carlton Complex Fire Update
Rocky Mountain
Incident Management Team- Pete Blume,
Incident Commander Information Center: 509-996-9971
August 2, 2014
10:30 a.m.
Evacuation Level Change
Evacuation Levels
were re-evaluated this morning for the Carlton
Complex and Rising
Eagle Road Fire south of Winthrop. The following are the current
closures and evacuations as of Saturday, August 02, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. Evacuations will again be re-evaluated tomorrow.
Level 3: Wandling Road Rising Eagle Road
Hill Drive
Signal Hill
Level 2:
Twin Lakes Road to Wolf Creek intersection Sun Mountain Ranch
Sun Mountain
Resort Pine Forest
Upper Bear Creek Road
East Chewuch Road to Boulder Creek
Pearrygin Lake State Park is closed
for the weekend.
Level 1:
Winthrop City
Closures:
Highway 20 now OPEN to all traffic.
The Forest Closure Order has been expanded to include a larger
area to the north of the Carlton
Complex. Current
closure information can be obtained
by calling the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (509) 996-4000 or on the web at http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/okawen/alerts-notices. For information on highway closures: Washington Department of Transportation, www.wsdot.wa.gov.
American Red Cross Evacuation Centers
The American Red Cross has opened two evacuation centers:
the Methow Valley Community
Center, 201 S. Methow Valley Highway, in Twisp, and the Mazama Community
Church, 18202 Highway
20, in Mazama, due to Level 2 evacuations called in the Winthrop
and Level 3 in Sun Mountain areas. Download the Red Cross shelter app at: http://www.redcross.org/mobile-apps/shelter-finder-app and wildfire
apps http://www.redcross.org/mobile-apps/wildfire-app to keep up to date.
Places to get information:
Blog: carltoncomplex.blogspot.com
Twitter: #carltoncomplex
Facebook: Carlton Complex Fire;
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