Wednesday, August 27, 2014
TWISP, WA: High pressure in
the area continues a warming and drying trend. Above normal temperatures
expected through Thursday. Smoldering in the heavy dead and down fuels is still
a possibility as things dry out in all three burn areas. Crews continue to
backhaul excess equipment and complete suppression repair work.
On yesterday (8/26), a Type 2
Initial Attack Crew, the local district engine, and two Type 3 Helicopters
responded to a report of fire near Doe Creek. The fire grew to approximately
1/10th of an acre but was quickly contained by the Initial Attack
crews. No structures were threatened.
The Upper Falls, Little Bridge
Creek, and Carlton Complex Fires
are all at 100% containment as of Monday (8/25).
For updated information on area
and road closures throughout the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest impacted by
the fires, please visit the forest website for details: http://www.fs.usda.gov/okawen
Approximately 187 fire personnel
still remain assigned to the three fires. Demobilization will continue and
crews will be heading back to their home units. All initial attack responses
are being handled by the Methow Valley Ranger District.
Clean-Up and Recovery Efforts
The Okanogan Conservation District is working with local,
state, and federal agencies to seek funding to assist landowners who need
post-fire help to restore forest and pastures and to reduce the risk of flash
flood damage. For more information go to:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) administers the Emergency Watershed Protection
(EWP) Program, which responds to emergencies created by natural disasters. For
more information, please go to: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/landscape/ewpp/#actualContent.
The Okanogan-Wenatchee National
Forest assembled a Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) assessment team to
analyze post-fire conditions of burned watersheds and to plan emergency stabilization
treatments for the Carlton Complex and other Central Washington Wildfires. For
more information and to stay updated on efforts regarding post-fire efforts,
please go to:
Email Address: upperfallslittlebridgefire@gmail.com
Wildfire blog: upperfallslittlebridgefire.blogspot.com
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