Fire Update
Upper Falls-Little Bridge Creek-
Carlton Complex
Twisp, WA
Great Basin Incident Management Team 1
Incident Commander: Beth
Lund
Fire
Information: 509-997-0880
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Rain fell over the Little Bridge
Creek, Upper Falls and Carlton Complex fires last night. Scattered
thunderstorms, along with possible gusty erratic winds and heavy rainfall, are
predicted through Thursday. The rain has
brought cooler temperatures that will moderate fire behavior for a few days until
it begins to warm up and dry out this weekend.
Approximately
70 area residents attended a community meeting in Twisp last night. Incident Commander (IC) Beth Lund and members
of her staff provided an update on the status of the fires and answered
questions from concerned citizens. “We
are here to build off the successes of the previous teams. We look forward to serving the
community,” said IC Lund.
The Little Bridge Creek Fire is 14% contained. The fire, likely caused by lightning, started August
2, on National Forest lands, 10 miles west of Winthrop. Infrared data shows the fire is approximately
4,129 acres. It is located between Canyon
Creek and Little Bridge Creek. Rain and cooler weather will help buy
firefighters time to contain a small area of fire that has crossed over
Thompson Ridge on the north end of the fire. The objective is to keep fire
south of Thompson Ridge, out of the Wolf Creek drainage. Construction of indirect
line between the fire and infrastructure continues. Structural firefighters continue to assess
and prepare for structural protection efforts, should they be needed. There are 690 personnel assigned to this
fire. This includes two hot shot crews,
two type 2 crews, two initial attack crews, 25 engines, 5 dozers, and 17 water
tenders. More information is at inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4051
The Upper Falls Fire, located 17 miles north of Winthrop, is 8,047
acres. Last night’s rain will help
firefighters gain ground on a challenging area on the southwest side of the
fire. The fire is backing down toward Eight Mile Road. Firefighters are continuing to hold the fire
along the southern portion of Falls Creek Road and they are improving indirect
lines south of Alex Creek. Specialized
equipment has been brought in to mitigate many standing dead trees in this area
that pose a hazard to our fire crews. The fire is moving gradually north toward
the Pasaytan Wilderness and east toward the Farewell and Tripod fire scars.
Firefighters are patrolling the fire perimeter at night to watch for hot spots that
may flare up. There are 173 personnel assigned to the fire. This includes two hot shot crews, four Type 2
crews, 16 engines, 4 dozers and two water tenders.
inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/9060
The Carlton Fire is in patrol and mop up. The 256,108-acre Carlton Fire will continue
to smoke and flare in the interior.
Suppression repair work is ongoing, which includes: chipping vegetation along roads, installing
water bars to minimize erosion, and covering hand and dozer lines. Firefighters are also patrolling the fire perimeter
at night looking for hot spots. There
are 1,045 personnel assigned to the Carlton Complex wildfire. This includes one hot shot crew, 9 Type 2
crews, 5 dozers, and 17 water tenders.
inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3967
Total personnel working on the
three fires are 1,908. Air resources being shared by all three fires
include: two Type 1 helicopters, 3 Type
2 helicopters and four Type 3 helicopters.
No structures or infrastructure
are immediately threatened. No Level 2
or Level 3 evacuation notices exist for these fires. Level 1 notification remains in place for
the Pine Forest and Sun Mountain areas, East and West Chewuch Road from the
bridge north to Boulder Creek and for Twisp River Road above Elbow Coulee.
Information Officers will again
be in the Twisp and Winthrop area today to provide information about the Little
Bridge Creek, Carlton Complex, and Upper Falls Fires. For the latest information
on smoke and air quality go to: http://wasmoke.blogspot.com.
Email Address: upperfallslittlebridgefire@gmail.com
Facebook: Great Basin National
Incident Management Team 1
Wildfire blog: upperfallslittlebridgefire.blogspot.com
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