There was a community meeting last night in Pomeroy that was recorded and posted to the Green Ridge Fire Facebook page.
Lick Creek Fire: A Burn Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team will continue working on the Lick Creek Fire. This assessment will be used for long-range forecasting and preparation of the areas at greatest risk for runoff and flooding. This fire remains at 90% contained.
Continued smoke will be visible as unburned pockets of vegetation inside the fire area are consumed. Crews will continue to mop up pockets of heat interior and patrol the perimeter until full containment is achieved.
Green Ridge Fire Current Situation: Hot, dry, unstable weather conditions yesterday caused increased fire activity. Heavy fuels and fire alignment with steep slopes allowed for fire spread in west, south and east portions of the fire. With yesterday’s fire growth, forecasted weather and fire behavior today, the fire team and county emergency managers made the decision to issue additional evacuation notices. Firefighters will be focusing on using air and ground resources to minimize potential for additional fire spread in the areas that active fire occurred. Every effort is being made to protect the many values at risk in and around the fire area.
Additional resources are on order, however due to several active wildfires burning in the western US, they are limited and expected to arrive as they become available. We continue to request the resources needed to fulfil the plan to achieve full containment and control.
Weather and Smoke Information: A warming trend continues through Friday, and it will be considerably warmer today with lower humidity and increased instability. Smoke Information is available on the Washington Smoke Blog at: https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/
Evacuations: A Level II evacuation notice was issued in Columbia County for the following areas: South of the previous Level I evacuation within Columbia County. This notice extends east to the forest boundary including Bald Butte Mountain and south down to the Columbia County/Wallowa County state border. It extends west to the forest boundary and north to Chase Mountain. From Chase Mountain it will extend to Middle Point Trail Head through to Midway Campground.
Additionally, a Level I evacuation notice has been issued for the following areas: Everything north and west of Chase Mountain and Midway Camp within the forest boundary. If you have any questions, please contact the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.
The Level 1 evacuation remains in place for Garfield County. If you have any questions, please contact the Garfield County Emergency Management Director, Tina Meier, or Sheriff Drew Hyer at (509)843-3494.
Closures: All Forest Service lands, roads, and trails within the Umatilla National Forest are closed. For more information visit the Umatilla National Forest website at www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd931174.pdf.
Lick Creek Fire Quick Facts |
Start Date: July 7, 2021 Resources: Cause: Lightning 2 Crews Containment: 90% 9 Engines Approx. Size: 80,392 acres 5 Water Tender Total Personnel: 70 1 Masticator
Location: Approximately 20 miles SW of Asotin, WA |
Green Ridge Fire Quick Facts |
Start Date: July 7, 2021 Resources: Cause: Lightning 6 Crews Approx. Size: 9,039 acres 6 Engines Containment: 15% 3 Dozers Total Personnel: 268 6 Water Tenders 6 Helicopters Location: Green Ridge area, 30 miles east of Walla Walla |
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