Tonight at 7:00 p.m. there is a community meeting at the Dayton Fairgrounds 5 N. Pine St., Dayton. Given stable internet service this meeting will be live streamed on the Green Ridge Fire Facebook page for those who cannot attended in person. If there are connectivity issues, the meeting will be recorded and uploaded immediately following. Please feel free to send in any questions through Facebook Live.
Lick Creek Fire: The Lick Creek 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 monitor and patrol the perimeter until full containment is achieved.
Green Ridge Fire Current Situation: Recent burn operations were successful and provided a blackened edge of fire as an anchor point for crews to extend construction of containment lines along portions of the fire perimeter. Fire leaders are looking for opportunities to create containment lines closer to the fire’s edge with the intent of minimizing fire size. Extensive use of aerial retardant and water drops throughout the last two shifts aided in moderating fire behavior of the spot fire near the 2020 Rattlesnake Fire scar. This allows for safer and expedient work for resources working on the 4022 Road.
As a contingency plan, hand line has been constructed on the ridge adjacent to the Salter Trail and meets with the 4022 Road, where it will extend eastward to connect to the west side of the Lick Creek Fire near Clearwater Lookout area. This involves reopening an old hand and dozer line for reliable containment lines and reducing fuels along those lines.
The fire team has ordered Interagency Hotshot Crews to work in the south and east portions of the fire that are in the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness. These crews have specialized abilities and experience in remote and rugged terrain. Their assignment will be to construct hand line between natural terrain features to limit fire spread further into the valuable resources of the wilderness area.
Weather and Smoke Information: Today will be mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms could also be experienced this afternoon. Smoke Information is available on the Washington Smoke Blog at: https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/
Evacuations: The remaining Level 1 evacuation area for Garfield County will be expanded from Mountain Road going west to Columbia County line and north from Umatilla National Forest Boundary to Linville Ridge Road to Blind Grade extending to the Columbia County line. 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.
Green Ridge Fire Quick Facts |
Start Date: July 7, 2021 Resources: Cause: Lightning 6 Crews Approx. Size: 7,846 acres 6 Engines Containment: 15% 3 Dozers Total Personnel: 228 3 Water Tenders 5 Masticators Location: Green Ridge area, 30 miles east of Walla Walla |
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: 174 1 Masticators
Location: Approximately 20 miles SW of Asotin, WA |
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