Lick Creek/Green Ridge Fire Update for July 26, 2021 9 a.m.

 Lick Creek Fire: The Lick Creek Fire is 90% contained. Smoke will continue to be visible as unburned pockets of vegetation inside the fire area are consumed. A small spot fire approximately 100 feet from the southern perimeter was contained by crews that are monitoring and patrolling the fire. 

Green Ridge Fire Current Situation: Preparation of roads on the north, west and south of the fire for burnout operations is ongoing. Handline from the 030 Road northwest to Panjab and north from Panjab to Meadow Creek has been completed. From Meadow Creek to the northwest, handline and hose lays are in place connecting to the 4022 road where mechanical line preparation has tied into the southern side of the Lick Creek Fire.  

Today’s Activities for Green Ridge Fire: A wildland fire module will continue to work along the northern portion of the fire inside the Wilderness boundary. Crews will be finishing structure assessment and protection measures to the south near Godman Guard Station and to the north near Tucannon. Structure assessment and protection will also take place on the east side of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness in the Grouse flats area. These crews will also be available for Initial attack of any new fires in the local area. A combination of hand and aerial ignition may be used to accomplish the burnout operations along prepared roads to the south and west of the fire as conditions allow.  

Pacific Northwest Team 3 will be shadowed by California Team 12 today in preparation of transferring command of the fire at 6:00pm tonight. After transition occurs, the Command Post will be established in Dayton, Washington. 

“On behalf of our entire team I’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the communities of Asotin, Columbia and Garfield counties for their cooperation and outstanding support while we were here,” said Randy Johnson, Incident Commander for Pacific Northwest Team 3.  

Weather and Smoke Information: Mostly sunny in the morning, increasing clouds through the day. The combination of clouds and smoke will bring the potential for a few degrees of cooling, otherwise it will be another warm day across the fire. Smoke Information is available on the Washington Smoke Blog at: https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/ 

Evacuations: Evacuation zones, and fire perimeter maps are posted on InciWeb at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7615 (Lick Creek) and https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7628/ (Green Ridge). 

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
InciWeb Page 

ADDITIONAL FIRE INFORMATION: 

Lick Creek Fire Information: 509-780-6238 

Lick Creek Fire InciWeb:  inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7615/ 

Lick Creek Facebook: Lick Creek Fire 

Green Ridge Fire Information: 509-542-7964 

Green Ridge Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7628/ 

Green Ridge Facebook: Green Ridge Fire 

Green Ridge Fire
InciWeb Page 

 

Lick Creek and Green Ridge Fires

Fire Information

(509) 780-6238 (Lick Creek)

(509) 542-7964 (Green Ridge)