Green Ridge and
Lick Creek Fire Update
Friday, August 13, 2021, 10:00 a.m.
Rocky Mountain
Incident Management Team Black
Troy Hagan, Incident Commander
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Green
Ridge Fire Statistics: Size:
29,759 acres Containment:
15% Total
Personnel: 482 Location: 30 miles east of Walla Walla Reported:
July 7, 2021 Cause:
Lightning |
Lick
Creek Fire Statistics: Size:
80,421 acres Containment:
96% Total
Personnel: 21 Location:
20 miles southwest of Asotin, WA Reported:
July 7, 2021 Cause:
Lightning |
Crews
complete firing operation on Thursday, scouting continues to the south
Current Situation: Green Ridge Fire: The Green Ridge
Fire grew to 29,759 acres on Thursday and remains 15% contained. The southern
edge of the fire was active near Oregon Butte in Division A and accounts for
much of today’s increase in acreage. Crews successfully completed the firing
operations on Thursday in Division M on the northern edge of the fire. The
firing operations removed available fuel between established fire lines and the
fire’s perimeter south of the 22 (4022) in an effort to create a more secure
fire line along the northern edge of the fire. Crews and bulldozers worked to
create contingency lines along roads and ridges north of the 22 (4022) Road
yesterday. Fire activity was minimal on the northwest and west sides of the
fire on Thursday. Personnel assigned to those areas continued patrolling lines
and mopping up where it was safe to do so.
Today, crews will be patrolling lines in
Division M where firing operations took place, strengthening fire lines and
securing any spot fires that are discovered north of established containment
lines. Hand crews and heavy equipment will continue to be used to secure
northern contingency lines above the 22 Road (4022) in Division H. Resources on
the south side of the fire continue scouting locations for fire lines and
contingency lines south and east of the fire in Branch II. Firefighters are
looking for roads, ridges, or other natural features that can be improved to
create fire lines in the coming days.
Current Situation: Lick Creek Fire: The Lick Creek Fire remains 80,421 acres and 96% contained. Crews will continue to patrol lines and mop up any interior pockets of heat as they can safely do so.
Weather & Smoke Information: Today’s weather
is expected to remain hot and dry, with this weather pattern continuing through
Saturday. Temperatures will be the 90s along the ridges and upwards of 100
degrees in the valley bottoms. Winds will be light from the northwest at 5-10
mph. Humidity will be in the teens today. Smoky conditions are likely to
persist for a few days until increased winds beginning Saturday. Smoke
information is available on Washington Smoke Blog at: https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/
Forest Closures: Closures are in
place on the Umatilla National Forest. The forest closure for some areas on the
Umatilla NF have been amended. The amended order reopens most Umatilla NF lands
in Oregon. The order also closes all lands on the Walla Walla Ranger District
in Washington; forest lands in the Pomeroy Ranger District will remain closed
to entry. The amended order that goes into effect today, August 13th,
and is available at https://go.usa.gov/xFyhn.
Evacuations: Garfield County currently has Level 1, 2 and 3
evacuations in place. Level 1 evacuations were added on Thursday for Grouse
Flats in southern Garfield County. For more information on evacuations in
Garfield County, please visit https://go.usa.gov/xFyM4 for full
information. Columbia County currently has Level 3, Level 2, and Level 1
evacuations in place. Wallowa County, Oregon currently has Level
1 evacuations in place for Grouse Flats. An interactive fire map that shows
evacuations and other important information is available at https://tinyurl.com/yv2sypd4.
Temporary Flight Restrictions: A Temporary
Flight Restriction is in place over the Green Ridge Fire and Lick Creek Fire.
Wildfires are a No Drone Zone. If you fly, we can’t. Whenever a drone is spotted
near the fire all aircraft are grounded until we can be sure the drone is clear
of the area. For more information, visit http://knowbeforeyoufly.org.
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Information
Office: (509) 542-7964 Email: 2021.GreenRidge@firenet.gov InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7628/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/GreenRidgeFire2021  |
Lick Creek Fire
Information: Information
Office: (509) 780-6238 Email: 2021.LickCreek@firenet.gov InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7615/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/LickCreekFire |
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