Green Ridge and
Lick Creek Fire Update
Saturday, August 14, 2021, 10:00 a.m.
Rocky Mountain
Incident Management Team Black
Troy Hagan, Incident Commander
|
Green
Ridge Fire Statistics: Size:
32,298 acres Containment:
15% Total
Personnel: 499 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: 27 Location:
20 miles southwest of Asotin, WA Reported:
July 7, 2021 Cause:
Lightning |
Changes
in Weather Are Expected to Increase Fire Activity
Current Situation: Green Ridge Fire: Yesterday, the
Green Ridge Fire pushed south to the west side of Mount Misery, increasing the
total acres to 32,298. The fire remains 15% contained. Crews have been
patrolling and improving lines on the north and west sides of the fire in
Divisions G, K, and M. Crews and bulldozers continued strengthening contingency
lines along roads and ridges north of the 22 (4022) Road yesterday. Fire
activity was minimal in Division M on the north edge of the fire where
successful firing operations took place earlier this week. On Saturday,
firefighters continued to scout for possible contingency lines south of the
Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fires.
Today, crews will continue patrolling and
strengthening lines in Divisions G, K, and M on the west and north sides of the
fire. Hand crews and heavy equipment will continue to be used to secure
contingency lines to the north in Division H and to the southeast of the Green
Ridge fire perimeter. Firefighters are looking for roads, ridges, or other
natural features that can be improved to create fire lines in the coming days.
Winds out of the northwest are expected to push the fire southeast as it
follows the terrain.
Current Situation: Lick Creek Fire: The Lick Creek
fire remains 80,421 acres and 96% contained, with the remaining 4% of unsecured
line on West Mountain Road on the southeast portion of the fire. The Lick Creek
Fire currently has one Type 4 engine, one Type 6 engine, one bulldozer, one
tactical water tender, and 8 support water tenders assigned to the incident.
With the low relative humidity and dry fuels, smoldering and torching within
the fire’s interior will continue. On Saturday, crews detected a spot fire
outside of the Lick Creek Fire perimeter and were able to successfully insert
resources into the area and stop its spread. Crews
will continue to improve and monitor the containment lines, shifting to help
firefighting efforts on Green Ridge where needed.
Weather & Smoke Information: Winds are
expected to increase this afternoon, with 8-12 mph winds from the west to
northwest, with gusts to 17 mph. Little change in the temperature and humidity
is expected today; hot and dry conditions are expected to continue.
Temperatures will be 85-90 degrees along the ridges and in the mid-90s in the
valley bottoms. Smoke will continue to be dense throughout the day. 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 order 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. 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.
|
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 |
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.