***Please stay clear of firefighting operations and drive safely! The public should watch out for fire crews and equipment while traveling on forest roads. Some roads remain closed with barriers. Barriers are in place to protect firefighters and the public, so please respect the closed areas.
***Know before you go! Before going hunting, hiking or camping, be sure to check the forest, grassland or ranger district for fire restrictions or area closures. For a checklist of fire-safe actions when enjoying the outdoors, visit the Forest Service at Know Before You Go.
Green Ridge Fire Statistics: Size: 40,272 acres, Containment: 39%, Total Personnel: 153, Location: 30 miles east of Walla Walla, Reported: July 7, 2021, Cause: Lightning.
Lick Creek Fire Statistics: Size: 80,421 acres, Containment: 100%, Total Personnel: 6, Location: 20 miles southwest of Asotin, WA, Reported: July 7, 2021, Cause: Lightning.
Current Situation: Green Ridge Fire: Yesterday, mop up continued on the northeast corner of the fire with the benefit of a ten-person Wildland Fire Module (WFM). Today, the WFM crew will shift to the southeast corner of the fire to work on containment between Jeffery Spring and Misery Mountain securing line and performing mop up operations. Yesterday, a Helitack crew worked on containing the fire in the southeast corner near Diamond Creek Road, below Mount Misery along the west side of Diamond Peak. Today, a hand crew from the Umatilla National Forest will be working to extend containment line west toward the Diamond Peak trailhead. Resource advisors are onsite to provide knowledge of cultural and natural resource areas to be protected. Advisors are also mapping all suppression line constructed for future repair.
As the interior of the fire continues to consume areas of unburned fuel, columns of smoke can be expected. Fire crews will remain vigilant and continue to patrol containment lines and conduct mop up operations along the entire perimeter of the fire.
Current Situation: Lick Creek Fire: The Lick Creek Fire remains 80,421 acres and is 100% contained. Smoke will continue to be visible as unburned pockets of vegetation inside the fire perimeter are consumed. Crews will continue to mop-up any interior pockets of heat and patrol lines as they can safely.
Weather & Smoke Information: Continued mostly sunny today with smoke and haze. Temperature highs will remain cool at 58-63 degrees along the ridges and 67-72 degrees in the valley bottoms. Winds will become north-northwest 6-8 mph with gusts up to 16 mph in the afternoon. Minimum relative humidity will be similar to yesterday ranging from 30-35% above 5000 feet and 25-30% in the valleys. Smoke information is available on Washington Smoke Blog at: https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/
Forest Closures: A reduced Fire Emergency Closure is in place on the Umatilla National Forest and has been updated as of August 28, 2021. The closure order map can be found at https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd948170.pdf
Evacuations: Garfield and Columbia County have dropped all Level 2 areas to Level 1. For more information on evacuations, please visit https://go.usa.gov/xFQJ2 for full information.
Temporary Flight Restrictions: The temporary flight restrictions over the Green Ridge and Lick Creek fires has been removed. However, wildfires are a “No Drone Zone.” 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: https://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: https://www.facebook.com/LickCreekFire
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