Please, stay clear of firefighting operations and drive safely! The public should watch outfor 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.
Stay clear of fire-blackened areas for the many unseen hazards that exist, including live green, fire-weakened, trees which may fall without warning, and scalding hot stump holes. Please maintain situational awareness of your surroundings when traveling and hiking in fire-damaged forests.
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 USDA Forest Service at Know Before You Go.
Green Ridge Fire Statistics: Size: 40,529 acres, Containment: 40%, Total Personnel: 142, Location: 30 miles east of Walla Walla, Reported: July 7, 2021, Cause: Lightning.
Current Situation: Green Ridge Fire: Yesterday: A continued drying trend contributed to flare-ups in Division Kilo. Firefighters from the northern edge of the fire along Forest Service Road 4022 (Division Mike) assisted in knocking them down. Increase in fire activity also occurred in the southeast (Division Papa) during that time. In addition, firefighters continued to patrol the fire line, conduct mop-up activities, and search for hotspots.
Today: Firefighters will continue to extinguish flare-ups with the assistance of helicopter bucket drops in the southwest corner of the fire near Godman Guard Station (Division Kilo) of the fire, patrol established fire line, and conduct mop-up activities.
Weather & Smoke Information: Widespread haze before 11am, then widespread haze after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 8-15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Maximum relative humidity will be 39-44 percent above 5,000 feet and 77-84 percent 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 was updated on September 2, 2021. The closure order map can be found at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/umatilla/alerts-notices/?cid=stelprdb5286768
Level-1 evacuations (be ready, stay aware) remain in place in Garfield, Columbia and Asotin
counties. For more information on evacuations, please visit your local county government web
pages for full information.
Temporary Flight Restrictions:
The temporary flight restriction over the Green Ridge fire 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.
Green Ridge Fire Information:
Information Office: (509) 542-7964
Email: 2021.GreenRidge@firenet.gov
Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7628/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenridgefire2021
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