Monday, August 11, 2014 @ 9AM
The smoke will lift
this morning as the inversion breaks. Red
flag warnings are in effect for very dry and unstable conditions today with a
chance of dry thunderstorms tonight. The
Little Bridge Creek Fire controlled burn, on the south side of Thompson Ridge,
was successful. The blackened area provides
an anchor point from which suppression can be taken.
The Great Basin Team
1, led by Incident Commander Beth Lund, will be taking command of the Little
Bridge Creek Fire at 6 AM tomorrow morning.
The Washington Incident Management Team Five (WIMT#5) will return home Tuesday
for two days rest before becoming available for new fires.
Information Officers
will again be in the Twisp and Winthrop area today to provide information about
the Little Bridge Creek, Carlton Complex, and Upper Falls Fires.
For the latest
information on smoke and air quality go to: http://wasmoke.blogspot.com
The Little Bridge
Creek Fire is currently 10% contained. The fire, which was likely caused by
lightning, started at approximately 6:30 pm on Saturday, August 2, on the
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, 10 miles west of Winthrop, Washington. There are 703 firefighters assigned to the
fire. Infrared data indicates the fire is
approximately 3,734 acres. It is located
between Canyon Creek and Little Bridge Creek, with the exception of one spot
just across the upper end of Little Bridge Creek. Two light helicopters are assigned to the
fire, additional aircraft are being borrowed from nearby fires. The helicopters
are dropping water on the fire throughout the day to slow the spread.
Operations personnel
continue to construct indirect line in appropriate locations between the fire
and infrastructure. Structural firefighters
continue to assess and prepare for structural protection efforts, should they
be needed. An Initial Attack Group is
prepared to address any new fires should they occur.
No structures or
infrastructure are immediately threatened.
No Level 2 or Level 3 evacuation notices exist for this fire. Level
1 notification remains in place for the Pine Forest and Sun Mountain areas, and
for Twisp River Road above Elbow Coulee.
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Chuck Turley, Incident Information Officer
Incident Information: (360)827-1931
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4051
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