8/3/2014 9:08 am Carlton Complex Fire Update

Carlton Complex Fire Update

Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team- Pete Blume, Incident Commander
Information Center: 509-996-9971
Hours of operation: 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Email: carltoncomplexfire@gmail.com

August 3, 2014 8:00 a.m.

The following are the current closures and evacuations as of Sunday, August 02, 2014 at 6:30 a.m. Evacuation Levels will be re-evaluated as conditions change.

Level 3:
Wandling Road
Rising Eagle Road
Hill Drive
Signal Hill

Level 2:
Twin Lakes Road to Wolf Creek intersection
Sun Mountain Ranch
Sun Mountain Resort
Pine Forest
Upper Bear Creek Road
East Chewuch Road to Boulder Creek
Pearrygin Lake State Park is closed for the weekend.

Level 1:
City of Winthrop
Current Status
The Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team is now managing the Rising Eagle Road Fire due to
it’s proximity to the Carlton Complex. Yesterday afternoon, a thunderstorm brought rain and wind to
the Carlton Complex. Lightning strikes and variable amounts of rain were received across the complex
ranging from 1/4 inch to 200th of an inch of precipitation. Fire spread was minimal and containment is
now at 82%. During the storm, the blowdown of trees on roadways and within the fire perimeter
hampered travel of emergency vehicles to smoke reports by the public. Good progress continued in
securing fire lines throughout the complex with many divisions working on mop up activities and
extinguishing flare ups of unburned fuel within the north, south and east fire perimeter. Portions of the
complex are now in patrol status and 5 strike teams of local engines were added to patrol and assist
with structure protection on the Rising Eagle Fire and across the complex. Night staffing is in place to
patrol and respond to flare ups.

Today’s priorities for the fire focus on the northern end near Pearrygin Lake, the Rising Eagle Road
Fire, northwest of the ski area on Highway 20, and east of Leecher Lookout. Five Type 1 hotshot crews
will work to secure direct containment line on the north and west sections of the fire near Pearrygin
Lake. Crews will continue mop up around the Rising Eagle Road Fire in Twisp and northwest of the
ski area on Highway 20, and finish securing the containment line east of Leecher Lookout. The
Washington National Guard continues to support the fire suppression efforts by staffing road closures.

Closures:
Highway 20 is open to all traffic.
The Forest Closure Order has been expanded to include a larger area to the north of the Carlton
Complex. Current closure information can be obtained by calling the Okanogan-Wenatchee National
Forest (509) 996-4000 or on the web at http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/okawen/alerts-notices

For information on highway closures: Washington Department of Transportation, www.wsdot.wa.gov.
Information on trail, road and campground closures visit Inciweb (http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/
closures/3967/) .

Shelters:
Two shelters have been established at the Methow Valley Community Center, 201 S. Methow Valley
Highway, in Twisp and the Mazama Community Church, 18202 Highway 20, in Mazama.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hot, inversion dispersing after 10:00a.m. Slight chance of showers or
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Haines level 3. A Haines level 3 means low rate of fire spread.

Fire Statistics: 
Location: 5 Miles SW of Okanogan, 7 Miles south of Twisp Start Date: 07/14/2014
Complex Size: 253,377 acres* Percent Contained: 82%
*Includes Rising Eagle Road Fire: 502 acres Total Personnel: 1,805
Resources Include: 8 Type 1 hand crews, 24 Type 2 hand crews, 11 Type 2 initial attack crews, 92
engines, 32 water tenders, and 441 overhead personnel
Air Resources: 6 Type 1 helicopters, 6 Type 2 helicopters, and 5 Type 3 helicopters, 1 air support

Places to get information: 

Blog: carltoncomplex.blogspot.com
Website: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3967/
Twitter: #carltoncomplex
Facebook: Carlton Complex Fire
Firefighter thank-yous: https://www.facebook.com/RockyMtn.Type1.IMT.PIOs