7/21/2015 Wildhorse Fire Update

The Wildhorse Fire grew to about 185 acres yesterday. 

Tonasket Ranger District’s firefighters continue to respond to fires caused by Sunday night’s lightning. Almost 150 lightning strikes blanketed the area east of Tonasket, within Okanogan County. Firefighters have successfully contained seven of the fires reported yesterday and will keep them in patrol status. Six of the fires detected yesterday remain staffed today. 

Each of the 13 fires are small, most of them are less than one acre in size.
In addition, firefighters responded to a fire in the Summit Lake area on Mt Hull. The Wildhorse Fire grew to about 185 acres yesterday. Firefighters, supported by both fixed wing aircraft and helicopters, were able to construct about 2,000 feet of fireline. The fire was staffed overnight and more crews arrived to assist today. 

A total of six crews, four of them hotshot crews, are working on the Wildhorse Fire. The fire is on National Forest Land and the north edge is about two miles inside the National Forest boundary.

Temperatures are down about ten degrees from yesterday and relative humidity levels are up about five percent.

New fires associated with the lightning storm continue to be reported today. The Tonasket Ranger District brought in additional resources to assist in responding.