Carpenter Road Fire Update
A Community Meeting will be hosted tonight at 6:00 pm at the Valley High School located at 3030 Huffman Road in Valley, WA.
The Carpenter Road Fire is estimated at 64,173 acres and 20% contained.
Today’s wetting rain will give fire managers some breathing room and an opportunity to evaluate the progression of the fire. Yesterday’s smoke kept fire personnel from determining the actual location of the fire along the northern edge. Today’s rain will fortunately dampen the spread of the fire significantly although a thunderstorm or two are possible during the afternoon hours.
Containment has decreased with the growth of the fire along the northern edge. The western and eastern fire boundaries have remained very stable for the past several days. Crews in the southern portion of the fire have been and will continue to strengthen the lines along West End, Turtle Creek and Drum roads working towards the creation of a more secure southern boundary. Mop-up operations will continue in areas around homes and other structures, as will control line improvement south of Springdale-Hunters Road west of Adams Mountain where the fire line has been active lately.
Because the prevailing winds have pushed the fire in a northeasterly direction causing significant regional public concern, a Community Meeting will be held tonight at 6:00 pm at the Valley High School located at 3030 Huffman Road in Valley, WA.
The public is reminded to be aware of the need to protect their own welfare. Saturdays high winds have caused some trees to weaken making hazard trees and other overhead hazards continue to be a public concern. Springdale-Hunters Road remains closed. Please call Stevens County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for additional information regarding road closures and evacuation notices in Stevens County. Please call the Spokane Tribal Police for additional information on road closures and evacuation levels on the Spokane Indian Reservation.
For evacuation and road closure information call the following numbers:
Spokane Tribal Police: 509 258-4400
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