Community Meeting: En Espanol - Sunday, August 30, at 5:00pm at the Spanish Assembly of God, 55 S. Quetilquasoon Rd., Manson.
Overview: The Incident Command Post at Chelan Falls Park is relocating today to Confluence State Park in Wenatchee to allow for the most efficient use of limited resources. Some resources may remain staged at Chelan Falls. Operations permitting, there will be a 3-minute moment of silence today at 1pmto honor the three fallen firefighters from the Twisp River Fire.
Chelan Complex: The wind event that blew through the area on Saturday resulted in minimal fire growth. Crews continue to work on structure protection in the Gold Creek and McFarland areas and are focusing efforts on developing containment lines in the northwest corner of the fire. Goat Mountain continues to be closely monitored and the road to communications sites is being secured. Crews will continue to patrol and mop up the fire in the south, west, and east sections today. The spike camp at Alta Lake will remain in place in order to support operations in this area.
First Creek: Containment lines on the north end of the fire held during the wind event on Saturday. Crews continue to patrol and mop up this area to hold the line.
Wolverine: The south end of the fire received minimal precipitation and strong winds on ridgesSaturday. The fire continues to hold just above Pope Creek. Structure protection, including wrapping and sprinklers, has been in place for the Pope Creek cabins for several days. Crews worked in the Level 2 evacuation area Saturday, from the community of Brief northward, putting structure protection in place. A community protection line is in development in the Tyee Creek area. Crews continue to scout for line construction opportunities in the Chiwawa drainage and are preparing for structure protection. A spike camp has been set up to facilitate operations in that area. Crews are putting dozer lines around the Big Hill spot that began late Thursday.
Weather: Following the cold front that came through the area on Saturday, light precipitation is forecasted through the afternoon. For the next few days, temperatures are expected to be at or below normal with highs in the 60s to 70s, with normal to above normal humidity.
Evacuation/Aid Information: Level 3 evacuations are in place for the South Lakeshore Road area north of Morning Sun Drive in the First Creek Fire area, as well as on South Fork Gold Creek Road in the Chelan Complex area. Residents in the area of any of the fires are urged to remain vigilant. Evacuation information is available from Chelan and Okanogan County Emergency Management. Red Cross shelters are available in Chelan, Pateros, and Omak.
Road Closures and Evacuations:
· Washington State Patrol: 509-682-8090
National Forest area closures:
· Methow Ranger District: 509-996-4003
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· Wenatchee River District: 509-548-2550
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· Chelan Ranger District: 509-682-4900
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