Today crews continue building containment line along the north and west portions of the fire. Whenever possible crews will use natural barriers and improve existing roads and dozer lines to minimize disturbing soil and vegetation. Sections of completed containment line are being connected and mop up is occurring on many portions of the fire. Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation (BAER) teams have arrived to assess the needs of these fires. BAER team surveys are a rapid assessment of the burned areas that evaluate burned watersheds and determine the potential for increased post-fire flood sediment flows and rock slides.
The cold trough centered Western Washington will move southward to West Central Oregon this afternoon and to South Central Oregon tonight before turning northeast into the northern Idaho Panhandle by Saturday evening. This will keep our fire under a cold and somewhat unstable air mass through this evening. There is a threat of showers and possible thunderstorms late this afternoon and evening. A warming trend with dry conditions will occur Saturday afternoon. A period of dry weather with warming conditions expected Monday through Wednesday.
Although cloudy skies and cooler temperatures have helped moderate fire activity, fuels remain extremely dry. Dead and down surface fuels will burn actively and heavy fuels will retain plenty of heat.
Fire is currently being managed by a Type II incident management team, Southern California Interagency Incident Management Team 3, Mike Wakoski Incident Commander.
CLOSURESfor the safety of firefighters and the public: DNR - All DNR State Trust lands and recreation sites within the Glenwood Block are closed. Yakama Nation – All forest resource lands are closed to the public, including tribal members. USFS– The Pacific Crest Trail through the Mt Adams Wilderness, the Mt. Adams Wilderness in its entirety, and all trails on the south and east sides of Mt. Adams are closed between Forest Road 23 at Williams Mine to the eastern boundary of the Forest. Forest Roads 80 & 82 are also closed.
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