SUMMARY
Stickpin 54,278 acres; 55% contained
Graves
Mtn. 8,587 acres; 65% contained
Renner 3,524
acres; 70% contained
Total 76,389 acres; 60% contained
Incident Summary: The Kettle Complex includes three fires – the Stickpin, Renner, and Graves Mountain fires – all burning south of the Canadian border, west of Highway 395, north of State Route 20, and east of Highway 21. The fires remain at approximately 76,400 acres.
Yesterday’s operations: Warm, dry weather Saturday aided burnout operations
on the north flank of
the Renner Fire, helping secure containment lines. In other areas of the fire, mop-up, repair work and patrols were conducted
to ensure the fire
remains
within its current footprint. Excellent progress was also made on the Graves Mtn. and Stickpin
fires including
repair work, mop-up, and
suppression operations. Crews continue to
find and
suppress pockets of
heat. Forest Road
2160 on the west side of the
Stickpin Fire
received over 800 yards
of gravel and repairs are nearly complete.
Today’s operations: Firefighters continue
to conduct a range
of operations, including securing fireline utilizing
burnouts and mop-up
tactics, securing active
fireline, and repair. Burnout operations will
continue on the north
side of the Renner Fire
and smoke may be
visible from this operation. Firefighters will continue to secure fire line on
the east side of the Stickpin Fire, possibly conducting
a small burnout operation later today
if conditions allow. Mop-up, patrol, and
suppression repair continue on
the north, west, and south
flanks. On the
Graves
Mountain Fire, crews continue
to construct fireline
on the north flank near Deadman
Creek Road while strengthening existing
fireline
along
the south end of the fire.
Weather Conditions:
Temperatures will cool
slightly today but will remain
warm and dry. Crews will use
this last day
of opportunity to conduct safe, quality burnouts if
conditions remain favorable. Over the next
few days, cool and moist weather is likely to
prevail, producing
showers and gusty winds
over
the fire. Gusty winds are
always a concern
but crews have made
great progress
securing the
fires edge
and have a high confidence
level
the fire will
remain within containment lines.
Highway Safety: Logging
activity continues today on private and state forest lands affected by the
fire. Log trucks are using
Boulder Creek Road
and Highway 395. Drivers in the
area should expect increased logging traffic as
well as fire
equipment and are
urged to use caution. Keep
an eye out for wildlife
displaced from the
fires and for cows
grazing on the roadside.
Closures/Restrictions: Deer Creek-Boulder Creek Road is open, but all connecting US Forest Service roads
remain closed to
non-fire traffic. Highway 21
is
open. For firewood
cutting, please call Washington Department of
Natural Resources (DNR) at 509-684-7474
or the Colville National
Forest at 509-684-7000 to
see if cutting is
allowed in
your
area or for permitting. Regardless of whether cutting is allowed, burned
areas in the Colville National
Forest will remain
closed to
non-fire
traffic until
further notice.
Evacuation Information: All
of Ferry County affected by
the Kettle Complex remains at Evacuation Level
1.
Cooperating Agencies: USDA Forest Service Colville National
Forest, Washington Department of Natural
Resources Northeast Region, USDI Bureau of
Land Management, Ferry County Fire District 3 and 13, Stevens County County Fire District 8, Curlew Fire Department, Ferry County Sheriff.
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