Carpenter
Road Fire – Fruitland, Washington
Location: 35
miles NW of Spokane, WA;
Information Center: (509)
722-6010 or (509) 722-6040
Incident Commander: Doug
Johnson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ CarpenterRoadFire
Washington Smoke Information:
http://wasmoke.blogspot.com/
Current Situation
The fire perimeter encompasses 63,972 acres, nearly 100 square miles, and is 95% contained.
The fire perimeter encompasses 63,972 acres, nearly 100 square miles, and is 95% contained.
Change is a key word for the
coming week. Cooler temperatures and an
increasing probability of precipitation are anticipated as the week
progresses. Such conditions should be
favorable for making the fire perimeter more secure.
The second change is the
departure of Oregon Interagency Incident Management Team 3 which will be replaced
by a smaller organization. Sufficient
progress has been made to downsize the forces required to complete the
remaining work. Today, the new
organization’s leadership will accompany their counterparts to familiarize
themselves with the conditions and work at hand. Tuesday, the new organization will assume
full responsibility for continuing operations commonly referred to as a
“transition”. Oregon Team 3 would like to thank the community for the support
during our stay on the Carpenter Road Fire.
Despite the impending leadership
changes, the work remains very similar.
The western half of the fire has met established standards and
suppression repairs are virtually complete.
An inventory of all suppression lines is being catalogued to assure that
all repairs are accomplished.
Heavy equipment is being repositioned on the
eastern flank where the focus will be on the repairs needed in the
Springdale-Hunters Road vicinity, including the road corridor.
In the interest of safety, the
public, including archery hunters and other recreationists, is asked to refrain
from going near the fire area or driving on interior roads. Heavy equipment and firefighters continue to
work in the area and fire managers remind the public to watch out for them.
Closures
and Evacuation Information:
·
On Tribal lands,
the fire perimeter remains closed while other Tribal lands are open. For more information please contact the
Spokane Tribal Police: (509) 258-4400.
Assigned:
350 personnel
(total)
9 crews; 1 helicopter; 20 engines
(wildland & structural); 9 Dozers; 4 Water Tenders; 5 Excavators; 1
Masticator
Fire Prevention:
Today most equipment requires the use of a spark arrestor. A spark arrestor is a mechanical device that traps or destroys hot exhaust particles that have been released from an internal combustion engine.
Today most equipment requires the use of a spark arrestor. A spark arrestor is a mechanical device that traps or destroys hot exhaust particles that have been released from an internal combustion engine.
A spark arrestor works by
destroying carbon particles that are greater than .023 inches in diameter. The
most commonly used spark arrestor traps carbon particles in the exhaust system.
Then by screening the larger carbon particles out of the exhaust, the heavier
particles are thrown against the walls of the arrestor and into a trap.
Spark arrestors can be divided
into two categories: multi-position small engine (MSE) and general purpose
(GP). MSE's are designed for handheld equipment such as chain saws, blowers
etc. GP's are designed for an engine that remains in a single position for
tractors, motorcycles, etc.
While spark arrestors are not
100% effective, they GREATLY reduce the risk of starting a wildfire.
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