Oregon Incident
Management Team
#1 took over command
of this incident Sunday September 20th, at
1800.
Incident Commander, Shawn Sheldon thanked the crews for all the quality work they have done so
far, but stated we are not done
yet. We need
to finish preparing this fire to
be
able to be returned back to the local forest.
Good progress was made
yesterday on all divisions of the
fire, from containing unsecured areas,
to repairs of
damage from
prior
firefighting activities. The
crews were brought in
early last night,
as an effort
to control the safety concerns
from
potential
falling snags, due to the wind event that transpired.
Gusts were reported
up to 40 mph.
There was some precipitation
that
came through the fire area last night, but that is the last in
the forecast for
a few days. Today the weather is
expected
to be sunny, cooler, and drier. Temperatures will
be 5-10 degrees cooler
today, with RH’s
in the mid 20 percent range. Winds will
be lighter at 8-12 mph, with gusts to 18. Tonight will approach
freezing in
most areas.
Today crews continue to monitor, patrol,
and repair damage, on all perimeters of
the complex. There is still brushing, and
chipping going on, along with evaluations of the
forest roads, in preparation to being able to allow the
public back in to the area, as
soon as safely possible.
Fire behavior
today
should amount to creeping,
backing, and smoldering.
Some areas of this
fire will continue to
burn, until significant moisture falls
on the area. The extended 8-14 day
forecast calls
for above normal precipitation, and below normal temperatures. This could
lead
to the “season ending event” for the fire area.
Fire
at
a Glance
Stickpin 53,729 acres; 85% contained Graves Mtn.
8,557 acres; 80% cont Renner 13,775 acres; 85% contained
Total 76,061 acres
Assigned personnel: 620
Location: Colville National Forest
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