CONTACT:
District Ranger Jeff Rivera
Paul Laak, Fire Information 509-548-2558/ 509-679-9294
Cary Stock, Fire Management Officer 509-548-2581/ 509-679-9294 cell
DATE — August 21, 2016 1:00 pm
Buck Creek Fire growth minimal, smoke more noticeable
NOTICE:
Fire
closures remain in effect for the Buck Creek Fire, which include the
Buck Creek Trail No. 1513, Chiwawa River Trail No. 1550, Phelps Creek
Trail No. 1511 and the
Carne Mountain Trail No. 1508. Also closed are the Phelps Creek
Campground and Forest Road 6200 immediately north of Alpine Meadows
Campground.
Leavenworth,
WA –The Buck Creek Fire did not see substantial growth yesterday, but
smoke lingering in the local valleys did make more
people notice that there is an active fire in the area.
A
Type 3 team has come in to the Chiwawa River Valley today with a joint
command being taken over by Dave Nalle from the Wenatchee
River Ranger District and trainee Jon Tepley from the Chelan Ranger
District.
A Red Flag Warning goes into effect today from 1pm until 11 pm with hot and dry conditions continuing and winds expected to increase
in the strength through the day. A Red Flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are occurring.
As
of Sunday morning, the Buck Creek Fire’s southern-most perimeter was
about a mile north of the historic mining site of Trinity.
Crews have already been at work there for days in preparation to
protect structures and resources at that site. That work will intensify
with additional personnel on the grounds today. Fire activity has been
noted to be most intense in the late afternoon.
The
Buck Creek Fire was started by lightning on July 22, 2016 and has since
then burned entirely within the Glacier Peak Wilderness.
The Wenatchee River Ranger District has been managing the fire to
maintain wilderness values, which includes the fact that this area has
not seen fire activity for centuries. When, and if, the fire does move
out of the Glacier Peak Wilderness, it will then
be managed to maintain the resource benefits of multiple objectives.
Those objectives will include, but not be limited to, protecting
endangered fish habitat, National Forest campgrounds and trailheads and
old-growth timber.
For information on air quality reports check on-line with the State of Washington Department of Ecology. https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/ enviwa/
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