Wednesday, August 24, 2016, 9:00 am
Fire managers of the
Spokane Complex will sponsor a public
meeting tonight at 6:00 pm to interact with members of the public regarding
the current fire situation. The meeting
will be held at the Freeman High School gymnasium.
Last night after
consultation with fire managers, the Spokane County Sheriff reduced all
evacuation levels to Level 1. Essentially,
this level of evacuation notice means that the public should be aware that
there is still active fire in the area.
Please contact the Spokane County Sheriff or Spokane Emergency
Management at: https://www.spokanecounty.org/1460/Emergency-Management for more
information.
The Wellesley Fire is
now 100% contained and the Yale Fire is 50% contained. Firefighters continue to work toward 100%
containment and control. Due to better mapping
resulting from an infrared flight last night, the Wellesley Fire is now
estimated to be 365 acres while the Yale Fire is 6886 acres.
Most of the active
fire within the Yale Fire is located south of Rock Canyon and in Hangman
Valley. Yesterday, firefighters
conducted a burn-out operation on the east side of the Hangman Road. Burn-out tactics are used in order to ensure
fire lines remain secure by consuming unburnt fuels adjacent to fire lines. The majority of smoke yesterday was a result
of the burn-out operation. The public
may see additional smoke today as firefighters continue burn-out operations on the
west side of Hangman Road.
Winds are expected to
change direction and come from the northeast thereby testing fire lines. Firefighters continue to mop up hot spot and
reinforce fire lines. Hand-held infrared
cameras will also be used adjacent to residences and improvements to ensure all
hot spots are extinguished.
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