Cayuse
Mountain Fire Information
August
26, 2016, 10 am
NW Incident Management Team (IMT) 9,
Brian Goff, Incident Commander
Start
date: Aug. 21, 2016 Current Size: 18,417
acres Percent Containment: 50%
Structures lost: 14
houses, 9 other structures
Location:
Wellpinit, WA on the Spokane Indian
Reservation
Firefighters
made excellent progress yesterday in improving and securing containment lines around the fire, which is now 50%
contained. Fire activity yesterday was all within the fire perimeter, mostly in
islands of unburned vegetation. Suppression actions focused on mopping up hot
spots near the fire perimeter and around residences.
Fire managers
have identified a contingency line between the fire perimeter and Wellpinit.
This line would serve as a secondary line designed to catch the fire should it escape containment lines. Today, heavy equipment and crews will work to improve the contingency line. They will
also mop up near the fire perimeter. A structure group has
been brought in to assess structures within the perimeter and complete
mop up around these structures.
Currently, 346 personnel are assigned to the fire.
A Fire
Weather Watch is in effect for Saturday afternoon for high winds and low
humidity. Two additional helicopters, including a heavy helicopter, have been
ordered as a precautionary measure.
Other firefighting aircraft are available if needed, including retardant
delivering air tankers.
Level 2 and
Level 3 evacuations and road closures remain in place. Road closures include
Elijah Road, Flett Road, Matthews Lake Road, Jacobs Road, Brandom Road, and
Wynecoope-Cayuse Road. Non- paved
roads have numerous hazards including holes, snags and falling trees.
Wellpinit water levels are
improving, however residents are asked to continue to conserve water.
The
Environmental Protection Agency is advising Spokane Indian Reservation and area
residents to protect their health
from wildfire smoke. For information on smoke conditions and appropriate actions, please visit http://wasmoke.blogspot.com/.
Fire
information, including evacuation notices, road closures, and daily updates, is
posted on Inciweb at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4986/
and on the Rawhide Press Facebook page and website at www.spokanetribe.com. The fire email address
is cayusemountainfire@gmail.com
. The fire information phone is 509-416-6056.
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