Fire Activity continues to produce smoke, impacting the peninsula Yesterday crews continued to reinforce structure protection and were successful at effectively preping the Wilder Hiker Shelter and Botten Cabin. They also placed fire retardant foil wrap on the Godkin Bridge for infrastructure protection. A combination of aerial and ground monitoring over all four fires were in effect. A short crew of three firefighters were inserted at the Ignar Fire near Pyrites Creek to monitor and help notify hikers of potental hazards in the area. Two other short squads will be inserted and assigned to help monitor fire activity in the Hayes and Godkin fire areas.
Today fire activity is
expected to be similar to yesterday. Smoke may
be seen throughout the day around the peninsula, though the fires are still deep in remote wilderness. Fire
activity is expected to continue today and
into most of the weekend with warm temperatures reaching into the mid-80s today and expected to drop down
tomorrow to 69 degrees.Today relative humidity will be between 27- 40%, with
winds coming from the northeast at 3-6 mph and shifting out of the northwest at
4-6 mph. Forecasts are showing cooler
and damper weather expected to arrive on Sunday evening. Aerial and ground
monitoring for all four fires will
continue throughout the day. Ground
crews will continue working on structure protection in the park, as needed.
Aircraft Subject to Temporary Flight Restriction
Temporary Flight
Restriction (TFR) has been extended in order to cover the expanded fire areas and because of the increase in use of
helicopters for water drops and supply delivery. If drones (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) are ever
observed near firefighting operations, our aircraft are not allowed to fly. Drone
launching in national parks is illegal.
Smoke Could Effect Air Quality
Fires have been
and are expected to continue to exhibit active fire behavior into the weekend.
The heavy amount of smoke is due to
the extreme quantities of fuel and burnable materials. Smoke continues to settle into surrounding valleys at night
and early into the morning but has been lifting during the day. People can take precautions to protect themselves by staying indoors
when smoke is present. Detailed information on
air quality and health impacts is available at www.wasmoke.blogspot.com.
Below is a summary of the fires. All four fires were started by lightning on
July 21, 2016.
Fire Name
|
Godkin
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Hayes
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Cox Valley
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Ignar Creek
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Initial Report
|
7.25.2016
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7.26.2016
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7.28.2016
|
7.29.2016
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Estimated size 8/25/2016
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521 acres
|
2310 acres
|
57 acres
|
6 acres
|
Location
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25
miles south of Port Angeles along the Elwha River
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20 miles south of Port Angeles on a ridgeline between the Lost River and Hayes River
|
Approximately 12 miles south of Port Angeles,
near PJ Lake north of Obstruction Point Ridge
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Approximately 22 miles northeast of Lake Quinault
|
Photos,
maps, and previous updates are available online.
Inciweb address: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4906/
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