Start date:
Aug. 2, 2016 Current Size: 1,946 acres Percent
Containment: 35%
Location: The Kewa Fire is 15 miles south of
Inchelium, WA on the Colville Indian Reservation
Today’s
plan
·
Crews will continue
securing lines and mopping up.
·
Resources on the
fire today include 31 engines; 13 crews; four FireBosses; two Type1, one Type2
and one Type3 helicopters, an air attack, two skidgens, three water tenders and
five dozers.
A
burnout is possible if conditions are favorable
·
On the fire’s
west side, firefighters have identified a challenging area: a bowl. This broad draw between ridges is steep,
rugged and contains tall brush and trees. Fire is active at lower levels of the
bowl with torching, crowning and up-slope runs. Fireline construction through
the bowl could present a safety hazard.
·
To prevent fire
from spreading out of the bowl, fire managers chose to put in a dozer line
along ridges and are planning a burnout to decrease fuels between the active
fire and containment lines.
·
If weather and
fire conditions are favorable in the next couple of days, firefighters will
start the burnout near ridgetops to take advantage of early evening down-slope
winds.
Friday’s
actions
·
Firefighters
identified helispots for use in potential emergencies.
·
Crews continued
mop up on the east side of the fire, and put in hose and continued putting in
handline on the west side.
·
Four FireBosses
(water scooping aircraft) and three helicopters with buckets helped prevent
fire movement on the west line.
Evacuations
and Closures
·
Due to
reduced risks from the fire, Level 3 evacuations have been reduced to Level 2.
·
Kewa-Meteor Road is
closed between Twin Lakes-Nez Perce Road to Silver Creek Road
·
Kewa Road is
closed between Kewa-Meteor Road to Silver Creek Road
Incident
objectives: Provide for safety of firefighters and the public,
minimize acres burned, protect natural resources, keep communities and
interested parties informed of fire and fire management actions, coordinate
with emergency managers and cooperators, and track suppression actions.
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