Information:
(503)765-5724
- 8 am – 6 pm
Email:
diamondcreekfire@gmail.com
Websites:
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5409/
Smoke
Conditions: http://wasmoke.blogspot.com
Location:
Methow Valley Ranger District on the
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest; 12 miles north of Mazama, WA.
Summary: Fire
growth was limited on Friday. It continued moving southeast into the Ashnola
drainage, as well as moving farther north and east into British
Columbia. The fire also became active on the west side in Ptarmigan Creek,
where helicopter water drops were used to cool the fire and prevent it from
moving farther up the drainage. Helicopters will work this area again today.
Persistent
heat on the ridge above Pat Creek cooled noticeably on Friday. Helicopter water
drops will be used again today to hold the fire in Drake Creek and keep it from
moving into Pat Creek.
Application
of fire wrap to the historic cabin at Pasayten Airstrip was completed on Friday,
and the crew hiked out.
Today
chippers will continue to treat slash created as part of the preparation work
on the indirect fire line. Chippers will still be working on Blackpine Basin
Road 5225 beyond the Goat Peak Lookout 5225-200 road junction.
Fire
behavior on Saturday will remain active, continuing to burn interior islands
and moving into the Ashnola River drainage to the southeast toward the Spanish
Camp and Remmel Lake areas. Smoke will continue to affect air quality in
the upper Methow Valley.
Closures:
TRAIL AND AREA CLOSURES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ARE IN EFFECT. The following trails
are closed: Monument Trail #484, Tatoosh Buttes Trail #485, Eureka Creek
Trail #474, Andrews Creek #504, Chewuch River #510 beyond the junction with
Fire Creek #561, Topaz Mountain #360, Boundary Trail #533 between Teapot Dome
and the junction with Middle Fork Pasayten Trail #478. Road & trail
closures are posted on inciweb:
Eightmile
Road #5130 is now open as far as Honeymoon Campground.
Weather:
Saturday expect very dry humidity and above normal temperatures along with poor
overnight humidity recovery. There will be widespread haze and patchy smoke;
sunny, with a high of 91 in the valley, 79 at 6,000 feet. Winds will be
upslope/up valley 3 to 6 mph. Ridgetops will have southwest winds 6 to 10 mph,
with gusts to 15 mph.
A
fire weather watch is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening
for hot and unstable conditions. There is no precipitation expected
through the middle of next week.
Fire
Restrictions: Fire restrictions remain in place. Maintaining,
attending, or using a fire or campfire, and use of charcoal briquette
barbecues, or other devices that use solid fuel is prohibited across most of
the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. An Industrial Fire Precaution
Level III is in effect which does not allow any firewood cutting with a power
saw for commercial or personal use.
Estimated
size (US): 58,794 ac.
Estimated
size (Canada): 10,000 ac.
Objectives
completed: 65%
Structures
damaged: 1
Structures
destroyed: 2
Injuries:
1
Date
detected: July 23
Cause:
Human
Estimated
cost: $8 million
Resources:
1 handcrew, 1 engine, 3 helicopters, 2 chippers, 1 water tender. Total
personnel: 50
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