8/16/2018 Crescent Mountain Fire Update

CRESCENT MOUNTAIN FIRE Level 2 Evacuations

Crescent Mountain Fire August 16, 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. A public meeting will be held tonight at 6:30pm at the Winthrop Barn (the Red Barn) at 51 N. Highway 20 in Winthrop Crescent Mountain Fire: 17,924 acres; 37% contained (maximum attainable due to limited access) ●   Personnel: 433 ●   Point of Origin: Approximately 21 miles west of Twisp ●   Start Date: July 29, 2018  ●   Cause: Lightning McLeod Fire: 3,948 acres; 0% contained (maximum attainable will be 59%) ●   Personnel: 277 ●   Point of Origin: Approximately 8 miles north of Mazama ●   Start Date: August 11, 2018                                                        ●   Cause: Lightning Current Activity: Crescent Mountain Fire: Yesterday, crews neared completion of a contingency line up Scaffold Ridge. The fire was active and grew in Reynolds Creek, but helicopter water drops helped to moderate this activity. The night shift ran pumps near structures throughout the Twisp River Valley. Today, crews will reinforce established firelines up Scaffold Ridge and Slate Creek. Firefighters will continue mop-up along War Creek and above Poplar Flat and will run sprinklers in War Creek. McLeod Fire: Fire activity increased yesterday due to warm and dry conditions and moderate instability in the atmosphere. Today, crews will continue brushing out the Eightmile Road. Dozers and hand crews will work to establish a fireline from Eightmile Road to Goat Creek. They will also continue re-opening dozer and handlines south of the fire that were established during the Diamond Creek Fire. On the northwest side of the fire, hot shots will be constructing firelines near the wilderness boundary. Doe Fire: As 100% mop-up is achieved on this fire, resources will shift to the McLeod Fire. Evacuations: A Level 2 evacuation is in effect for the area west of Little Bridge Creek Road. Level 2 means prepare now in the event an evacuation is necessary.  No evacuations are in effect for the McLeod or Doe Fires at this time. Closures: The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has issued closure orders for the fire areas. Specific trail, road, and area closures, and a closure map, can be found at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6093/. A temporary flight restriction is in place over the increased fire area. For details, seehttp://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_8_6774.html . For information on road closures, visit to: https://www.wsdot.com/traffic/trafficalerts/default.aspx. Smoke: Numerous fires in the area and from Canada will continue to generate smoke in the area. For more information on smoke and public health, please visit: http:wasmoke.blogspot.com, https://www.purpleair.com/, andhttps://www.wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/. For smoke information in Spanish visit: https://www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEnvironment/AirQuality/SmokeFromFires/HumodeIncendios Areas businesses are open. Please consider showing your support by shopping in the local communities. Fire Information: Inciweb: Crescent Mountain: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6093/     McLeod: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6130/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrescentMTNFire/ Fire Information Center: (480) 744-9318                    Email: gilbertfireinfo2018@gmail.com Incident Management Team:  Southern Area Red Type 1 Incident Management Team