8/17/2018 Crescent Mountain Fire Update

CRESCENT MOUNTAIN FIRE Level 2 Evacuations

Crescent Mountain Fire August 17, 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. Crescent Mountain Fire: approx. 19,500 acres; containment unknown ●   Personnel: 413 ●   Point of Origin: Approximately 21 miles west of Twisp ●   Start Date: July 29, 2018  ●   Cause: Lightning McLeod Fire: 10,000 acres; 0% contained ●   Personnel: 352 ●   Point of Origin: Approximately 8 miles north of Mazama ●   Start Date: August 11, 2018                                                        ●   Cause: Lightning Current Activity: Crescent Mountain Fire: Yesterday a spot fire became established south of War Creek and the fire continued to burn actively in Reynolds Creek, spreading west into the Wilderness. Firefighters were able to hold the fire in the area north of Poplar Flat using heavy helicopters. Today, firefighters will continue to mop up and secure fireline along Buttermilk Road, reinforce the contingency line along Slate Creek and Scaffold Ridge, and use aerial resources to slow the fire progress south of War Creek. McLeod Fire: The fire burned actively and grew significantly on all edges of the fire yesterday. Firefighters continued to prepare Eightmile Road and arterial roads and trails for tactical burning consideration. Crews are thinning fuels and searching for suitable areas to use as control and contingency lines to the south and west of the fire. 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 currently in effect for the McLeod or Doe Fires. Check the evacuation status often for the most current information. 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, see http://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/, and https://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 will transfer command of the fires to the Southern Area Blue Type 1 Incident Management Team at 6:00 a.m., tomorrow.