8/5/2018 - Gilbert/Crescent Fire Information

GILBERT FIRE Level 2 Evacuations

TWISP (August 4, 2018:7:00pm) ●   Crescent Mountain Acres:7,000 ●   Gilbert Acres: 38  ●   Personnel: 180 ●   Location: Approximately 16 miles west of the town of Twisp ●   Start Date: July 28, 2018              ●   Cause: Lightning     Current Activity: The fire grew from 6000 to 7000 acres last night. The growth was primarily in a southeast direction into Williams Creek. Crews are being used to scout contingency lines and continue to work on assessing and preparing for structure protection in the Twisp River drainage. Structure protection preparations by crews may include a variety of methods such as removal of vegetation and flammable debris, fireline construction, and the installation of sprinklers around or on structures. A Type 1 Incident Management Team has arrived  and command of the fire will be transferred to that team on Sunday morning . Evacuations: There is currently a Level 2 evacuation notice for residents above the road closure at the intersection of Buttermilk Road and Twisp River Road. Level 2 means prepare now to go immediately in the event that the evacuation level is elevated to a Level 3. With predicted weather, the fire is expected to continue to move eastward and could result in an elevation to a Level 3 for upper Twisp River residents in the near future. Level 3 means leave the area immediately.  Closures: Twisp River Road #4440 from the intersection with Buttermilk Road #43 to the terminus at Roads End Campground. On the south side of Twisp River, roads #4430, #4435, #4440 from the intersection with Buttermilk Road #43 to the end at Twisp River Horsecamp. All trailheads and trails originating from these roads are closed. Travel on Thompson Ridge Road #4410 and Little Bridge Creek Road #4415 is not advised. Specific trail, road, and area closures and a closure map for the fire can be found at the Inciweb site listed below. Smoke: The fires will continue to generate heavy smoke in some areas. For more information on smoke and public health, please visit: wasmoke.blogspot.com. For smoke information in Spanish visit: https://www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEnvironment/AirQuality/SmokeFromFires/HumodeIncendios Fire Information: Inciweb for Crescent Mountain Fire: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6093 Inciweb for Gilbert Fire: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6069 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrescentMTNFire/ Fire Information Center: (480) 744-9318 #CrescentMTNFire #GilbertFire #OkaWenNF  Incident Management Team: Arizona Type 3