Size: 21,052 acres
Total Personnel: 418
Containment: 40%
Location: 12 miles NW of Chelan, WA
Cause: Under investigation
Yesterday: Firefighters were able to take advantage of favorable conditions yesterday afternoon by continuing hand firing and aerial ignitions in the Stormy Mountain area. The primary objective of these burnout operations is to secure a line around the fire and limit the footprint of the fire to the area within that line. Air resources dropped retardant in strategic locations to “pre-treat” along the containment line in advance of firing operations. Further east and north, firefighters continued patrolling, mopping up, and securing the line where burnout operations were completed several days ago.
Today: As conditions allow, firefighters will continue burning operations to reinforce the containment line along the Devil’s Backbone northwest of Stormy Mountain. These firing operations are expected to continue for several days as they work northward along the Devils Backbone to near the Pot Peak and Devil’s Backbone Trail junction just south of Angle Peak. Firefighters will be burning out in strategic locations, removing vegetation between the containment line and the fire edge. This effectively reduces fire intensity before it reaches the containment lines, thereby reducing the potential for the fire spotting across containment lines. Firefighters will also be patrolling and mopping up where burnout operations were previously completed and structure protection crews will continue working in the Lake Chelan corridor south of Hollywood Beach, monitoring and maintaining the network of hoses, pumps, and other equipment placed in previous weeks. Road work is ongoing where needed to ensure safe access to the fire area for fire personnel.
Community Meeting: A recording of yesterday’s virtual community meeting for the Twenty-five Mile Fire can be viewed on Facebook(facebook.com/25MileFire2021) or the Twenty-five Mile Fire You Tube channel: https://youtu.be/mX6R8CijUV0.
Weather and Fire Behavior: Today will be mostly cloudy and there is a chance of light precipitation over the fire area, however this is not expected to be a wetting rain. A trend towards cooler temperatures with higher humidity will continue into the weekend. There is potential for hazy and smoky conditions in valley bottoms and along Lake Chelan and the Columbia River if burnout operations resume today.
Evacuations: Level 1 (Be Ready): All properties along South Lakeshore Road (from just north of Lake Chelan State Park to the end of the roadway), First Creek Road and Granite Falls Road. A map of current evacuation levels is available at: bit.ly/2WhU9Nu and additional information is available from Chelan County Emergency Management (facebook.com/ccsoem/).
Closures: The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest expanded the emergency fire closure for the Twenty-five Mile Fire on September 8. This closure is needed to provide for public and firefighter safety. Please check the interactive map of emergency closures when planning an outing: tinyurl.com/25mileforest.
Fire Information:
Incident Management Team: Pacific Northwest Team 3
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