9/15/2021 Twenty-five Mile Fire Update

 

Twenty-five Mile Fire Update September 15, 2021 Fire Information Line: 509-761-9217 (Daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.)

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Size: 21,552 acres  Total Personnel: 306 (5 crews, 14 engines, 3 helicopters, 17 water tenders, 2 heavy equipment) Containment: 50%  Location: 12 miles NW of Chelan, WA Cause: Under investigation     Management of the Twentyfive Mile Fire transferred to Southwest Incident Command Team 3 at 6:00 am this morning. Yesterday: Ahead of the anticipated weather pattern change, firefighters continued to strengthen the containment line west of the fire. Using both hand and aerial ignition, crews worked to complete firing along the southwest perimeter of the fire. Mop up continued in the Slide Peak area and elsewhere on the fire as crews continue checking for and extinguishing any hot spots. In areas where there has been no recent heat detected they continued to backhaul equipment so that it can be refurbished and made available for use where needed. Today: Over the next few shifts resources will be working to secure lines and evaluate opportunities to conduct aerial ignitions to increase depth of the containment lines. Road crews will continue the progress on road repairs to ensure safe access for fire personnel. Aerial ignition may occur in the interior of the fire area to improve the depth of the containment lines and limit tree mortality from uphill fire progression. Weather and Fire Behavior: A cold front is expected today that will bring a weather pattern change through this weekend. Temperatures will be in the 50s to mid-60s under a partly sunny sky. Thursday will have cloud cover with little to no precipitation and slightly cooler temperatures. There is a high chance for precipitation Friday into Saturday along with unseasonably cold temperatures and increased relative humidity. Because of the weather diminished fire behavior is expected. There is potential for moderate fire behavior in unburned pockets of fuel. Heavy fuels will remain dry in the coming week and the fire will likely continue to burn though “islands” of green trees interior to the containment lines, producing visible smoke. Evacuations: Effective at noon on September 13, all remaining evacuation notices related to the Twentyfive Mile Fire were removed. For more information, contact Chelan County Emergency Management, or follow their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CCSOEM. Closures: The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has issued an emergency fire closure for some lands in the vicinity of the Twentyfive Mile Fire. 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: Inciweb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7804/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/25MileFire2021 Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCTd6Z-zwcEOByHeDoXYIPZw Fire Information Center: 509-761-9217 #TwentyfiveMileFire Air Quality: https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/p/local-outlooks.html Incident Management Team: Southwest Team 3 -End-

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