9/29/2021 Schneider Springs Fire Update

 

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Schneider Springs Fire Update September 29, 2021

Start Date: August 4, 2021 Cause: Lightning Size: 107,118 acres (43,349 hectares) Percent Contained: 55% Resources Assigned: 393 resources including Crews (9); Engines (22); Dozers (1); Air Resources (2); Other Heavy Equipment (14) Yesterday and Overnight: Light rain fell intermittently over the fire’s western area, subduing fire behavior and helping firefighters with mop-up.  Firefighters made additional gains on containment along the fire’s northern edges, and the eastern and southern flanks remained in patrol status. Equipment retrieval and suppression repair work continues across the fire areas as does the effort to right-size both firefighting forces and overhead support. Although two air assets remain available for the incident if needed, the three helibases have been consolidated into one at Yakima Airport. Firefighters continue to monitor the safety of structures throughout the fire area. To date, there have been none lost or damaged in the incident. Overnight, crews again kept watch over the cabin communities where the fire is closest. Today: Cool temperatures and high humidity are forecast across the fire again today. Crews will continue to take advantage of the resulting calmer fire behavior to engage in repair, patrol, monitor, mop-up, containment line construction and backhauling of equipment. Thanks to fire crews’ on-going hard work, many of the incident objectives are well on the way to being met and fire managers are preparing to transfer command of the fire to a Type 3 incident management team on Thursday evening. Closures: Closures remain on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest lands. For current forest closure information, see https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/okawen/alerts-notices. Campfire restrictions are in place for Washington Dept. of Natural Resources (WADNR) lands. WADNR managed lands outside the fire area are open. For more information, go to https://tinyurl.com/WADNR-lands-reopen. A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) has been established to protect aircraft that are involved in the firefighting operation. Please do not use drones or any other restricted aircraft listed near the fire as it is a federal crime. Smoke Information: Visit https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/ for local air quality information. Safety: Watch for hazards when traveling along roadways. Wildlife are abundant around the fire area, and may come into conflict with vehicles. There’s an increased risk of rock fall following precipitation and fire-damaged trees or other debris may roll into drivers’ paths.

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