10/1/2021 Schneider Springs Fire Update

 

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Schneider Springs Fire Update October 1, 2021

Nevada Type 3, Team 3, Andy Bertelson, IC, took over management of the fire at 6 PM last night.   For public and fire fighter safety please pay attention to all area closures. For information on the fire closures please go to www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/okawen/alerts-notices   Yesterday a significant amount of rain fell on the west side of the fire. It was not a fire ending event, however. Other parts of the fire received little or no precipitation.   Today is predicted to be cooler with temperatures ranging from 42 to 55 above 4500 feet and 56 to 64 in the lower elevations. The weekend will bring warmer temperatures and light winds   Things are beginning to slow down, and a lot of the work will be the same each day. There will not be many changes to the information, the updates will now be sent out every other day. The next one will be on Sunday, October 2.   The fire information line remains open but if you have questions that are not about the fire, please go to one of the websites below. Quick Facts Incident Summary   Fire Location: 18 miles Northwest of Naches, WA, 6 miles west of of Nile, WA Approximate Acreage: 107,118 acres    Containment: 55%     Reported Date (Cause): Aug. 04, 2021 - lightning Incident Commander: Andy Bertelson - Nevada Type 3 Incident Management Team Total Personnel: 280    Number of Injuries & Illnesses: 17     Total Resources:  7 hand crews      19 engines    1 skidder                      1 masticator    5 water tenders    2 helicopters   Facebook: https://www.facebook@SchneiderSpringsFire Campfire restrictions: https://tinyurl.com/WADNR-lands-reopen Forest Closures and alerts: www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/okawen/alerts‐ notices Information on recreation site status: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recmain/okawen/recreation                                                     Smoke information: http://www.wasmoke.blogspot.com/ Interactive fire closure map: https://arcg.is/1O8fC91            InciWeb: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ Air Quality: https://fire.airnow.gov/

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