Maple. 10 mi N of Hoodsport, WA. Start 8/4. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 286 acres. 5% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Steep terrain. Road, area and trail closures. More info. here: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6111/ and here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/olympic/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD590641
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| Maple Fire location |
Cougar Creek. 25 mi W of
Chelan, WA. Start 7/29. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 6,169 acres
(+1,751). 0% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Road and trail
closures. Evacuations in effect. Structures, cultural resources and recreation
threatened.More here: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6053/ and here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/okawen/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD590644
Crescent Mtn. 16 mi W of
Winthrop WA. Start 7/29. Point Zone Protection. Cause: Lightning. 7,177 acres
(+0). 0% containment. Active fire behavior. Structures, recreation, and timber
threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road, area closures. More here: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6093/ and here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/okawen/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD590267
Ragged Butte. 12 mi E of Bridgeport, WA.
Start 8/6. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 1,050 acres. 100% containment.
Moderate fire behavior. Grass and brush. Road closures. No growth expected. Last report unless significant activity occurs.
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| Cougar Creek/Lost, Crescent Mtn., and Ragged Butte fire locations |
Miriam. 25 mi SE of
Mt Rainier. Start 7/30. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 1,300 acres (+100).
9% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Steep terrain. White Pass Ski
Resort and T&E species habitat threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road,
trail, and area closures. More here: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6066/ and here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/okawen/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD590270
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| Miriam fire location |
Angel Springs. 7 mi NE of
Davenport, WA. Start 8/2. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 5,043 acres (+0).
0% containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber and bush. Structures threatened.
Evacuations in effect. Road and area closures. Continue burnout operations. More here: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6094/
Silver Lake. 5 mi W Spokane, WA. Start
8/6. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 300 acres (+200). 20% containment.
Moderate fire behavior. Timber and bush. Evacuations in effect. Structures
threatened. Road closures. Washington State Fire Mobilization Authorized.
Acreage increase due to better mapping.
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| Angel Springs and Silver Lake fire locations |
Sheep Creek. 5 mi NW of North Port,
WA. Start 7/30. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 458 acres (+23). 40%
containment. Moderate fire behavior. Timber. Steep terrain. Structures,
commercial logging, radio repeater site, and lookout tower threatened. Road and
area closures. 100% lined. Snaps tampering mop up progressing. More here: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6088/
Thank you for the information provided on this website. For those of us in the Ellensburg area who have endured multi-week periods of bad air - 5 out of the last 6 years - it's discouraging to see that out of the 7 fires currently burning in the State, only 2 have an apparent known cause. Do we have a team of eco terrorists at work here ? I think we can rule out spontaneous combustion. Regardless, it's sad that the health of so many people is being adversely affected by our inability to deal quickly and effectively with these fires to lessen the impact on our health, especially that of our children and elderly.
ReplyDeleteDeclaring a definite cause of a fire is often a slow process for some reason, I think the fire investigators want to be sure they get it right the first time. Lightning is often the cause of fires in remote areas of the state and those fires are also the most difficult to reach and extinguish quickly. Human caused fires are sometimes, though not always, easier to get to quickly and get put out. Fire fighting teams work hard to control fires but have to look out for their own safety too. The health effects from the smoke on sensitive people in particular is a big concern that we work hard to try and mitigate as much as possible. The goal of this blog is to try and help out in that regard.
DeleteI dont know if my last post was received. My daughter has acute exacerbated asthma we are scheduled to be in Manson 8/16-8/20. It appears as though there is a fire right outside of Manson. In general can you tell me if conditions are expected to improve or worsen. Thank you kindly, Denise Jones - teamjonesmonroe@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteForecasts one week out are highly uncertain; but you should plan for smoky conditions in that area due to the wildfires nearby. Please check this blog in a few days, including the local air quality using the monitoring data map above.
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