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inkjunkie
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Dave...my wifes quilting group is discussing making some quilts to donate to folks in your area. Do you know of a community center or anything of that nature that would have a list of folks who have lost their homes? They are currently working on quilts for the Dutch Anderson Hot Shot Crew.
smokesontuesday
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I'd give Okanogan County Emergency Management a ring 509-449-5590. They should be able to put you in touch with the right folks.
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Okanogan Complex Update for 9-13-15
Incident: Okanogan Complex Wildfire
Released: 17 hrs. ago
Related Information
9-13-15 Update (okanogan Complex) (PDF 273 kb)
9-13-15 Perimeter Map (okanogan Complex) (PDF 6,014 kb)
Okanogan Wenatchee NF Closure Order No. 947 (PDF 114 kb)
Okanogan Wenatchee NF Closure No. 947 Map (PDF 6,871 kb)
Okanogan Complex Fire Update
September 13, 2015, 9:00 AM
Fire Information: 877-568-0458 or 877-574-5148, 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Size: 132,937 acres
Estimated Cost to Date: $39.5 million
Containment: 85 percent
Injuries: 7
Total Personnel: 611
Residences Damaged or Destroyed: 120
Committed Resources: 13 crews, 36 engines, 5 helicopters, 12 dozers, 17 water tenders
CURRENT FIRE SITUATION
The Chelan Complex fire update, which had been included in the Okanogan Complex update, will now be an independent document. Chelan’s daily update can be found on its Inciweb site: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4538. Total personnel for the Okanogan Complex decreased yesterday by 371 due to Chelan Complex personnel being removed from the database.
North of Buck Mountain on the west side, the fire was moderately active yesterday as fire managers expected, burning downslope toward Forest Road (FR) 42 and creating a widely visible smoke plume. Firefighters held the fire within established firelines. They did not observe any spot fires outside the perimeter. Islands of unburned trees within the fire’s interior near the Loup Loup Canyon Road also burned yesterday, contributing to smoke on the west side. If weather and fuel conditions are favorable today, firefighters might conduct defensive firing operations of FR 42 to further secure the fireline.
Suppression-repair groups continue to repair dozer lines and firelines across the fire area. Crews will be chipping slash that was piled during fireline construction. Felling crews continue to cut fire-weakened trees that could pose a threat to public safety when roads are reopened. Five helicopters are assigned to the Okanogan Complex but are also available to assist firefighters on nearby fires, such as the Chelan Complex, Tunk Fire, and North Star Fire.
WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR
Yesterday was hot and dry as predicted: Omak’s high was 94 degrees, and the temperature on ridgetops was in the lower 80s. At portable weather stations installed at 6,500 feet elevation, relative humidity as low as 10 percent was recorded. Yesterday, as expected, the west side of the fire was the most active it’s been in several days, creating a large smoke plume widely visible to communities surrounding the fire.
Today, temperatures will drop by about 10 degrees, the relative humidity will plummet, and winds will increase as a dry cold front moves across the fire area early afternoon. Although wind gusts up to 25 mph are possible on exposed ridges, winds will be from the west to northwest, which is advantageous for firefighters on the more active western side of the fire. Fire-behavior analysts expect the fire to be slightly less active than yesterday, producing more diffuse smoke rather than a distinctive plume.
SAFETY
Forest Service roads on the west side of the fire within the area closure (see below) are closed to the public. Law-enforcement personnel are enforcing road closures, which are identified with a sign or barricade. Although not every closed road is staffed, fire managers ask the public to respect the closures for firefighter and public safety.
EVACUATIONS AND ROAD CLOSURES
· The Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest issued an area closure, effective September 4, 2015, for federal lands in the fire area: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4534/29367/ or http://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/okawen/alerts-notices
· Okanogan County Emergency Operations Center provides information on evacuations and road closures:
509-422-7348, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Okanogan.County.Emergency.Management
Incident: Okanogan Complex Wildfire
Released: 17 hrs. ago
Related Information
9-13-15 Update (okanogan Complex) (PDF 273 kb)
9-13-15 Perimeter Map (okanogan Complex) (PDF 6,014 kb)
Okanogan Wenatchee NF Closure Order No. 947 (PDF 114 kb)
Okanogan Wenatchee NF Closure No. 947 Map (PDF 6,871 kb)
Okanogan Complex Fire Update
September 13, 2015, 9:00 AM
Fire Information: 877-568-0458 or 877-574-5148, 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Size: 132,937 acres
Estimated Cost to Date: $39.5 million
Containment: 85 percent
Injuries: 7
Total Personnel: 611
Residences Damaged or Destroyed: 120
Committed Resources: 13 crews, 36 engines, 5 helicopters, 12 dozers, 17 water tenders
CURRENT FIRE SITUATION
The Chelan Complex fire update, which had been included in the Okanogan Complex update, will now be an independent document. Chelan’s daily update can be found on its Inciweb site: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4538. Total personnel for the Okanogan Complex decreased yesterday by 371 due to Chelan Complex personnel being removed from the database.
North of Buck Mountain on the west side, the fire was moderately active yesterday as fire managers expected, burning downslope toward Forest Road (FR) 42 and creating a widely visible smoke plume. Firefighters held the fire within established firelines. They did not observe any spot fires outside the perimeter. Islands of unburned trees within the fire’s interior near the Loup Loup Canyon Road also burned yesterday, contributing to smoke on the west side. If weather and fuel conditions are favorable today, firefighters might conduct defensive firing operations of FR 42 to further secure the fireline.
Suppression-repair groups continue to repair dozer lines and firelines across the fire area. Crews will be chipping slash that was piled during fireline construction. Felling crews continue to cut fire-weakened trees that could pose a threat to public safety when roads are reopened. Five helicopters are assigned to the Okanogan Complex but are also available to assist firefighters on nearby fires, such as the Chelan Complex, Tunk Fire, and North Star Fire.
WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR
Yesterday was hot and dry as predicted: Omak’s high was 94 degrees, and the temperature on ridgetops was in the lower 80s. At portable weather stations installed at 6,500 feet elevation, relative humidity as low as 10 percent was recorded. Yesterday, as expected, the west side of the fire was the most active it’s been in several days, creating a large smoke plume widely visible to communities surrounding the fire.
Today, temperatures will drop by about 10 degrees, the relative humidity will plummet, and winds will increase as a dry cold front moves across the fire area early afternoon. Although wind gusts up to 25 mph are possible on exposed ridges, winds will be from the west to northwest, which is advantageous for firefighters on the more active western side of the fire. Fire-behavior analysts expect the fire to be slightly less active than yesterday, producing more diffuse smoke rather than a distinctive plume.
SAFETY
Forest Service roads on the west side of the fire within the area closure (see below) are closed to the public. Law-enforcement personnel are enforcing road closures, which are identified with a sign or barricade. Although not every closed road is staffed, fire managers ask the public to respect the closures for firefighter and public safety.
EVACUATIONS AND ROAD CLOSURES
· The Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest issued an area closure, effective September 4, 2015, for federal lands in the fire area: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4534/29367/ or http://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/okawen/alerts-notices
· Okanogan County Emergency Operations Center provides information on evacuations and road closures:
509-422-7348, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Okanogan.County.Emergency.Management
There are a few fires burning in our area... The forest service has decided they are not a threat to lives and property so they are letting them burn... hopefully, when the rain comes, they will go out... Rainfall is half of normal...
Lightening started most.... Man started several... They have found a few tribal members have started fires... for what reason, who knows... They were seen driving around throwing lit flares out of their car... 2 years ago someone drove around and started 12 fires along the highway and around housing developments... all in a 1-2 mile radius... in a 15 minute period....
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