Curlew Fire Update:
http://inciweb.org/incident/article/2104/10673/
August 30 Morning Update
Incident: Fish Hatchery Wildfire
Released: 4 hrs. ago (10am)
The Fish Hatchery is now 100% contained. This is the final update from the Incident Management Team. The fire personnel are grateful for the support of the community while working on the fire the past four days.
Planned Actions Today:
Fire line personnel continue to focus on the fire break and mop-up the fire area. Crews and engines will continue work toward the interior of the fire to locate and extinguish any hot spots. Infrared cameras will be used to assist that effort. Rehabilitation on the impacts of the suppression activities will continue. Crews are working toward a goal of ensuring the fire is cold within 500 feet of all structures in the area, and within 200 feet of the fire edge on the rest of the fire.
What to expect next: For this fire, a Type 3 fire organization consisting of 5 crews (60 personnel), 11 engines, 3 tenders, 2 dozers, supervisors and support individuals will remain assigned on behalf of the local agencies.
Sunday's Accomplishments:
The fire did not grow at all, and crews continued to strengthen and secure the fire break around the perimeter. Infrared cameras detected hot spots for crews to extinguish. The change in acreage reflects completion of GPS of the perimeter.
Outlook:
Today will continue to be cool with a chance of showers. A high pressure will build with temperatures returning to near normal later in the week.
Closures:
Fish Hatchery Road and Herron Creek road are closed to public traffic. Only local residents are allowed into those road systems, including the private Springridge Road.
Firewise projects make a difference! A $200,000 National Fire Plan grant from the Bureau of Land Management was awarded to Washington DNR in 2008. The project focused on hazardous fuel reductions in Ferry County. Many landowners benefited from the work completed by the crews to remove dead vegetation, break up continuous fuels, and remove lower limbs of trees to keep fire from spreading to the canopy. Landowners donated time and labor to match the grant funds on their property. The Fish Hatchery Fire burned into some of the treated areas, and a significant decrease in fire activity was noticed by initial attack resources. This was the first fire in the area since the project was completed. For more information on this project and others like it, visit
http://www.dnr.wa.gov/ or contact DNR's Northeast Region Fire Prevention program.
http://www.firewise.org/ has information for what you can do around your home.
After today, please call DNR Northeast Region Dispatch at (509) 685-6900 for information.
FIRE STATUS
Acres Burned: 667 acres (final GPS acreage)
Cause: Under Investigation
Structures Destroyed: 1 outbuilding
Closures: Fish Hatchery and Herron Creek Roads are only open to residents
Containment: 100%
RESOURCES
Crews: 10
Engines: 26
Dozers: 2
Total personnel: 398
Injuries: Thursday, 2 firefighters were cut by barbed wire and required stitches