This
will be the last daily update specific to the Carlton Complex unless
significant activity occurs. Patrol,
mop-up, suppression repair, responding to 911 calls, and bringing equipment off
the fire area will continue. Information will still be available on the sites
listed below and by calling the Incident Command Post Information Office. Future
daily updates will focus on the Little Bridge Creek and Upper Falls Fires.
Yesterday:
Crews continued to patrol, mop-up,
and secure lines. Suppression repair work (water
barring, scattering slash, smoothing berms) continued as did back haul of
equipment from the fire line to the Incident Command Post. Several small areas
of heat showed up and firefighters responded to suppress them. Night crews patrolled, mopped-up, and responded
to 911 calls.
Today:
Firefighters will
patrol, mop-up, and secure lines. Suppression repair work and gathering
equipment for return to the ICP will continue. Night crews will patrol, mop-up, and respond to 911 calls. The Washington
National Guard continues to staff road closures.
Evacuations (including all evacuations in the Methow Valley area)
Level 1: Pine Forest, Sun Mountain Resort, East Chewuch Road to Boulder Creek, Pearrygin Lake State Park, and along the Twisp River from Elbow Coulee to the Forest boundary.
No areas are in Level 2 or 3.
Weather: Red
Flag Warning today for stability and plume dominated fire growth; high 99; south-south-west wind 8 mph; gusts to 15 mph
Fire Statistics
Start Date: 07/14/2014
Location: 7 Miles south of Twisp, WA
Total Personnel:
983
Complex Size: 256,108 acres (including Rising Eagle Road Fire)
Containment: 92%
Air Resources:
2 Type 1 helicopters, 4 Type 2 helicopters, and 3 Type 3 helicopters, 1 air support
Resources Include: 1 Type 1 hand
crews, 7 Type 2 hand crews, 12 Type 2 Initial
Attack crews,
37 engines, 4 Dozers, 27 water tenders
Closures
Forest closures: Call the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (509) 996-4000 or go
to http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/okawen/alerts-notices
Other places to get information
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