Wildfire Situation Update Date: July 22, 2021

NW Preparedness Level: 5 For DNR’s current fire situation National Preparedness Level: 5 status please visit: NW T2 IMT Rotation: NW Team 6 http://fireinfo.dnr.wa.gov/ (Sheldon) DNR IA Activity: Moderate

Weather Summary:

Thursday, July 22, 2021 1000 hrs. Jon Bonk – NWS IMET Mary Butwin – NWS Seattle Images courtesy National Weather Service and NOAA Global Systems Laboratory

Today/Tonight:

No overly significant concerns for the next 24 hours. Conditions overall will remain very dry for the east side with humidity generally running around 10-20%, locally drier in the upper Basin and locally higher on the east slopes. Many lower inland elevations west of the Cascades are seeing humidity into the 30-40% range as the marine layer slowly thins today. Winds this afternoon will be fairly “typical” summertime winds with the common terrain influences and breezy spots. Weak to moderate surface instability on the east side with mixing heights generally up to 10,000 feet MSL.

Winds generally ease overnight. Good to excellent humidity recovery expected for the west side while generally poor to moderate recovery conditions will set up on the east side tonight. The higher terrain east and away from the Cascades will be the driest locations.

Please refer to local NWS warnings and forecasts for specific details. *More information below*

Burn Restrictions/Announcements:

July 20, 2021: DNR Closes Eastern WA Lands to Recreation Due to Extreme Fire Danger

This temporary closure will apply to DNR-managed state lands, conservation areas, community forests and any associated roads, trails, campgrounds, recreational sites or recreational facilities. The decision to close recreation and all public access on DNR-managed lands east of the Cascades is in addition to the burn ban that Commissioner Franz enacted earlier this month on the 13 million acres of forestlands under DNR fire protection. The burn ban will remain in effect through at least September 30. Campfires also remain banned on DNR-managed lands statewide due to ongoing fire danger.

Read the full announcement here.

July 18, 2021: Colville Tribes Closes Reservation Due to Uncontrolled Fires

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation declared a state of emergency today due to multiple uncontrolled fires on the Colville Reservation. The Reservation is currently shut down to industrial activities and to the general public. The Tribes has imposed an Industrial Fire Precaution Level IV general shutdown, which closes all forest roads to the public. State and county improved roads (with a paved or gravel surface) remain open. Read the full announcement here.

July 16, 2021: Umatilla National Forest lands temporarily closed

A full Forest closure means that the public is prohibited from entering any part of Umatilla National Forest at any time, including National Forest lands, roads, trails and recreational facilities. Access on county, state or federal roadways will still be open. Forest Service personnel will attempt to reach as many people as possible to begin vacating campsites and informing individuals who are camping in the Forest currently. The public should cancel any plans for visiting the Umatilla National Forest for the next several weeks. This is a temporary closure and the Forest will continually assess conditions and lift the closure once the unprecedented conditions moderate. Read the full announcement here.

July 6, 2021: Inslee declares wildfire state of emergency, limited burn ban

Gov. Jay Inslee today declared a statewide state of emergency relating to the growing risk of wildfires, including a statewide prohibition on most outdoor and agricultural burning through September 30, 2021. Although this order includes some burn ban exceptions (for example, the use of gas-fueled stoves in some circumstances and also small, recreational campfires in contained structures on a person’s private property) nothing in the order supersedes more restrictive provisions by a lawful authority, like city or county governments. The proclamation also activates the Washington National Guard to assist in wildfire suppression efforts. Read the full proclamation here.

JULY 1, 2021: Commissioner Franz Enacts Statewide DNR Burn Ban

Prompted by increased fire danger due to prolonged drought, Fourth of July fireworks, increased temperatures and winds, the order bans all outdoor burning on all forest lands under DNR fire protection, including campfires.

Additional information:  Residents who see smoke should call 911 to report the fire. For tips on how to stay safe during fire season, go to https://www.dnr.wa.gov/WildfirePrevention.  Wildfire statistics can be found on DNR’s Fire Dashboard at http://fireinfo.dnr.wa.gov/.  The signed statewide burn ban order can be seen here.  Residents can find their Fire Danger Rating Area at https://fortress.wa.gov/dnr/protection/firedanger/ and burn restrictions at https://burnportal.dnr.wa.gov/

Region Reports: Note that count of new IA fires and acres is now daily Monday-Friday, with weekend activity included on Mondays. Large Fires are defined as 100 acres in timber or 300 acres in grass.

Northeast New Fires 7 IA fires for 376.7 acres. In Region Avail for Out of Region Resources Engines 30 Engines 0 Available Crews 6 Crews 0 Notes: 7 large fires in region. 4 dozers on standby. Two NE IMT3s currently assigned to fires with one prepositioned for the Nk’Mip, region is receiving additional westside strike team this evening.

Northwest New Fires 1 IA fire for 0.2 acres. In Region Avail for Out of Region Resources Engines 4 Engines 1 Available Crews - Crews - Notes: 1 engine available for out-of-region but needs ENGB or STEN.

Olympic New Fires 2 IA fires for 2.6 acres. In Region Avail for Out of Region Resources Engines 4 Engines 0 Available Crews 3 Crews 0 Notes: New IAs near Grays Harbor.

Pacific Cascade New Fires 0 IA fires. In Region Avail for Out of Region Resources Engines 14 Engines 0 Available Crews 2 Crews 0 Notes: Sending 2 engines to Olympic Region this AM to assist on Grays Harbor IA.

Southeast New Fires 1 IA fire for 0.1 acres. In Region Avail for Out of Region Resources Engines 29 Engines 0 Available Crews 1 Crews 0 Notes: 3 active large fires in region. 5 dozers on standby. Estes strike team in Wenatchee, NC/KY strike team in Dayton, 1 NW engine in Yakima. TFLD/ICT4 in Yakima (looking for replacement this week). Ahtanum crew available. SE IMT3 Team 1 responding to Steptoe, Team 2 rostered.

South Puget New Fires 0 IA fires. In Region Avail for Out of Region Resources Engines 7 Engines 0 Available Crews 3 Crews 0 Notes: HEQBt available for out-of-region.

Recent Fire Activity Snapshot: See: http://fireinfo.dnr.wa.gov/

Large Fire Details: [see attachments for additional information where available]

Steptoe. (Washington State Fire Marshal) Whitman County near Colton, WA. Start 7/22. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 500 acres. Limited information at this time. Sherwood. (Spokane Tribe) IMT3. 1 mi N of Wellpinit, WA. Start 7/22. Full suppression. Cause: Unknown. 375 acres. 5% containment. Timber. Evacuations in effect. Road and area closures.

Cedar Creek. (US Forest Service) WA-OWF-000320. IMT2, NW Team 8 (Stock). 5 mi SW of Mazama, WA. Start 7/8. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 14,857 acres (+6,414). 11% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Structures threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road, trail and area closures. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7655/

Delancy. (US Forest Service) WA-OWF-000349. IMT2, NW Team 8 (Stock). 4 mi W of Mazama, WA. Start 7/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 219 acres (+39). 0% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Road, trail and area closures. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7655/

Cub Creek 2. (NE Region DNR) WA-NES-000373. IMT2, NW Team 8 (Stock). 5 mi N of Winthrop, WA. Start 7/16. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 35,134 acres (+2,661). 5% containment. Extreme fire behavior. Brush and timber. Structures threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road, trail, and area closures. Transfer command of Cub Creek 2 to IMT1, CA Team 1 (McGowan) will occur tomorrow 7/23 at 0600. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7675/ Summit Trail. (Bureau of Indian Affairs) WA-COA-200087. IMT2, CA Team 10 (Dalrymple). 12 miles W of Inchelium, WA. Start 7/13. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 5,359 acres (+622). 0% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Structures threatened. Evacuation notices. Road, trail and area closures. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7677/

Chuweah Creek Fire. (Bureau of Indian Affairs) WA-COA-200084. IMT2, NW Team 12 (Dimke). 15 mi N of Grand Coulee, WA. Start 7/12. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 36,690 acres (+283). 40% containment. Brush and timber. Active fire behavior. Structures threatened. Evacuation notices. Road and area closures. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7664/

Green Ridge. (US Forest Service) OR-UMF-000659. IMT1, PNW Team 3 (Johnson).30 mi E of Walla Walla, WA. Start 7/7. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 3,428 acres (+1,342). 15% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Structures threatened. Evacuations notices. Road, trail and area closures. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7628/

Lick Creek. (US Forest Service) OR-UMF-000658. IMT1, PNW Team 3 (Johnson). 2 mi SW of Asotin, WA. Start 7/7. Full Suppression. Cause: Lightning. 73,528 acres (+338) 50% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Structures threatened. Evacuations in effect. Road, trail and area closures. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7615/

Goddard Road. (NE Region DNR) WA-NES-002076. IMT3. 2 mi N of Rice, WA. Start 7/16. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 784 acres (+60). 25% containment. Active fire behavior. Timber. Structures threatened. Evacuations in effect. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7676/

NWCC Links: Morning Brief 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Situation Report

2021 WA DNR Wildfire Statistics as of 07/22/2021

Responses DNR Protection Fires Fires and false alarms on any jurisdiction where DNR dispatched resources Fires on or those threatening DNR-protected lands DNR Responses Response Acres DNR Fires DNR Acres

Eastside 937 141022.72 Eastside 546 103501.52

Westside 321 237.41 Westside 229 232.61

Total 1258 141260.13 Totals 775 103734.13

Fire Causes Fire Locations Number of DNR fires by general cause category New fires shown in red (last 72hrs), older fires in black

Ten Year (Year-to-Date) Fire Statistics These values represent the total number of DNR fires and acres burned over the last ten years from January 1 to the date of this report. Note that the average is calculated on 2011-2020 numbers to allow for editing/finalizing of 2021 statistics.

Report created from EIRS on: Thu Jul 22 06:01:59 2021

Data Disclaimer: Statistics for DNR Wildfire Reports are compiled in DNR's internal Emergency Incident Response Statistics (EIRS) software from the regional dispatch offices. Statistics are subject to editing, and may vary throughout the season until finalized at the end of the year.

For questions about these statistics, please email [email protected]. Washington State Daily Situation Weather Brief Thursday, July 22, 2021 1000 hrs. Jon Bonk – NWS IMET Mary Butwin – NWS Seattle Images courtesy National Weather Service and NOAA Global Systems Laboratory

Today/Tonight: No overly significant concerns for the next 24 hours. Conditions overall will remain very dry for the east side with humidity generally running around 10-20%, locally drier in the upper Basin and locally higher on the east slopes. Many lower inland elevations west of the Cascades are seeing humidity into the 30-40% range as the marine layer slowly thins today. Winds this afternoon will be fairly “typical” summertime winds with the common terrain influences and breezy spots. Weak to moderate surface instability on the east side with mixing heights generally up to 10,000 feet MSL.

Please refer to local NWS warnings and forecasts for specific details.

Satellite image from 0821 hrs. today

Outlook: Low pressure centered over Alberta today will move east Friday. A weak and dry cold front will clip northern Washington around daybreak Friday. This will enhance the typical summer daily winds Friday afternoon, especially on the east side. Westerly flow aloft and weak ridging over the region Saturday through Monday. A broad upper low then becomes established in the Gulf of Alaska to start bringing southwesterly flow aloft back to the PacNW. The dry cold front on Monday may end up being weaker than before, but will still bring breezy to locally windy conditions on Monday especially for the Cascade gaps. Moist southerly flow aloft is still indicated Tuesday through Thursday bringing concern for additional lightning episodes next week. Stand by for details to sort out. If nothing else, do expect dry weather and breezy winds to prevail next week. No beneficial precipitation is expected for the next 7 days.

Washington DNR Fuels Status 7/22/2021

Vaughn Cork Fuels Analyst

Narrative: Some holdovers from yesterday’s morning lightning may still appear in the Blues and in the timber stringers around the Turnbull NWR today. Conditions have been slowly backing down over the week, which is not really shown in the percentiles in eastern Washington. We are at the lower end of these extreme percentiles and that is showing up in increases in the live moisture models in several eastern FDRAs. These subtle drops are showing up in smaller windows for extreme fire behavior, and less extreme growth, and with a little more cooling into Friday it’s going to be the equivalent changing from the 100m sprint to an 800m. Drought conditions were also updated with worsening conditions.

Eastern Washington – Lighter winds and lower burning indexes will reduce the chances for new ignitions to grow into large fires a little. Don’t expect to see an noticeable changes to large fire activity, with extreme behavior occurring for a shorter period of time, and again, less growth, but still significant growth on uncontrolled edges that don’t have a natural barrier.

Western Washington – Onshore flow is expected to continue through the middle of next week at least, keeping the large fire potential low overall. High elevations are not experiencing the same high overnight RH recoveries. Exposed sites can burn with high intensity and stumps and deep duff will pose mopup problems. Expect increased fire potential in Clark and Skamania counties with RH values predicted into the 30’s.

Severe Fire Danger Index with fires over 200 acres shown and VIIRS/MODIS hot spots. (wildfiresafe.technosylva.com)

Date Issued: 7/22/2021

Washington DNR Fuels Status 7/22/2021

Date Issued: 7/22/2021

Washington DNR Fuels Status 7/22/2021

Fuel Conditions by Fire Danger Rating Area: FDRA Fire Danger ERC (±) BI (±) Live Fuel Avg (±) 100 hour(±) 1000 Hr(±) Methow EXTREME 97 (-1) 98 (+2) 90(+15) 9(0) Chelan EXTREME 94(-1) 92 (-1) 90(+10) 10(0) Upper Yakima Very High 95(+1) 98(+7) 120(+10) 10(0) Lower Yakima High 89(0) 78(-19) 140(+20) 12(0) Valley EXTREME 99(0) 92(-4) Dormant 9(0) Upper Basin EXTREME 100(0) 93(-5) Dormant 8(0) Lower Basin EXTREME 97(0) 78(-18) Dormant 9(-1) Highlands EXTREME 100(0) 100(0) 90(+20) 8(0) Foothills EXTREME 95(+1) 100(0) 90(+10) 13(0) Kaniksu Very High 98(0) 95(-2) 110(+10) 12(0) Blue Mts EXTREME 62(-3) 37(+2) 93(+9) 8.1(+0.1) Coast High 87(+4) 89(+10) 17(+1) 19(0) Olympics Moderate 83(-4) 79(-7) 17(+1) 17(0) Cascade South Moderate 89(-2) 89(-1) 16(+1) 17(0) Cascade Central Moderate 90(-2) 91(-4) 17(+1) 17(0) Cascade North Moderate 88(0) 89(0) 18(0) 19(0) Lowlands South High 92(+1) 92(0) 17(+1) 17(0) Lowlands Central Moderate 83(-6) 66(-20) 19(+2) 18(0) Lowlands North Moderate 85(-1) 85(0) 18(+1) 18(0) **Note, indicated Adjective Fire Danger rating may not be the same as the publicly posted fire danger. Blue Mountains FDRA is part of a different FDOP and results are not posted in percentiles, all other ERC and BI values are in percentiles.

Date Issued: 7/22/2021

Washington Department of Natural Resources Wildfire Division – Aviation – Air Operations Daily Air Operations Plan – Lasted Updated: 7/21/2021 Date(s) covered: Weather Highlights: 7/22/2021 Planned aircraft movements/pre- positions/training: Reduced flight hours on multiple aircraft in effect for pilot management and maintenance Movements of aircraft: flows. Plan accordingly. Aircraft Surges: Aircraft ordered for teams and not engaged by 1200 may be re-assigned as necessary to support other large incidents or IAs as Remarks: needed. ALERT ADO TO ANY FUEL ISSUES AT DNR IA Only designated are required to be AIRBASES. LESS THAN 48 HOURS OF FUEL ON

replaced by another aircraft ASAP. SITE.

Order Priorities for today: TANDEM DESIGNATED DNR/CONTRACTOR 1st As Always Initial Attack > 2nd Cedar/Cub AVIATION - AIRCRAFT REQUIRED TO BE DISPATCHED Creek > 3rd Summit Trail > 4th Chewleh Creek TOGETHER UNLESS UNABLE DUE TO AIRCRAFT AUTHORIZATIONS (NON_FEDERAL CARDED) AIR OPERATIONS

Air Operations Points of Contact & Coordination Aircraft Duty Officer (ADO) Dave Ritchie – 1st Primary ADO 360-528-9011 or [email protected] / Chief of Air Operations Russ Lane– 2nd Alternate ADO 360-480-9657 or [email protected] / ADM Ops & Avn Joe Thorpe – 3rd Contingency ADO 509-899-1847 or [email protected] / Helitack Program Manager DNR Air Ops Safety Manager Michael Cuthbert Aviation Safety 360-867-3275 or [email protected] / Aviation Safety Manager DNR Air Ops Specialist Neva Sullivan Cost Forms / Billing 360-556-1077 or [email protected] / Air Ops Specialist FW Program Manager Miguel Marlowe 360-280-0558 or [email protected] FW/ UAS Program Manager

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WA DNR FIRE AIR OPS - DAILY AIRCRAFT STATUS 7/22/2021

Dispatching Procedures: (False Alarm code for DNR Helicopters & Air Attack on DNR Protections only PI 223-IZT) (False Alarm code from DNR Helicopters & Air Attack on Non-DNR Protections PI 223-IAL) Contact assigned HMGB. Additional aircraft request or out of region aircraft request contact Aircraft Duty Officer (ADO). Minimum information needed for launch of DNR Helicopters for IA Additional information if known: (Not required for launch of DNR owned assets) and/or Air Attack for Reconnaissance includes: Air to Ground Frequency Incident Name/Number Location of fire Ground Contact if any Primary Air to Air Repeater in use for flight following All other TARO information may be passed in flight if known. Please complete TARO and email to HMGB/Flight Manager when available. INITIAL ATTACK (IA) HELICOPTERS # LOCATION TAIL # Aircraft Limitation & RESPONSE Tactical TYPE Aircraft / COVERAGE PERIOD / REMARKS Restrictions TIME Control Mission 1 YAKIMA (YKM) H-344 10 mins SE/CWICC II w/Bucket 0930-2030 2 CHEWELAH (1S9) H-341 Tandem restriction removed. 10 mins NE/NEWICC II w/Bucket 0930-2030 IA restriction removed 1st Up IA Helicopter East Zone 3 CHEWELAH (1S9) H-221GH 10 mins NE/NEWICC II w/Bucket 0930-2030 4 OLYMPIA (OLM) H-345 10 mins SP II w/ Bucket / Tank 0930-2030 5 OMAK (OMK) H-343 10 mins NE/NEWICC II w/ Bucket / Tank 0930-2030 6 DALLESPORT (DLS) H-338 IA Only launch with H352EV 10 mins SE/CWICC II w/ Bucket 0930-2030 7 TANDEM H-352EV III w/ Bucket 0930-2030. Non-Federal 8 BIG LAKE FD (BVS) H-340 IA Only launch with H-20WH 10 mins NW II w/ Bucket 0930-2030 9 TANDEM H-20WH 0930-2030 10 MALAGA (EAT) H-339 10 mins SE/CWICC II w/ Bucket 0930-2030 11 CAMP BONNEVILLE H-346 IA Only launch with H-704RH 10 mins PC II w/ Bucket / Tank 0930-2030 12 TANDEM H-704RH III w/Bucket 1000-2030. Non-Federal 13 MALAGA (EAT) H-1MR OTS WD/ADO II w/ Bucket OTS M OLYMPIA (OLM) H-342 10 mins WD/CWICC II w/ Bucket / Tank OTS expect 8/1 RTS S CHEWELAH (1S9) H-6BF 15 mins NE/WD ADO III Recon/Detection/ 0930-1900 LL Cargo

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NON-INITIAL ATTACK HELICOPTERS – EU/CWN # LOCATION TAIL # Aircraft Limitation & RESPONSE Tactical Control TYPE Aircraft / COVERAGE PERIOD / Restrictions TIME Mission REMARKS 1 Omak (OMK) HB-0CB 15 mins NE/NEWICC KMAX K-1200 1000-2030 2 Electric City (3W7) HT-268 15 mins NE / SE UH-60A-Tanked 0900-2030 3 Electric City (3W7) H-874 15 mins NE / SE II w/Tank & Bucket 0900-2030 4 Olympia (OLM) HB-274TH Expect move to East Side 20 mins WD UH-60A+ Bucket 0900-2030 5 Sandpoint, ID (SZT) HB-672MP Awaiting assignment. WD UH-60A+ Bucket Return today location to Non-Federal. Mob into TBD 6 Wilbur (2S8) Boxcar 91 Summit Trail 30 mins WD/Mt Tolman CH-47F 1000-2000.

FIXED WING – AIR ATTACK /RECON – EU/CWN – INITIAL ATTACK # LOCATION TAIL # / Callsign Aircraft Limitation & RESPONSE Tactical TYPE Aircraft / COVERAGE PERIOD / Restrictions TIME Control Mission REMARKS 1 YAKIMA (YKM) AA-10F / AA651 DNR ATGS Call in. Max 4 15 minutes SE/CWICC Aero Commander 500 0900-2000 hours for extended attacks 2 DEER PARK (DEW) AA-4TS / AA653 DNR ATGS Call in. Max 4 15 minutes NE-NEWICC Aero Commander 500 0900-2000 hours for extended attacks 3 OMAK (OMK) – BIA AA-4WA BIA 15 minutes NE-NEWICC Aero Commander 690B BIA 4 WENATCHEE (EAT) AA-1TB / AA617 Federal 15 minutes OWF/CWICC Aero Commander 690B USFS 5 OLYMPIA (OLM) N-357PN ADO TBD WD/ADO P-68 Partnavia Request through ADO/ADM-AO 6 OLYMPIA (OLM) AA-203KQ NO ATGS 15 Minutes WD Kodiak/Bridger 16 0900-2000 7 FAIRCHILD (SKA) COYOTE 99 AWAITING ASSIGNMENT 15 minutes WD UH-72 / LAKOTA 0830-1700

FIXED WING – SEATS – EU/CWN # LOCATION TAIL # Aircraft Limitation & RESPONSE Tactical TYPE Aircraft / COVERAGE PERIOD / REMARKS Restrictions TIME Control Mission 1 Yakima (YKM) FB-241 DNR. 4 hour limit for 15 minutes SE/CWICC Fireboss SEAT 0900-2030 Extended Attack 2 Yakima (YKM) FB-205 DNR. 4 hour limit for 15 minutes SE/CWICC Fireboss SEAT 0900-2030 Extended Attack 3 Omak (OMK) FB-244 DNR. 4 hour limit for 15 minutes NE/NEWICC Fireboss SEAT 0900-2030 Extended Attack 4 Omak (OMK) FB-212 DNR. 4 hour limit for 15 minutes NE/NEWICC Fireboss SEAT 0900-2030 Extended Attack 5 Omak (OMK) - BIA FB-216 BIA 15 minutes NE/NEWICC Fireboss SEAT 0900-2030

Washington DNR FIRE Air Operations Daily Operational Plan 7/22/2021 1:30:42 PM Page: 3 6 Deer Park (DEW) FB-201 DNR. 4 hours limit for 15 minutes NE/NEWICC Fireboss SEAT 0900-2030 Extended Attack 7 Deer Park (DEW) – BIA FB-202 BIA 15 minutes NEWICC Fireboss SEAT 0900-2030 8 Deer Park (DEW) – BIA FB-217 BIA 15 minutes NEWICC Fireboss SEAT 0900-2030 9 Deer Park (DEW) – FED FB-243 FED 15 minutes NEWICC Fireboss SEAT 0900-2030 9 DALLESPORT (DLS) FB-231 ODF 15 minutes ODF/CCCC Fireboss SEAT 10 DALLESPORT (DLS) FB-232 ODF 15 minutes ODF/CCCC Fireboss SEAT

FIXED WING – SCOOPERS – EU/CWN # LOCATION TAIL # Aircraft Limitation & RESPONSE Tactical TYPE Aircraft / COVERAGE PERIOD / REMARKS Restrictions TIME Control Mission 1 Moses Lake (MWH) S-260 Limited to 7.0 hours. 30 minutes SE/CWICC CL-415 1000-2000 Reserve last 2 hours of use until 1800 2 Moses Lake (MWH) S-262 Limited to 7.0 hours 30 minutes SE/CWICC CL-415 1000-2000 Reserve last 2 hours of use until 1800 3 Yakima (YKM) S-283 Assign with Air Attack 30 minutes SE/CWICC CL-415EAF 1000-2000 4 Yakima (YKM) S-284 30 minutes CL-415EAF Est. 8/1

FIXED WING – TANKER – EU/CWN # LOCATION TAIL # Aircraft Limitation & RESPONSE Tactical TYPE Aircraft / COVERAGE PERIOD / REMARKS Restrictions TIME Control Mission 1 Moses Lake (MWH) T-152 1st up Tanker for DNR & 30 minutes WD/CWICC CV 580 1000-2000. DOI, State, and all State Fires other non-federal lands.

Washington DNR FIRE Air Operations Daily Operational Plan 7/22/2021 1:30:42 PM Page: 4 SUNRISE-SUNSET OLYMPIA YAKIMA DEER PARK

Washington DNR FIRE Air Operations Daily Operational Plan 7/22/2021 1:30:42 PM Page: 5 Washington DNR Tactical Air Request Order (TARO) Minimum information needed for DNR IA Helicopters to launch should be given over phone to expedite incident response time. TARO may follow after launch. Send TARO INCIDENT NAME/NUMBER* DATE TIME SUNSET +30 to Flight Manager and Primary ADO when able. Update Flight Managers en-route when updated information is available for the incident.

ORDER # * CHARGE CODE: *Denotes required INTERCOM information (Non-DNR IA incidents or Non-DNR helicopter requirement) DESCRIPTIVE LOCATION * ELEVATION: **Required INTERCOM information if applicable (Non-DNR IA incidents or Non-DNR helicopter requirement) LATITUDE * LONGITUDE * Additional Information: DISTANCE BEARING FROM

INITIAL POINT(IP) (IP) LATITUDE (IP) LONGITUDE DESCRIPTIVE:

AIR TO AIR PRIMARY * AIR TO AIR SECONDARY *

RX: RX TONE: RX: RX TONE:

TX: TX TONE: TX: TX TONE: Air Contact: AIR TO GROUND * GROUND TACTICAL *

RX: RX TONE: RX: RX TONE: TX: TX TONE: TX: TX TONE: Ground Contact: COMMAND * FLIGHT FOLLOWING *

RX: RX TONE: RX: RX TONE:

TX: TX TONE: TX: TX TONE: INCIDENT AIRCRAFT * A- A-

A- A- A-

OTHER AIRCRAFT * AIRCRAFT HAZARDS *

MTR/SUA: TFR: RELOAD BASE(S):

Washington DNR FIRE Air Operations Daily Operational Plan 7/22/2021 1:30:42 PM Page: 6 Abbreviations NCP North Cascade National Park (NPS) 4W0 Bandera (North Bend) (T) Trainee NES Northeast Region (DNR) 5S5 Packwood Airport A/A Air to Air NEWICC NE Washington Inter-Agency Coordination 63S Colville Airport ADM-AO Assistant Division Manager – Operations & Center 74S Anacortes Aviation NPS National Park Service ALW Walla Walla ADO Aircraft Duty Officer (DNR) NWS Northwest Region (DNR) AWO Arlington A/G Air to Ground OLF Olympic Nation Forest (USFS) BLHB Big Lake FD Helibase AFM Aircraft Flight Manager ONP Olympic Nation Park (NPS) BLI Bellingham AML Aircraft Maintenance Lead OLS Olympia Region (DNR) BVS Skagit AMS Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor OTS Out of Service CBHB Camp Bonneville Helibase AOPS DNR Aviation Operations Plan & Standards OWF Okanagan Wenatchee Forest (USFS) CLS Chehalis ASO Aviation Safety Officer P Pilot in Command CZK Cascade Locks ATGS Air Tactical Group Supervisor PCS Pacific Cascade Region (DNR) DEW Deer Park Airport BMIDC Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center PIC Pilot In Command DLS Dallesport CCICC Columbia Cascade Inter-Agency Coordination PSC Puget Sound ICC DPHB Deer Park Helibase / FD Center PSICC Puget Sound Inter-Agency Coordination EAT Pangborn CHLN Chelan County Center ELN Ellensburg COA Chief of Air Operations RON Remain Over Night EPH Ephrata COA Colville Agency (BIA) RTB Return To Base ESW Easton Airport COF Colville National Forest (USFS) RTS Return to Service HQM Hoquiam CP Chief Pilot S Scooper KLS Kelso CWICC Central Washington Inter-Agency SEAT Single Engine Air Tanker LWS Lewiston Coordination Center SEMG Single Engine Tanker Manager M94 Desert Aire Airport DAC Daily Aircraft Coordinator SES Southeast Region (DNR) MHB Malaga Helibase DGEN Douglas County SMS Safety Management System MWH Moses Lake DNR Department of Natural Resources SPD Spokane District (BLM) OLHB Olympia Helibase DO Duty Officer SPS South Puget Sound Region (DNR) OMK Omak EA Extended Attack (T) Trainee PUW Pullman/Moscow Airport EOC End of Contract TARO Tactical Aircraft Request Order PWT Bremerton EOS End of Shift TFR Temporary Flight Restriction R49 Ferry Co. Airport FCT Vagabond Army Heliport UMF Umatilla National Forest (USFS) RLD Richland Airport FM Flight Manager VLAT Very Large Air Tanker S10 Lake Chelan Airport FTA Fire Traffic Area WACCC Columbia Cascade Communications Center S20 Goldendale Airport FW Fixed Wing WD Wildfire Division S40 Prosser Airport GPF Gifford Pinchot Nation Forest (USFS) WFS Washington Fire Service S52 Methow Valley Airport H Helicopter WWF Walla Walla Whitman (USFS) S70 Othello Airport HLCO Helicopter Coordinator WWLN Walla Walla County S93 Cle Elum Airport HEMG Helicopter Manager YAA Yakama Agency (BIA) S97 Anderson (Brewster) HPM HELITACK Program Manager YKCN Yakima County SHN Shelton/Sanderson IA Initial Attack YTC/YFC Yakima Training/Firing Center (Military) SSHB Sunny Slope Helibase (EAT) IP Instructor Pilot TTD Troutdale Airport IROC Interagency Resource Ordering Capability W01 Tonasket Airport JBLM Joint Base Lewis-McChord (Military) AIRPORTS & HELIBASES YKM Yakima Airport KTTN Kittitas County 0S7 Scott LAT Large Air Tanker 1S9 Chewelah MCR Mid-Columbia Refuge (USFW) 2S0 Twisp MHF Mt Hood National Forest (USFS) 2S8 Wilbur MSF Mount Baker/Snoqualmie Forest (USFS) 2W3 Swanson/Eatonville MTP Maintenance Test Pilot 3W7 Grand Coulee MRP Mt Rainer National Park (NPS) 4S2 Jernstedt/Hood River MX Maintenance 4S6 Tieton State Airport

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Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires Morning Update July 22, 2021 Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Northwest Incident Management Team 8 will continue to manage the Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires. California Incident Management Team 1 will assume command of the Cub Creek 2 Fire on Friday at 0600.

Fire Information Line - Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires: 509-557-0740 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm)

Winthrop, WA — Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires are burning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in very steep and rocky terrain in heavy down fuels.

Cedar Creek Fire The Cedar Creek Fire is estimated at 18,634 acres and 11% contained. Strong west winds caused the fire to actively burn through the night triggering additional evacuations in the Wolf Creek area. The southeastern portion of the fire pushed down McKinney Mountain onto Virginian Ridge and down into Little Falls and South Fork drainages to the west of Lucky Jim Bluff. Today, firefighters will use helicopters and other aerial resources to decrease fire activity and spread on the southern portion of the fire; however, smoke could impact flying conditions. Firefighters continue to prepare and open up additional dozer and hand line along the base of the foothills west of State Route 20 from Early Winters area south towards Gobblers Knob. From Gobblers Knob, crews plan to reopen previous dozer line from prior fires across Thompson Ridge. West winds are expected to decrease today slowing fire spread; however, the fire will remain active due to extremely dry fuels, high temperatures and low relative humidity.

Engine strike teams and local resources, including Okanogan County Fire District 6, are providing structure protection to residences along Highway 20 and adjacent areas impacted by the Cedar Creek Fire.

The northern portion of the fire continues to slowly back down towards Highway 20. Firefighters are tying in the northeastern portion of the fire at the confluence of Cedar Creek and Early Winters Creek into State Route 20. Firefighters will continue to monitor as fire backs down the northern ridgeline of Sandy Butte. The western portion of the fire in Silverstar Creek area continues to slowly push up the drainage.

The strategy of containment is to use indirect tactics and construct containment lines in areas with a high probability of success. The objective is to keep the fire in the higher elevations above the valley and away from values at risk.

Delancy Fire The fire has moved over Delancy Ridge and is expected to continue to creep and smolder in steep, rocky, sparsely vegetated terrain and remains unstaffed due to the rugged terrain. Fire managers are evaluating values and risks. Containment opportunities are being actively scouted on the east side up Lost Creek Road. The fire is being monitored by aircraft. The estimated size of this fire is approximately 219 acres.

Resources for additional information: Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MazamaFires2021 Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7655/ Smoke Blog: https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/ Email: [email protected] Highway Information: https://www.wsdot.com/traffic/trafficalerts/default.aspx Evacuations: https://www.okanogancounty.org/government/emergency_management/index.php Methow Conservancy (Wildfire Preparedness): https://methowconservancy.org/discover/fire-prep- recovery%20 Wildfire Ready Neighbors (House Assessments): https://wildfireready.dnr.wa.gov/

Resources: Total personnel – 520 : 2 – type 1 hotshot crews, 2 – type 2 IA crews, 5 - type 2 hand crews, 2 - camp crew, 3 – type 1 (heavy) helicopters, 1 – type 3 helicopter, 30- engines, 2 - dozers, 14 - water tenders, 1 - masticator, 2 - skidgens, and 148 overhead.

Closures: For the safety of the firefighters and aircraft fighting these fires, a temporary flight restriction (TFR) has been placed over the area. Please consult the “Notice to Airmen” (NOTAM) for specifics. Wildfires are a “No Drone Zone” and any drones sighting in a TFR will immediately ground aerial firefighting resources and delay suppression actions.

State Route 20 (North Cascades Highway) remains closed at milepost 185 (7 miles west of Winthrop) to milepost 165 to all traffic due to fire activity.

The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has implemented a Fire Emergency Area Closure as of July 15, 2021. The Closure includes facilities, roads, and trails. The Closure may be viewed in its entirety at the “Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires 2021” Facebook page.

The Forest Service Fire Emergency Area Closure is separate from the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) closure of portions of State Route 20 and may change or be lifted at different times depending on operational needs. WSDOT is working closely with the Forest Service and Okanogan County to identify where fire activity and firefighting operations warrant closure.

Evacuation Information: The Okanogan County Emergency Management (OCEM) continues to reevaluate evacuation levels. For the most up to date evacuation levels see the OCEM’s website above. Residents entering Evacuation Level 3 areas need to slow down and watch for firefighters and equipment in roadways.

Weather: Lighter wind today but still dry and a couple of degrees warmer. Expect winds to become upslope/upvalley late in the morning, switching to more westerly by mid-afternoon. Gusts to 15 mph are still possible in valleys. Smoke will linger for most of the day. High temperatures will continue to increase through the weekend with no precipitation expected. Temperatures will be 70-75 in the valleys and around 82 in Mazama. Winds will be upslope/upvalley by late morning near Mazama, then west 6 to 10 mph by mid-afternoon.

Air Quality: Expect similar to worsening smoke conditions today as were experienced yesterday. Unhealthy to hazardous conditions will occur in the Upper Methow Valley east of Mazama from early morning to mid- afternoon. Mazama should be mostly clear with periods of haze in the afternoon. Communities further down valley may experience unhealthy to very unhealthy air. Smoke has slopped over into the Okanogan Valley. Tonasket and Omak may experience unhealthy air throughout the day. Oroville is receiving heavy smoke from Canada and the Methow Valley. Chelan may start having hazy skies today. Conditions should improve overnight but smoke will return Friday morning.

Fire Restrictions: Campfire restrictions are in effect. Campfires are prohibited throughout the Okanogan- Wenatchee National Forest, including developed campgrounds and congressionally designated Wilderness — call local ranger district offices for more information. https://tinyurl.com/yby4oysq

This incident is being managed by Northwest Incident Management Team 8.

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Cub Creek 2 Fire Morning Update July 22, 2021

California Incident Management Team 1 will assume command of the Cub Creek 2 fire on Friday at 0600. Northwest Incident Management Team 8 will continue to manage the Cedar Creek and Delancy fires.

Fire Information Line – (541)-670-0812 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm) The fire is burning on Okanogan County Fire District 6 and Washington Department of Natural Resources protected lands and the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.

Winthrop, WA — Cub Creek 2 – The fire is estimated at 38,671 acres with 5% containment. The fire is burning northward with lateral growth to the west and to a lesser degree to the east. Low intensity backing fire is moving downslope towards the Chewuch River on both east and west sides. Fire growth has been consistent for several operational periods. Firefighting efforts have benefited in areas where the fire has merged into past burned areas and areas that have received previous fuel treatments.

The fire remains split into east and west arms extending outward from approximately the confluence of Boulder Creek and the Chewuch River. The arms have grown together approximately 6 miles north of the confluence. Spotting up to one quarter mile is possible.

Fire line at the rear of the fire along the southern perimeter is holding and hand crews are using cold trailing techniques to prevent flare ups and reduce hot spots. The area southwest and west of the fire is a priority to manage fire movement in Sherwood Creek and Deer Creek. Aircraft will be used, if smoke conditions allow, to deliver water to support the work of firefighters in those areas. Forest Road 52 Road is being prepared to use as a containment line if necessary. Dozer and hand fireline is in place southeast of the fire but the terrain west of Ramsey Peak is a challenge. Use of Pebble Creek as well as other routes are being considered for containment lines.

Firefighting efforts are focused on using existing features and reinforcing containment lines.

Structure protection measures are in place.

Resource advisors with local expertise are providing input to firefighters to protect natural, cultural, and historic resources during firefighting operations.

Please only call 911 if flare-ups occur near structures.

Evacuation Information: The Okanogan County Emergency Management (OCEM) evacuations for the Chewuch River drainage have been reevaluated and remain in effect. Please consult OCEM information resources for current evacuations. Residents leaving Evacuation Level 3 areas should be extremely cautious, drive slowly, and watch for firefighters and firefighting equipment on the roadway.

Resources for additional information: Inciweb page: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7675/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CubCreek2Fire2021 Smoke Blog: https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/ Email: [email protected] Highway Information: https://www.wsdot.com/traffic/trafficalerts/default.aspx Evacuations: https://www.okanogancounty.org/government/emergency_management/index.php Methow Conservancy (Wildfire Preparedness): https://methowconservancy.org/discover/fire-prep- recovery%20 Wildfire Ready Neighbors (House Assessments): https://wildfireready.dnr.wa.gov/

Resources: Total personnel–319, 2 initial attack crews, 9 type 2 hand crews, 3 heavy lift helicopters, 1 medium lift helicopter, 2 light lift helicopters, 19 engines, 3 dozers, 5 water tenders, and 25 overhead.

Closures: A new emergency Forest Closure Order has been issued by the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest which closes the fire area and multiple roads, campgrounds, and trails. Please see the incident’s Inciweb and Facebook pages for the document in its entirety. Please do not enter the closure area which is dangerous and will disrupt firefighting efforts.

A Temporary Flight Restriction is in place over the fire area. Please consult the “Notice to Airmen” (NOTAM) for specifics. Wildfires are a “No Drone Zone” and any drones sighting in a TFR will immediately ground aerial firefighting resources and delay suppression actions.

Weather: Lighter winds are predicted today but the temperatures will rise a few degrees. Expect winds to become upslope/up valley later in the morning, switching to more westerly by mid-afternoon. Gusts to 15 mph are still possible in the valleys. Smoke will linger for most of the day and may hinder air support. High temperatures will continue to increase through the weekend. Temperatures will be 70-75 in the valleys and cooler on the ridges.

Air Quality: Expect similar to worsening smoke conditions today as were experienced yesterday. Unhealthy to hazardous conditions will occur in the Upper Methow Valley east of Mazama from early morning to mid- afternoon. Communities further down valley may experience unhealthy air. Smoke has spilled over into the Okanogan Valley. Tonasket and Omak may experience unhealthy air throughout the day. Oroville is receiving heavy smoke from Canada and the Methow Valley. Chelan may start having hazy skies today. Conditions should improve overnight but smoke will return Friday morning.

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Tom Merritt, Incident Commander Isabelle Hoygaard, Public Information Officer Fire Information (509) 808-6720 (Call or Text) Goddard Road Fire News Release - July 22th, 2021 Rice, WA: Crews focused on the portion of the fire escaped containment lines, strengthening the lines and Quick Facts finalizing the remaining burnout yesterday afternoon. Crews Goddard Road Summary were able to mop-up to about 20 feet into the interior of the Approximate escaped fire. Mapping of the escaped fire, including the 784 acres burnout operations placed it at about 110 acres, bringing the Size total acreage of the fire to 784 acres. Two secondary structures were confirmed to have burned down during the Containment Overall: 25% initial spread of the fire. On the original fire footprint, crews will continue to work on 35 - Engines constructing hose lays and engage in reducing hot spots to 2 - 20 Person Crew 25-50 feet into the interior. Crews will work for several days Resources 2 - Dozers to ensure hot spots are out to 150 feet or where necessary 7 - Tenders to contain the fire line and 500 feet around structures. A 1 - Skidgine Total Palm IR unit (which utilizing infrared technology to identify 227 heat or hotspots along the fire edge) is progressing around Personnel the fire edge, identifying hotspots for crews to extinguish. Fire Danger Very High Structures Level 2 and 3 evacuations are still in place. They will be 1 primary destroyed Damaged / evaluated every 24 hours and will be reduced when the 2 secondary destroyed threat of future spreading has been reduced. Destroyed Relative humidity is reported to be very low today, which can increase fire behavior and fuels can ignite and burn easier Follow Us on Inciweb: and faster. Crews will continue monitoring the fire for changing conditions, which could increase the risk of spot fires. Crews will monitor the fire for changing conditions and https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7676/ changes in fire behavior. Pre-identified crews will be available for initial attack if additional fire starts occur in the area.

PUBLIC AND FIRE FIGHTER SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY Do not enter into the burn area of the fire. Fire weakened trees can fall suddenly and hot deep ash pits can cause severe burns and are present within the burned area.

This Fire Update was produced by Northeast Interagency Incident Management Team 1 Follow Us for Updated Fire Infomation: @NEWIMT3 @NEWIMT @NewFireInfo

CHUWEAH CREEK FIRE UPDATE NORTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM 12 Incident Commander: Bobby Shindelar July 22, 2021 8:00 AM

Operations Today:

Firelines were tested Wednesday by shifting winds gusting up to 30 MPH. SIZE: 36,690 Containment on the south, west and central sections of the fire held firm. CONTAINMENT: 40% Firefighters faced challenges on the upper eastern section of the fire where blowing embers caused two small spot fires. Crews jumped on them PERSONNEL: 342 quickly and held them in check. A section of partially burned fuel midway CAUSE: Lightning down the eastern line ignited, but was also controlled with the aid of water RESOURCES: drops. Hand Crews: 9 Cooler temperatures, paired with decreased wind is expected to give Engines: 24 firefighters favorable conditions to continue tying together containment lines. Monitoring and patrolling continues, as firefighters provide coverage Dozers: 6 around the clock. Two additional crews are expected to arrive by Saturday. Water Tenders: 9 NW Team 12 continues to coordinate and share resources with California Helicopters: 4 Team 10, who joined the Colville Tribal Council and Governor Jay Inslee yesterday to share information about the Chuweah Creek and Summit Trail Fixed Wing: 1 Fires. FIRE INFORMATION:

For information about the Summit Trail Fire, call 385.999.1380 509.634.2025 [email protected] Evacuations and Road Closures: Facebook: @newfireinfo INCIWEB: • All evacuations have been lowered to Level 1 for residents of the towns of Nespelem and Keller, the Buffalo Lake and https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ McGinnis Lake communities, the San Poil Valley/Highway 21 incident/news/7664/ corridor from South Nanamkin to the Keller Ferry, residences WILDFIRE SMOKE and at Owhi Flats and east of Owhi Lake, as well as residences along Cache Creek Rd. COVID-19:

Road closures include:

• Cache Creek Road • Buffalo Lake Road between Manila and Cache Creek Rd. • Cache Creek (Agency) Cut Off Road Air quality information is available at http://wasmoke.blogspot.com/