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)