Okanogan
Complex Fire Update
Rocky Mountain Incident
Management Team - Todd Pechota, Incident Commander
Information Center: 509-850-0083
Hours of operation: 7 am – 9
pm
Email: okanogancomplexfire@gmail.com
August 27, 2015
9:00 pm
Current Situation: With the arrival of wind
and a rise in temperatures today, crews saw the increase in fire activity that
had been predicted for the Okanogan Complex.
Fire
activity increased on the southeastern corner of the Tunk Block Fire, prompting
the closure of Highway 155 from Mile 60 to 68 near Disautel. Tankers were able to make a number of
retardant drops on that area in support of structure protection. The
northeastern corner of the Tunk Fire also saw a jump in activity in a break in
the fuels treatment area.
The
southwestern corner of the Lime Belt Fire near Bobcat Mountain also saw
significant activity. The fire crossed containment lines and is burning toward
the Tripod Fire scar.
Fire
crews working the night shift will be focused on structure protection in much
of the complex. The Twisp River and Nine Mile Fires are largely contained, with
patrolling and mop up continuing. Because of the increase in acreage, the
percentage of containment has dropped for the complex overall.
Evacuations and Closures: The public is encouraged to
contact the Okanogan Emergency Operations Center to learn how to register for
automated phone messages in the event of evacuation notices being issued for
particular neighborhoods. Contact emergency staff at 509-422-7348 or the Colville
Tribal Emergency Management Center at 507-634-2105.
Media Briefings: Media briefings are held at 11 am daily at Okanogan
County Fairgrounds.
Okanogan Complex Fire
Statistics:
Location: Eleven miles northwest of
Omak, WA Start Date: August 14, 2015
Complex Size: 292,512 acres Complex Percent Contained: 12%
Twisp
River: 11,831 acres, 85% containment
Tunk Block: 153,282 acres, 15%
Lime Belt/Blue Lake and Beaver Lake: 122,679 acres, 20%
Nine Mile: 4,720 acres, 95%, in patrol status.
Total Personnel: 1,831
Twitter: #OkanoganComplex
The Rocky Mountain IMT has a
Facebook page dedicated to “Thank You’s to the firefighters working on the fire
line. Visit the page at https://www.facebook.com/RockyMtn.Type1.IMT.PIOs
Spanish Language Information: (509) 422-2422
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