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OtherThe Oregon Fire is located approximately 4 miles northeast of Elk, WA. This fire was reported at approximately 1600hrs on Friday, August 18, 2023.
Northeast WA Incident Management Team 3 will be transitioning command back to the local unit back to the local unit. There will be no more updates.
| Current as of | Fri, 09/15/2023 - 12:04 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Human-Under Investigation |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | East of Elk, northern tip of fire in Pend Oreille County, majority in north Spokane County |
| Incident Commander | Incident Commander Andrew Stenbeck leading Type 3 Northeast WA Incident Management Team 3 will transition back to local unit today. |
| Incident Description | Today Northeast WA Incident Management Team 3 will be transitioning command back to the local unit. This will be the final update and any further information requests can be routed through NEWICC(509-685-6900) |
| Coordinates |
48° 2' 3'' Latitude
-117° 13' 49
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 137 |
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| Size | 10,817 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 97% |
| Fuels Involved | Timber with grass understory and light timber litter in Ponderosa Stands. Timber litter with some ladder fuels along the NW and W portions of the fire perimeter. Agricultural land and native grasses on private land and the developed portions of the fire perimeter. Brush component primarily in recent harvest units with some variable amounts of timber litter existing. |
| Significant Events | Completed damage assessments have identified 126 primary residences and 258 outbuildings as destroyed. |
| Planned Actions |
Current strategy of full suppression is close to being met. Continuing with mop up and patrol in and around affected structures and along the entire fire perimeter. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
Crews will continue to patrol the area, both on road and by foot, to find and mop-up any of those isolated heat sources. Throughout the day out of area resources will be going through the demobilization process. Those residing in and around the fire area will see salvage logging and post fire clean up by landowners within in the fire perimeter. These activities will likely cause clouds of dust and ash that resemble smoke. While local crews will continue to be working to the area and able to verify any new report of smoke, we are asking the public to be certain of a new fire before calling local dispatch centers or 911. With the team handing the fire back to local resources, unverified reports put strain on local resources and their ability to respond to emergencies. |
| Remarks |
As the focus shifts from direct fire suppression to mop up and suppression repair activities, fire resources will be released as appropriate to respond to other needs in the region. Decrease in overall fire's acres are due to better GIS mapping in the field. All areas of the fire are no longer under any evacuation level.
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| Weather Concerns | Generally dry weather will continue over the fire area as a series of disturbances enter the area. Winds will begin to slowly increase as a cold front moves into the area by Wednesday. Temperatures will moderate with the arrival of this cold front but will warm later in the week as another high pressure system arrives. |
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