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Prescribed Fire
Burned Area
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**This Incident will have No more Updates**
The Margarita Fire started August 2nd at approximately 12:30am. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene in response to a 911 call. The Quinault Indian Nation requested support on August 3rd and the Western Washington Type 3 Incident Management Team responded.
Effective Friday, August 11, 2023 at 7:00 am, the Margarita Fire has been turned back over to the Quinault Fire Department. For Quinault Nation residents, brief information updates will continue through internal channels for the next several days as the Quinault Fire Deparment continues to suppress the fire. For those elsewhere in the county, please contact Grays Harbor County Emergency Management with any questions at (360) 249-3911.
| Current as of | Fri, 08/11/2023 - 16:17 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Undetermined |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | One mile north of Moclips, Washington on the Quinault Reservation |
| Incident Commander | Western Washington Type 3 Incident Management Team Kit Moffitt, Incident Commander trainee |
| Coordinates |
47° 15' 50'' Latitude
-124° 12' 43
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 97 |
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| Size | 61 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 100% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 8/11/2023 |
| Fuels Involved | Brush, timber, heavy slash, reprod. (regrowing vegetation) |
| Significant Events | Minimal smoldering fire behavior in stumps throughout the burn area. Heat in the timber stringers is consuming slowly. |
| Planned Actions |
Mop-up in both divisions. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours - Mop-up and monitor timber stringer consumption. 24 hours - Same as the 12-hour prediction. 48 hours - Same as the 12-hour predictionn. |