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Cowlitz Complex

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Unit Information

Gifford Pinchot National Forest 
1501 E. Evergreen Blvd. 
Vancouver, 
Washington 
98682 
Gifford Pinchot National Forest 
1501 E. Evergreen Blvd. 
Vancouver, 
Washington 
98682 

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Cowlitz Complex Trapline Presentation August 31, 2023
A PIO provides fire information to a member of the public at one of the trapline fire information boards
A PIO provides fire information to a member of the public at one of the trapline fire information boards
Cowlitz Complex Trapline Presentation August 31, 2023
Cowlitz Complex Helicopter with water bucket August 31, 2023
A helicopter with a water bucket hovers above the landing zone
A helicopter with a water bucket hovers above the landing zone
Cowlitz Complex Helicopter with water bucket August 31, 2023
Cowlitz Complex Smoke in trees August 31, 2023
A single smoke column rises from the top of trees in the forest
A single smoke column rises from the top of trees in the forest
Cowlitz Complex Smoke in trees August 31, 2023
Cowlitz Complex Smoke Columns in Trees August 31, 2023
Smoke columns rise above the trees
Smoke columns rise above the trees
Cowlitz Complex Smoke Columns in Trees August 31, 2023
Cowlitz Complex Fire Information Board September 1, 2023
A board displaying fire information for the Cowlitz Complex
A board displaying fire information for the Cowlitz Complex
Cowlitz Complex Fire Information Board September 1, 2023

Check out the fire information boards throughout the area for updated fire information on the Cowlitz Complex. 

Cowlitz Complex lightning strike in the south zone August 26, 2023
Cowlitz Complex lightning strike in the south zone August 26, 2023, photo shows smoke at the base of several tall trees
Cowlitz Complex lightning strike in the south zone August 26, 2023, photo shows smoke at the base of several tall trees
Cowlitz Complex lightning strike in the south zone August 26, 2023

Lightning Strike in the south zone of the Cowlitz Complex 

Cowlitz Complex Sunny Day View on September 1, 2023
A picture of the forest with blue skies and light low lying clouds above the river in the Cowlitz Complex
A picture of the forest with blue skies and light low lying clouds above the river in the Cowlitz Complex
Cowlitz Complex Sunny Day View on September 1, 2023
Cowlitz Complex view south of Jordan Basin on August 25, 2023
Cowlitz Complex view south of Jordan Basin on August 25, 2023
Cowlitz Complex view south of Jordan Basin on August 25, 2023
Cowlitz Complex view south of Jordan Basin on August 25, 2023

Cowlitz Complex view south of Jordan Basin August 25, 2023

Cowlitz Complex Morning Briefing August 30, 2023
The Rocky Mountain Critical Incident Management Team gathers for Morning Briefing August 30, 2023
The Rocky Mountain Critical Incident Management Team gathers for Morning Briefing August 30, 2023
Cowlitz Complex Morning Briefing August 30, 2023

A view from morning briefing.  As of 6 a.m. PDT August 30th 2023, the Rocky Mountain Area Incident Management Team 2 assumed command of the Cowlitz Complex.

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