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Garceau Fire Update as of August 19, 2022
Garceau Fire
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Garceau Fire Update
August 19, 2022
Incident Command: Local Type 3 organization, Darrell Clairmont, Incident Commander
Activity: Division Alpha crews and equipment will continue to complete dozer lines on the west and north flanks. This area is steep and rocky, so it is slow moving. Division Zulu will complete dozer control lines on the north flank today. Fire crews will continue to establish anchor point and pick up spot fires where they occur. Single Engine Air Tankers, and Helicopters will be used on hot spots today and crews, dozers and skidgines will be used to complete control lines.
Weather: Partly cloudy. Temp- 95-100 valleys and 75-80 ridges. RH- 11-21 percent valleys and 17-27 percent ridges. Wind- Variable less than 7 mph. Ridge top southeast 5-15 mph becoming east in the late morning and early afternoon, then decreasing to up to 5 mph late in the afternoon.