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Thor Fire Update
08.22.22

Size: approx. 135 acres
Containment: 0%
Cause: lightning
Location: east of Sullivan Lake
Fuels: Timber
Personnel Assigned: 25
 
Fire information contact: ‪(509) 720-7418‬ | livia_stecker@firenet.gov | https://www.facebook.com/colvillenf | www.fs.usda.gov/colville
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Newport, Wash., (August 22, 2022) —
 
Firefighters continue to make good headway on the improvement of Forest Service Road 2200300 to use as indirect containment line for the Thor Fire. Favorable weather conditions have slowed fire spread to allow crews and heavy equipment time to broaden the roadway, clearing dead and down timber and brush to create a wider fuel break.
 
Fire behavior continues to creep and smolder, backing down slowly towards containment lines. There is currently no threat to established lines, natural resources, or other values at risk in the fire area and fire behavior at present will benefit the forest floor where it is consuming dead and down timber litter. Firefighters continue working in anticipation of higher temperatures and less favorable wind conditions that could increase fire activity.
 
For firefighter safety and a higher probability of success in slowing fire spread, existing roadways and other natural barriers have been identified for use as indirect containment lines. The extremely steep, rugged terrain and the thick timber litter on the ground where the fire is burning make the construction of direct line hazardous to firefighters on foot.
 
Due to the location of the fire and heavy timber burning in the interior of the fire, smoke may be visible as far south as Cusick and east to Priest Lake. For an interactive air quality map and predicted smoke conditions, visit https://fire.airnow.gov/.
 
There are currently no fire restrictions or campground closures on the Colville National Forest. NFS Road 2200300, beginning approximately 5 miles East on Sullivan Creek Rd and 5 miles West of Gypsy Meadows is closed to the public. https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/colville/alerts-notices
For any additional questions about the Thor Fire, please contact Public Information Officer Liv Stecker ‪(509) 720-7418. For more fire information, follow our Inciweb page, https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8343/, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/colvillenf/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/Colville_NF.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬