Badger Mountain Update 7-15-08
Incident: Badger Mountain Wildland Fire
Released: 7/15/2008
The Brown's Canyon Fire area was 100 percent contained yesterday. Dozer- and hand-constructed fire lines are being rehabilitated today.
The Badger Mountain Fire is fully lined and 65 percent contained. The fire stayed inside fire lines yesterday, as winds gusted to 30 miles per hour. Firefighters are mopping up 150 feet inside the fire lines and 400 feet around structures and residences.
An Infrared (IR) flight on Sunday provided fire managers with a map of hot spots through out the fire. The map was used to isolate areas for intensive mop-up.
Palm IR (hand-held) thermal vision devices are being used on the ground to seek out and extinguish all burning materials near structures and fire lines. Firefighters are walking through the fire area, or 'gridding' to locate burning fuels.
Winds caused one small spot fire outside lines late yesterday. Firefighters have lined the spot and are concentrating their efforts today improving and widening fire lines.
Firefighting equipment that is not needed is being collected from the fire area and back-hauled to the incident command post at Eastmont Junior High School in East Wenatchee.
A public meeting was held at the Douglas County Fairgrounds Community Center in Waterville, Wash., last night. Approximately 200 people attended the meeting which was hosted by the Douglas County Sheriff, fire districts, Washington State Department of Natural Resources and Washington Incident Management Team #4.
