September 12 G W Fire Update
Incident: Gw Fire Wildland Fire
Released: 9/12/2007
GW Fire Update
September 12, 2007
Information Center 541-595-6117
New Information Number (starting September 13) 541-549-7700
GW 100% Contained
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Central Oregon Incident Management Team (COIMT) will be transitioning with a local Type 3 incident management team today. The Type 3 team will assume command of the GW Fire at 6 am tomorrow. Mike Appling is the Incident Commander for the Type 3 team. This will be the last Update released from the COIMT.
FIRE SITUATION:
Yesterday's higher temperatures and low humidity combined to increase the amounts of hotspots and interior burning activity. Firefighters were busy patrolling and mopping-up smokes as they were located around the perimeter. Handline and helicopter bucket drops were used to check the interior burning activity in a small tree plantation.
Today, firefighters will continue to patrol for remaining hotspots along the fire perimeter, rehabilitate unused fireline, finishing mop-up and pulling hose.
The Evacuation Notice for the Black Butte Ranch area remains at a Level 1.
FIRE LOCATION:
The GW Fire is located in the vicinity of Dry Creek on the lower East slope of Mt. Washington on the Western edge of the Mt. Washington Wilderness. The Eastern edge remains approximately 1/2 mile West of Black Butte Ranch.
Total Acres
Fire CauseContainment
Total Personnel
7,500
Lightning
100%
488
FIRE CAMP/HELIBASE LOCATION:
The incident command post located at the Allingham Guard Station near Camp Sherman will be closed on September 13 and the area rehabilitated. The Type 3 team will be operating from the Sisters Ranger District office in Sisters.
ASSIGNED RESOURCES:
Hand Crews
Engines
Water Tenders
Dozers
Helicopters
Overhead
Camp
Crews
14
21
7
1
3
111
3
As the fire containment objectives are met, surplus resources will be released or reassigned to other incidents.
CLOSURES:
The Deschutes National Forest Special Area Closure includes the area within the following boundaries:
·Beginning at Forest Rd 1012 at its junction with State Route 20, South along Forest Road 1012 to its intersection with State Route 242
·West along 242, excluding the Cold Springs Campground, to its intersection with the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)
·North along the PCT to its intersection with Forest Road 500
·East along and including Forest Road 500 to its intersection with Forest Road 2067, and
·North along and including Forest Road 2067 to its intersection with State Route 20,
·East along State Route 20 to the beginning.
The temporary flight restriction (TFR) over the fire area remains at five miles.
WEATHER:
The thermal trough will remain over and east of the area today continuing low relative humidity and West to East wind. The wind will again be gusty through and down wind of the Pass in the PM. The forecast calls for temperatures to range from 80to 85 degrees below 4,000 ft, 74-79 degrees above 4,000 ft. in the Wilderness area; relative humidity will range from 13-16% below 4,000 ft and 21-26% above 4,000 in the Wilderness area; winds will be West 5-10 mph in the morning, becoming West 7-15 mph with gusts 15-25 mph in the afternoon and evening.
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