A
Red Flag warning remains in effect today due to the threat of thunderstorms
that could produce winds up to 45 mph accompanied by marble-size hail. The
winds could accelerate fire activity and movement; however, cooler, wetter
weather is also in the forecast. This is expected to moderate fire activity
and decrease the potential for spot fires.
The
fire size is estimated at 2,000 acres and is 27 percent contained. An
infrared flight over the fire, which would provide a more accurate acreage,
could not take place overnight due to cloud cover.
A
community meeting will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at the Secesh Fire
Department. The fire is not threatening the community of Secesh; however,
firefighters continue to update existing structure assessments to determine
the need for wildland fuels reduction around structures. This measure is
precautionary and can be used for future planning.
Crews
made good progress Friday on the southern end of the fire. Firefighters will
continue to work the west and east sides of the fire with help from aircraft
to contain existing spot fires and build containment line.
The Warren Wagon Road north of
McCall is closed to individuals who do not have property in the area.
Incident personnel are staffing roadblocks north of Secesh Summit and south
of Grouse Creek. This is subject to changed based on fire activity. Delays may
occur while property owners wait for the pilot car to escort them.
The Burgdorf/French Creek Road
also remains closed from the Warren Wagon junction to Corduroy.
An existing area closure for
Forest Service land has been expanded. Popular areas affected by this closure
include: Trail Lake, Summit Lake, Lake Rock, Josephine Lake, Frosty Meadow,
Ruby Meadows to Loon Lake (Loon Lake remains open), Crystal Mountain, and
Bear Pete Mountain. Chinook Campground is open with access only from Warren.
The closure order and map can be found here: http://bit.ly/NethkerFireAreaClosure2.
A TFR (Temporary Flight
Restriction) has been implemented over the fire area – which means
recreational drones and private aircraft may not be operated over the fire.
The TFR can be found here: https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_9_4931.html.
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