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10-04-2009, 11:31
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WA-OWF-Preston Fox
WildCad entry
10/04/2009 09:29 OWF-1078 Entiat RD Chelan Co. T28 R19 S26 500 acre fire resources on scene MODIS http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/acti...maps&rCode=nwx 
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10-05-2009, 10:34
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Re: WA-OWF-Preston Fox
Oct 4 (we don't have an updated morning briefing - last date Oct 2. This info is from the Oct 4 SitRep. There is no updated acreage but MODIS shows this fire active and expanding boundaries)
Significant Events: The fire crossed the contingency boundary in the burn plan and has been converted to a wildfire. The Preston Creek road system has been closed to the public. Observed Fire Behavior: Fire is burning actively in shrub areas where wind and slope align. Single tree torching and active backing and flanking fire have been observed. Planned Actions: Monitor the incident with aircraft as needed. Evaluate need for additional action if significant weather change occurs. Type 3 Team - KYLE CANNON Est Contain: 10/14/2009 Total Personnel: 12 http://www.nwccweb.us/content/produc.../sitreport.pdf
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10-06-2009, 08:47
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Re: WA-OWF-Preston Fox
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/wenatchee/ne...05/index.shtml
The prescribed fire has burned about 640 acres on the national forest, much of which lie within an area fire specialists were planning to burn when conditions were conducive to meeting objectives. Additional firefighters were ordered to a prescribed burn in the upper part of the Entiat River Valley on Sunday, after strong east winds pushed the burn across containment lines and into the U.S. Forest Service’s Entiat Experimental Forest. The Entiat and Baker River Interagency Hotshot Crews were expected to aid in the suppression effort on Monday by constructing containment lines on the west side of the fire. A bulldozer, water tender, three fire engines and two helicopters were also dispatched to the fire on Monday. No estimate of containment has been released. The Preston Creek Road, or Forest Service Road 5801, has been closed for firefighter and public safety.
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#4
10-07-2009, 09:05
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Re: WA-OWF-Preston Fox
Preston-Fox (Okanogan/Wenatchee National Forest): 986 acres at 20 percent contained. This fire is 20 miles west of Entiat. This fire is burning in hardwood litter and brush. Active fire behavior with single-tree torching was reported.
http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/nfn.htm Entiat burn aggressively fought, dozer & hand lines holding on west flank towards Experimental Forest. Fire information # is 509.784.1511 https://twitter.com/OkaWenNF
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#5
10-08-2009, 09:02
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Re: WA-OWF-Preston Fox
1,081 acres
Active fire behavior with single-tree torching was reported. http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/nfn.htm This fire appears more quiet this morning on MODIS than it has for the last few days.
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#6
10-09-2009, 00:29
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Re: WA-OWF-Preston Fox
USDA Forest Service
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Contact: Vladimir Steblina, Fire Information Officer, 509-784-1511, Susan C. Peterson, Okanogan-Wenatchee N.F. public affairs specialist, 509-548-2558 Website: www.fs.fed.us/r6/wenatchee Twitter updates: http://twitter.com/okawennf October 7, 2009 Entiat— The Entiat Ranger District is taking precautionary measures by temporarily closing roads and trails in the Preston-Fox drainages due to fire operations. While cooler temperatures are expected, windy and dryer weather is forecasted, which could increase fire activity. Both on-the-ground and aviation resources are actively suppressing the 1,290 acre fire. The fire started as a prescribed burn to reduce fuel loading in the Brennegan Creek watershed. Unexpected high easterly winds (in excess of 40 mph) spread the prescribed burn beyond control perimeters, and into a portion of the Entiat Experimental Forest. The fire is currently burning in the upper elevations (above about 5,000 feet) in the McCrea Creek watershed. A fire break between the McCrea Creek and Burns Creek watersheds in the upper elevations has been successful in stopping the fire’s advance. Today crews had a successful burnout operation that reduced fuels, supported by water drops. Expected containment is October 14, 2009. Closed temporarily: Forest Service Trails 1443 Lake Creek 1444 Angle Peak 1445 Four mile Ridge 1448 Devil’s Backbone 1226 Pot Peak Forest Service Roads 5501 Preston Creek 5502 Upper Preston Creek & all spur roads 5503 Dill Ridge & spur roads 5504 Upper Brennegan & spur roads Roads and trails will be reopened as soon as possible; the Entiat Ranger District predicts that the impacts from the closures are short term. For fire information about the Preston-Fox fire, call 509.784.1511.
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