Lake Fire Update July 3, 2015 0800

 

Date Started: 6/1/7/2015 1552	Size: 31,359 acres
Containment: 85 percent	Cause: under investigation
Estimated Cost to Date: $39.5 million	Injuries: 5
Total Personnel: 963	Residences Burned: 1
Committed Resources: 26 crews, 24 engines, 6 dozers, 5 water tenders, 9 helicopters, 1 air attack

 

Current Fire Situation

Little heat remains in the fire area with no new growth today. Crews continue to mop up to a depth of two hundred feet or more in many areas of the fire. Smokes within the containment line might be visible from roads, trails, or residences as interior fuels burn. Heavy fuels, such as down trees and stumps, could continue to burn, producing smoke for several weeks or months.

 

Crews working in the Onyx Peak area pulled another ten thousand feet of hose off the fireline today. Four chippers and six excavators will be used to reduce the visual and functional effects of suppression activities on the landscape. Helicopters will patrol unstaffed areas of the fire, dropping water and inserting crews as needed to extinguish individual hotspots.  

 

Weather & Fire Behavior

Drier air moving into the area will reduce the threat of rain and thunderstorms. Because of the precipitation and higher relative humidity over the past several days, a new fire start would likely exhibit moderate, not extreme, fire behavior. Adequate resources are available through the holiday weekend to handle the initial attack of a new fire start. Temperatures tomorrow will be in the upper-70s and 80s and the relative humidity around 20 to 25 percent.