Spartan, Sutherland Canyon Fires Update – Saturday, July 1
Saturday Fire Update:
The fires in Chelan, Douglas and Grant Counties are almost completely contained. The 29,433-acre Sutherland Canyon Fire is at 74% containment and the 8,460-acre Straight Hollow Fire is at 75%. The 8,730-acre Spartan Fire is 100% contained and was transferred back to local jurisdictions (Chelan Fire District #1, State DNR) at 6 a.m. today.
Containment lines held on all three wildfires and no increase in acreage was reported yesterday. With a significant decrease in fire activity, fire management officials released many firefighting resources and will downsize the number of personnel to meet current and expected needs. Approximately 400 personnel worked collaboratively on the fires. Crews worked to secure existing containment lines and patrolled the fire perimeter, especially in burned areas in close proximity to residences and other structures. Repair work to address the damage from fire suppression activities also began yesterday. This repair work includes building water bars to limit erosion on steep slopes, smoothing out berms from line construction and repairing fences cut during fire suppression.
Firefighters will secure containment lines and work on mop up operations. Crews will also continue fireline repair work. Hot and dry weather with increased winds are forecasted for today. High temperatures are expected to be around 90 degrees and minimum relative humidity will be approximately 16 percent. Winds will increase in the afternoon with gusts up to 30 mph.
All evacuation notifications in Chelan, Douglas and Grant counties have been lifted.
