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Image of the Williams Mine Fire taken on August 6, 2024, by Amanda Dales.
FIre resources gather to hear the morning operations briefing for the Williams Mine Fire on August 9, 2024. Photo credit: USDA Forest Service by T. Kjellman
The Williams Mine Fire was caused by lightning, burning in the Mount Adams Wilderness of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Complex Incident Management Team Northwest 13 took command of the Williams Mine Fire on 8/10/2024 at 6:00 am.
| Current as of | Mon, 08/12/2024 - 09:37 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Los_Angeles |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning/Natural |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 3.5 miles NNW of Trout Lake WA |
| Incident Commander | Brian Gales, Incident Commander Eric Riener, Deputy Incident Commander Complex Incident Management Team Northwest 13 |
| Coordinates |
46° 10' 30'' Latitude
-121° 36' 6
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 288 |
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| Size | 9,346 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 0% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 10/31/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Brush (2 feet) Timber (Grass and Understory) Light Logging Slash The primary carrier of the fire is brush, a product of the 2012 Cascade Creek and 2015 Cougar Creek Fires. The primary carrier of the fire outside of the fire scar will be down and dead woody material, needle litter or brush. |
| Significant Events | Active Running Group Torching Spotting This fire lies on the south, southeast and southwest slopes of Mount Adams in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. |
| Planned Actions |
Direct tactics and close indirect actions with an active, tactical night shift focusing on control lines and holding success. All applied resources will be utilized only where successful outcomes are probable. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
24 hours: Moderating weather conditions will continue to support active fire progression. Gusting northwest winds |
| Remarks |
Northwest Team 13 assumed command of the Williams Mine fire at 6:00 a.m. 8/10/24. |
| Weather Concerns | Instability moderated over the area this afternoon, but the fire still managed to produce a 12,000-foot plume to the south of Mt. Adams. Minimum relative humidity values the past two days have ranged between 35-50% across the elevation of the fire, but active to extreme behavior has nevertheless been observed each afternoon. Winds on Monday and Tuesday will be the strongest of the past 5 days, with Monday seeing relative humidity values again in the 35-50% range. Moisture is expected to slowly work upslope by Tuesday and drizzle is possible at low elevations. How high the moisture works up the slope toward the areas of active burning is a key variable in future fire behavior, as burning in the thermal belts has historically over-performed expectations on this fire and previous fires in this region. |
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