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The Miners Ridge lookout reported several potential wildfires on the evening of July 17th following a large dry lightning storm that moved through the Pacific Northwest. In total, nearly 1,000 lighting strikes hit Oregon and Washington in the period between July 17th and 18th, 2024. Fire managers began reconnaissance flights to determine the severity of the lightning storm including three new potential wildfire starts reported on July 18th. Smokejumpers were ordered and began immediate work on one of the numerous fires. Additional new lightning starts may continue to be found as winds and record-breaking dry timber fuel fire growth.
The Miners Complex consists of ten wildfires caused by lightning strikes in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The fires included in the complex are: Miners Fire, Vista Ridge Fire, Dolly Creek Fire, Sulphur Three Fire, Sulphur Four Fire, Sulphur Thirty-Four Fire, Upper Sulphur Thirty-Two Fire, Lower Sulphur Thirty-Two Fire, Plummer, and Middle Ridge Fire.
| Current as of | Sun, 08/11/2024 - 14:12 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 21 air miles east of Darrington, WA |
| Incident Commander | Connor England |
| Coordinates |
48° 12' .16'' Latitude
--121° 2' .03
'' Longitude
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| Size | 642 Acres |
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| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 0% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 10/31/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Timber |
| Significant Events | Yesterday, the Sulphur fires continued to put up more visible smoke and monitoring continued. The requested reconnaissance flight was cancelled due to weather conditions. Today, monitoring and patrolling will continue as resources are available. Firefighting resources continue to be limited due to the quantity and complexity of other incidents in the region. |
| Planned Actions |
Monitor fire. Scouting contingency lines. Keep Public out of fire area. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours: Fire is anticipated to display minimal growth. 72 hours: Fire is anticipated to display minimal growth. |
| Remarks |
Upper Sulphur Thirty-two fire is slowly backing down the hill. Dolly Creek is still smoking mid slope and backing down the hill. Road closure along the Suiattle River Road at the Green Mountain trailhead turn off. |
| Weather Concerns | Cooler conditions over the next few days with a trough over the region. Expect excellent humidity recoveries. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms which may produce gusty and erratic winds. Partly sunny, haze. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperatures around 75 degrees. Light winds becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. |
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