Diamond Creek Fire Update 07/27/17

From the U.S. Forest Service: Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 10:45 a.m. Diamond Creek Fire is about 18 air miles north of Mazama, Washington. Yesterday: Continued hot and dry weather with poor humidity recovery led to increased activity and fire growth overnight on Wednesday. The fire spotted across Diamond Creek and is now established on the north side of that drainage. Firefighters will determine a new estimated acreage when they fly over the fire later today. There was no Infrared flight on Wednesday night. Whiskey Town Wildland Fire Module was flown in to the fire area and is gathering data, planning and will begin implementation of a long term strategy for confinement of the Diamond Creek Fire. Considerations when developing the strategy include public and firefighter safety first then minimizing damage to natural resources and infrastructure. Habitat for threatened and endangered species such as Canada lynx and bull trout are among the resource concerns being considered. Smoke Jumpers, who had been working on the fire since it was reported on Sunday, transitioned with the San Juan Interagency Hotshot Crew and were transported out of the fire area yesterday afternoon. Weather: The short term forecast is for continued hot and dry weather. Wind […]