Grizzly Fires 100% Lined & Being Mopped Up
The current status of the fires under ODF Incident Management Team 3 is all fires are 100% lined and in various stages of mop up. Crews are focusing on strengthening lines while removing snags and extinguishing hot spots along fire perimeters.
Despite unfavorable weather conditions firefighters continue to hold and strengthen fire lines, conduct mop-up within fire perimeters, and increase containment levels of fires across the Grizzly complex of fires that began July 7th.
Triple digit temperatures, low relative humidity, and winds pose a heightened risk for flaring up hot spots within the fire and generating new starts across the region. Mop-up operations work to cool the fire’s edge to create a wider perimeter to help mitigate embers from escaping the fire.
Sunday, aircraft delivered large water bladders to remote areas around the fire, enabling crews to extinguish hot spots in difficult-to-access locations. Helicopters also used buckets to cool remote portions of the fire. Firefighters continue to fall dead standing trees, to remove the hazard and allow firefighters to safely access additional portions of the fire.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office canceled the Level 1 Evacuation Notice for Zones JAC-325B and JAC-326 today due to progress on the Heppsie Mountain and Poole Hill fires. Level 2 – Be Set evacuation notices remain for zones JAC-542, JAC-543, JAC-546, JAC-558 and JAC-559. Zone JAC-536 remains at a Level 1 – Be Ready. One lane of I-5 is closed to protect firefighters between mile markers 8.5 and 10.5 on southbound lanes only.
