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Wildfire in Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington
Wildfire September 1, 2015 – September 30, 2015 · Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington
What the National Weather Service wrote
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The wider storm
The Grizzly Bear Complex. is burning on the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness, Umatilla National Forest, and state and private forest land protected by the Washington Department of Natural Resources and Oregon Department of Forestry. It is comprised of eighteen lightning-caused fires that ignited on August 13. Most of these fires have burned together. The Bear Ridge Fire is north of the main fire and remains separate.
The Grizzly Bear Complex is being managed with five divisions. Divisions W and Y is the northern flank of the fire and is being managed from Dayton. Division M is the eastern flank of the fire. It is being managed from Troy, Oregon. Division R and N is the southern flank of the fire and it is being managed from Troy, Oregon. The main Incident Command Post is in Elgin, Oregon. The Grizzly Bear Complex is being managed by the a type 3 Incident Management Team, led by Incident Commander Kim Soper.
Latest update says that containment will be late October.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 594406. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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