colville tribal emergency management: a summer 2007 overview
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Colville Tribal Emergency Management:
A Summer 2007 Overview
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Emergency Management
2007 Summer Emergency Management
•2 Major Wildfires•2 Medium Wildfires•Evacuations Associated with Wildfire•Road Closures
Log House Fire Started on August 29 at 1600 hrs Started by a Straw Truck Fire Final Size 120 Acres State Route 155 was diverted for 10 hrs One unoccupied home and two outbuildings
were lost Fire burned to back door of another house Main Colville Tribal Agency Communications
site was threatened
Log House Fire
Initial Response at 1600 hrs
Log House Fire Response from 9 different agencies 3 Mutual Aid Fire Departments
Log House Fire
Colville Indian Reservation SEAT Plane
Log House FireA front end loader from the Colville Tribal Services
Corporation was used to remove the straw from the trailers
Log House FireThe front loader was again utilized with a tractor to
remove the trailers from SR 155
South Omak Lake Fire Started on August 30 at 1440 hrs Unknown Cause for Fire Final Size 10,500 Acres All forces were pulled from the Log House Fire to
respond One of the main routes across the Reservation
was closed for several days One home was protected in a last minute
defense at the start of the fire A summer cabin at Omak Lake was protected by
air resources
South Omak Lake Fire
South Omak Lake Fire Column at 1500hrs. on August 30
South Omak Lake Fire
South Omak Lake Fire
South Omak Lake Fire
Purchase of Mobile Command Vehicle
Emergency Management Purchased a Mobile Command on September 7Provides on support for extended incidents
Manila Creek Fire Started on September 10 at 1130 hrs Fire was ruled as an Arson Start Final Size 26,805 Acres On September 11, the fire lost all of its air resources
due to a new start, allowing the fire to grow considerably in size
SR 21, One of the main routes across the Reservation was closed for several days
On September 12 Mount Tolman Fire Center was evacuated due to the approach of the fire
Several Civilian Structures were asked to evacuate as well
Manila Creek Fire
Combined operations team on September 12
Manila Creek Fire
Start of blow up
Manila Creek Fire Not long after the blow up, the Mount
Tolman Fire Center Compound was evacuated
This required the activation of the new mobile command post to function as a dispatch center for Fire Management
Mount Tolman was evacuated for 8 days
Manila Creek Fire
Manila Creek Fire
Two community meetings were conducted to help keep residents
informed
Timberline Fire Started on September 11 at 1503 hrs Fire was caused by equipment Final Size 600 Acres SR 155 was closed for several hours During the initial response several
vehicles were painted with retardant before they could be moved from the area
Response from 4 mutual aid Fire Departments
Timberline Fire
Timberline Fire
Timberline Fire pushing SR 155
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