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