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Parker Ridge Fire grows, with more spread
possible; community meeting set for
Thursday |
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August 5, 2015 |
The Parker Ridge Fire has grown approximately
25% in area since yesterday. Currently, the fire
is at 103 acres, still with 0% containment.
"Fire activity continues to be moderate with
more growth," say fire officials.
The nature of the land and the number of
standing dead timber and down timber continue to
represent a problem for fighting the fire. "The
high amount of standing dead trees within and
around the fire presents substantial safety
hazards to firefighter wellbeing. These numerous
dead trees are extremely unstable and may fall
over at any given time unexpectedly with the
increased winds. Because of this threatening
safety issue, the team managing the incident is
using air resources to scout the area, looking
for safe approaches and possible areas of
operations to assault the fire," officials said
in their report.
Fire management also continues to assess nearby
structures and the risk of possible structural
involvement, with ongoing refinement of their
plan for structure protection.
The Parker Ridge Fire "will continue to spread
with increased wind and better ventilation, with
the occasional torching of standing trees," said
the fire management team.
A community meeting has been set for tomorrow
evening, Thursday, August 6, at 6:30 p.m. to be held at the
football field bleachers at the high school. At
that meeting, representatives of the Arizona
Central West Zone Type 3 Incident Mgt Team, the
Bonners Ferry Ranger District, the Panhandle
National Forest,and others will share the latest
status of the fire, fire management strategies,
and address any fire related questions or
concerns. |
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