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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: yakimanoob on July 25, 2019, 11:41:59 AM

Title: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: yakimanoob on July 25, 2019, 11:41:59 AM: Howdy folks. Thought I'd give a head's up in case anybody is planning on coming to the Rock Creek area off 410 in Yakima.

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/left-hand-fire-northeast-of-yakima-spreads-into-hard-to/article_02483199-78e9-50f1-b2bd-63bcf16f275d.html

Not a big blaze yet but with the terrain involved and the weather forecast, this could get big.

InciWeb page:
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6456
Title: Re: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: cryder on July 25, 2019, 04:20:50 PM: That another way of saying someone threw a smoldering but out da winder ? Very sad , AND THERE OFF !! Don't forget to lead them with that strapped on Hubble ,there moving 40 m.p.h.
Title: Re: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: Naches Sportsman on July 25, 2019, 04:26:14 PM: My source said a hell of a lot of resources ordered and fire is in a crappy area.
Title: Re: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: cryder on July 25, 2019, 04:56:14 PM: Eeeyyyuuuppp. ,,, Until tomorrow , when all hell breaks loose , and all that preseason prep gets blown up , and the big red pipe goes across the road with a sign that explains how u can't get to that spot that was gunna b great and this is gunna b easy and we got this figgered and hey look at us well practiced geniuses , yep that's when u realize your back in hunting society with all the other woodsy geniuses , right where fish n feathers wants us , right smack dab in the middle of no elk area 51 , cuz all the elk are running for there lives somewhere in the main streets of Naches where the fruit is plentifull .Cuz there home is on fire and there brother's n sisters have been eatn by wolves , cougars ,and poachers fer crap sakes.
Title: Re: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: yakimanoob on July 25, 2019, 07:07:21 PM: @nachessportsman yeah, they're throwing some weight for sure. 120 personnel so far. Two spotting helos on the ground at jefferson, and at least two bucket helos pulling water from the pond there today. Hopefully it stays localized and doesn't start jumping to other drainages.
Title: Re: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: Mr Mykiss on July 25, 2019, 07:40:01 PM: Cryder. Saw a half dozen spikes during general last year moving 0.1 m.p.h. shoot me a PM. Oh, that’s right...no tag. Disregard.
Title: Re: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: Naches Sportsman on July 26, 2019, 04:03:27 PM: .
Title: Re: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: Limhangerslayer on July 26, 2019, 04:23:35 PM: Its just over the hill from our cabin. It made it into the highway 410 drainage once, but they got it out and have been dumping retardant on the ridge. Poor goats are probably wondering what the heck is going on. Our place is at A level 3 evac right now
Title: Re: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: Naches Sportsman on July 26, 2019, 04:27:26 PM: Quote from: Limhangerslayer on July 26, 2019, 04:23:35 PM
Its just over the hill from our cabin. It made it into the highway 410 drainage once, but they got it out and have been dumping retardant on the ridge. Poor goats are probably wondering what the heck is going on. Our place is at A level 3 evac right now

Good luck. I heard it was torching a little bit on the retardent line up on the cliff line.
Title: Re: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: Karl Blanchard on July 28, 2019, 05:55:37 PM: Yesterday
Title: Re: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: C-Money on July 28, 2019, 06:31:13 PM: I had the guys go pick up the DNR fire camp assets today at the middle school in Naches for the Pipeline fire. Must be another camp closer to the fire up on 410? I know the bombers have been flying in and outta Grant County Airport like crazy.
Title: Re: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: Naches Sportsman on July 28, 2019, 07:09:57 PM: Quote from: C-Money on July 28, 2019, 06:31:13 PM
I had the guys go pick up the DNR fire camp assets today at the middle school in Naches for the Pipeline fire. Must be another camp closer to the fire up on 410? I know the bombers have been flying in and outta Grant County Airport like crazy.
ICP for the left hand fire is set up at the elementary school.
Title: Re: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: CarbonHunter on July 31, 2019, 08:05:02 PM: Just checked the website and it looks like this is over 3,000 acres now. Hopefully they have good lines to the south to protect the homes along 410
Title: Re: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: yakimanoob on August 01, 2019, 07:57:41 AM: Yeah, looks like they've got the road and nearby structures pretty well taken care of. This morning it looks like it's headed uphill so hopefully their teams on that side are having some success.

Fire boundries and real time (ish) heat signatures: https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=46.91695,-120.97104&z=13&b=f16a&a=modis_mp
Title: Re: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: CarbonHunter on August 02, 2019, 10:27:48 AM: That’s a pretty good link to follow fires. Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: Left Hand Fire in Yakima District - Rock Creek area
Post by: fishngamereaper on August 02, 2019, 11:05:11 AM: Coming home from Idaho yesterday on I90 that thing looks allot closer to manastash than it is.i figured a new fire torched off.