Status of fires in/near the Methow Valley

No current fire activity.


Where is the smoke in the Methow Valley coming from?

NOAA NW air quality site. Arrow over the rows to get more details.
BC air quality site.
National NOAA map of fire/smoke
website


Local and NW Fire Information Sources

Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: large fire info (summary and map), daily updates.NWCC's website.

News releases from the Okanogan Wenatchee OWNF's news releases website.

OWNF Twitter (read tweeted messages online)OkaWen twitter site.

DNR daily updateDNR website.

Dispatch records for Wildfire at Central Washington Interagency Communications Center (CWICC). Covers: Okanogan to Klickitat counties. Click "incidents by type" then "wildfires" CWICC's website.

DEFINITIONS
CONFINE: limit spread with natural or created barriers. Surveillance but often minimal suppression. (e.g. steep, rocky). CONTAIN: control line surrounding fire is reasonably expected to check the fire’s spread under predicted conditions. CONTROL: line (often blacklined) sufficient to stop fire’s spread.


National Fire Information Sources

National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Daily update on major fires in the U.S. by state NIFC website.

Incident Information System includes sortable information for major fires in USA. Incident website.


British Columbia Fire Information

British Columbia Wildfire Information BC fires by unit.