White River & Irving Peak Fire Update August 16, 2022

Aircraft returned to the lake today to fight the fires.  Helicopters are continuing to load drop buckets.  Fire camp has been established in Plain.  The weather has been warm but the winds have been much less strong than last Saturday when the fire accelerated signficantly.
White River Wildfire From IcieWeb  News – 1pm Tuesday.

Both fires have burned approximately 676 acres combined with zero containment. Northwest Incident Management Team 7, led by Incident Commander Nate LeFevre, assumed command of these fires at 6:00 a.m. today.

Yesterday, firefighters worked to reopen Little Wenatchee Road, securing threatened structures, and dropping water and retardant from helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to moderate fire behavior while containment lines are constructed. Operations: Today, crews will continue preparations along Little Wenatchee Road to secure the area with water and hose lays. Aircraft dropping water and fire retardant will be used to moderate fire behavior and keep the fire from long range spotting. Aircraft are not expected to extinguish the fire, but to assist fire fighters in keeping fire behavior in check until long term fire barriers can be established around the perimeter of the fires. Firefighters are scouting for locations where effective fire lines can be established with a high probability of containing the fires.