WINDIGO FIRE NOW 70 PERCENT CONTAINED

August 15, 2022 2:30 pm.

The Windigo Fire is now 70 percent contained.

An update from Northwest Incident Management Team 6 said the fire is now listed at 1,052 acres. Crews will continue mop up operations to ensure the fire does not grow out of its current footprint. Rehabilitation work has started on Forest Service Road 60.

Crews on the Potter Fire, now at 459 acres, have successfully completed burnout operations using a drone on the southern edge. Resources on the southern and eastern portions of the fire will continue to hold the line and clean up the burnout operations. Firefighters will continue to prep indirect and contingency lines to the west.

After an infrared flight, no growth was reported on the Big Swamp Fire. It remains at 121 acres. Crews will continue to work off of the northwest anchor with the intention of reaching 100-foot depth of mop up. Hoses are being added to the east side for direct operations.

Resources on the fires include 861 total personnel.

Northwest Incident Management Team 10, a Type 2 IMT, is taking command of the fire early Tuesday.