CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER ON FIRES

September 6, 2022 10:30 a.m.

Critical fire weather is in place on the Windigo, Potter and Big Swamp fires.

An update from Northwest Incident Management Team 9 said with three of the four fires 100 percent contained, crews are focused on suppression repair work, road grading and hazard tree abatement. The Potter Fire is 99 percent contained.

On the Windigo Fire, suppression repair is on-going along Road 60 to move material. On the Potter Fire, firefighters have pulled hose lays off some of the containment lines where fire activity no longer poses a concern. Crews have completed chipping and processing to the 54 Road, on the Big Swamp Fire. Local firefighter resources continue to patrol on the Camel Hump Fire.

416 people are working on the fires.