North Star & Tunk Block Fires Colville Tribes General Membership Meeting October 10, 2015

Tunk Block Fire August 18, 2015 North Star Fire August 13, 2015 Two Large Fires on the Colville Reservation

NORTHEAST WASHINGTON FIRES NINETEEN FIRES BURNING

TUNK BLOCK FIRE Acres 81,977 (165,947) 12 Homes Burned NORTH STAR FIRE Acres170,934 (218,138) 1 Abandon Cabin Burned 2015 Historical Fire Event The perimeter of both fires equal 600 miles. Omak Lake Owhi Lake COLVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION BORDER

Fire Environment Fire Landscape – Rough, Rocky, Logging Slash, Limited Access Red Flag Warnings – 12 Red Flag Warnings for winds (10- 25, Gusts up to 50) Smoke Inversions (Grounded Air Resources) Complexities Evacuations, Road Closures, Fire Training, Fire Investigation, Initial Attack, Incident Coordination (NMAC, Area Command, Northwest Regional Office, National Interagency Fire Center, Fire Agencies, Overhead Team, 2 Overhead Teams), Incident Information, etc…. Current/Future Burned Area Rehabilitation Grass Seeding, Fence Repair, Tree Planting, Cultural Plants, etc…..

Fire Sizes and Fire Resources 8/14/15 – Local Type 3 Team Fire Size – 1200 acres Firefighters /17/15 – Southwest Type 2 Team Fire Size – 25,00 acres Firefighters – 118 8/29/15 – Northwest Type I Team Fire Size – 200,593 acres Firefighters – 943 9/10/15 – Calfornia Type 1 Team Fire Size -210,115 acres Firefighters – /13/15 – California Type 1 Team Fire Size – 218,138 Firefighters

Overwhelming appreciation for the firefighters