Davis Fire Thursday press conference

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like to thank our heroic firefighters and Emergency Management partners for their 247 efforts to keep our state and Community safe and secure tomorrow Governor Lombardo and Congress amade will tour the fire damage and impacted areas together following their tour they will give brief remarks to the media details on press availability will be released later this afternoon with that we're going to go ahead and get started on today's briefing as a reminder please hold all questions until the end and our first speaker is Carl schwope The Incident Commander for Southwest Team 1 thank you all right good afternoon Carl SCH inin Commander here with Southwest team one and and all it takes is one look up the hill and you can see the progress that's being made firefighters doing incredible work you know yesterday uh to get through that weather event was uh was pretty phenomenal uh the work these folks are are doing every morning uh before we start the day shift we have our our morning briefing and you can just tell the the energy at at at the morning briefing this morning was a lot different than it has been five five days of a 247 day shift and night shift on this fire uh the firefighters are even after all that hard work that the energy this morning was crazy because because they they know they're winning but we're not done yet we still have have folks evacuated we still have uh parts of the fire line that that need need secured and contained and and we're going to continue to work hard to uh to remedy both of those so to give more in speciic specifics on exactly where we're gaining containment on the fire and I interviewed Jason Claus in the operation section good afternoon everybody Jason clus operations Southwest team one operational update today this afternoon on Davis fire is like col mentioned all the hard work and all the efforts yesterday last night and so far today as a result that all containment lines across the entire fire area are still holding um we have not had the to fly any aviation aircraft assets today at all um all the hard work on the cruise on the ground with the with the hose lace spray and water has been extremely effective today we do have good air to fly the aircraft we just don't have a need for it which is a very good sign um going around the the fire just real briefly Papa Zulu on the east side of highway 580 still looks to be very good no issues no heat showing um no concerns with the containment on that side on the north side of division Lima crews are working hard to extinguish the remaining hotpots that are just south of the Kina Community uh we should have uh most of those mitigated by the end of shift today in division Charlie where's the majority of our resources are working and the majority of the heat that remains on the fire uh several hand Crews engines equipment again like I mentioned working with the hosel spraying water and furthering containment and security of those perimeters doing what we call mop up um depending on the fuel type depends on how far we need to mop up to make sure that that line is secure so it's a little bit different in each area uh but progress is significant throughout today's operational period and then lastly on the south end the southwest corner division Alpha some of the steeper more rugged terrain we still have Crews day and night working to contain and secure that uh the handline it's in that area with the same complement of resources with engines being supported with hosel spraying water um you may have noticed a a little bit more volume of smoke this afternoon there's still a few unburnt pockets on the on the west side of the fire uh on the lower end of the slope about 20 10 to 20 acres that Crews went in there to uh to burn out to uh to finish out the any any further threat of fire moving around they're they're well interior not a threat to the line at this time we felt they was safe to to clean those up now and just let it let it burn up and secure that perimeter thank you sorry I'd like to introduce our next speaker our incident meteorologist Bladen bright Rider thanks good afternoon everyone Bladen bright Rider I'm an incident meteorologist with the National Weather Service just want to kind of recap what we saw yesterday it was a particularly dangerous situation Red Flag Warning those are incredibly uncommon in in fact the last one that the National Weather Service and Reno had issued was back in 2019 and they have issued that product less than 10 times since its Inception so that really speaks to how extreme the weather conditions were yesterday compared to what we had seen previously we saw gusts up near slide Mountain around 77 milph down here in Washo Valley we saw gusts up to 55 milph and our relative humidity during the day yesterday going from all the way to the we hours of the morning through to the evening hours we saw singled digigit relative humidity values which is very very uncommon that's basically taking your afternoon conditions which is when you know fire really thrives and sticking them in the middle of the night and in the middle of the evening so it was a very very dangerous situation and it's a really a testament to how well the team has worked to get this thing under control because I have seen conditions like this before and this is not what panned out as we go into the future here today we saw a lot quieter weather we looked at calmer winds mostly called slope winds that are favoring terrain uh that generally just means that they are so light in magnitude that they're not being justified by the upper level winds our relative humidity values were much improved we saw things anywhere from 20 to 30% and overall our temperatures were a lot cooler as I'm sure you've noticed as we go into tomorrow we're going to see almost a repeat of today with the one change being that we'll see our winds turn a little bit more easterly but again they're going to remain very very light as we get into the weekend however we do have another disturbance that is starting to come Inland as we go into Friday night and into Saturday that disturbance will start to bring some Gusty winds Saturday afternoon and then some stronger winds on Sunday now what is important to note up here on the Matrix between what we're seeing on Sunday versus what we saw yesterday is while these winds are looking a little bit more um more sporty we're getting into that 25 to 35 m per hour range with those gusts possibly getting up into 45 mph with these gusts the big difference is going to be we're not going to have single digit relative humidity values to work with we're still going to be well above what we would consider critical relative humidity which is 15% and below so that is one thing that is going to help limit some of those critical fire weather conditions as we go into Sunday and then Monday we're actually going to see quite an uptick in our chances for precipitation uh this is an older Matrix um no actually this is the newer one so we will see up to 60% for our precipitation chances moving into Monday so that's going to be a big difference uh given that we've seen a little bit of nothing leading up to that we might even see some snow start to Grace some of the Peaks out there as well so it's a big change moving into the weekend and while we still have some some critical winds to worry about we won't have the critical RH that goes with it it still creates a bit of a watch out situation and something for us to monitor as far as the weather goes but it is much reduced compared to what we saw yesterday uh and now I'll pass it over to fire Behavior with steuart Turner thanks Bladen so that's some goodlooking weather coming up and we should be thankful for that that's going to give us uh some good working conditions my name is Stuart Turner I'm the fire behavior analy for the team what I do is I predict what the fire's going to do where it's going to go how big it's going to get if you recall back I I predict we're going to look at a seven mile run with yesterday's weather that was still holding true everything was in place the dry fuels the weather material materialized as Bladen had predicted we had those high winds what we didn't have is we didn't have any of the fires escaping outside the control of our firefighters up there the hard work they did Tuesday night Wednesday day paid off changed all the predictions and kept the fire within the footprint and so by the hard work of those firefighters over those days the planning we did that work it saved the day up there and kept everything in the footprint and no no growth experience and that was huge a huge they just crushed it out there I can't stress that enough that it was solely those firefighters up there and the work they did it wasn't luck it wasn't the weather changed it was the hard work of those firefighters that's all it was okay so couple things on the fire today we're seeing greatly reduced fire Behavior because the weather's changed as was as was predicted we don't have the winds we have higher humidities lower temperatures so that's going to alter the fire Behavior because it moistens up those fine dead fuels so we're not seeing any kind of runs we're not seeing any kind of perimeter growth you're heard for operations we're inside taking out those interior pockets and the way of fire burns you know what people don't realize is it doesn't burn everything there are trees left there are little valleys left there are pockets of fuel for whatever reason didn't burn that could burn later so we have to turn those black so they don't burn when we're not here and surprise everybody so that's what they're up there doing now and then mopping up we're mopping up around the perimeter mopping up consists of going in there by hand physically finding every little Ember that's smoldering or burning in there a burning log a stump anything that's on fire and that firefighter goes in and puts it out with or without water and we're doing that say on this one 200t in all the way around the line so as you can imagine imagine that's a big exercise there's a lot of line out there so it's a lot of work but they're going in and that's what they're doing now to secure that line so nothing can jump out of that line into the fuels and then cause problems like we predicted for yesterday so that's the mopping up so you heard where the hot spots are division Alpha we have a few division Charlie we have quite a bit more in there and they're working on those and a little bit down in division alha once they complete that task then you're going to start to see more containment on there so we'll be posting probably some more containment this afternoon up in the northeast corner and then down the southeast corner too where we're going to be posting some more so you'll see those numbers increase so stay tuned for That official containment to come out as we progress through the next several days we got good Faber weather today we're going to have the good favorable weather tomorrow so that's Friday that gets us through that we get another one some on Saturday another great day to work and then Sunday the winds come back okay winds alone Aren't Enough though they're enough but they're not going to make the thing move around a bit we get a little bit more humidity in there and that's going to help keep everything squashed down a little bit it's not going to be similar to what we saw yesterday not quite as scary but it is enough wind that if something gets out we'll see some perimeter growth not anticipating anything like that we got three good work days like this the crews will get that mopped up get that line back so we don't have anything jumping the line and things should hold without in trouble what we can expect to see on Sunday is that wind is going to show us any weaknesses we have out there maybe we missed a stump or a log and that wind fans those Flames shows us that little smoke and then we can get back in there and take care of that so what you should expect to see over the next two or three days is more wispy smoke like you're seeing out there today no big column no big movement just a little bit of smoke as those fuels burn out consuming them is good because it makes them go away and then I'll be introducing Chief Charles Moore that was easy Chief you're up right I'm going to continue with the good news uh we're now in a position where we're going to repopulate the communities as we can uh today and I think most of the news media knows that we've repopulated Aro Creek which means that we've taken down the evacuation uh uh red zones on Perimeter and arrow Creek Fawn Lane Callahan Ranch all the communities that that are north of Mount Rose Highway are now getting back to their homes I don't know I've been on trips before and sometimes I've said to myself I just want to go home you know have you ever been that tired you just want to go home and and crawl into bed and I I so understand what uh our community is is going with they just want to go home to their homes and uh get their lives back to normal we're working hard on that and I think over the next couple of days days you're going to see us repopulate more communities because of the good work of the firefighters and uh this incident is is improving uh on an hourly and a daily basis um I just want to say what a beautiful Community it is that we live in here and I'm not just talking about the scenic Beauty I'm talking about the people my cell phone is pretty much common knowledge the phone number is common knowledge to just about everybody because it's been on every staff report I've written in the last 12 years and the citizens know how to get a hold of me my phone has been blowing up with two messages one thank you for saving my home and uh sorry I'm going to choke up and I hope the firefighters are safe and uh yeah that really makes this job worth doing so we're going to keep uh working on this until we're done and uh thank you for being here uh I am going to introduce Sheriff I'm sorry Kelly aaria the washer County Emergency administrator sure Chief get me all teered up and then introduce me to this talk thank you Kelly AIA I'm the was County Emergency manager um yesterday we were activated at our highest level um we had 32 different departments and agencies coming together to coordinate support for our First Responders and for our community um so a huge thank you to all of them but ALS also I wanted to thank their families uh we couldn't do what we do without our families holding down the fort at home uh I know I couldn't and so a huge thank you to all of them it speaks to the community that Chief was referencing so today um we we downgraded our activation level just a little bit because there are less requests coming in from the field um so less Staffing needed um and we are kind of transitioning to look forward to recovery and to what kind of resources the community might need we're trying to put those in place now and to get those plans uh solidified so that if questions and problems arise we're ready to respond with resources for the community um as the chief mentioned repopulation is occurring and will expand uh you can check that on perimeter map it it should reflect um what incident command has determined to be a safe area um in coordination with EnV energy and re-energizing those areas as well um all homeowners uh that have lost homes have been notified by Washo County and so we are working with those individuals to make sure they have the resources and support that they need as they move forward uh into a new situation in their lives as I said we're transitioning to recovery um still coordinating with all of our partners uh I do want to mention that uh tomorrow waste management will be delivering dumpsters at Galina Creek Trail head on Callahan Ranch and hunsburger Elementary School and this is for food waste only so we recognize that with the deenergization um there may be some spoiled food in people's uh refrigerators as they go home and so we want to provide a place for them to take that and so those two locations are uh available for that just to get us through until Tuesday which is a regularly scheduled trash pickup day now Waste Management has said that uh they will pick up extra bags of whatever waste may be there um and then they will do an extra pickup on Wednesday as well so hoping to take care of those needs as they come through um as the public returns home if any additional issues um come up please contact w311 at 311 uh to let them know what's going on so they can relay that back to us and we can connect you with whatever you might need uh that's the end of my report and I will turn it over to sheriff Baum good afternoon uh Sheriff balum couple things real quick on the investigation because we've been asked that several times so we're still collaborating with turum Metals fire um and we would ask Community if they've seen anything at the beginning of this fire on Saturday whatever that small nugget of information may be please call in and give it that give us that information the investigation's ongoing and as more comes out we will work with trick M fire and we will put that out um also on the roadblocks so right now we're we're roadblock right at Bordeaux on the back side of St James at Pony Lane and so we're keeping those neighborhoods safe um the one thing I would say uh for all law enforcement is this uh for that unfortunate criminal element that wants to take this opportunity we have zero tolerance we have active patrols between the wash County Sheriff's Office and the Nevada State Police and if we find you in those communities um we will take the appropriate action up until including arrest uh these communities have been through enough they've experienced enough so my advice to those individuals that want to try to take that opportunity is stay away please um when it comes to a couple other things I want to hit on um and I can't say it enough thank you uh as you all know sometimes we have some fun bantering between fire and law enforcement um but since the beginning of this I was out here on the first day when it comes to fire uh from the First Responders not initial call to when Southwest in command came in Team One um my hats off they were amazing as we see what their work up there they did great things on the law enforcement side from day one uh the Sheriff's Office NSP ndi PNP RPD SPD school police every local law enforcement IND do uh R Sparks tribal they came and within a 24-hour period that first 24 hours we made contact with 2600 residents to either tell them to get out or those that were in the arrow Creek area in the possible red zones to get ready to evacuate and that was amazing and we could not have done that without that collaborative effort so I want to thank all law enforcement and OT um the other thing is with Kelly and the Wast County Emergency Management oh Kelly over here um anything we needed uh we quickly let her staff know and she made sure we got what we needed uh and so that made all of our jobs easier as we tried to protect that Community as fire protected uh the community from the fire and then I want to thank Governor Lombardo and his team again and um he came out the last 3 days and I know at least for us when we saw him that he asked two questions what do you need how can I help and again anything we needed the Nevada Air National Guard we asked for them they spooled up and they've helped us with the roadblocks with patrolling again to make sure those communities were safe we could not have done it without the help of everybody from the state local so I just want to say thank you to that uh the other thing is on the community support Like Chief Moore said it is absolutely amazing um I think all of us are going to have to undo our belts buckles a little bit because the food is nonstop the water the drinks and just the signs of support um like Chief Moore said you'll see as you drive out on this street and throughout the community the thank you signs thank you for saving our community I know there was 14 I believe homes and those residents lost their homes and we absolutely sympathize and we will be here as a community for you but the community even some of those evacuated they brought back food and like you heard the this morning with the team and all the great work when that happens and those winds come up but then you have the community rallying behind us that energy is contagious and you can see it in the work that's happening so I just want to say on behalf of the Sheriff's Office and the community thank you to all of our partners and thank you to the community and with that Jesse Murray from Nevada Energy and Nevada Energy and the utilities have been awesome working with us too so thank you uh good afternoon everyone uh first off I just wanted to say uh as a member of this community and on behalf of our uh almost 1,000 employees here in Northern Nevada and 2500 employees Statewide uh I just want to extend my heartfelt thanks uh I know I speak for all the members of the community our Incident Management team that has come in here our local fire agencies our law enforcement professionals our state support state forestry national forest and National Guard they've been absolutely exemplary to work for and work with uh in this fight and we couldn't be prouder to be a small part of this team but I think you know we as members of this community have a lot to be uh lot to be appreciative of and uh you know frankly I'm proud to call uh the the leaders and the firefighters that work in this community uh our neighbors and our friends and we really do thank them so um our teams uh both our gas and electric teams were mustered at 8:00 a.m. this morning under the direction of the fire incident command to begin uh the patrols and inspections that are required to start re-energizing uh some of the areas that the fire incident command was comfortable with re-energizing so we immediately launched our field teams uh to conduct those inspections and uh proud to report that we've been able to restore approximately half of the customers that we had out uh this morning as of about 2:00 this afternoon so those numbers were uh 2,379 customers this morning uh we restored 1,150 customers uh leaving now only 1,246 customers that are still out so the communities that were restored align with the areas that were downgraded with the evacuation warning so those are the communities of fwn Lane uh The Mont Vista area Callahan Ranch and the Timberline area our crews are also starting to conduct inspections further up the Mount Rose Highway we do recognize that there is still some active uh firefighting going on up in in you know primarily division Charlie and division Alpha uh but we have been allowed access into many of those areas and again appreciate the the escort and and safety oversight that we've had from our partners as as far as getting into those areas we have identified some additional damage on our electric infrastructure that's that's in the joy Lake Road area and just up the m Mountain from Joy Lake Road uh those facilities and we're still inspecting so I don't have a final report though but those those facilities are in very steep terrain uh we are prepared to work on those facilities some of them may actually require some helicopter flights which we'll have to coordinate with fire incident command if we do have to wind up flying some uh infrastructure into the area to restore uh but nonetheless uh we do feel in in inspecting uh some of the areas down the slope from Joy Lake that uh we should be able to restore power there once fire incident command feels it's safe to do so uh to restore some additional customers I also want to cover very quickly our natural gas infrastructure uh so we do we do serve uh NV Energy does serve natural gas customers in these areas along the Mount Rose Highway uh as part of the firefight we did uh depressurize uh areas around the mantro St James area that was approximately 3177 customers that were impacted there so those pipes were deenergized the gas restoration process is a little different than the electric restoration process so when we go to repressurize a line uh we have to be very methodical about how we repressurize those lines and it does uh unfortunately involve some natural gas emissions that you may smell as we go to repressurize those lines now of course we won't do that until fire incident command feels it is safe to do so uh but natural gas has that distinctive odor uh for safety reasons and so as the fire incident command allows us to repressurize those lines we do want to let the public know uh that they may smell natural gas in that area if they do that's normal okay and we will communicate with the public uh as far as when we do that so that there is some awareness in those communities uh that that is occurring but we will be working on that over the next 24 to 48 hours there is also what we call a relighting process so those Natural Gas Appliances that are in the home uh need to either have a safety inspection or in some cases have their pilot lights relit uh we won't actually conduct those operations until after the area is repopulated we want our citizens to be in their home uh for us to let them in their home to do those inspections and so after you return to your home if you're one of those gas customers that are impacted uh we will provide information for you to call in and we will come out and provide those relighting services so so it's important for our customers in those areas to understand that that uh that activity lies ahead of them in the coming days uh as we look to try and restore some of these communities to normal um I I realize and and want to again emphasize that we we are aware of the frustration and tremendous impact that losing electricity paths on a community uh I want to just say once again that the reason for the deenergization was either because our infrastructure was impacted uh or because we were doing it for the safety of the First Responders in the community uh in the area uh we we couldn't be happier with what the outcome was yesterday uh we had a lot of contingency planning in place we have now completely switched into our restoration mode uh ensuring that when uh the fire incident command feels it's safe to do so we are moving right behind to make sure that we're getting those communities reenergized as soon as possible but that restoration process process can take a little bit of time and we ask our customers to have some patience with us we are discovering damage I would also point out that in areas where fire drop or fire retardant drops were required if that fire retardant gets on our power lines that fire retardant actually can cause some additional damage to that line if we go to re-energize it and even in extreme cases could be an an ignition source so in addition to having to restore some of the damage uh we also may be faced with trying to get some of that retardant off of our lines before we re-energize so uh that work also lies in the day ahead but I I I the days ahead but I would reemphasize that we are fully staffed this remains our top priority operationally for ND energy we continue to have resources from all throughout the state and uh you know our commitment remains it's the commitment I've made over the last several days but we will be here as long until and as long as every customer is restored and even after as this community recovers uh so with that I appreciate your time and I'll turn it over to our state Forester of the Nevada division of Forestry Casey Casey thanks good afternoon everyone Casey Casey State Forester fire warden for the Nevada division of Forestry I Doo um want to say thank you to our firefighters um it was a dire situation yesterday and the hard work that they did actually did put us in a very very good position to not have a seven run which which was projected and we're super proud of the work that they did together and the work that they continue to do as we continue mop up and and trying to get this fire repaired all of ndfs assigned assets um and our contracted assets that I listed yesterday remain engaged and will remain engaged until the team no longer finds them necessary the two super scoopers the state um contracted super scoopers that we did pull in that ran alongside the two um Federal super scoopers those may stay in state for a little while where we're going to watch the situation and see if they're needed and probably keep them around for for a little bit longer um following the demob here our Focus now um as obviously is to continue the mop up on the fire but as we start to shift into suppression damage repair and Rehabilitation and emergency stabilization unfortunately in Nevada when you get a little bit of rain following a five where you've taken out most of the Timber and the vegetation on the ground stuff starts to move so we will be focusing most immediately on what can we do to try to stop further damage from a potential flood situation so we will be working together with everyone on that and then our second Prim secondary focus is as our as staff start to get um demobilized they're tired they're beat up um and we really want to focus on their mental health um as they come off this fire they're going to be feeling things they're going to have a moment to think and they're going to have a moment to breathe and they're going to start feeling the emotions of the repeated trauma that they see in these type of events and I just want everyone to know that we have a peer support network as do most of our partners we work with our staff and the community their wives their kids anybody who needs to talk to us we're here to help you it's okay to talk about it we have to talk about it um so we really appreciate the hard work of all of our cre and everyone here and now I will pass it off to Major General under Barry she's a pro a't she um Adan Andre Barry the ad general for the state of Nevada I think the word for the day would be cautiously optimistic because that's the message you keep on hearing so uh very much appreciate that also will say in the National Guard uh in the military our high priority is Readiness Readiness for the war fight Readiness for the Homeland and uh and I think everybody here will say there's a lot you do you see the end result of that Readiness by how they show up you don't you don't have to learn to engage into the fight or the fire so uh the Readiness that we've had collectively together has been phenomenal and I say in all sincerity and uh I very much appreciate the fact that we've had a chance to work with uh some of the greatest uh leaders and I'll just say as I listened to each of you talk I was just like man Fire's in trouble because of what they do so uh appreciate that we currently have uh three missions still going on 140 Personnel that are involved uh first of all they're involved with the overall safety and I'm a little nervous that now our our uh our Airmen and soldiers like working with the sheriff's department that makes me very nervous uh this is not a recruiting Mission uh the uh the and our flight our flight Crews they're they're disappointed because they can't fly today you know that's what they want to do and they want to help but they're available out there still and then we have those who are the hand crew which I I said yesterday and I just have to concur when you're working these hours after hours after hours that's what's making the difference that's what's making the difference and our people get a chance to contribute to that work side by side with those who know how to do it great so we thank you for that they uh like the fact that there have been 246 drops which uh flly crew wants you to know that they've been working hard I think we have now eight trucks and uh uh 16 Personnel on three shifts that are still working and what the the significance of this current mission is this is the fastest I've ever seen us approve our Personnel going into a state active duty assignment literally within seconds after we let the governor know he is saying yes and to whatever needs to be done that's unprecedented it just doesn't happen that way but that's a testament to how uh the governor recognizes that this is about the Safety and Security and the quality of life for our community and has made it happen so it's unprecedented and I think I can also say in the event things would go the other way that we are still here still here to help and assist you in any way possible and we have more Personnel that are available that now want to be a part of the fire but that's not the right answer so the the only message that uh when I talked to a couple of the uh soldiers was just to say uh they love interacting with the citizens and uh and they're just you know they want to get back into their homes has been said so I just emphasize the patience and just let those who are the subject matter experts and really know what's going on give them the opportunity to do their best work uh this uh this this last thing I'll just say is uh and we say this sometime is just thank you for being in the the arena thank you for showing up thank you for being out front thank you as a community for what you do we we you know many times critical incidences show what life is all about but this is just who we are on a regular basis and lifting each other up and supporting each other and I look forward and I hope somebody puts together a big celebration so we can recognize these First Responders because they have done Yan's work and this is a case study for the nation to see so having said that I introduce at this time lieutenant Andrew Granado from the Nevada State Police thank you sir greetings Lieutenant Granada Nevada H Patrol Nevada State Police thanks for having me um just a quick update we still have Personnel working road closures um we currently have three or four of them still standing so we're working ously to get those lifted um if you are approaching those road closures please do so safely we want to get you guys in your community as fast as possible the only way to do that is to decrease your speed reach those barricades talk to our personnel and we'll do our best to lift it um if I look a little disheveled it's because of all the work that we've been doing on the the roadside um and within your community so we're doing the best we can please be patient with us overall we've had support from the wash count Sheriff's Office and the Department of Transportation along with 16 other law enforcement agencies within our community so that's been a big perk for us to keep you guys safe our biggest goal is to get you guys home we're community members as well never been so proud to be a Community member within waso County and uh please be safe please be patient we'll get you home as soon as possible thank you and I'm introducing uh Colonel Brett comson DM I apologize I'm uh Brett comson with the division of Emergency Management so for them from the division uh we are moving the Nevada emergency Operation Center from a full to a partial activation mirroring what waser county is doing with their emergency Operation Center we are uh we we supported the arrival of several engines I believe eight that came up from Southern Nevada last night to provide relief to folks that are out on the line uh we will continue to synchronize and serve as a hub for information and potential resource requests at the state level on behalf of all state government I'd like to thank the First Responders and the public safety professionals uh for their Herculean efforts and Herculean is not an understatement um what you guys did is is short of probably a miracle like to thank the public for their cooperation and their understanding U we know and we've heard numerous times today that every person up here every person on the line is working hard to get people back in their homes as soon it is as it is is safe we couldn't be prouder at the state level of the community coming together and in the face of this adversity really what we've seen over the last couple of days between the responders and the community is the Nevada way in action so for that we couldn't thank you enough I believe at this point we will open it up to questions I can't speak to what happened I just want to correct uh one thing so it was 11 homes and 13 or three other buildings correct so the question are any more homes expected to be impacted and we do not expect any more homes to be impacted well right now the where the fire is at the the firefighters can access all of that the the intensity of the fire is such that they can access the edges of the fire and do all the work they need there's hose lays around all the the parts of the fire they're working so they can get water there there's a risk and a cost a flying Aviation and so when you put all that together it we just didn't need aircraft today okay so the question were where where are the hotot hotspots remaining so the on the North End of the fire in division Charlie um Highway 431 pretty much all the way around division Charlie and then around the southwest corner division Alpha those are the areas that they have the most concentrated areas of heat left on the Fire have any more questions so you saying asking information started you elaborate more so what we're looking for is uh we believe the fire started somewhere around Davis Creek so anybody that was in that area that may have seen something that just didn't look right or was suspicious that's the type of information whether they were driving away walking away hiking in that area so anything like that even though they may think ah it was just somebody visiting or didn't mean much again that little bit of information can help us solve that investigation so that's what we're looking for is there any reason to believe that this been or something uh right now it's too early in the investigation to know you're welcome well we got to we got to remain cautiously optimistic until we have black line represented on the entire perimeter of the fire um and that's just related to that it only takes one spark uh to catch the right wind to blow across the line at any time um so that's why we stay cautious optimistic but um that's why we have all the uh the resources we do in those areas identified where the majority of the heat is still left and in the rest of the perimeter we we still have firefighters on the ground there as well just ensuring that all of those hotspots like Stuart had mentioned are being taken care of neighb so the neighborhoods that still are basically uh not allowed to go in is montro Joy Lake galenia States and St James so everything else from that is uh in the yellow uh and we opened that up earlier and again we'll be working with fire and as they make progress in that we always communicate and with Nevada Energy and the other utilities and as it's safe to go in uh we will remove those roadblocks and move them up uh as we did earlier today around one another question do you have any IDE conment like steuart had mentioned that by the end of today's operational period we're expected to increase containment and those areas are primarily be in the northeast corner up around Papa probably around to this drop point 56 location and then additionally down on the south end from Highway 580 in division Alpha coming up to about eight or n drop point up in this area U what that percentage is that we haven't calculated it yet um like I mentioned on our Facebook video the calculation is very simple um the perimeter in distance and if we draw a line on the black side whatever that distance is divided by the overall perimeter gives us our percentage of containment any more questions you okay all right than I'm scared [Music] y br we can do that we can't do this right