Davis Fire presser

you e e w sh uh with the was Emergency Management Kelly yes sir she's right there okay Kelly okay I'm just going to go with Kelly you do your last name okay what is it yeah see you do your last name what were you thinking you did not interview well I stand over there come e all right everyone it's 4:30 on the dots we're going to go ahead and get started before we have our first speaker is everyone's mic on I'm working so far thumbs up okay perfect with that thank you all so much for coming today we're going to have a briefing from the state and federal and local Partners our first speaker is Carl schwope The Incident Commander of Southwest team one thank you Carl all right good afternoon um as we've been talking about the wind event for today and it is quite quite windy uh I'll report out that all the firefighters are having tremendous success all the fire perimeters are holding uh fire crews are engaged as we approach today we're kind of looking at it twofold one is we wanted to we wanted to hold the fire in its current perimeter but knowing with the winds that we were going to have the likelihood of that was was not going to be very great and so we had the what if plan and we've been working with the trucky Metals Fire Protection District on what that would look like and the Reno fire department and what that would look like and the capacity and Surge and how we would respond if this fire moved so that plan was in place but right now the plan to keep the fire in the current perimeter is still is still U is still our primary plan cuz the fire Fighters up there we talked yesterday it's a challenge right we talk about this wind and the fire moving seven miles today that's a challenge it it energizes them to work harder and they are when you talk to the folks out on the line they're engaged they're working hard they're it's windy it's dusty there's Ash blowing everywhere but they are engaged to to keep this fire when it's footprint so uh I'll introduce Jason Clauson our operation Section Chief and and he'll talk more specifics on what's going out on the Fire L thank you thanks Carl good afternoon everybody U like Carl said yes uh we are experiencing uh pretty good Gusty winds uh on in and around the fire area we have not been able to fly any of our firefighting aircraft all day um on the CR front up on top we are experiencing gust of 30 to 40 miles an hour some areas of the fire we are experiencing 30 to 40 mph of fire but also some of our uh perimeter around the fire is also partially sheltered so that that is also a good thing um but since we're not able to fly any aircraft uh we do I'd like to report that we do have U uh we all of our containment lines are holding at this time uh we do not have um handline around all the perimeter but we we will have it uh by the end of ship today and that's specifically in the Brown Creek area on the west side of the fire we do have two hot shot Crews with hosels working their way towards each other right now so we're very close to having um control lines all the way around this bar so that is a very good news today um additionally all the way around we're expected to add a little bit more containment on the fire by the end of ship today and that'll be uh probably the remaining piece on that on that East Side in division Papa as it comes up and ties up into Highway 580 so we're anticipating to add containment again tonight um no concerns in that on that east side throughout the entire day uh very little uh very little heat showing and uh no concerns at this time as we move farther in the South uh the southern end and the southwest corner division Alpha this morning we did have a little bit of fire outside of our containment line on the top end um of division Alpha but we uh Cruis this morning quickly contained that with handline and hosels and again like I said they they've been working diligently all day to secure and mop up that portion of the fire that is one of the areas we're seeing a little bit of part Al sheltered from the winds uh so that that is in our favor but we are getting close still to that 1700 timeline where we're expected to see the peak gust and again in division Charlie on that far west side like I mentioned the two TRS that are working towards each other in Browns Creek making very good progress we're expected to have that control line completed by the end of ship today and again concurrently they are spraying water using hosels and working for uh further security of that line and MAA um on the on the far northwest corner of division Charlie where we had the slop over a couple nights before same thing we have a cruise engin hose lays all around that slop over uh we have about 100 ft of uh secured fire perimeter mopped up in that area uh the majority of the smoke that we're seeing this afternoon is coming from that area there's a uh there's a small unburned pocket uh within that area just north of the 431 that is cleaning itself up it was some fire retardant that was left from previous days that has dried out and it's finally burning itself out but it is interior um at this time it's not a threat but that is the smoke that we're seeing uh predominantly this afternoon uh the folks on the ground are feeling feeling confident but there is still we're getting close to 1700 and we got still got open Flames so that is definitely a concern of ours um and then moving all around the far north end the south end the G Community uh still have Crews working the perimeter uh perimeter control and securing that line uh feeling very good and very confident not not any concerns at this time in that area and then like Carl had mentioned uh in anticipation of today and the winds that we were expecting to get this afternoon just an incredible U you know uh as far as outstanding support and organization with all the agencies working together to identify the areas that we would be most concerned about based on steuart's run so feeling very good about uh being prepared uh organizationally and ating with our with our partners um if that were to were to happen um and luckily so far it has not we have not had to implement that plan uh but that was a that was a really good uh display of of good coordination so I really appreciate that support to um what those control lines mean what that looks like okay yeah we'll do questions right at the end yeah that's okay next up I'd like to introduce Stuart Turner on fire Behavior anal thank you thanks Jason my name is Stuart Turner I'm the fire behavior analyst for the team what I do is the fire behavior analys is I predict what the fire is going to do where it's going to go and how big is going to get there I'm looking at three things I look at the topography out there the hills The Valleys the rivers that type of thing I look at the fuels how dry are the grass how dry is the the trees out there the pine needles and then I look at the weather and you've heard a good update on what weather we've seen out there we've seen the predicted fire weather today we've seen the temperatures in the 70s the humidities in the teens and those important winds that we were so concerned about have all materialized and and every every what do I want to say intention of being coming true for the rest of the afternoon we're going to see those winds so we're seeing 70 mph gust up on top of slide Mountain we've seen that throughout the day we're seeing 45 and and 30 mph gust down in the valleys and that's just going to increase as the day drags on so we're still on track for that weather now importantly this evening we still anticipate those winds dying off through the night and then the humidity coming up moistening those fuels and taking them away from the fire so they can no longer burn so everything is going to start laying down tonight and be very different fire Behavior over the next 24 hours but we still have some fire weather to get through we got to get to that point when that humidity comes back up and the wind's lay down now you may have seen seeing my my predictions for today the sevenmile Run model runs we did those did not come true so far every hour when that fire does not Escape we start knocking off mileage on that run so it's getting shorter and shorter and eventually it may get to the point where it just does not materialize at all and that's going to be a big win for us and that is directly attributed to the hard work of those firefighters out there the work they did yesterday with the putting all that water on the fire the burnout operation and then you heard what they were doing out there today that was some firefighting effort out there and that's what we're here to do is keep that from happening and so far that's working out well but like I said we still have some time to get through before we can just sit back and rest and say okay now we go in and put this out completely we still are in some danger until this evening until those winds either materialize or they don't and if we can keep it in the fire perimeter then all will be good and we won't see that seven mile run and we can rest easy and now I would like to introduce Kelly from the County Emergency Management thank you my name is Kelly aaria I'm the Washo County Emergency manager um as we heard Stuart talk about uh the winds are incredibly strong and they're not over yet um so additional evacuation warnings could be announced should that occur they'll come from my office as quick quickly as possible um you can view those warnings and those changes on Perimeter map.com the was County Human Services Agency and the American Red Cross of Northern Nevada have uh moved the shelter um from the senior center uh on was County property over to Neil Road um Community Center located at 3925 Neil Road in Reno residents uh if asked to leave their homes are urged to utilize the resources available at the shelter food water information and a place to stay um that shelter will remain open as long as necessary to take care of our community fire officials ask that those in evacuation warning areas begin to prepare to leave um it's a lot easier uh mentally and emotionally if you're ready to go if you have your bag packed if you have a plan of where going to go and how you're going to take care of your family and that includes your pets so make sure that you have a bag packed for your pets you have plans in place for them as well and you know where you're going to go um don't forget things like pet food prescription medicine hygiene items and clothing for those who are unable to move themselves due to illness or an access and functional need um you can contact Washo 311 by dialing 311 or 775 32823 um we'll work to pair residents with proper assistance to help them get out um if you see that it's moving towards you and you're not yet in the evacuation area please still give us a call so that we can put those uh resources in place for you uh for when the time comes please help us manage resources uh during the Davis fire don't call 911 to report smoke or non-emergency items please call Washo 311 that's what they're there for and that's what they're trained to do for donations I've heard a lot of information coming from the community about we want to give and I think that speaks so much to who we are uh in this area in Washo and Reno and Sparks uh I appreciate all of those efforts we do have a list of um entities that are already set up to take Financial donations donations of items and have volunteer opportunities available for people um on our website at ready wow.com um under ways to get involved so check there if you'd like to give back and with that I will turn it over to sheriff balum good afternoon so since the beginning of this fire uh all local and state law enforcement and the National Guard starting yesterday rallied and we've been working around the clock trying to keep those neighborhoods and evacuation areas out so what I would say is a couple things just to reiterate what Kelly said uh for those in the warning areas please make sure you are ready have that ready bag ready that has at least 3 to 5 days of clothing medicine the one thing we're getting questions on is oxygen tanks so if you have any medical needs make sure you have that either in your car or however you're going to move um so that when we give that evacuation notice and we start knocking on doors you get the reverse 911 you can quickly get out so that fire can get in and start saving those neighborhoods and battling the fire U you know the other thing is I know a lot of uh evacuees want to get back in we're working with fire they're doing a phenomenal job so hopefully as they continue this great effort uh over the next couple days we'll work and when the conditions are safe enough we will allow those residents back in until then because I know there's a lot of issues or concerns about I left my door open um or my house is exposed we have again local state and National Guard at both roadblocks going up Mount Rose as well as roving around all those evacuated areas so rest assured we have law enforcement in there making sure if because we've received those calls if you're in like St James and some of those areas where you left your door open if you want us to go by and check it please call the non-emergency line we will send units up we will make sure that they are your house is secure um if they still need to be open or whatever we'll work with fire so they can get in or out but otherwise we will make sure your property is safe as fire make sure it is safe from the fire uh the other thing I would say is just again like Kelly said don't wait till the last minute please don't wait that was one of the things we ran into before is as those evacuation notes were going and this fire was running and 5:00 it may have that opportunity hopefully not but if it does don't wait until it's right down the street that's too late once we knock or you get that notification please dump in your car have that plan already of where you're going to go if not go to the evacuation Center but get out of the neighborhoods because all the First Responders are going to be rushing in there and so if you can get out that allows them to quickly get their uh apparatuses in that allows us to lock down those neighborhoods so that they can do what they do best and we can keep your neighborhood safe and with that I will turn it over to Jesse Murray the VP of Nevada Energy uh good afternoon everyone uh first off I would like to say that we are very thankful uh for the commitment and dedication of our First Responders that are working uh at the front lines of this fire uh I know we still have some ways to go but you know just just the success that we've seen thus far is really owed to the dedication of not only our local First Responders but the First Responders that have come into the region to help us out also really want to thank our law enforcement Partners uh the National Guard who have uh you know helped helped Envy energy with access issues as we continue to coordinate very closely uh with this uh fire incident command and support them however we can uh as we work to uh continue to respond to this event uh so as far as our outage numbers are concerned our outage numbers have held since yesterday's press conference we're still at just under 2,400 customers that are still out all of those customers are located in the evacuated areas west of the Thomas Creek Road on uh Mount Rose highway so that would include the communities of Callahan Ranch uh the Timberline area montro Joy Lake and the St James area uh those areas being under uh a direct threat uh still with the fire according to the to the fire agency uh command that's why those those places are still out and again I would reiterate that the reason why the power is out in those areas is because uh we are committed to the safety of the First Responders that are working in that area and also wanted to make sure that we were not contributing to any potential additional secondary fires that could cause uh this situation to be even worse so that's why we remain out with those 2,400 customers as far as what Envy energy has been working on today understanding uh the potential contingencies that we've been uh hearing from our fire agency partners over the last 24 hours we've been very involved in contingency planning uh and trying to get our arms around what additional deenergization would look like if this fire were to move uh those plans have been in place those have been communicated with fire agency incident command uh since this morning and we were ready to act uh as soon as as needed if this fire were to move and we continue to be ready to react uh if this fire does move while we're also planning for the worst and the energy is also planning for the potential repairs uh of the system uh as as we do expect eventually to be able to get out access to these areas all of the equipment that was damaged by the fire that we can get access to has now been fixed so I reported to this group that we had 19 poles yesterday that were damaged all 19 of those poles have now been repaired uh and in most cases are actually re-energized on circuits that are now serving customers primarily in the waso Valley area we do expect although we don't have direct confirmation that we do have damage uh in division Charlie and division Lima where the fire is most active and of course uh because that's where the active fire fight has been we have not had Crews that have been able to access that area so we don't know what's in there but we are planning uh to be able to respond as soon as we are allowed in that area uh so as I've committed yesterday this remains NV Energy's top priority uh we are uh committing resources from throughout the state from Southern Nevada Eastern Nevada and Northern Nevada uh to respond when appropriate we are fully staffed with Crews troubleshooters and other field Personnel to get in and start making repairs as soon as possible and stand committed uh to continue being a part uh of this uh larger response over the next uh coming days and uh really appreciate the opportunity uh to be included as part of this and and again I would just reiterate that NV Energy continues to be primarily focused on the public safety of our community and also the First Responders in the area and with that I will turn it over to our state Forester from the Nevada division of Forestry Casey Casey thanks Jesse um again I'm Casey Casey the state Forester fire warden for the Nevada Divison of Forestry and I too want to say what Jesse said um on this day of remembrance I want to say to all of our firefighters out there the men and women on the front line we really really appreciate the hard work and dedication that all of you do every day and to everyone here and to the ENT commanders and the teams there's a lot of people it takes to make this machine move and work and and appear seamless across people who don't work together every day and we appreciate all of that work and and dedication so uh the the state has been supporting this uh the division of Forestry has been sending um we've provided assets our firefighting assets Crews helicopters um engines to this we've activated all of our agreements that we had in place prior to this um including our National Guard agreement which you will hear soon helicopters and Crews our state-to-state agreement with California bringing in additional helicopters air tankers a night flying helicopter and tankers we worked with Dem on um backfilling fire stations so that our local government assets could actually provide more first response to this fire and we're happy to be able to provide that these Partnerships don't get forged under this type of stress they they come from from a long time of dedication and working together and I'm super proud of this Nevada family and I'm proud to be a part of it we've been a part of these communities that are affected and for all of you affected my our hearts go out to you as well we've done fuel breaks in these communities we're hearing early word that some of them were effective in slowing that fire giving our firefighters safe entry into those communities and we're going to be testing and looking at those to see what was successful and what wasn't so we can change our practices as we go forward and I want to say that we're here um we were here before this happened um working in your communities together the collective we we're here together suppressing this fire we will be here again as we move into I don't want to get say we're out of the water yet we aren't you just heard from everyone we're not there yet but we will be here during Rehabilitation and emergency stabilization the state's in a very good place right now with funding available to help on the state and private side for for that effort and we will all be here together again so I'm really really proud of this Nevada team and with that I will pass it on to Major General and Barry I hope I didn't demote you I'm okay so good evening first of all thanks everybody for being here and uh I know you keep hearing this message being said but these are professionals these are pros and this has been some of the best collaboration that we've been involved in as Nevada National Guard so I just appreciate the fact that we have people that know what they're doing and uh sometimes we forget this is very dangerous work and they're out there and they're putting their lives on the line each and every day to make sure we take care of the good citizens of this great state so I just want to say thank you in advance for that uh your Nevada National Guard uh is here to support and that's what we do and uh up until uh yesterday we had 100 Personnel that were assigned when I say 100 Personnel assigned we had uh uh our air crew and our and our and our uh ground support firefighters so just as recently as uh yesterday I got notification that uh there would be an additional Personnel needed to assist with Safety and Security and literally within seconds the governor approved 50 more Personnel to be a part of this we now have approximately 40 Personnel working this out there right now so that includes the 100 that are helping with the Safety and Security about 30 which are part of the air crew and the maintenance and then the seven firefighters having had an opportunity to hear what the firefighters are doing they are working like 14 to 16 hours a day getting very little sleep I think that's what you guys are used to that is Yan's work I'm just saying and uh and they love doing that so that's from digging to clearing brush but they are out there making it happen and we are working very closely with the was County Sheriff's department and partnering with them uh they take the lead we support and this collaboration I I feel very comfortable in saying and to reiterate that uh the neighborhoods are safe the the presence is there your n Nevada National Guard is very visible in addition to the sheriff's department so I just want to make sure that citizens know that it's very very safe and secure out there uh when we talk about the uh diversity of uh of different professions a part of the National Guard our military police are out there our security forces are out there our maintainers out there our truck drivers are out there so they have come together to support our citizens in this critical incident so we talk about per we are also prepared to do more if asked Governor approves we are prepared to do more to do anything we can to protect our community your Nevada National Guard always ready always there I think at this time I am turning over to the division of Emergency Management Colonel Brent compston thanks sir so that's pretty tough T to follow uh after General Major General Barry and and the uh and sandwich between the governor so I am Brett Thomson I am with the Nevada division Emergency Management uh we have gone to a full activation at the state level of the Emergency Operations Center uh the primary role that the division plays is to synchronize and coordinate the state response both information and resources and as the governor spoke of last night at the Town Hall we are doing everything possible at the state level to build any and all requests that waso county has they are in the lead and we are there to support as they ask uh to that end we are in constant communication I've spoken with the female regional administrator every day this week uh we are also in Communications with the California office of emergency services Who provided resources initially in the response to this to this fire we've also brought up or we are in the process of bringing up eight type one engines from Southern Nevada uh we would like to thank our Southern Nevada Partners who are prividing those engines to come up here and continue to support in anticipation of the fire weather that we were predicted for today we're also supporting the National Guard deployment and solicitation of certain volunteers to support was County uh the priority is again from the the state of Nevada as the governor stated last night to fill any and every request that was County provides the checkbook is open I believe he said I will be followed by Governor Lombardo very excuse me very briefly uh I'm Colonel con from the highway patrol and while I uh am responsible for the highway patrol what I want to let folks know is that uh we're overseeing the entire State Police response the governor uh Governor Lombardo told us early on that he needed us to be there to support the efforts that were going on so we have Highway Patrol we have parol and probation officers Capital police investigation division Fire Marshal they're all out there supporting uh these efforts we are engaged in traffic control road closures assisting with evacuations and we're also U most importantly assisting with securing neighborhoods where they need to be secured so I want folks to understand the state is fully engaged in this process and we will be here until the end uh on a personal note what I'd like to talk about is I understand and appreciate we all do the stress that this has placed on members of the community when they have to deal with this kind of Crisis but what we've seen is a response from the community supporting us supporting us with food and drinks and just uh talking to us about the good job and the appreciation they have and I don't know that you understand how far that goes for these people as they're working on the line as they're working these Road closers they really appreciate that I can bring my folks in and do shift changes and they come in there and can relax for the short time that's available have something to drink have something to eat and we really appreciate that especially when it comes from the folks that are most seriously impacted by that so I want to thank you all for that and uh with that I think it's the governor's turn so Governor Lombardo so um I guess first and foremost um and I speak for each one of these individuals standing here um our on behalf of the state our heartfelt condolences go out to those individuals that's Lost Property been evacuated may be evacuated and are suffering as a result of this crisis um it's unfortunate that we've been put into this position but I'm very comfortable with the team that's standing here to address the situation so as you heard last night and as you're hearing today Communications is the key to community support and Community cooperation and the ability to nip this in the bud sooner than later and that is the purpose of this press conference today you say well we talked about it last night no it's a constant communication as you heard from our fire analyst the wind's changing the weather's changing the number of personnel that you're addressing to the situation is changing it's everything is continuing to be dynamic and on top of that the First Responders are suffering they're getting tired resources are becoming Limited because of the duration so it's important that we inform you and communicate all those needs as we go through this crisis and that you can speak to it and not act on conjecture or rumor and as Casey mentioned and as Pat con mentioned and as general Barry mentioned the state is in full support of what the locals are trying to achieve and is my position to ensure that those resources are Marshal triaged and appropriately placed to ensure that we have a quick response and a robust response and that we can uh put finality to this sooner than later there's going to be a lot of questions at the conclusion of my comments tonight and that is the purpose of this to today is for you to get those answers because I can't thank the Press enough I can't thank the media enough um I've never seen a crisis with this much communication going on in my career and that's the important piece uh for us to drive this home uh so please please formulate your questions you have the experts here that can answer them and then hopefully we could put this to bed um before we suffer anymore additionally I want to say thank you thank you to each and every one of you all the people that work for you and everybody everybody out here in the audience and the community um for supporting the City of Reno the county of waso and the state of Nevada and we are stronger as a result of how we deal with crisis and we're going to move forward I feel wholly in my heart that the state of Nevada is going to be better as a result of our ability to address this issue so with that said um we're going to have the Q&A at this point um don't be shy and then any update on Investigation at all other than knowing where this fire started what I've heard is they don't know how it started or who started it but is is is anything narrowing down on that so Kelly um I'll have you orchestrate who's best answer the questions as they they come forward you feel comfortable with this question because you know he decided just to take charge so so on that uh the sheriff's office is helping TG mow fire um we are doing some interviews and as you saw earlier today we both sent out some requests for anybody that may have seen anything in the Davis Creek area that's where we believe that fire has originated uh so we are working hand inand with turky Metals fire and their fire investigators to determine how it started and if by a human who may have started that so that is continuing right now it's an ongoing investigation um and I would just ask anybody if you think you saw anything out there please reach out to Turkey Metals fire the count Sheriff's Office even if you think it doesn't really matter that one small piece of information may be what helps us solve this investigation so please if you have anything reach out to us uh but it's an ongoing investigation right now you can't say what kind of evidence you do have uh at this time no we just believe it was started in the Davis Creek area govern Lardo where are we on request feral that's already been done that's all part of the initial process with the state declaration that I provided that activates the federal request so now we're tattling all the costs and the resources and the the labor associated with all those resources and that's an ongoing process but as Casey mentioned the state contingency fund and the emergency fund is determined in the fiscal fear uh fiscal um budget out of the governor's office but that's based off previous year's actions and the predictions um on the fire environment going into the to the year um we're well situated as a state uh within that piece as I mentioned last night I can't even phanom uh the number I can't provide you any detail on the numbers of cost so far our PR function is dealing with the fire and dealing with the cost and the recovery U post you know the immediacy of the crisis once we have a static environment and then we'll develop those as we go go ahead um we we did um so the state on behalf of the local government jurisdictions assists in the fire management assistance grant application to FEMA and we did um apply for and receive that so the f mag actually assists in the cost of fire um suppression for all state and local government entities up to 75% so it's still ongoing as of today it was received the first day of the fire um and then after that there is actually a funding stream that comes through for suppression or sorry emergency stabilization and Rehabilitation so that amount of money will come into the county to be used to help us rehabilitate those lands do we have uh any in terms of what Adis fory F what's in the budget I I could only speak to how much I eat up of the state contingency fund every year in fire suppression um every I I don't know about the full amount I know what I get in emergency suppression funds um for Wildland firefighting it's roughly about $4.5 million do is what I start with but I have the authority to override that up um up to almost about $17 million so and we we've hit those numbers um this year so far so we are continuously working and asking for contingency funds where we need them a lot of our funds do get reimbursed but you unfortunately have to pay those bills first to then get reimbursed for the fire costs you mentioned F which sounds like it's scha assistance for governmental agencies but what about the next step which would be assistance for folks who have lost their homes fire when is that process going to begin well that that recording of that process has happened in in the immediate part of this but there's certain thresholds to where it rises to the federal uh reimbursement model um outside of that the state along with the local entities will um fund those those losses in the near future versus the long-term future fire [Music] what like so the question was what would plan B look like if um if it if fire was to to come out of our containment lines and like I mentioned before the uh meeting we had this morning uh the coordination between uh trucky Meadows Reno and Sparks I mean we're prepared uh with a with a whole another set of resources and are ready to respond wherever that fire May Come how far it may come and what what community may impact so um so we just have a lot of extra resources placed in those areas ready to respond if that were to happen you explain what those containment lines talk about earlier yeah so a containment line is if you could picture yeah the control lines containment lines that's a uh that's an area of void of vegetation okay so and when I say direct containment lines direct line that is where uh for example we've used direct handline so if you can imagine there picture a trail uh so where the hand crw or Crews have gone through and cleared the brush and debris and the fuels and then came behind with hand tools and scraped down to Mineral soil anywhere from a foot and a half to 2 feet wide right on the uh the edge of the fire perimeter so that is what we call a handline we also use uh you know mechanized Dozer lines uh pushing the 8 to 10 foot wide you know basically Dozer line down to Mineral soil right on the direct edge of the perimeter and a lot of times we'll also use a road system we're using a lot of roads in and around the fire area as well so those are those are things we call containment launes and has containment change still at 31% still at 31% but like I mentioned we're anticipating to add some containment by the end of today's operational period thank you 30 37% okay you welcome um to your earlier question too I forgotten my talking points um one of the things we also recognized is that we're stretched pretty thin local state federal resources for any other things that might pop up um we have Supply applied a lot to this response we are still covered at our home bases but we wanted to make sure that we have additional resour had additional resources so we did bring in a ready Reserve task force working with local government um state federal Partners to be able to be ready for initial attack um they're not on attached to this fire but they are here and ready to respond to other fires so we have a ready Reserve that's quick to response yes we're we're anticipating to use our full full uh full force for the aircraft that we've had uh yesterday um we have four scoopers we have a multitude of rotor Wing aircraft at all types and we have all types of the air tankers that available to us so uh as soon as we're able to fly first thing in the morning probably around 7:30 8:00 in the morning we'll have those Aviation ass sits up and and ready to support the crews on the ground so the governor asked me to go over some more of the weather so you know we talked about we're on track so far with the winds as they come in at 1700 5:00 this afternoon that's when we're expecting that frontal passage to hit that's going to be the highest winds then as we progress into the night we're going to see those start to diminish so what we'll see tonight we're going to see the temperatures get down in the 40s the humidities come up to 60 and 70s and that's that's very high humidity what happens there is that starts to transfer moisture back in to those fine dead fuels and allowing them to extinguish themselves so that's that's a good stroke there the winds though they're going to start decreasing after that frontal passage probably about 1:00 in the morning they're going to turn Northwest and we're going to see that four to five 4 to 8 miles per hour on the higher terrains and then in the valley bottoms going to see 3 to 5 Northwest and that going to happen around 2:00 in the morning okay so we're going to see a significant decrease in those winds for tonight and then Thursday's forecast and this ties into the flying aspect our winds are going to be significantly less we're going to see North Northeast winds five to seven that's going to be very very favorable with a Northeast wind coming out of the Northeast like that for the fire so that's going to look pretty good out there for most all the areas 5 to7 milph gusting to 12 so that's flyable weather we shouldn't have any trouble there temperatures are going to be in the 70 so very much cooler maximum humidity is going to be about 25% through the daytime so that does not allow a lot of fire Behavior out there so I would characterize that fire Behavior tomorrow to be low to moderate not expecting any perimeter growth and then as we get into the um Friday Saturday forecast we're going to see the cooler temperatures we're going to see higher humidities which helps keep the fire Behavior down low and that's going to continue Friday Saturday and a little bit in this Sunday so we're getting now that fire weather that's going to cause any big trouble for us so that's still on track all right well I appreciate everybody's time today during a trying conditions and ability to come out and hear um accurate information so uh I can't inform you when the next press conference will be um we will get that announcement out and distributed uh but it should be hopefully within the next 12 hours and that way we can give everybody and the community an update in the current situation of the fire everybody stay safe avoid the areas and listen to your local authorities they are the experts the subject matter experts and they will have the timely information so you can go about your life and do it safely have a good night just