Captain Jason Berry
Government and Media Relations
(360) 596-4010 – office
(360) 596-4015 – fax
http://www.wsp.wa.gov
*** For Immediate Release***
Date:
August 5, 2010
Contact:
Kay Keller
Phone:
(360) 450-3284
E-mail:
Dan.Johnson@wsp.wa.gov
Fire Mobilization Ends for the Rainbow Bridge Fire
State fire assistance that had been requested on July 30th by the Chelan County Fire District # 10 – Stehekin, for the Rainbow Bridge Fire, ended today, August 5, 2010 at 12:00 p.m.
The engines and firefighters were transported by boat to Chelan. The Rainbow Bridge Fire will be transitioning from a Type 2 Incident Management Team to a Type 3 Incident Management Team on Friday, August 6, 2010.
Under the mobilization plan, the Office of State Fire Marshal will be coordinating the initial dispatch of firefighters, engines, water tenders, and helicopters. The State Fire Services Mobilization Plan is implemented to provide personnel, equipment and other resources from around the state when wildfires exceed the firefighting capacity of local jurisdictions. More information about the Washington State Fire Services Mobilization Plan is available at: http://wsp.wa.gov/fire/mobeplan/emobplan.htm