chickenbone76
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Anybody out there know anything about the forest fire west of Barnes. Our cabin maybe lost. Let me know of any information anybody may know.
Barns forest fire
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chickenbone76
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Finding more out as time goes by. Things don't look to good for the whole area. We think that we
may have lost the cabin, but won't know for sure until morning. Anymore info if people have would be nice.
may have lost the cabin, but won't know for sure until morning. Anymore info if people have would be nice.
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My thoughts are with you chickenbone76, I hope it works out! I received this information from our lake association today.
Douglas County wildfire near Barnes has burned 3,500 acres so farA wildfire reported southwest of the Township of Barnes in Douglas County this afternoon so far has burned 3,500 acres, several structures and is still growing.The cause of the wildfire is under investigation. No injuries have been reported. Evacuations are underway near Loon Lake, Sand Lake and Murray Lake. Several seasonal homeowners reside in the area and more structures are threatened.Also, about an hour ago, the winds shifted from the southwest to the northwest. A portion of the fire has crossed Highway 27. That led to the ongoing evacuation of Potowatomi Village. The relocation center is Barnes Community Church. Red Cross and state emergency management officials are making arrangements for the evacuees.Several DNR units have arrived on scene and several more have been ordered. Units include 7 DNR tractor plows, 2 heavy dozers, 2 air attack planes and 4 single engine air tankers (2 from Wisconsin and 2 from Minnesota) are aggressively working the fire. Four local fire departments and two USDA Forest Service engines are also assisting with suppression efforts. Sixteen more DNR tractor plows are en route. The Northwest District incident management team has been activated and the command post is at the DNR Barnes Ranger Station. Douglas County and Bayfield County Emergency Management are also on scene assisting the incident.The fire is roughly six miles long and about a mile wide at the widest point. The fire is burning in pine and mixed hardwoods. Today’s weather conditions resulted in high fire danger with DNR suspending outdoor burning in the area. Contributing factors include warm temperatures, low relative humidity and very windy conditions.At this time, it is too early to predict when fire fighters will have the wildfire under control.Cooler temperatures and an increase in humidity expected overnight. However, a shift in winds out of the northwest and similar conditions to today could create challenges with firefighting tactics if the fire continues into tomorrow. Stay tuned to local media outlets for updates.
Douglas County wildfire near Barnes has burned 3,500 acres so farA wildfire reported southwest of the Township of Barnes in Douglas County this afternoon so far has burned 3,500 acres, several structures and is still growing.The cause of the wildfire is under investigation. No injuries have been reported. Evacuations are underway near Loon Lake, Sand Lake and Murray Lake. Several seasonal homeowners reside in the area and more structures are threatened.Also, about an hour ago, the winds shifted from the southwest to the northwest. A portion of the fire has crossed Highway 27. That led to the ongoing evacuation of Potowatomi Village. The relocation center is Barnes Community Church. Red Cross and state emergency management officials are making arrangements for the evacuees.Several DNR units have arrived on scene and several more have been ordered. Units include 7 DNR tractor plows, 2 heavy dozers, 2 air attack planes and 4 single engine air tankers (2 from Wisconsin and 2 from Minnesota) are aggressively working the fire. Four local fire departments and two USDA Forest Service engines are also assisting with suppression efforts. Sixteen more DNR tractor plows are en route. The Northwest District incident management team has been activated and the command post is at the DNR Barnes Ranger Station. Douglas County and Bayfield County Emergency Management are also on scene assisting the incident.The fire is roughly six miles long and about a mile wide at the widest point. The fire is burning in pine and mixed hardwoods. Today’s weather conditions resulted in high fire danger with DNR suspending outdoor burning in the area. Contributing factors include warm temperatures, low relative humidity and very windy conditions.At this time, it is too early to predict when fire fighters will have the wildfire under control.Cooler temperatures and an increase in humidity expected overnight. However, a shift in winds out of the northwest and similar conditions to today could create challenges with firefighting tactics if the fire continues into tomorrow. Stay tuned to local media outlets for updates.
LoveMyDobe
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Hubby is on the Iron River Fire dept. They got called in at 8pm to help. Winds have now switched to ESE so blowing that way. 7 thousand acres have now been burned. I am getting info from another firefighter that isn't on scene but has the radio.Gonna be a long night for all. They evacuated everyone from west of Hwy A and north of Hwy N.
Tonight on channel 3 10 pm news out of Madison Wisconsin they had a phone number that the DNR set up so people could call to see if their cabins were damage by the fire. Sorry I did not get the number but if you do a search of Channel3000.com they said they had a link for it on there. Good Luck
LoveMyDobe
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Incident Command phone number is 715 376 4185 to check on property damage
Good info on this page
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/ForestFire/GermannRoadFire.html
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/ForestFire/GermannRoadFire.html
yamahauler
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Although the moisture may help the ground moisture levels, it doesn't do much for the already dead grass, brush & trees above the ground. With the dead stuff, it doesn't take much heat from the sun and wind to dry it out. Until things green up, it will be a tinder box. Also, with the storm last year or the year before that blew over a lot of timber, that created another huge fire load. I think they are trying to log all over to try and remove those downed trees.
LoveMyDobe
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It was caused by a logging truck, go figure
chickenbone76
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Went up to the cabin and the fire did not get us. With the lake and fire break that was put in at the neighbors both places survived. You can see that the fire crews worked their asses off and did the best job possible to save the buildings that they could. I give thanks to all who were involved and hope for those who weren't so lucky to do the best they can and bounce back. Thanks again to those involved and I hope some of them see this post.
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Great news chickenbone76! 
chickenbone76
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It was some of the best news to hear that all was good and then just to see it was still there. Heading up again to enjoy the long weekend.