Holter Lake water recreation restricted for Superscooper operations

[(***POCONNOR***)]HOLTER LAKEREMAINS CLOSED FROMLOG GULCH CAMPGROUND TO THE DAM,DUE TO FIREMITIGATION EFFORTS.MTN’S JAURDYN JOHNSON SPOKEWITH PEOPLE WHO RECREATE ON THELAKE AND THE HARRISMOUNTAIN FIRE INCIDENT COMMANDPUBLICINFORMATION OFFICER.{“WE PULLED OUR BOAT OUTYESTERDAY MORNING TO GO FUELT IDOWN AT WOLFCREEK AND THEN PUT BACK IN AND IWAS TYING MY BOAT UP TO THE DOCKAND THE GAME WARDEN CAME DOWNKELAJUST HUG THE SHORELINE AND GO UPTO THE GATES OF THE MOUNTAIN ANDEDOVERYTHING NORMAL AND JUSTSTAY OUT OF THE MAIN BODY OF THELAKE,” }{TODD WILKINS AND MYANOTHER VISITORS TO HOLTER LAKEWERE STOPPED DUE TO THE REFIMITIGATION EFFORTS FOR THEHARRISMOUNTAIN FIRE.}{ TWO CL-4-15 SUPERSCOOPERS AREBEING USEDO TATTACK NEAR BY FIRES...AND SLOW THEIR SPREAD }{THESEPLANESNEED A LOT OF ROOM TO TAKE WATERFROM THE LAKE}{ “THEAIRCRAFT HAS TO HAVE ABOUT AMILE OF OPEN WATER TO BE ABLE TOSCOOP UPTHE WATER AND TAKE IT OVER TOTHE HOT SPOTS OF THE FIRE,”}{THE TWOSUPERSCOOPERS CAN CARRY AROUNDE ONTHOUSAND 600 GALLONS OFWATERAND MAKE A TURNAROUND TIME OF 10MINUTES.}{IT IS QUITE THE GHSITOTSEE.}{“ONE OF THE PLANES CAME UPOVER US THEN MY WIFE STOP W SATHESHADOW SO IT CAME UP OVER A FLEWWAS COOL,”}{ NORTHERN ROCKIES INCIDENTMANAGEMENT TEAM PUBLICINFORMATIONOFFICER JACKIE LAVELLE SAYS THEHARRIS MOUNTAIN FIRE IS STILLGROWINGTO THE SOUTH}{ “WE’RE SEEING ISTHE SOUTHWEST END OF THE FIRISESTILLFAIRLY HOT THERE ARE AREAS THATARE INACCESSIBLE IT’S VERYOUGH RTERRAINVERY ROCKY DIFFICULT TO ACCESSAND THAT’S WHERE WE’RE SEEINGTHAT FIRE ISSTILL VERY ACTIVE EAAR IS KNOWNAS DEVIL’S KITCHEN AND I THINKIT’S WELLTITLED,” }{THE HARRIS MOUNTAINFIRE IS CURRENTLY 20-PERCENTCONTAINEDAND BURNING AT NEARLY 32THOUSAND ACRES, AND 281 TOTALPERSONNEL.}{LAVELLE SAYS THIS SEASON HASBEEN STRENUOUS.}{ “THIS IS A REALLY DIFFICULTFIRE SEASON AND LET’S NOT KEMAIT ANY WORSE,” }{ (STANDUP)LAVELLE WANTS TO REMIND THEPUBLIC THAT THERE IS STILL A REDFLAG WARNING INPLACE DUE TO GUSTY WINDS ANDHIGH TEMPERATURES.}{ON HOLTER LAKEJAURDYN JOHNSON MTN NEWS }[(***POCONNOR***)]APPROXIMATEL YSIXTY RESIDENCESHAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY EVACUATIONORDERS, AND ANTMOANREA D CROSS EVACUATIONCENTER ISLOCATED AT CASCADE SCH