10:00 AM Fire update

The 10:00 AM fire update via WTIP is about to come on. Live blog to follow. (click here for a direct link to the audio)

10:00
• The sherif is on his way down the trail, he will be 10 min late. The conference will start then.

10:10:
• recap of the fire progression, showing maps from day 1
• The most growth on Thursday
• All growth based on wind direction
• Today, out of the SE, 10-15 sustained gusts up to 25
• Last night, did a burn out between gunflint and loon lake
• It went "extremely well"
• We are in a much better position than we were before
• None of this is a grantee

10:15
• Showing maps of where they are going to work today
• THe old power-line between gunflint and loon
• It is a "hand line" to help stop spotting
• What we need is a wind from both directions (E/W) at the same time. heh.
• Fire is now 15% contained
• Much of the fire has cooled down
• Canadians are trying to prevent it from going further east, looking at a possible burn out today.
• The burn outs have been the most effective tactic so far
• The US and Canadian coordination has been seamless (weather data, equipment, people)

WEATHER
Temp: 60s
Humidity: 30-35%
Wind: 10-15 (25) SE

10:20
• Sherif speaking
• If things get worse, evacuations may resume
• You can't get arrested if you don't evacuate
• But is distracts from protecting other structures because they have to protect you above all else
• Looking at evacuating trail center area again today
• Middle and end of this week, the road blocks might be opened to allow people back to their property
• Meetings tonight at 7:00 at Poplar lake and Grand Marais center for the arts