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Emergency management says post‑fire erosion risk limited; county to monitor a short valley exit
Summary
Okanogan County Emergency Management reported that DNR identified low‑intensity burn areas in a recent fire and that vegetation is regrowing; staff flagged one short valley/alluvial‑fan route that could have increased runoff or debris flow risk and affect local egress but said major highways are not threatened.
Maurice Goodall, Okanogan County emergency management, briefed commissioners on a reconnaissance visit to areas burned earlier this year. Goodall said Department of Natural Resources staff assessed the area and did not identify high‑intensity fire patterns; much of the ground in the photographed valleys was beginning to show regrowth. He…
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