3/9/2016 Lessons Learned from the Okanogan Chelan Complex, Sept. 2015

Because the fire community is small and tight-knit, both good and bad information travel quickly. Part of the reason for starting the NIMO Social Media accounts was to allow us to leverage that network to share the kinds of things we are tasked with accomplishing, but also to answer questions or dispel rumors.

Like you, we have heard conversations about NIMO’s role in taking the Okanogan and Chelan Complexes in Washington this past September.  NIMO did not end up taking the fire, but there has been a lot of erroneous information about why.  IC Bill Hahnenberg prepared a written statement for the regional leadership so they would understand the decisions made at the time, and we are now sharing that document with you. We encourage others to be transparent about their thinking; it’s only fair that we are willing to do the same.

Okanogan Chelan Complex Lessons Learned