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Morning Update, Sunday, August 8, 2021 Fire:  Black Butte Fire                                   Containment: 0% Acres:  9,673                                                  Start Date:  August 3, 2021                                                                                     Cause:  Lightning                                           Location:  8 miles NE of Antelope Lookout                    Total Personnel: N/A                                    Fuels/Topography: Mixed brush, grasses, and timber Type of resources:  N/A                                                                                           Today:  Crews from Oregon...

6:30 PM -Monday, August 9Location: Greenwaters Park (Picnic Shelter)48362 Hwy 58, Oakridge OR, 97463orAvailable on Facebook at:

SmokeBreezy conditions should keep smoke moving around and prevent accumulations today. Air quality should remain good throughout most of the day in the Methow Valley. The Okanogan Valley area is more likely to see periods of smoke during the day today although overall conditions for the day are expected to be

Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fire UpdateSunday, August 8, 2021, 10:00 a.m.  Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Black Troy Hagan, Incident CommanderGreen Ridge Fire Statistics: Size:  20,259 acres Containment:  15% Location: 30 miles east of Walla Walla Reported: July 7, 2021 Cause: Lightning Lick Creek Fire Information: Size:  80,421 acres Containment:  90% Location: 20 miles southwest of Asotin, WA Reported: July 7, 2021Cause: Lightning  Winds Push Green Ridge Fire to Merge with Lick Creek Fire   Current Situation: Green Ridge Fire: The Green Ridge Fire grew to 20,259 acres, representing a growth of 4,869 acres. The fire remains 15% contained. Yesterday, gusty winds caused the fire to grow steadily to the east and north beginning early in the afternoon. The Green Ridge Fire to grew onto the Lick Creek Fire’s contained perimeter on the east and across the Tucannon River to the north, spotting over the 22 Road. The growth into the previously burned area...

Firefighters increase control efforts on Poole Creek FireCANYONVILLE, Ore.—With a dozen smaller wildfires mostly trailed, mopped up or already in patrol status, more firefighters are engaged on preventing the spread of the Poole Creek Fire. Containment on the Complex has risen to 9 percent. At 1,942 acres, Poole Creek is the largest fire in the Skyline Ridge Complex. It is burning roughly six miles southeast of the community of Days Creek. Firefighters plan to keep the fire within two steep drainages by building control lines on ridgetops and securing them with controlled burns at night. This will protect houses and outbuildings on the south bank of the South Umpqua River. Local residents can expect to see more fire traffic and smoke from burn-out operations. Fire managers at the Complex are also responsible for identifying and helping suppress new fires in the area. Sunday afternoon they did just that. A pilot assigned to the Complex spotted a fire on the border of Douglas and...

Quick Facts: Start Date: July 29th, 2021 Cause: Lightning Incident Commander: Randy Johnson, Pacific Northwest Team 3 Location: Nine miles north of Oakridge, Middle Fork Ranger District, Willamette National Forest Approx. Fire Size (acres): Gales: 2,969; Kwis: 358; Ninemile: 282; Elephant Rock: 7 Containment: 10% Resources: Crews: 15; Engines: 17; Heavy Equipment: 12; Helicopters: 6; Water tenders: 11 Total Personnel: 591     Middle Fork Complex Fire Update – Sunday, August 8, 2021 – 9:00 a.m.   Community Fire Briefing at Greenwaters Park, 48362 Highway 58, in Oakridge - Monday, August 9 at 6:30 pm. Yesterday: On the Kwis Fire, retardant and water were dropped to aid crews in controlling the spread of a spot fire south of the containment line. A smoke column was visible from the Gales Fire in the afternoon as fire activity increased. Crews and heavy equipment continued preparing existing road systems to be used as primary control lines around the Ninemile, Gales, and...

Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fire UpdateSunday, August 8, 2021, 10:00 a.m.  Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Black Troy Hagan, Incident CommanderGreen Ridge Fire Statistics: Size:  20,259 acres Containment:  15% Location: 30 miles east of Walla Walla Reported: July 7, 2021 Cause: Lightning Lick Creek Fire Information: Size:  80,421 acres Containment:  90% Location: 20 miles southwest of Asotin, WA Reported: July 7, 2021 Cause: Lightning  Winds Push Green Ridge Fire to Merge with Lick Creek Fire   Current Situation: Green Ridge Fire: The Green Ridge Fire grew to 20,259 acres, representing a growth of 4,869 acres. The fire remains 15% contained. Yesterday, gusty winds caused the fire to grow steadily to the east and north beginning early in the afternoon. The Green Ridge Fire to grew onto the Lick Creek Fire’s contained perimeter on the east and across the Tucannon River to the north, spotting over the 22 Road. The growth into the previously burned area...

News Release August 8, 2021 Orient, WA - The Nine Mine Fire is located 4.5 miles south / southeast from Laurier, WA. This lighting caused fire started on Wednesday, August 4th and has burned approximately 300 acres of forested land. Northeast Washington Incident Management Team 3 was dispatched August 7th to assist the initial suppression efforts by Joint Fire Protection District 3-8 (JFPD3-8), and Washington State Department of Natural Resources. NE IMT 3 took command of the Nine Mine Fire August 7th at 11:00. Evacuations: Remember Ready, Set, Go. Level 2 evacuation means be set to go at a moment’s notice. This level 2 notice is for homes on Imperial Way and Sand Creek Rd.  Road Closures: Nine Mine Rd. remains closed. Today, Firefighter’s efforts today will be to suppress the fire directly where appropriate with crews on the ground. Crews will continue to construct containment lines and fire managers are also working to establish contingency containment lines. Last nights...

WHITMORE FIRE UPDATENORTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM 12Incident Commander: Bobby Shindelar There will be a virtual community meeting today at 1:30 PM hosted online at https://www.facebook.com/cwafireinfo/August 8, 2021The Whitmore Fire is burning on the Colville Reservation south of Omak Lake and west of Nespelem, WA. The Incident Command Post at Nespelem Community Center is closed to all but essential personnel to help ensure the health and safety of firefighters and community members. Operations Yesterday morning, winds from the northeast pushed the fire across the Columbia River Road, expanding the southwest perimeter of the fire. In the afternoon, winds shifted, leading to extremely active fire behavior and driving the fire to the northeast. Fire crews protected numerous homes and structures in the Kartar Valley yesterday, and successfully held the fire in the southeast where it crossed the 115 road. Today, firefighters are securing areas where the fire crossed the Columbia...

On Saturday, crews continued to make progress on the five fires burning in the Bull Complex. Additional containment lines were constructed to contain the Janus fire, the Ridge fire, and the Kola fire. These fires are growing although their rate of spread is still relatively slow. Progress was made on mopping up the Ogre Creek and Round Lake fires, both of which are nearing containment.      Currently there are 97 fire personnel assigned to the Bull Complex fires.  The work to build containment lines will continue on Sunday. Three fire lookouts in the area will be assessed and structural protection will be put in place should the fires spread in that direction. Crews are also working to remove hazard trees along Forest Roads 6370 and 4696.  After several days of cool and moist weather, clear skies are forecasted for Sunday afternoon. Temperatures are expected to increase starting Monday, possibly reaching triple digits by midweek. Round Lake 1/2 acreOgre Creek 1/4 acreJanus 441...

GLIDE, Ore. – Firefighters will be working to establish anchor points in several key locations today, fire officials said.    The team will create anchor points to the west and south of the Chaos, Little Bend and Homestead Fires today, said Eric Riener, incident commander trainee for Northwest 13 Incident Management Team.     Anchor points are areas active fire cannot move into, such as a road or previously burned ground, allowing firefighters to safely begin working directly along the edge of the fire using water or soil to extinguish flames and embers. Aviation resources will continue to support firefighters by dropping water near the fire perimeter.    “We’ll also continue to evaluate the progressional spread of the Jack Fire and develop indirect containment lines around the TFR5 Fire to the south,” Riener said.     Several additional fires combined with active burning Saturday increased the Rough Patch Complex footprint...

Inchelium, Wa. – Firefighters continue their work to contain fire starts from Wednesday’s lightning storm and reinforce lines on the northeast flank of the Summit Trail Fire. Much of the western and the southern flank are mopped-up inside the fire line and the line has held for several days. Two new fires that started on the Colville Reservation, the Seventeen Mile and the Upper Lime Creek, are drawing resources from the Summit Trail Fire. Resources are being reallocated from sections in mop-up and patrol status. This ensures we can assist the other fires while still supporting critical areas on the eastern flank of the Summit Trail Fire. NW Team 7 assumed command of the Upper Lime Creek Fire at 6:00 a.m. today. The Upper Lime Creek Fire was estimated at 162 acres yesterday. People traveling in the area should carefully monitor this fire area for road closures. A 6-mile section of State Hwy 21 is currently closed north of Keller. Check WA DOT website at:...

GLIDE, Ore. – Firefighters will be working to establish anchor points in several key locations today, fire officials said.    The team will create anchor points to the west and south of the Chaos, Little Bend and Homestead Fires today, said Eric Riener, incident commander trainee for Northwest 13 Incident Management Team.     Anchor points are areas active fire cannot move into, such as a road or previously burned ground, allowing firefighters to safely begin working directly along the edge of the fire using water or soil to extinguish flames and embers. Aviation resources will continue to support firefighters by dropping water near the fire perimeter.    “We’ll also continue to evaluate the progressional spread of the Jack Fire and develop indirect containment lines around the TFR5 Fire to the south,” Riener said.     Several additional fires combined with active burning Saturday increased the Rough Patch Complex footprint...

Bootleg Fire Update, August 8, 2021  Location: 28 miles northeast of Klamath Falls, OR            Containment: 96% Size: 413,765 acres (647 square miles)                                                    Personnel: 1,125                    Walrus FireLocation: 10.5 miles N of BonanzaSize: 75 acresContainment: 0%                                                                     Yainax FireLocation: 10 miles NE of BonanzaSize: 88 acresContainment: 0%(Klamath Falls, OR) – Significant progress was made on the northeast corner of the Bootleg Fire yesterday and the official containment number grew to 96% due to hard fought effort by firefighters for nearly a month. Engine crews will continue patrolling the fire perimeter as a safety measure for the foreseeable future. Crews and equipment will continue efforts to return the fireline to a more natural...

 Community Meeting: A community meeting will be held TODAY, AUGUST 8, at Cooper’s General Store in Ardenvoir. Fire managers and local officials will provide up to date information on the fire and be available to answer your questions. Today: The fire remained quiet last night despite gusty wind. The fire is now completely lined; the focus today will be strengthening lines by removing snags, securing debris that could roll out and ignite new fires outside of the lines and mopping up. Unburned material within the perimeter of the fire will continue to burn; expect to see smoke within the interior for several days. Tomorrow: Line improvement as needed, mop up and repair. Weather: Partly cloudy and a chance of showers with a maximum temperature of 69. Winds will be moderate in the morning hours, increasing in the afternoon with gusts to 35. Aircraft: A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is in place in the vicinity of the Moe Canyon Fire. Evacuations: Effective 7:00PM August 5, 2021 a...

  Cub Creek 2 Fire – August 8, 2021 Update Fire Information Public Phone Line: (406) 426-9595 Email: 2021.cubcreek2@firenet.gov InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7675/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CubCreek2Fire2021 Acres: 62, 362 Number of Resources: 589 Percent Containment: 24% Cause: Under investigation Date/Time Detected: July 16th. 1:27 PM Structures burned: 3 Origin/Location: 5 miles North of Winthrop, WA. Firefighters focused efforts on putting out remaining heat pockets in the Sweet Grass area, while other resources on the western flank backhauled supplies and equipment. Along Forest Road 51, crews mopped up along the western side, and monitored any active areas of the fire. Resources remain in place at the Brevicomis Cabins to ensure there is sufficient protection, by utilizing sprinklers and fireline. The northeast flank has exhibited little activity, primarily slow moving, creeping, and isolated heat sources burning. Firefighters are engaged with the...

 Devil’s Knob Complex Morning Update Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock August 7, 2021 Community Meeting: An in-person community meeting will be held this evening at 7:30 PM at the Tiller Volunteer Fire Department. Fire managers from both Devil’s Knob and Skyline Ridge Complexes will provide operational fire updates and an opportunity for the public to ask questions. We are asking the public to bring and wear a mask as a COVID-19 mitigation and be prepared for warm weather conditions as the meeting will be outside. The Devil's Knob Complex is a grouping of 52 lightning caused fires with the majority burning on the Tiller Ranger District, Umpqua National Forest. The fires were started from thunderstorms on July 29th and August 1st. The Devil’s Knob Complex is situated between the Rough Patch Complex and Jack Fire to the north, which is being managed by Northwest Incident Management Team 13 and the Skyline Ridge Complex to the southwest, which...

Inchelium, Wa. – Firefighters continue their work to contain fire starts from Wednesday’s lightning storm and reinforce lines on the northeast flank of the Summit Trail Fire. Much of the western and the southern flank are mopped-up inside the fire line and the line has held for several days. Two new fires that started on the Colville Reservation, the Seventeen Mile and the Upper Lime Creek, are drawing resources from the Summit Trail Fire. Resources are being drawn from sections in mop-up and patrol status. This ensures we can assist the other fires while still supporting critical areas on the eastern flank of the Summit Trail Fire. The Upper Lime Creek Fire was measured at 162 acres yesterday. People traveling in the area should carefully monitor this fire area for road closures. A 6-mile section of State Hwy 21 is currently closed north of Keller. Check WA DOT website at: https://tinyurl.com/549vbh47 for updates. Crews will continue their work, extending and connecting hand...

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Devil’s Knob Complex Morning Update Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock August 8, 2021 The Devil's Knob Complex is a grouping of 40 plus lightning caused fires with the majority burning on the Tiller Ranger District, Umpqua National Forest. The fires were started from thunderstorms on July 29th and August 1st. The Devil’s Knob Complex is situated between the Rough Patch Complex and Jack Fire to the north, which is being managed by Northwest Incident Management Team 13 and the Skyline Ridge Complex to the southwest, which is being managed by Oregon Department of Forestry Team 1. The Devil's Knob Complex is managed by Northwest Incident Management Team 8 from an incident command post at the Milo Academy near Tiller, Oregon.    Fire Information: (541) 900-6133 (8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.) E-mail:  2021.DevilsKnob@firenet.gov Information Websites: Facebook page “2021 Devil’s Knob Complex” Inciweb - https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7771/ Oregon...