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Cooler weather helps firefighters gain groundCANYONVILLE, Ore.— Two Oregon Air National Guard Black Hawk helicopters are joining eight other helicopters today in dropping water on fires in the Skyline Ridge Complex in southern Douglas County. Such drops are key given the steep terrain and heavy timber and brush facing firefighters.Personnel on the Complex has increased to 518, with the number of hand crews almost doubling since yesterday, nine more fire engines and a tripling of heavy equipment, including dozers. Containment remains at 0 percent.Ground crews will benefit from cooler temperatures today. Heavy fuels, though, continue to burn, sending burning debris rolling downhill and across control lines. Firefighters will be on alert to put out any new spot fires caused by such rollouts.Infrared mapping has shown the combined acreage of the 15 fires in the Skyline Ridge Complex to be 1,516. The largest fires are:Poole Creek – 1,104 acres; O’Shea Creek – 182 acres; Ike Butte...

   8/5 Smoke Outlook   Fire Hot, dry, and windy weather today means the fires are expected to be active and the possibility of fire spread when winds increase in the afternoon is a risk. Cedar Creek is now 52,498 acres (+468) and 25% contained. Cub Creek 2 is 59,377 acres (+680) and 24% contained. Delancy remains at 223 acres.   Smoke Smoke impacts from the Cedar Creek, Cub Creek 2, and Delancy fires are becoming more localized as the fires are brought under control. Mazama, Winthrop, and Twisp will continue to experience air quality impacts because of their proximity to the fires although the severity of impact continues to decrease. The afternoon wind event today, though challenging for firefighters, will be good for air quality in the Methow Valley.   Learn More Have you checked out the Washington Smoke Blog at https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/ ? It's a great source for all kinds of information about current and forecast smoke and air quality, health...

Lick Creek Fire: A plan is being put together for the needs of the areas at greatest risk for runoff and flooding as proposed in the BAERTeam assessment. Smoke will continue to be visible as unburned pockets of vegetation inside the fire perimeter are consumed. Crews willcontinue to mop-up any interior pockets of heat and patrol until full containment is achieved. This fire remains at 90% contained.Green Ridge Fire: The fire remains within primary containment lines along the Tucannon River in the Ladybug Campground area. The nightshift focused on holding the fire south of the Tucannon River. Patrol and monitoring of the fire edge continues, one spot fire was locatedover the edge of this line, going direct crews were able to quickly pick up and contain it. Favorable winds overnight assisted firefighters byincreasing the depth of the containment along the 46 Road. Aircraft will be assisting ground resources with retardant and water droppingruns to help minimize potential for additional...

Daily Update August 5, 2021 Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest   Winthrop, WA — The Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires are burning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and public and private lands within Okanogan County. These fires are being managed by Great Basin Incident Management Team 1.   Fire Information Line: Cedar Creek and Delancy Fires: 509-557-0740 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm)   Fire Weather: Hot and dry conditions continue for one more day. Winds will be slightly higher, starting slope and valley driven, before switching to the northwest/down valley around midday. A cold front will move through Thursday evening, bringing gust west to northwest winds overnight into Friday. There will be a small chance for showers along and behind the front, mainly for the western portion of the fire. Temperatures will be much cooler Friday going into the weekend while humidity values increase.   Cedar Creek Fire: The fire is currently estimated at 52,498 acres and is 25%...

Lick Creek Fire: A plan is being put together for the needs of the areas at greatest risk for runoff and flooding as proposed in the BAERTeam assessment. Smoke will continue to be visible as unburned pockets of vegetation inside the fire perimeter are consumed. Crews willcontinue to mop-up any interior pockets of heat and patrol until full containment is achieved. This fire remains at 90% contained.Green Ridge Fire: The fire remains within primary containment lines along the Tucannon River in the Ladybug Campground area. The nightshift focused on holding the fire south of the Tucannon River. Patrol and monitoring of the fire edge continues, one spot fire was locatedover the edge of this line, going direct crews were able to quickly pick up and contain it. Favorable winds overnight assisted firefighters byincreasing the depth of the containment along the 46 Road. Aircraft will be assisting ground resources with retardant and water droppingruns to help minimize potential for additional...

Actualizacion del Incendio de Bootleg Augosto 05, 2021  Localización: 28 millas (45 Kilómetros) noreste de Klamath Falls, ORTotal Linea de Defensa: 326 millas (525 Kilómetros)Tamaño: 413,765 acres (167,445 Hectáreas), 647 millas cuadrada (1,676 Kilómetros cuadrados)42 millas (68 Kilómetros) de borde de fuego activo, 284 millas (457 Kilómetros) de línea contenidaContención:  84% Personal: 1,387                                                                                      (Klamath Falls, OR) – Por tercer día consecutivo, una Alerta Roja y Alerta Meteorológica de Incendios estará en efecto esta tarde y noche. Tormentas eléctricas asociadas con el borde de un frente frío se pronostican para hoy y es probable que traigan vientos racheados y erráticos. Ayer, el humo y las cenizas del incendio de Antelope en el norte de California llenaron el...

Fire Information Public Phone Line: (406) 426-9595Email: 2021.cubcreek2@firenet.gov InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7675/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CubCreek2Fire2021Acres: 59,365, Percent Containment: 24%Date/Time Detected: July 16th. 1:27 PMStructures burned: 3Number of Resources: 689Cause: Under investigationOrigin/Location: 5 miles North of Winthrop, WA.  Yesterday there was increased smoke production as a result of a firing operation near Bock Creek on the west side of FS 51. The initial attack group stayed busy throughout the day supporting local fire resources on suppression efforts on fires started by the lightning on Tuesday evening. Air resources were able to successfully complete an IR (infrared) flight, which provided operations with a clear picture of where the fire is still active in the interior and on the perimeter.Crews continued to work along the western flank and in the Sweet Grass Butte area completing mop up activities and removing hazards....

GILCHRIST, SUN PASS STATE FORESTS IN KLAMATH COUNTY CLOSED TO PUBLIC USEPREVIEW News Release from Oregon Dept. of ForestryPreview posted on FlashAlert: August 5th, 2021 10:58 AMKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Due to extreme fire danger, the Gilchrist and Sun Pass state forests in Klamath County are closed to public entry and use until further notice effective Friday, August 6.This covers approximately 98,000 acres of land managed by the Oregon Department of Forestry in Klamath County. Please note this action currently applies only to the Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. Forest roads are still open for residential traffic, adjacent landowners, and contracted activities.Closure is necessary due to the current extreme fire conditions that are endangering life, forest resources, and property as well as very limited fire and emergency response resources. More than half of Klamath County is experiencing exceptional drought, with another 40 percent experiencing extreme drought conditions....

Bootleg Fire Update, August 5, 2021    Location: 28 miles northeast of Klamath Falls, OR Fireline total:  326 miles Size: 413,765 acres, 647 square miles 42 miles active fire edge, 284 miles of contained line Personnel: 1,387 Containment: 84% (Klamath Falls, OR) – For the third consecutive day, a Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch are in effect for this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms associated with the edge of a cold front are forecast for today and are likely to bring gusty and erratic winds. Yesterday, smoke and ash from the Antelope Fire in northern California filled the sky, helping to somewhat moderate fire behavior.  Despite the conditions over the past two days, the Bootleg Fire line is holding with no spot fires.   Fire activity has increased inside the fire perimeter, however. There remain patches of unburned fuels where the fire can spread and single- and group-tree torching has...

News Release  - August 5th, 2021 Tonasket, WA:   The Walker Creek Fire started on August 3rd at approximately 3:22pm.  It is located approximately 22 miles east of Tonasket and 1.5 miles southeast of Bonaparte Lake.  The fire is located primarily in heavy, multistoried timber with observed fire behavior of single to group torching of trees with spotting.   Yesterday with increasing fire behavior, the fire spotting to the southeast in rugged, rocky terrain.  Crews constructed a contingency dozer line to contain the spots within the area.  Due to the fuels in the area, burnout operations were determined to not be beneficial in containing the fires edge.  Last night, crews patrolled the fires edge, watching for spots.  Although fire activity minimized overnight, spots continued to be produced and slowly grow in the southeast section of the fire.     Regionally, the area has experienced severe thunderstorms that have come through the area between August 3rd to 4th. ...

Wednesday, August 4, 2021                                        Fire:  Black Butte Fire                                   Containment: 0% Acres:  approximately 4000                          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:  Fire size approximately 3000 acres:  The High Desert Incident Command Team Type 3 will take over management of the fire at 1800.  The team is transitioning with current fire crews to establish the best plan for fighting the fire that has been burning in very...

Smoke Dampens Fire Behavior, Crews Make Good Progress CANYONVILLE, ORE.—Smoke from fires burning in northern California dampened fire activity on the Skyline Ridge Complex today. The complex is comprised of 24 fires burning on public and private lands east of Canyonville. The smoky conditions allowed firefighters to make progress corralling the blazes. The fires showed occasional activity, making short runs but overall growth was limited. An infrared flight last night mapped the complex at 981 acres. Containment is estimated at 0%. On the Poole Creek Fire, crews with heavy equipment began opening roads in preparation for a sustained suppression effort. In the Upper Cow Creek area, firefighters completed a containment line around the Ike Butte Fire and laid hoses to support mop-up operations. Crews had a successful day on the Galesville Fire, securing the fire line and installing hose lays. Firefighters were also engaged on O’Shea Creek, Packard Creek, Hill Creek and Sweat Creek...

 Devil’s Knob Complex Update Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock August 4, 2021 - 8:00 PM The Devil's Knob Complex is a grouping of 43 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. Northwest Incident Management Team 8 has assumed management of these fires at 6 pm this evening. The incident command post is located 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 Smoke Information - http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/ Douglas County Sheriff’s Office - https://www.facebook.com/DouglasCoSO/ General Updates: Fire managers spent the majority of the day connecting with firefighters on the ground and gathering...

Tonasket, WA:  The Walker Creek Fire started on August 3rd at approximately 3:22pm.  It is located approximately 22 miles east of Tonasket and 1.5 miles southeast of Bonaparte Lake. The fire is located primarily in heavy, multistoried timber with observed fire behavior of single to group torching of trees with spotting.   Yesterday, initial attack crews utilized aerial support in addition to dozers, wildland engines and hand crews.  The fire grew to about 60 acres in size.  As thunderstorms formed into the evening and night, fire behavior intensified, forcing crews to disengage from the fire.   Today, initial attack crews regrouped and began to re-engage the fire.  An initial assessment in the morning found that over 200-300 spots had formed overnight on the northern section of the fire, traveling up to 300 yards in distance. Including the area of the spots, the fire increased by approximately 15 acres in size.  Fire behavior has increased into the evening with spotting up...

Lightning StrikesWashington: 1,399Oregon: 835If lightning occurs inside the cloud, it is called intra-cloud lightning. This makes up about 75% of all lightning produced by a thunderstorm. If the discharge hits the ground, it’s called a cloud-to-ground strike. This makes up about 20% of the lightning. Then there’s another type of lightning that is far more powerful, one in which positive charge flows instead of electrons. It’s called a positive lightning strike. "Positive lightning" is a net transfer of positive charge from the cloud to the ground. Positive lightning makes up less than 5% of all strikes. However, despite a significantly lower rate of occurrence, positive lightning is particularly dangerous for several reasons. Some positive strikes can occur within the parent thunderstorm and strike the ground beneath the cloud. If you hear thunder, you are close enough to lightning flashes that you could be struck regardless of where the storm is located. Also, positive...

 News Release August 4, 2021 Cusick, WA - The Molybdenite Fire is located about 9 miles Southeast of Ione, WA. It started on Saturday, July 31st and has burned approximately 55 acres of forested land.   Yesterday the fire stayed within containment lines and there was no fire growth. Acreage was adjusted based on updated mapping. Today: With the overnight weather crews will first evaluate the fire to determine if there was any significant changes. Crews will continue to work on reinforcing containment line around the fire and mopping up hot spots. Goal remains keeping the fire east of Redman Creek, west of Mineral Creek, south of Stimson Private Ground and north of FS 1936. Two Bull Dozers and eight hand crews continued to work on reinforcing containment line around the fire yesterday increasing fire containment to 30%. Dozers were able to add additional access points to the fire, on the south and southwest sides of the fire.   Fallers continue to work on removing the overhead...

Fire Weather WarningBeginning: 2021-08-04T21:01:00Ending: 2021-08-06T05:00:00New AlertKLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- 201 PM PDT WED AUG 4 2021...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH AND HAINES 6 WITH EXISTING FIRE FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 624... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH AND  ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 624... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY. · IMPACTS: STRONG, GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND CRITICALLY DRY VEGETATION WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE SPREAD POTENTIAL OF ANY NEW AND EXISTING FIRES. VERY DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TODAY WILL SUPPORT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLUME DOMINATION IS POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY-GENERATED ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS AND SPOTTING COULD BE PROBLEMATIC. LIGHTNING AND HIGH FIRE...

Janus Complex Update                                          8:00 pm Tuesday, August 3, 2021Today two additional lightning fires were located in the same vicinity as the three that were identified yesterday on the south end of the Mt Hood National Forest. Three of the fires, Janus, Kola and Ridge Fires are in the southeast corner of the Bull of the Woods Wilderness in the Janus Butte area. The largest, Janus Fire, is estimated to be 300 acres and the remaining fires estimated to be less than an acre each.  The remaining two fires are outside of the wilderness boundary and in the vicinity of Round Lake. Fourteen firefighters are currently working to construct direct line on the Round Lake Fire. They are camping out near the fire tonight and will continue working both fires by Round Lake on Wednesday.  Two helicopters provided bucket work this afternoon to drop water on the two fires by Round Lake. Some bucket work was also done on the Kola Fire to keep it in...

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFOREST SERVICEWILLAMETTE NATIONAL FORESTORDER # 06-18-10-21-18 FOREST ORDER OCCUPANCY AND USEPursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited in the areas described in this order within the administrative boundaries of the Willamette National Forest. This Order is effective on August 4, 2021, and shall be in effect until rescinded or December 31, 2021, whichever comes first. PROHIBITIONS: 1. Entering into or being upon an area closed for the protection of public health or safety. 36 CFR § 261.53(e) 2. Being on the road. 36 CFR § 261.54(e) 3. Being on a trail. 36 CFR § 261.55(a) 4. Entering or using a developed recreation site or portion thereof. 36 CFR § 261.58(b)CLOSURE DESCRIPTION: All areas affected by this closure are located within Lane County, Oregon, and within the Administrative Boundaries of the Willamette National Forest. The closure includes all US...

 Middle Fork Complex Fire Update: Wednesday, August 4, 2021   Statistics Total Acres: 2,102 Acres Containment: 5% Personnel: 602 Date of Ignition: 7/29/2021 Cause of Fires: Under Investigation Structures Threatened: 4 Injuries: 2 Aircraft: 5 Dozers: 4 Engines: 48   Email: 2021.middlefork@firenet.gov   Phone: 541-625-0849  Hours: 8am-6pm  InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7745 Facebook: @middleforkcomplex     Fire information: Twelve individual fires make up the Middle Fork Complex, with seven fires at 100% containment.  The most active fire in the complex is the Gales Creek Fire at 1,822-acres with 0% containment located south of the Forest Road 18 near the 1835 road. Indirect suppression efforts will continue with heavy equipment building contingency lines to the west and south on the 1824 road. Crews will re-open containment lines from previous fires and install hose lays to keep fire away from private land and...