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 Bend, Ore —  Beginning today, the Deschutes National Forest has reduced the forest closure for the Cedar Creek fire.  The reduction in the forest closure will allow recreation to occur at Lava Lake and Lava Lake Resort, which is in the northern portion of the closure. Though the closure has been reduced, the campgrounds at Little Lava Lake and Lava Lake remain closed. Access to the resort is

     Cedar Creek Fire septiembre 23, 2022 Actualización diaria—8:30 AM  Datos rápidos del Incendio Cedar Creek Superficie: 113,809 acres Contenido: 17% Fecha de inicio: 1 agosto 2022   Origen: 15 millas al este de Oakridge, Oregón Causa: Relámpago Personal total: 1,990 Recursos: 50 camiones de bomberos, 34 tripulaciones, 68 equipamientos pesados, 8 helicópteros Operaciones de la Zona Oeste: El humo y la niebla se disiparon por la mañana, proporcionando un clima más cálido y seco. Los bomberos han tenido éxito con las operaciones de limpieza, incluida la extinción de los puntos calientes, la separación de escombros humeantes y el corte de árboles debilitados por el fuego a lo largo del borde occidental del incendio. Esto ha asegurado la línea de fuego a lo largo de la carretera forestal 2409 y la carretera forestal 1928, que se encuentran al noreste de la comunidad de High Prairie. Las cuadrillas continuarán vigilando esta sección de...

Fire Road Closure UpdateTuesday, September 20, 2022Road Closureso Lower Imnaha Rd & Dug Bar Rd Closedo Upper Imnaha Rd closedo Hat Point Rd closedSheriff Joel FishPlease refer to the Forest Service websites for fire

Fire Road Closure UpdateTuesday, September 20, 2022Road Closureso Lower Imnaha Rd & Dug Bar Rd Closedo Upper Imnaha Rd closedo Hat Point Rd closedSheriff Joel FishPlease refer to the Forest Service websites for fire

Fire Road Closure UpdateTuesday, September 20, 2022Road Closureso Lower Imnaha Rd & Dug Bar Rd Closedo Upper Imnaha Rd closedo Hat Point Rd closedSheriff Joel FishPlease refer to the Forest Service websites for fire

Fire Road Closure Update Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Road Closures o Lower Imnaha Rd & Dug Bar Rd Closed o Upper Imnaha Rd closed o Hat Point Rd closed Sheriff Joel Fish Please refer to the Forest Service websites for fire

Overview: The Goat Rocks Fire continues to burn 1.5 miles northeast of the town of Packwood, Washington in and around the Goat Rocks Wilderness. Despite yesterday’s more active fire behavior, its edge remains about ½ mile from Upper Timberline. Firefighter and public safety are the highest priority on the Goat Rocks Fire.  Fire managers continue to make good progress toward completing firefighting objectives; 85% of indirect control lines have been completed with additional direct control line in place around the spot and slop fires in the Coal Creek drainage near the 4610 Road.   Firefighting Activity: Yesterday, crews on the fire’s western edge focused on containing the fire that had “slopped” (crossed) over the containment line around the previous day’s successful burn operation.  Dozers and hand-crews along with helicopter bucket drops were used to limit growth; fire managers plan to have it mopped up by the end of today’s shift. A fire spotted south across Coal...

FINAL DAILY UPDATE: Based on current and expected fire activity, this will be the final daily update for the Rum Creek Fire Warmer weather and low relative humidity levels forecasted for this weekend will assist fire crews on their mission to seek and destroy any lingering heat within 200-feet of containment lines. Fire crews are on track to meet all suppression goals and are winding down this weekend with operations expected to come to an end early next week.Containment is currently 90-percent.Heavy equipment and fire crews are still travelling and working along roads within and near the fire area. If your weekend recreation plans include travel near the forest, please to use caution and keep in mind that recreational and road closures are still in place. Plan ahead and slow down to help ensure everyone can enjoy this beautiful fall weekend.Since this is the final daily update for the Rum Creek Fire, please utilize the link and phone number listed below for updates on current...

   Kalama Fire Update – Sept. 23, 2022 Overview: The Kalama Fire, located southeast of Kalama Horse Camp on the south side of Mount St. Helens, is at approximately 350 acres in size and is currently five percent contained. Acres increased only slightly with burn out operations to assist in securing the perimeter of the fire. Cooler weather over the fire yesterday assisted in the firefighting efforts. Fire Behavior: The fire was located on a cliff face and is now on extremely steep ground, fire fighters are preparing indirect lines in more favorable terrain where they can be successful.  Fire behavior has been smoldering and creeping. The potential for fire growth remains, but containment lines are being put in place and contain percentage information will be updated when the lines are complete and holding. Weather: Weather today is predicted to be sunny with warming temperatures expected in the afternoon. A warmer and drier pattern develops on Saturday and is expected to...

Boulder Mountain Fire CUSICK, Wash. – In order to fully suppress a fire, all hot spots near the fire perimeter are located and extinguished by turning the soil as you would a campfire to put it out.  Firefighters are gridding the perimeter which is conducive to fully mitigating the possibility of reignition.  Gridding searches for small fires or hot spots by systematically traveling over an area on parallel courses or gridlines.  This ensures a cumulative assessment over the entirety of the fire line.   When firefighters clear trees and brush from roadways, the excess material is chipped.  This chipping continues to be utilised as a benefit to remove debris left over from mitigation activities and will be used to prevent erosion and other resource benefits.   Dense fog descended on the fire area which will lift to a cloud layer later in the day.  Visibility will be low until the afternoon when there will be a mix of sun and clouds.  Winds will remain slight with gusts up to...

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two FiresSeptember 23, 2022Daily Update – 8:00 AMPublic Meeting – Friday, September 23rd at 6:00 PM at Joseph Community Event Center and streamed via Facebook Live  – CANCELEDHighlights: The public meeting scheduled for today at the Joseph Community and Event Center and on Facebook Live has been canceled. The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and the Oregon Department of Forestry, in conjunction with the Southern Area Blue Team, decided the recent rains and subsequent reduction in fire behavior negated the need for the meeting. The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest updated their road, trail and area closures and their public use restrictions, the details of those updates can be found on the Double Creek Fire Facebook

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two FiresSeptember 23, 2022Daily Update – 8:00 AMPublic Meeting – Friday, September 23rd at 6:00 PM at Joseph Community Event Center and streamed via Facebook Live  – CANCELEDHighlights: The public meeting scheduled for today at the Joseph Community and Event Center and on Facebook Live has been canceled. The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and the Oregon Department of Forestry, in conjunction with the Southern Area Blue Team, decided the recent rains and subsequent reduction in fire behavior negated the need for the meeting. The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest updated their road, trail and area closures and their public use restrictions, the details of those updates can be found on the Double Creek Fire Facebook

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two FiresSeptember 23, 2022Daily Update – 8:00 AMPublic Meeting – Friday, September 23rd at 6:00 PM at Joseph Community Event Center and streamed via Facebook Live  – CANCELEDHighlights: The public meeting scheduled for today at the Joseph Community and Event Center and on Facebook Live has been canceled. The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and the Oregon Department of Forestry, in conjunction with the Southern Area Blue Team, decided the recent rains and subsequent reduction in fire behavior negated the need for the meeting. The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest updated their road, trail and area closures and their public use restrictions, the details of those updates can be found on the Double Creek Fire Facebook page. Double Creek Fire: 157,698 acres | 71% contained | 603 personnel assigned The fire grew 378 acres in the last twenty-four hours. An infrared flight overnight resulted in the updated acres. Pockets of heat are still...

Cedar Creek Fire September 23, 2022 Daily Update at 8:30 AM  Cedar Creek Fire Quick Facts Size: 113,809 acres Contained: 17% Start Date: August 1, 2022   Origin: 15 miles east of Oakridge, Oregon Cause: Lightning Total personnel: 1,990 Resources: 50 engines, 34 crews, 68 heavy equipment, 8 helicopters West Zone Operations: The smoke and fog lifted in the morning, providing warmer and drier weather. Firefighters have been successful with mop up operations including extinguishing hot spots, breaking apart smoldering debris, and cutting snags and fire weakened trees along the western edge of the fire. This has secured the fireline along Forest Service Roads 2409 and 1928 which are northeast of the High Prairie community. Crews will continue patrolling this section of line to check for any hot spots. Along the north edge of the fire area, mechanized equipment and crews continue to prepare Forest Service Road 19 to be used as a control line. As they can safely...

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two FiresSeptember 23, 2022Daily Update – 8:00 AMPublic Meeting – Friday, September 23rd at 6:00 PM at Joseph Community Event Center and streamed via Facebook Live  – CANCELEDHighlights: The public meeting scheduled for today at the Joseph Community and Event Center and on Facebook Live has been canceled. The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and the Oregon Department of Forestry, in conjunction with the Southern Area Blue Team, decided the recent rains and subsequent reduction in fire behavior negated the need for the meeting. The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest updated their road, trail and area closures and their public use restrictions, the details of those updates can be found on the Double Creek Fire Facebook page. Double Creek Fire: 157,698 acres | 71% contained | 603 personnel assigned The fire grew 378 acres in the last twenty-four hours. An infrared flight overnight resulted in the updated acres. Pockets of heat are still...

Cedar Creek Fire septiembre 22, 2022 Actualización diaria—8:30 AM Datos rápidos del Incendio Cedar Creek Superficie: 113,637 acres Contenido: 14% Fecha de inicio: 1 agosto 2022   Origen: 15 millas al este de Oakridge, Oregón Causa: Relámpago Personal total: 2,276 Recursos: 65 camiones de bombero, 41 tripulaciones, 86 equipamientos pesados, 9 helicópteros Operaciones de la zona oeste: En los últimos dos días, las lluvias dispersas y los altos niveles de humedad moderaron el comportamiento del fuego. Las tripulaciones están progresando en las operaciones de limpieza al extinguir los puntos calientes y cortar las ramas y los árboles debilitados por el fuego a lo largo del borde occidental del incendio. Los bomberos han preparado la línea de control al suroeste del incendio principal. Aunque el fuego no ha llegado a la arboleda Constitution Grove, los bomberos han estado agregando medidas de protección como más bombas, rociadores y mangueras para...

Overview: The Goat Rocks Fire continues to burn 1.5 miles northeast of the town of Packwood, Washington in and around the Goat Rocks Wilderness. Firefighters have finished removing fuels around structures closest to the fire and are patrolling those neighborhoods.   Although the fire had moderate growth, yesterday’s successful burning operation further strengthened control lines between the fire’s edge and highly-valued resources.  As of this morning the fire is being held at the 4610 Road, about ½ mile from Upper Timberline. Fire managers are prioritizing firefighter and public safety as they continue to make good progress toward completing firefighting objectives; today, 85% of indirect control lines have been completed.   Firefighting Activity: Yesterday, conditions were favorable for the burning operation that had to be paused on Tuesday due to potentially unstable weather and winds. Firefighters carefully applied fire to clear vegetation further reinforcing fire breaks...

 A warming trend will begin today as the low-pressure system that brought almost a half-inch of rain to the fire area begins to move east. Small vegetation gains moisture quickly, but it also loses moisture quickly. As the sun returns, along with warmer temperatures and lower humidity levels, pockets of unburned vegetation will once again be available to burn. An increase in smoke production is possible as temperatures move back into the 80’s this weekend.While larger fuels in the fire’s interior, such as logs and stumps, will continue to smolder until winter arrives, firefighters expect to complete mop up operations within the next week. When completed, fire personnel will have located and extinguished any remaining pockets of heat within 200-feet of containment lines. A Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation (ESR) team is being briefed today. This team will examine the burned area to identify locations in the forest that were impacted by...

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two FiresSeptember 22, 2022 Daily Update – 8:00 AM Public Meeting – Friday, September 23rd at 6:00 PM at Joseph Community Event Center and streamed via Facebook Live Highlights: The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest updated their road, trail and area closures and their public use restrictions today. The road, trail and area closers took effect on September 21, 2022 and the specifics can be found on the Double Creek Fire Facebook page. The public use restrictions, sometimes referred to as fire restrictions, will be reduced from Phase B to Phase A. Those changes are set to take effect on Friday, September 23rd at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time and are also posted to the Double Creek Fire Facebook page.Double Creek Fire: 157,320 acres | 58% contained | 579 personnel assignedThe fire grew twenty-four acres in the last twenty-four hours. The Incident Commander flew over the northern portion of the fire yesterday and observed isolated pockets of fire...