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Type 3 Interagency Management Team takes command of both fires  PENDLETON, Ore. (July 9, 2021 – 11 a.m.) — Firefighters continue battling two fires burning in the Green Ridge area on the Pomeroy Ranger District, approximately 30 miles east of Walla Walla, Washington. Forest officials have implemented an area and road closure surrounding the two fires for public and firefighter safety. The closure is effective immediately and includes all or portions of Forest Service Roads 46, 4608, 4713, 4610, the Tepee trail, the Meadow Creek trail and Panjab trail. Additionally, Midway and Panjab campgrounds are closed. Access to the Turkey Tail Recreation Residences is also closed. A detailed map and description of the closure area is available on the Forest website and at any Forest office. Closure barriers and signs will be posted on the ground. The Green Ridge Fire, which is now estimated at 50 acres, was reported on July 7 and is burning in steep terrain, primarily consisting of grass...

INFORMATION RELEASE: 2:30PM July 9, 2021The Asotin County Sheriff’s Office, Fire Department, Public Works, and Emergency Services have collaborated to release the following updates to evacuation zones due to wildfires:  Evacuations: Level 3 (Go Now) are still in place for residences on Asotin Creek Road west of the Cloverland fork. This also includes Back Road and Bowman Road. Level 2 (Get Set) evacuations are in place for Cloverland Road and streets off of Cloverland Road, as well as the Harlow Ridge area, George Creek Road, and Hostetler Road.Level (Be Ready) 1: In Clarkston Heights, the areas south of Critchfield Road until Morgan Road and Maguire Gulch are now at Level 1. Peola Road, Silcott Wye Road, and the surrounding roads are also at a Level 1. Shelter: Evacuees are able to take shelter at Lincoln Middle School in Clarkston. The shelter is being staffed by Red Cross Volunteers. Livestock and large animals can be evacuated to the Livestock Market at 3200 E Main St,...

INFORMATION RELEASE: 2:30PM July 9, 2021The Asotin County Sheriff’s Office, Fire Department, Public Works, and Emergency Services have collaborated to release the following updates to evacuation zones due to wildfires:  Evacuations: Level 3 (Go Now) are still in place for residences on Asotin Creek Road west of the Cloverland fork. This also includes Back Road and Bowman Road. Level 2 (Get Set) evacuations are in place for Cloverland Road and streets off of Cloverland Road, as well as the Harlow Ridge area, George Creek Road, and Hostetler Road.Level (Be Ready) 1: In Clarkston Heights, the areas south of Critchfield Road until Morgan Road and Maguire Gulch are now at Level 1. Peola Road, Silcott Wye Road, and the surrounding roads are also at a Level 1. Shelter: Evacuees are able to take shelter at Lincoln Middle School in Clarkston. The shelter is being staffed by Red Cross Volunteers. Livestock and large animals can be evacuated to the Livestock Market at 3200 E Main St,...

   Quick Facts Incident Summary Approximate Size: 24,730 acres Fire Containment: 5% Incident Commander: Jason Loomis Resources on the fires: Crews: 7 Helicopters: 4 Engines: 25 Dozers: 4 Water tenders: 6   Total Personnel: 380 Jurisdiction: Umatilla National Forest, Spokane District Bureau of Land Management, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Asotin County Fire District Inciweb:   https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7615/   Facebook:   Oregon Smoke Blog http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/ Dry Gulch Fire July 9, 2021 Fire Information 509-780-6238 E-mail: drygulchfireinfo@gmail.com   For Immediate Release Incident Commander: Jason Loomis, Northwest Team 7   Clarkston, Wa. –Widespread lightning on July 7 started the Dry Gulch and Lick Creek Fires, ranging from two miles SW of Asotin, Washington to approximately 15 miles SW of Asotin. The fires have burned together and are now being managed as a...

 Silcott Fire Fire Information Number: (509) 731-4074Email: sewaimtpio@gmail.comInciWeb site: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7626/Incident Commander: Leonard JohnsonPublic Information: Cole Massey (Lead), Grace DeBusschereUPDATE: 8:30AM July 9, 2021‬Incident Summary: Southeast WA Type 3 Incident Management Team 2 is working in cooperation with Asotin County Fire District 1, the Washington State Patrol-Fire Marshal’s Office, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), WA DNR, US Forest Service and the Asotin County Sheriff and Emergency Management to manage the response to the Silcott fire, which started in the area of Silcott Grade Road west of the city of Clarkston. Containment: 10% (Silcott fire) Size: 8,633 acres (Silcott fire)Start Date: 7/7/2021Resources: 4 Strike teams4 single engines additionally5 Hand crews1 Tender2 DozersKnown structures lost: None on SilcottStructures threatened: 150Transition: At 6:00 am this morning, Type 2 Northwest Incident Management Team 7 assumed...

The Bootleg Fire continues to burn on the Fremont-Winema National Forest and private lands north of the towns of Sprague River and Beatty. Although the Red Flag Warning is no longer in effect, weather conditions overnight and through today continue to allow for extreme fire behavior. Additional resources have been ordered and continue to arrive.     Yesterday’s operations: Firefighters continued their efforts to identify defensible locations for effective fire breaks and to safely engage the fire. Crews were successful at limiting the spread along the southern edge. However, during the day and into the evening, wind-driven extreme fire behavior resulted in active fire growth to the east. Officials are in the process of assessing the impacts of yesterday’s fire spread. Today’s operations: In addition to on-going daytime operations, more crews are being assigned to night shift when conditions are more favorable for effective firefighting.  As part of the unified command...

Jack Fire Northwest Incident Management Team 9 (IC Brian Goff) Oregon State Fire Marshal Blue Incident Management Team (IC Scott Magers)  Email: 2021.jack@firenet.gov Phone: 541-201-2335 Hours: 8am-6pm InciWeb:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7605 Facebook: https://fb.me/JackFire2021   Fire Update: Friday, July 9, 2021    Fire information: The Jack Fire is currently estimated at 5,477 acres and is 0% contained. Fire crews continue to scout and construct primary, alternate, and contingency containment lines around the fire. On Thursday, a considerable amount of work was focused on areas north of Highway 138E. Crews prepped road systems and constructed hand line to hold the fire near Ragged Ridge. Firefighters also spent time working in and around Horseshoe Bend to keep the fire out of the campground.   Structures: At Dry Creek, resources are focused on protecting private property. Structural resources assigned to the incident continue to create or improve defensible...

 Cheney, WA – Crews overnight worked on the line with infrared technology to look for hot spots. This is a piece of technology that provides an extra set of “eyes” to help make sure the fire is totally out and there are no hot spots within the mop up area. Today crews will keep mopping up 200 feet in from the perimeter and start the repair process. In the initial attack of a fire the crews may have to cut fence or drive into areas we wouldn’t normally drive into. It is the goal of the teams to return those areas to the way they were before the fire. The fire is 55% contained, this number is expected to increase this afternoon.   Today the temperatures are expected to be in the mid 90’s with calm winds. There are approximately 272 personnel assigned to the incident and to date there have been no reported injuries or any structures lost.  More crews will check out from the incident today and return to their home agency or move to another fire. The total acreage remains at...

Mitchell, OR – Due to more accurate mapping, the fire now stands at 368 acres.  Containment has reached 45 percent.  Full mop-up efforts will continue as crews work to detect and extinguish hot spots.  Today, firefighters will look for pockets of smoldering fuels and occasional isolated flare ups in the far interior of the fire area.  Overall, smoke from the fire will decrease due to consumption of residual fuels and aggressive mop-up efforts.   The forecast includes the return of hot temperatures starting today and through the weekend, with a slight cool down next week.  Hot temperatures and single digit relative humidity will challenge firefighting activity.   Fire prevention remains a top priority across the region. Fire officials would like to remind the public to follow fire season restrictions and pay particular attention to any spark emitting activities such as campfires, small equipment use and off-road driving.   Current fire restrictions and information for ODF’s...

Access to better mapping technology has led to a reduction in the total acreage of the Batterman Road fire, which is located east of East Wenatchee. The fire is being managed by Northwest Incident Management Team (IMT) 12 in coordination with the Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office, Spokane BLM, Washington DNR Southeast Region, and Douglas County Fire Districts 1 and 2. This collaboration has led to success in meeting firefighting objectives as well as maintaining firefighter and public safety. Fire crews continued to monitor and patrol established fire lines throughout yesterday’s shift, focusing on interior pockets of fire activity in the drainages to ensure no future threat to containment. Night shift resources were utilized for initial attack on a new fire start to the east. Demobilization of fire resources was paused today as crews and engines that were set to be released were sent to support efforts on nearby fires that started overnight. IMT 12 is working closely with...

There will be a community meeting for the Bootleg Fire tonight at 7 PM. This meeting will take place at the Chiloquin Community Center at 140 S. 1st Ave in Chiloquin. This meeting will also be available streaming live over Facebook on the Fremont-Winema, SCOFMP, and NW Team 10 Facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/R6FWNF/ https://www.facebook.com/SCOFMPFIREINFO/https://www.facebook.com/NorthwestTeam10/This meeting will be an opportunity to hear from Incident Commanders, Agency Administrators, Northwest Team 10, the Klamath County Sheriff, and Klamath County Emergency

UPDATE: 9:30PM July 8, 2021‬Incident Summary: Southeast WA Type 3 Incident Management Team 2 is working in cooperation with Asotin County Fire District 1, the Washington State Patrol-Fire Marshal’s Office, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), WA DNR,  US Forest Service and the Asotin County Sheriff and Emergency Management to manage the response to the Silcott and Dry Gulch fires. The Dry Gulch fire has been burning in the Dry Gulch area west of Asotin Creek Road. The Silcott fire started in the area of Silcott Grade Road west of the city of Clarkston. Containment: Silcott: 10%; Dry Gulch: 0% Size: 27,929 acres (Total, Dry Gulch/Lick Creek at 19,346 & Silcott at 8,633 acres)Start Date: 7/7/2021Resources: 4 Strike teams5 single engines additionally4 Hand crews2 Tenders2 DozersAir Attack3 Helicopters availableKnown structures lost: 6 outbuildings.Structures threatened: 450Today: The Silcott Fire remained primarily within its existing perimeter throughout the day.  Fire crews...

The Bootleg Fire continues to burn on the Fremont-Winema National Forest and private lands approximately 11 miles northeast of the town of Sprague River, Oregon. A Red Flag Warning for strong, gusty winds with low relative humidity remains in effect this evening until 8 p.m. Today’s operations: Extreme fire behavior has continued today, resulting in fire growth to the south and east, leading to additional evacuation orders. Despite the challenges posed by weather and terrain, firefighters continue to look for opportunities to safely engage the fire and to assess defensible locations where effective fire breaks can be constructed. Crews have also continued their work on protection measures for private properties in the area, focusing on structural triage and preparation by creating defensible space around structures.Evacuations: At the request of the Bootleg Incident Commander, following are the current evacuation levels issued by Klamath County Emergency Management:Level 3 (Go)...

 Cheney, WA – Crews today continued their focus on mop up operations and moving 100-200 feet in from the perimeter.  Containment of the fire has now increased to 55% and the incident is starting to wind down. Over the next few days excess crews will be released back to their agency or to another fire. The incident is expected to get turned over to the local agencies no later than Sunday. This will not happen until the fire is 100% contained.   Today the temperatures hovered in the mid to upper 80’s.  Today was likely the coolest day of the week as temperatures are back in the mid 90’s starting tomorrow. There are approximately 272 personnel assigned to the incident and to date there have been no reported injuries or any structures lost. The total acreage remains at 232 and is expected to stay at that number.   Evacuation levels: The only evacuation orders that remain in place are at a level 1. This area affects approximately 24 residents that are adjacent to the fire and...

The Bootleg Fire continues to burn on the Fremont-Winema National Forest approximately 11 miles northeast of the town of Sprague River.  The fire is burning on the Chiloquin and Bly Ranger Districts.  Northwest Incident Management Team 10 took command of the fire at 6 a.m. today.  Temperatures today will be 85-90 degrees with winds 6-10 mph, gusting to 20-35 mph in the afternoon. A Red Flag Warning is in effect this afternoon and evening for strong, gusty winds with low relative humidity.Yesterday’s operations: Fire behavior was extreme throughout yesterday and last night.  Firefighters worked on strengthening roads and identifying anchor points.  The fire crossed the Sycan River yesterday and is in the West Spodue project area on the Bly Ranger District.  The area has undergone recent fuel reduction and prescribed burning, which are expected to help firefighters.Today’s operations: Fire behavior is expected to continue to be extreme today, especially with predicted weather...

There is an area closure on the Fremont-Winema National Forest due to hazards and hazardous conditions created as a result of the Bootleg Fire. A map and details are included in the PDF file

Containment: Silcott: 10%; Dry Gulch: 0% Size: 27,929 acres (estimate)Resources: 4 Strike teams5 single engines additionally3 Hand crews2 Tenders2 DozersAir Attack3 Helicopters availableKnown structures lost: 6 outbuildingsStructures threatened: 450Last night: Firefighters worked to maintain containment lines and on structure protection. Today: Fireline resources are focused on securing the edge of the fire, structure protection, mopping up around structures, and strengthening and building on the control lines that they have already established. Most of the smoke visible today is from the more southern Lick Creek fire. Interior pockets of the fire are putting up significant smoke. The Dry Gulch fire merged into Lick Creek this morning. Road closures: new road closure at Peola and McGuire; Asotin Creek Road remains closed after the Cloverland forkEvacuations: Level 3 (Go Now) evacuations are in place for residences on Asotin Creek Road west of the Cloverland fork. Level 2 (Get Set)...

PENDLETON, Ore. (July 8, 2021 – 12 p.m.) — Forest officials have implemented an area and road closure surrounding numerous new fires on the Pomeroy Ranger District for public and firefighter safety.  Firefighters continue battling new starts following passing thunderstorms over the Pomeroy Ranger District on Wednesday, July 7. The closure is effective immediately and includes portions of Forest Service Road (FSR) 41, FSR 43 and FSR 44 and all trails within the closure area. A detailed map and description of the closure area is available on the Forest website and at any Forest office. Closure barriers and signs will be posted on the ground. The Lick Creek Fire is now estimated to have burned 2,600 acres on National Forest lands, but has merged with the Dry Gulch Fire, which started on lands protected by Washington Department of Natural Resources. The fire was reported on July 7 and is located approximately 15 miles southeast of Pomeroy, Washington, burning in grass and timber....

Jack Fire Northwest Incident Management Team 9 (IC Brian Goff) Oregon State Fire Marshal Blue Incident Management Team (IC ScoB Magers)   Email: 2021.jack@firenet.gov Phone: 541-201-2335 Hours: 8am-6pm InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7605   Fire Update: Thursday, July 8, 2021   Fire information: The Jack Fire is currently estimated at 4,224 acres and 0% contained. The fire is burning in grass and timber east of Glide. Fire crews are creating containment lines and defensible space while scouting for contingent containment lines. Engines and aircraft are watching for spotting and are ready to respond. Douglas Forest Protective Association has two dozers and personnel in the Dry Creek area working to protect the private lands. Numerous resources are coming in today and will be assigned. The fire spotted across the Umpqua River on July 7 into the 2002 Apple Fire scar. Structures: At Dry Creek, assessment and building defensible space around structures where feasible is...

Asotin Creek Road north of the Cloverland fork is closed.