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  Cedar Creek Fire septiembre 19, 2022 Actualización diaria—9:00 AM   Datos rápidos del Incendio Cedar Creek Superficie: 113,322 acres Contenido: 11% Fecha de inicio: 1 agosto 2022 Origen: 15 millas al este de Oakridge, Oregón Causa: Relámpago Personal total: 2,577 Recursos: 92 camiones de bombero, 58 tripulaciones, 105 equipamentos pesados, 12 helicópteros Situación actual: La mayor humedad y precipitación minimizaron el crecimiento del fuego el domingo. El fuego ahora está contenido al 11%. La línea de contención incluye el lado oeste del incendio entre carretera forestal 24 y Fifth Creek, el tramo desde el lago Charlton Lake hacia el oeste hasta la orilla del lago Waldo Lake, y las orillas norte y oeste de Waldo Lake. Actualmente, la Zona Oeste del incendio está quemando con baja intensidad, arrastrándose y ardiendo sin llama. La propagación del fuego está ocurriendo en áreas con hojarasca profunda y seca y combustibles pesados. La Zona Este está...

Cool and Humid Conditions Continue to Aid Suppression EffortsMERLIN, Ore. – Rum Creek fire area is holding at 83 percent containment with no new fire growth. Crews continue to be downsized, with 330 people remaining. Unsettled weather will continue for several days bringing higher humidity levels and scattered showers. Wind gusts of up to 22 mph are expected for the second day in a row for upper slopes and ridges. Isolated lightning levels today and tomorrow are not predicted to start fires but could bring rain levels strong enough to wash soils, provide instability in burned areas, and be a safety concern for public and fire crews within the fire perimeter. Crews will focus on suppression, mop up, patrol, rehab/repair, and hazard tree mitigation.Today we will begin the transition to a Type 3 Incident Management Team under the leadership of Incident Commander Brandon Kerns. The Type 3 team will assume full command at 0700, Tuesday, September 20, 2022. As part of this transition,...

White River & Irving Peaks Fire Update MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20THFire updates will be occurring about once a week, or as conditions change. According to the latest infrared map showing where heat is present, the White River Fire is ¼ mile from the Windmill Lane cabins on Windmill Lane. The fire is slowly backing downhill towards the road. Firefighting resources are trying to clean up the fuels between the fire’s edge and their containment lines, but the weather hasn’t allowed them to do much of that recently. Only about 2/100 of an inch of rain has fallen in the fire area over the past two weeks. The relative humidity has increased with the recent storm fronts, but the warming and drying trend this week will cause fire activity to increase as fuels dry out. Fires may be a little more active this week due to warmer temperatures. White River Fire: 3,373 acres 10% contained Irving Peak Fire: 3,407 acres 7% contained Meander Fire: 9 acres 0% contained Minnow Fire: 650 acres 0% contained...

Goat Rocks FireSeptember 19,2022 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 area.  Fire managers are using tactics to ensure safety of the firefighters, communities, and natural resources. Crews continue to thin fuels along roads and chip fuels cut from around structures. Due to cooler weather, fire behavior has been calm and growth has been minimal. However, more smoke could be visible over the next few days as warmer and drier conditions may cause a slight increase in fire activity. Firefighting Activity: Minimum Impact Suppression Techniques (MIST) are being applied by firefighters to protect wilderness values such as a natural appearing landscape (as found within Goat Rocks Wilderness). These techniques seek to minimize the impact to the landscape while achieving the protection objectives consistent with land and resource management. For example, fire managers may use natural...

  Cedar Creek Fire September 19, 2022 Daily Update at 9:00 AM   Cedar Creek Fire Quick Facts Size: 113,322 acres Contained: 11% Start Date: August 1, 2022Origin: 15 miles east of Oakridge, Oregon Cause: Lightning Total personnel: 2,577 Resources: 92 engines, 58 crews, 105 heavy equipment, 12 helicopters Status: Higher humidity and precipitation minimized fire growth on Sunday. The fire is now 11% contained. The containment line includes the west side of the fire between FS 24 and Fifth Creek, the stretch from Charlton Lake west to the shore of Waldo Lake, and the north and west shores of Waldo Lake. The West Zone of the fire is currently burning with low intensity creeping, and smoldering. Fire spread is occurring in areas with deep, dry litter and heavy fuels. The East Zone is experiencing fire behavior including creeping, smoldering, and single-tree torching. Fire growth is minimal. Sheltered heat may reemerge after the rain if fuels continue to be dry enough. West Zone...

 Bolt Creek Fire Update9 AM, September 19, 2022   Estimated size: 10,220 acres Completed: 79% Start Date/Time: 9/10/2022 at 5:15 am Area of Origin: King Co., North of Skykomish Cause: Undetermined Structures Damaged: one out-building Management of fire: Northwest Incident Management Team 8   Road Closures: Highway 2 remains closed just east of Index-Galena Road, near Sunset Falls (MP 36), to the junction of 5th St N into the town of Skykomish (MP 49). Local highway access is permitted for residents with identification from the west closure at MP 36 to the intersection of Miller River Road (Old Cascade Highway). While traveling within the closure, please be mindful of the fire crews that continue to work along the highway and follow posted speed limits.   Highway 2 from the east side of Miller River Road (Old Cascade Highway) to the west side of 5th Street in Skykomish remains closed to all with exception of fire personnel. Please understand that while fire activity has slowed,...

   Kalama Fire Update – Sept. 19, 2022 Overview: The Kalama Fire, located southeast of Kalama Horse Camp on the south side of Mount St. Helens, is at approximately 215 acres in size and is currently five percent contained.  We were better able to map the area to give a more accurate account of the acres burned. Additionally, acres also increased with burn out operations to assist in securing the perimeter of the fire. Cooler weather and a trace of rain on Friday evening are assisting 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 mostly dry...

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two FiresSeptember 19, 2022Daily Update – 8:00

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two FiresSeptember 19, 2022Daily Update – 8:00

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two FiresSeptember 19, 2022Daily Update – 8:00

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two FiresSeptember 19, 2022Daily Update – 8:00 AM Highlights: While precipitation fell across all four fires today, precipitation amounts varied significantly. In general, rainfall was highest in the southwest and decreased as you move northeast. The Sturgill and Nebo fires received between one tenth and one quarter of an inch, while the north end of the Double Creek fire received around one hundredth of an inch. The potential for rain across the fire area returns Wednesday through Thursday with warmer and drier weather expected beginning on Friday and continuing through the following week. Double Creek Fire: 157,264 acres | 27% contained |706 personnel assigned The lightning-caused Double Creek Fire is a full suppression fire, with the protection of lives and property the primary objectives. Crews worked on felling trees along Hat Point Road. This served a dual purpose of reducing fuel and removing hazards along the road. Firefighters...

 CUSICK, Wash. – Full suppression fire tactics are being utilized to keep fire activity away from Tacoma Creek Road, east of Little Pend Oreille Wildlife Refuge, and north of Calispell Peak and North Fork Tacoma Creek.  Tacoma Creek is critical habitat for Bull trout, which are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Firefighters use screened intake valves to mitigate adverse effects to resources resulting from fire suppression activities.  Reducing erosion in and around critical river habitat, hand crews use water bars spaced out along control lines.  Riparian zones, lands along river edges, return to normality as disturbed areas from suppression activities are blended to fit the natural contours of the land. On the north end of the perimeter, pockets of fire activity remain in areas of heavy fuel and rugged terrain.  Firefighters are focusing their efforts on these areas as other flanks of the fire are put into control status.  Personnel continue to pull hose...

  Cedar Creek Fire septiembre 18, 2022 Actualización diaria—8:15 AM   Cedar Creek Fire Quick Facts Superficie: 112,287 acres Contenido: 0% Fecha de inicio: 1 agosto 2022 Origen: 15 millas al este de Oakridge, Oregón Causa: Relámpago Personal total: 2,498 Recursos: 90 camiones de bombero, 55 tripulaciones, 106 equipamientos pesados, 12 helicópteros Operaciones de la zona oeste: Los bomberos aprovecharon las breves oportunidades para completar casi 2,000 acres más de operaciones de fuego para asegurar la línea de contención primaria a lo largo del borde oeste y suroeste del incendio Cedar Creek Fire el sábado. Las cuadrillas participaron durante todo el turno en la tala de troncos (árboles muertos o debilitados por el fuego) y en la quema para reducir la vegetación del suelo entre el incendio principal y la línea de contención primaria. Las operaciones de fuego incluyeron tanto el encendido manual como el uso de drones. Las operaciones de helicópteros quedaron en...

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Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two FiresSeptember 18, 2022Daily Update – 8:00

 Kalama Fire Update – Sept. 18, 2022 Overview: The Kalama Fire, located southeast of Kalama Horse Camp on the south side of Mount St. Helens, is at approximately 224 acres in size and is currently five percent contained.  We were better able to map the area to give a more accurate account of the acres burned. Additionally, acres also increased with burn out operations to assist in securing the perimeter of the fire. Cooler weather and a trace of rain on Friday evening are assisting 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 mostly dry over the...

 Bolt Creek Fire Update 9 AM, September 18, 2022Estimated size: 10,220 acresCompleted: 71%Start Date/Time: 9/10/2022 at 5:15 amArea of Origin: King Co., North of SkykomishCause: UndeterminedStructures Damaged: one out-buildingManagement of fire: Northwest Incident Management Team 8Road Closures:Highway 2 remains closed just east of Index-Galena Road, near Sunset Falls (MP 36), to the junction of 5th St N into the town of Skykomish (MP 49). Local highway access is now permitted for residents with identification from the west closure to the east side of Money Creek Road. Please keep your speed under the posted limits because firefighters are working from the roads and highways.Highway 2 from the east side of the Money Creek Road (Old Cascade Highway) to the west side of 5th Street in Skykomish remains closed to all with exception to patrolling firefighters. Please understand that while fire activity has slowed, the area remains hazardous.Residents in the area should remain vigilant in...

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two FiresSeptember 18, 2022Daily Update – 8:00 AM Highlights: Fire activity will remain minimal through the weekend allowing firefighters to take advantage of the cooler and wetter weather. A suppression repair branch was activated today. The goal of suppression repair is to return damaged areas to a stable condition that reflects pre-fire conditions. Post-fire repair efforts include debris removal, fence and gate repair, dozer line rehab, and other damage repair related to wildland fire suppression operations. Double Creek Fire: 157,185 acres | 27% contained |740 personnel assigned The lightning-caused Double Creek Fire is a full suppression fire, with the protection of lives and property the primary objectives. Crews scouted the northern perimeter of the fire to identify areas for suppression actions. Firefighters are planning to take advantage of the cooler and wetter weather to limit the fire’s spread. Crews are continuing to...

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two FiresHighlights: Fire activity will remain minimal through the weekend allowing firefighters to take advantage of the cooler and wetter weather. A suppression repair branch was activated today. The goal of suppression repair is to return damaged areas to a stable condition that reflects pre-fire conditions. Post-fire repair efforts include debris removal, fence and gate repair, dozer line rehab, and other damage repair related to wildland fire suppression operations.Double Creek Fire: 157,185 acres | 27% contained |740 personnel assignedThe lightning-caused Double Creek Fire is a full suppression fire, with the protection of lives and property the primary objectives. Crews scouted the northern perimeter of the fire to identify areas for suppression actions. Firefighters are planning to take advantage of the cooler and wetter weather to limit the fire’s spread. Crews are continuing to monitor and mop up the west side of the...

Highlights: Fire activity will remain minimal through the weekend allowing firefighters to take advantage of the cooler and wetter weather. A suppression repair branch was activated today. The goal of suppression repair is to return damaged areas to a stable condition that reflects pre-fire conditions. Post-fire repair efforts include debris removal, fence and gate repair, dozer line rehab, and other damage repair related to wildland fire suppression operations.Double Creek Fire: 157,185 acres | 27% contained |740 personnel assigned The lightning-caused Double Creek Fire is a full suppression fire, with the protection of lives and property the primary objectives. Crews scouted the northern perimeter of the fire to identify areas for suppression actions. Firefighters are planning to take advantage of the cooler and wetter weather to limit the fire’s spread. Crews are continuing to monitor and mop up the west side of the fire. Eagle Cap Wilderness Fires The Nebo, Sturgill, and Goat...