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  Archie Creek and Thielsen Fires Update September 29, 2020 Unified Incident Commanders Mike Dueitt and Tim Keith Hours: 8 am-8 pm   Archie Creek Fire Email: 2020.archiecreek@firenet.gov Phone: 971-334-7674 InciWeb:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7176/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArchieCreekFireInfo/   Thielsen Fire Email: 2020.Thielsen@firenet.gov Phone: 541-625-0687 NEW InciWeb:https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7195/ Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThielsenFire Special Notes: The Bureau of Land Management Roseburg District has modified the closure order of public lands east of I-5, within the Swiftwater Resource Area. Access to public lands west of Glide, including the North Bank Habitat Management Area, is now permitted. A map of the closure perimeter and more information can be found at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/7176/57115/.   Dry and warm weather with near record high temperatures will persist through Thursday and cause unburned pockets of live...

Springfield, Ore. –  Oregon Department of Forestry’s Type 1 Incident Management Team 3, Incident Commander Link Smith, will hand the fire over to ODF IMT 1, another Type 1 team, tomorrow morning. The team would like to thank the communities in the area for their kind hospitality and support during our stay.The size of the fire stands at 173,094 acres and is now 60 percent contained. 650 personnel are currently working the on the fire that includes 17 hand crews, 44 engines, 7 bulldozers, 7 water tenders and 3 other types of heavy equipment. Just six minor injuries have occurred on the fire since it started the night of September 7th. Fire crews continue to tie containment lines together in tough-to-get-to areas while being supported in the air by four assigned helicopters. Sunday’s higher temperatures and breezy winds stirred up fire activity in some unburned islands around Doe Creek. The interior fire activity posed no threat to containment lines. Today’s weather will...

Lionshead Fire update for Tuesday, Sept. 29   REDMOND, Ore. – Although the containment percentage has not changed for several days, crews are working hard at mop-up, cold trailing and connecting segments of contained line around the southwest, west and northwest perimeter.   “We got a lot of good work done today and we’re seeing great progress,” John Spencer, operations chief trainee, reported Monday. “We should be moving a lot of area to patrol status in the next two or three days.”   Mop-up is extinguishing or removing burning material along or near a control line, felling snags, or moving logs so they won't roll downhill. Cold trailing is when firefighters feel the edge of a burning area with the hand and dig out or trench around burning spots.   Today, a roads group will begin removing hazard trees along the 46 corridor between Detroit and Breitenbush. Fire managers are still developing a hazard removal strategy for Hwy. 22 to ensure safe public access. On the...

Archie Creek and Thielsen Fire Update September 29, 2020 Unified Incident Commanders Mike Dueitt and Tim Keith  Archie Creek FireEmail: 2020.archiecreek@firenet.gov Phone: 971-334-7674InciWeb:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7176/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArchieCreekFireInfo/ Thielsen FireEmail: 2020.Thielsen@firenet.govPhone: 541-595-8227InciWeb:https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7195/Facebook:

THIELSEN FIRE SOIL BURN SEVERITY MAP RELEASED Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) specialists from the U.S. Forest Service have finalized the Soil Burn Severity (SBS) map for the 9,921-acre Thielsen Fire. Soil burn severity is classified into 4 levels: unburned, low, moderate and high. Due to the constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread fire activity in the area, specialists spent little time in the field and instead focused their analysis on an interpretation of satellite imagery and ground photos collected during fire suppression activities. Additional analysis on this fire can be done at a future date once fire activity drops and the specialists are more easily allowed into the burned area. The analysis showed the following distribution of severity: High: 542 acres (5%) | Moderate: 4,295 (43%) | Low: 4,171 (42%) | Unburned: 914 (9%)  BAER post-fire assessment teams use the SBS data to identify if there are areas of concern where increased soil erosion,...

Lionshead Fire update for Monday, Sept. 28   REDMOND, Ore. – Fire crews are completing more containment line each day and looking for ways to attack the fire more directly where conditions allow. Pacific Northwest Team 13 under Incident Commander Brian Gales has assumed management of the fire.   Structural protection crews have shifted to patrol and chipping operations in Detroit and Idanha, as well as gathering the miles of hose used during the suppression effort.   Today, wind speeds of 20-25 miles per hour are expected, with gusts of 30 to 35. This will increase fire activity, primarily consuming fuels in the interior, particularly in open areas. Crews are strategically positioned to address flareups and spot fires.   Fire managers are developing hazard tree removal plans for Hwy. 22 to ensure safe public access, and for the 46 corridor to provide crews safe entry for mopup. On the southwest corner of the fire, crews have removed hazard trees in the Stahlman Cabin area. ...

ACTUALIZACION DEL INCENDIO BEACHIE CREEK – 28 de Septiembre, 2020  Acres: 192,843 acres   Contención Porcentual: 58% Fecha de Inicio: 16 de Agosto, 2020Causa: Bajo Investigación  Ubicación de Origen: Opal Creek Wilderness: Combustibles: Madera y desechos de tala  2 millas al sur de Jawbone Flats, Recursos: 579                                                      6 millas norte de Detroit, Oregon.Vuelos: Restricción de Vuelo Temporal        Prepárese para ver y oler el humo, pero el fuego tendrá un crecimiento mínimo El lunes los vientos del este empujan el humo hacia el oeste hasta Silverton, Silverton Hills, Parque estatal Silver Falls y probablemente Lyons  Salem, Ore. –  Un fuerte patrón de clima cálido y seco se mueve sobre las montañas Cascades el lunes y cambia la dirección del viento, empujando el humo directamente hacia las comunidades en el flanco...

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   Archie Creek and Thielsen Fires Update September 28, 2020 Unified Incident Commanders Mike Dueitt and Tim Keith Hours: 8 am-8 pm Archie Creek Fire Email: 2020.archiecreek@firenet.gov Phone: 971-334-7674 InciWeb:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7176/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArchieCreekFireInfo/   Thielsen Fire Email: 2020.Thielsen@firenet.gov Phone: 541-595-8227 InciWeb:https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7195/ Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThielsenFire Special Notes: Umpqua National Forest announced the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) has been reduced to I with a MODERATE fire danger rating. There are no time restrictions under an IFPL I; however, industrial operators must still have fire tools and a water supply at each operation site. A fire-watch is also required at the end of the operation period. More info: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/7176/57088/ The Umpqua National Forest has also reopened many of their public lands to recreational users....

South Obenchain Fire Update September 28, 2020 Quick Facts Incident Start: September 8, 2020Acres: 32, 671Containment: 95%Cause: Under InvestigationSingle structures lost: 33Other minor structures lost: 56 Fire InformationWildfire Information Center: (458) 206-3043 https://southwestoregonwildfireinformation.blogspot.com/Jackson County Emergency Management: (541) 776-7338 Email: SouthObenchainFire@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SouthObenchainFire Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7185 Air Quality: http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/  Update: Today is a “watch out” day for firefighters to stay aware of shifting winds that can carry heat to unburned areas of the fire. Large pockets of brush, trees, and grass that have not burned within the fire are called isolated islands. Since there is potential for the islands to burn, crews establish control lines around them and monitor for new smokes or interior heat. Containment and control lines continue to...

Archie Creek and Thielsen Fire Update September 27, 2020 Unified Incident Commanders Mike Dueitt and Tim Keith  Archie Creek FireEmail: 2020.archiecreek@firenet.gov Phone: 971-334-7674InciWeb:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7176/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArchieCreekFireInfo/ Thielsen FireEmail: 2020.Thielsen@firenet.govPhone: 541-595-8227InciWeb:https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7195/Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThielsenFire  Special Notes: Umpqua National Forest announced the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) has been reduced to I with a MODERATE fire danger rating. There are no time restrictions under an IFPL I; however, industrial operators must still have fire tools and a water supply at each operation site. A fire-watch is also required at the end of the operation period. More info: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/7176/57088/   The Umpqua National Forest has also reopened many of their public lands to recreational users. Cottage Grove and Tiller...

Weather and Fire Behavior:  Sunny, clear, dry and breezy conditions are expected today with sustained winds across the fire to continue over the next 24 hours. Potential for 40-45 mile per hour gusts along east-west orientated drainages and Goat Mountain are forecast.  Creeping and smoldering fire activity is expected.  A creeping fire exhibits slow rates of spread and low flames.  Significant growth of the fire is not anticipated due to lingering effects of the moisture we received over the past week.  Open areas of fine fuels, such as grass and leaves, will dry faster and carry fire more readily.  Elevations above 2000’ will dry more quickly due to lower humidity levels.  East winds will bring more smoke to the area and isolated smokes from vegetation burning within the fire perimeter will be visible.  Yesterday:  Firefighters continued to patrol the fire perimeter, improved fire lines and responded to smoldering fire activity that produced visible smoke near...

BEACHIE CREEK FIRE UPDATE – September 28, 2020 Acres: 192,843 acres                                                                                          Percent Containment: 58% Start Date: August 16, 2020                                                                             Cause: Under Investigation Origin Location: Opal Creek Wilderness:                                                    Fuels: Timber and logging slash two miles south of Jawbone Flats, six                                                          Flights: Temporary Flight miles north of Detroit, Oregon...

AMENDED EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDER Bureau of Land Management Roseburg District, Swiftwater Resource Area On September 9, 2020, the Roseburg District issued an Emergency Closure Order that closed all Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands east of Interstate 5 managed by the Swiftwater Resource Area. This Amended Emergency Closure Order updates the BLM lands that will remain closed until such time as conditions allow for safe use of the public lands. Action: Pursuant to 43 CFR 9268.3 and 43 CFR 8364.1, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hereby provides notice that effective at 1200 on Monday, September 28, 2020, the BLM public lands described below are closed to all forms of public access and will remain closed until the Archie Creek Fire is declared controlled. This closure is necessary to protect public land users from risks associated with active wildland fire, fire suppression, suppression repair, emergency stabilization, and burned area rehabilitation. The...

Springfield, Ore. –  With containment reaching 50 percent, firefighters on the Holiday Farm Fire are once again preparing for another change in the weather. After days of wetting rain and cool temperatures, warm and dry east winds will enter the area later today pushing temperatures into the mid 80’s through Wednesday. Fire managers are cautiously optimistic that work accomplished so far will result in similar results from the last time these conditions tested control lines just four days ago. That east wind event fanned flames and stirred up embers deep inside the fire’s interior, but did not create any problems outside established containment lines. The incident management team and local fire agencies are receiving several inquiries regarding small columns of smoke coming out of the Holiday Farm Fire that appear to be outside containment lines. Please be assured that these “smokes” are well within the perimeter of the fire and pose minimal threat to crossing containment...

Springfield, Ore. –  Firefighters on the Holiday Farm Fire welcomed another favorable day of weather Sunday. Calm winds and blue skies produced perfect working conditions that helped bump containment to 55 percent. The fire has not spread from its current footprint of 173,094 acres in seven days. The area will continue to turn from warm to hot over the next few days with an east wind component that is expected to stir fire behavior inside the interior of the fire. Residents and passersby can expect to see small columns of smoke within the fire’s interior over the next few days. These “smokes” pose minimal threat to crossing containment lines or threatening homes. Fire personnel are encouraging the public to not report these smokes to emergency services as they overload the system and create unnecessary response. Hazard tree and debris removal will continue along Highway 126, but local motor vehicle traffic will be allowed through with a pilot car along a 10-mile stretch...

Did you see smoke on the Inchelium Complex Fires today? Fuels continue to burn within the perimeter of the fires (Inchelium Highway, Fry, and Kewa Fields) and are unlikely to spread beyond the containment line.  Fire crews will continue to monitor the line to ensure containment.How long will smoke appear on Inchelium Complex Fires? Smoke will continue for several weeks or more.  Internal fuels, such as logs and stumps will take some time to burn and completely consume. What is causing the smoke? Partially and unburned fuels exist within the fire perimeter and these will continue to smolder and be consumed through a slow burn.  In fire terms, areas of the Inchelium Complex Fires had a dirty burn: an area where there is still a lot of standing, half-burned fuel susceptible to reburning.When should I report smoke and to who?  Please understand that smoke from far interior burning is generally not a concern. If you see, however, some active burning closer to the fire’s edge, around...

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 Umpqua National ForestAnnounces Re-opening of Forest and Some Recreation AreasSome areas remain under Fire Closures ROSEBURG, Ore., Sept. 27, 2020 Beginning at 12:00 noon Monday, September 28, the Umpqua National Forest is re-opening much of our public lands to recreational users.Cottage Grove and Tiller Ranger Districts will be re-opened in their entirety, to the public for use in addition to large portions of North Umpqua and Diamond Lake Districts. Due to active fire and fire suppression activities, sections of the North Umpqua and Diamond Lake Districts will remain under a fire closure order (see proposed closure area maps).   Printable version of Archie Creek Fire closure map.                                               Printable version of Thielsen Fire closure map. The Umpqua Hot Springs, fire lookouts, cabins, and group picnic sites will remain closed.  There will be both reserved and first come, first served campsites available. Please see...