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Effective immediately, forest officials have decreased the area closure that has been in place for the Frog Fire burning in the Maury Mountains on the Ochoco National Forest. The Frog Fire, which started August 16 is now 90% contained at 4,020 acres.  An area closure was put in place for all U.S. Forest Service managed lands west of Forest Road 16 in the Maury Mountains. This closure was implemented for the safety of the public and firefighters working in the area.  To view the closure order and map, visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/ochoco/alerts-notices   The following area closure is in place (see attached map for details):   All lands managed by the US Forest Service west of NFSR (National Forest System Road) 16 and 1640 in the Maury Mountains. Including Forest Service managed lands within T. 17 S., R. 18 E., sections 20-29 and 33-36; T. 17 S., R. 19 E., sections 30 and 31; T. 18 S., R. 18 E., sections 1-4, 9-12, 14, and 15; T. 18 S., R. 19 E., sections 6-8, 17, and 18.  ...

From Wasco County Sheriff's Office:  White River Fire Evacuation Update 25Contact: Sheridan, McClellan, Wasco County Emergency Manager sheridanm@co.wasco.or.us White River Fire Update as of Monday, August 31, 2020. The White River Fire is now listed at 15,418 and 10% contained as of early morning Monday, August 31. Unified Command and the firefighters have made extremely good progress with the fire. We are lowering several evacuations notices.  Pine Grove unfortunately will remain at level 3 due to firefighters still actively working the fire line in the vicinity.  Sheriff Magill, in consultation with Oregon Fire Marshal and Northwest Team 3 Command, has lowered Juniper Flats to Level 2.  Smock and Ayres road have also been lowered to Level 2.  Hwy 216 is still closed from the Hwy 26/216 intersection to Hwy 216 Mile marker 14.Residences and people transiting the area should use extreme caution and monitor the Citizen Alert notification and the Sheriff’s Office Facebook. Due to...

Pacific Northwest Team 3 will be hosting a community meeting for the White River Fire.Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2020Time: 6:00 pmLocation: Wamic Community Center and LIVE on Facebook

The Frog Fire was started by lightning on the afternoon of Sunday, August 16. Firefighters responded to the incident immediately, building containment lines in steep, rugged terrain. Crews worked the blaze for several days before a Type 2 Incident Management Team was brought in to add capacity to firefighting efforts. The fire is now 90% contained and crews will work this week to achieve full containment. While the fire perimeter is cold to the touch, the interior fire area still has pockets of heat. This fire will likely smoke and smolder until winter snow and cold temperatures completely extinguish it. Please do not report this fire to dispatch or emergency services. Firefighters will continually monitor it until it is declared “controlled” or dead out. An area closure is put in place for all U.S. Forest Service managed lands west of Forest Road 16 in the Maury Mountains. This closure is being implemented for the safety of the public and firefighters working in the area.  To...

    Size: 23 acres (no increase) Location: Opal Creek Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, 6 mi. north of Detroit, OR Containment: 0 percent Suppression Strategy: full suppression Date Detected: August 16, 2020, 11:18 a.m. Cause: unknown Resources: 1 crew, 1 road grader, 1 water tender, 1 backhoe, 40 total personnel, 1 Type 2 helicopter   Current Situation:  The Atlanta NIMO team transferred command of the Beachie Creek Fire to a Type 3 team, under the leadership of Incident Commander Brandon Coville, at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday evening.  The fire continues to remain within the 23-acre footprint. Lookout-firefighters observed some isolated torching but little other new fire behavior. To improve a contingency line, the Santiam River Crew will continue to fell snags and clear brush along Forest Roads 2207 and 2207-225 . Weather and Fire Behavior: A dry Pacific cold front is moving across the Pacific...

Tune in to www.facebook.com/WhiteRiverFire at 4:30 p.m. today (August 31st) for a LIVE update on the White River Fire.  You do not need a Facebook account to participate.We hope to see you

 This update is for the P-515 Fire and Lionshead Fire burning on the Warm Springs Reservation. Both fires are being managed for full suppression. Current Situation: The P-515 Fire is 4,609 acres and 85% contained. With no spot fires observed outside of the perimeter yesterday, the fire passed the wind test, with mop up operations continuing. The Lionshead Fire is now 7,397 acres and 20% contained. All of the spot fires that have been found during the recent wind event have been lined with a combination of hand line and dozer line. Yesterday the fire expanded to the southeast and today crews will work towards containment of the spots. Fire lines along the north flank were improved and secured. Fire lines along both flanks were extended to the southwest. P-515 Fire: Mop up activities will continue deeper into the burnt area and crews will begin hauling away equipment and hose that is no longer needed. Lionshead Fire: Crews are extending fire lines on the...

 Quick Facts - Fire Summary  Start Date: 8/17/2020 Cause: Lightning Incident Commander: Noel Livingston, Pacific Northwest Team 3 and Ian Yocum, Office of State Fire Marshal Red Team Approximate Size: 15,418 acres Containment: 10% Total Personnel: 937 Approximate Distance:  8 miles from Maupin/7 miles from Tygh Valley Resources on the Fire: 17 crews 55 engines 8 dozers 17 water tenders 9 helicopters Cooperating Agencies:Wasco County SheriffWasco County Emergency ManagementNTSB/FAA    Weather and Fire Behavior:  A weak cold front will pass over the fire area with increased cloud cover bringing higher relative humidity today. Temperatures will remain in the mid-70s. Terrain driven fire activity will continue to push growth, with flanking and short-range spotting expected along the southern perimeter. Last 24 hours:  Yesterday was a successful day for firefighters. Along the eastern perimeter, crews and aircraft were able to hold the spread of the fire and are...

This update is for the P-515 Fire and Lionshead Fire burning on the Warm Springs Reservation. Both fires are being managed for full suppression. Current Situation: The P-515 Fire is 4,609 acres and 85% contained. With no spot fires observed outside of the perimeter yesterday, the fire passed the wind test, with mop up operations continuing. The Lionshead Fire is now 7,397 acres and 20% contained. All of the spot fires that have been found during the recent wind event have been lined with a combination of hand line and dozer line. Yesterday the fire expanded to the southeast and today crews will work towards containment of the spots. Fire lines along the north flank were improved and secured. Fire lines along both flanks were extended to the southwest. P-515 Fire: Mop up activities will continue deeper into the burnt area and crews will begin hauling away equipment and hose that is no longer needed. Lionshead Fire: Crews are extending fire lines on the...

 Camp Sherman, Ore. –  With the Green Ridge Fire showing little sign of activity, Oregon Department of Forestry’s Incident Management Team is preparing to hand the fire back to local resources. Incident Commander Link Smith and his team will transfer the fire to a Type 4 organization Wednesday, September 2. The 4,338-acre fire is now 75 percent contained. Of concern to firefighter safety, crews observed a private drone flying over the fire area last night. While fire activity has diminished, aircraft is still being used to support ground operations. Even a tiny drone can cause a serious or fatal accident if it collides with firefighting aircraft. In most situations, if drones are spotted near a wildfire, firefighting aircraft must land due to safety concerns. Per the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, 43 CFR 9212.1(f), it is illegal to resist or interfere with the efforts of firefighter(s) to extinguish a fire. Doing so can result in a significant fine and/or a mandatory...

 See the attached PDF for today's Air Quality Report and

 See the attached PDF for today's Air Quality Report and

Fire Information Line: 458-207-0058Email: 2020.meacham@firenet.govIncident Commander:  Mike Almas, Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 3InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7069/  Forest Users - Please drive slowly on the Tucannon Road (FS Road 47) from all access points due to heavy fire and recreational traffic. Yield to fire vehicles where possible and avoid distracted driving. The Rattlesnake Fire is burning in the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness on the Pomeroy Ranger District in Washington. It is located approximately twenty miles south of Pomeroy and thirteen miles southeast of Dayton.  The fire is burning in a fifteen-year old fire scar which left a mosaic of vegetation and is approximately 486 acres in size. Higher winds from a passing cold front on Saturday tested fire containment lines.  Residual heat in heavier fuels remains on the north end near Panjab Campground, and on the southern edge of the fire. Lower wind speeds and cooler nighttime temperatures...

Smoke Outlook for 8/30 - 8/31 North Central Oregon Issued at: 2020-08-30 07:53 PDT  (see attached)Fire Large wind-driven runs were observed on wildfires yesterday as dry air and high winds moved into the area. Today, cooler air and lighter winds will moderate fire spread and result in creeping and occasional tree torching fire behavior on the Lionshead and White River fires. Even cooler temperatures and increasing relative humidity arrive tomorrow as a second weak cold front moves into the area. This should moderate fire intensity even more. No precipitation is expected. A return to warmer and drier conditions Tuesday through the end of the week. Smoke Yesterday's cold front passage brought with it hours of high winds which scoured smoke out of most of the forecast area. These winds also increased fire growth, and that smoke lofted to the southeast and surfaced in the southeast portion of the forecast area, where unhealthy levels of smoke were recorded overnight in the town of...

Camp Sherman, Ore. –  Containment lines surrounding the Green Ridge Fire passed the wind test Saturday afternoon, holding the fire in place with no reported spot fires. The fire remains 4,338 acres in size and is now 60 percent contained. The forecasted Red Flag Warning produced sustained winds up to 18 mph and gusts of 25 mph, but had little effect on the fire. Twenty-one 20-person fire crews will continue to grid for and mop up hot spots as much as 75 feet into the fire’s perimeter. The Deschutes National Forest Area Closure remains in place while FS Road 14 and associated campgrounds remain open. Visit inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7012/ for    additional fire and Forest Area Closures information. The Green Ridge Fire Incident Meteorologist, Jon Bonk, says conditions will be much cooler today and tomorrow but still fairly dry behind Saturday’s cold front. A marine layer west of the Cascades may bring westerly winds over the next couple of days, but higher humidity is...

Camp Sherman, Ore. –  Containment lines surrounding the Green Ridge Fire passed the wind test Saturday afternoon, holding the fire in place with no reported spot fires. The fire remains 4,338 acres in size and is now 60 percent contained. The forecasted Red Flag Warning produced sustained winds up to 18 mph and gusts of 25 mph, but had little effect on the fire. Twenty-one 20-person fire crews will continue to grid for and mop up hot spots as much as 75 feet into the fire’s perimeter.The Deschutes National Forest Area Closure remains in place while FS Road 14 and associated campgrounds remain open. Visit inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7012/ for    additional fire and Forest Area Closures information. The Green Ridge Fire Incident Meteorologist, Jon Bonk, says conditions will be much cooler today and tomorrow but still fairly dry behind Saturday’s cold front. A marine layer west of the Cascades may bring westerly winds over the next couple of days, but higher humidity is expected....

Incident Commander Trainee Johnson advised "today's conditions will be more favorable for firefighting" during our morning video briefing.  Tune in to www.facebook.com/WhiteRiverFire at 4:30 p.m. today (August 30th) for a LIVE update from fire personnel and cooperating agencies.  You do not need a Facebook account to participate.We hope to see you

Size: 23 acres (no increase)                                              Location: Opal Creek  Wilderness, Willamette National Forest, 6 mi. north of Detroit, OR Containment: 0 percent Suppression Strategy: full suppression Date Detected: August 16, 2020, 11:18 a.m.                Cause: unknown Resources: 1 crew, 1 helicopter, 1 road grader, 1 water tender, 1 backhoe, 53 total personnel Current Situation: Saturday evening, the McKenzie Crew was reassigned to assist Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) with a new fire—Green Peter Peninsula Fire—on the Sweet Home Unit. Today, Santiam River Crew will fell snags and clearing brush along Forest Roads 2207 and 2207-225. During a meeting with Forest Service and ODF leadership Saturday, the NIMO team presented its final recommendations of suppression actions and communication strategies to implement should conditions change and fire activity increase to varying...

 Update-Sunday August 30, 2020For Immediate ReleaseIncident Commander: Eric Knerr, Northwest Team 7Fire Information: 971-277-5075Warm Springs, Oregon - This update is for the P-515 Fire and Lionshead Fire burning on the Warm Springs Reservation.  Both fires are being managed for full suppression.Current Situation: The P-515 Fire is 4,609 acres and 80% contained.  Yesterday, mop up operations on the P-515 Fire continued with no spot fires observed outside of the perimeter. The Lionshead Fire is now 6,611 acres and 20% contained.  Throughout the afternoon and evening yesterday fire behavior was very active, testing fire lines, as anticipated, with wind gusts reaching 50 mph on Lionshead Peak. The fire crossed the established fire line near Camp Creek Butte, then made a run and spotted to the southeast. Crews along the southern flank were temporarily withdrawn as a safety precaution. The northern and eastern flanks remained secure during the wind event.P-515 Fire:  Mop up...