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 Prineville, Oregon – Gusty winds, high temperatures and dry fuel conditions contributed to significant fire growth on the Frog Fire yesterday afternoon and through the night.   The Frog Fire predominantly grew to the south through the late night and early morning hours, burning from the Maury Mountains on the Ochoco National Forest onto Bureau of Land Management land and private lands protected by the Brothers-Hampton Rangeland Fire Protection Association. Firefighters constructed preliminary containment lines while also focusing efforts on structure protection. The strategy today will be for crews to establish an anchor point in the northwest area of the fire near Florida Creek. This should allow them to more effectively construct and hold containment lines. Additionally the plan is to keep the fire west of Forest Road 1640 and north of Bear Creek Road. An area closure will be put into place today for all U.S. Forest Service managed lands west of Forest Road 17 in the Maury...

Currently there are three fires burning on the Warm Springs Reservation: the P-515 Fire is the largest; the Lionshead Fire; and the Quarts Butte Fire. At 6:00 a.m. today, an Interagency Incident Management Team (NW Team 7) from the Pacific Northwest (Eric Knerr, IC) assumed management of the P-515 Fire and the Lionshead Fire. Command of the Quarts Butte Fire, which is nearly contained, will remain with Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Fire Management. The P-515 and Lionshead Fires are burning in areas of grass, shrubs, and heavy timber, approximately 14 miles west of the Warm Springs community. Suppression priorities include limiting the spread of the fires and minimizing the impacts to important cultural and natural resources. All three fires are being managed for full suppression. Current Situation: Since the recent lightning activity there is a high demand for firefighting resources nationally and now regionally. Fire managers are looking for opportunities to...

 Currently there are three fires burning on the Warm Springs Reservation: the P-515 Fire is the largest; the Lionshead Fire; and the Quarts Butte Fire. At 6:00 a.m. today, an Interagency Incident Management Team (NW Team 7) from the Pacific Northwest (Eric Knerr, IC) assumed management of the P-515 Fire and the Lionshead Fire. Command of the Quarts Butte Fire, which is nearly contained, will remain with Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Fire Management. The P-515 and Lionshead Fires are burning in areas of grass, shrubs, and heavy timber, approximately 14 miles west of the Warm Springs community. Suppression priorities include limiting the spread of the fires and minimizing the impacts to important cultural and natural resources. All three fires are being managed for full suppression. Current Situation: Since the recent lightning activity there is a high demand for firefighting resources nationally and now regionally. Fire managers are looking for opportunities to...

  Actualización del Incendio Indian Creek para el Jueves, 20 de Agosto Brian Gales, Incident CommanderLonnie Click, Deputy IC   Fecha de inicio: Agosto 16, 2020 Ubicación: Jonesboro, Ore. Causa: Humano/Bajo investigación Tamaño del incendio: 20,300 ac. Contención: 20% Personal total: 201                                       VALE, Ore. – El miércoles el comportamiento del incendio se mantuvo moderado, permitiendo a los combatientes a conducir quemas de ensanche, continuar construyendo y reforzando brechas/líneas y posicionando los recursos entrantes.   El incendio se estimó en 20,300 acres anoche, con 10 por ciento de contención.   Los vientos esperados del oeste pueden cambiar la dirección del fuego más hacia el norte/noreste a terrenos ganaderos sin quemar en los próximos días. Como medida de precaución, los gerentes de incendio están posicionando recursos alrededor del flanco norte/noreste para establecer...

Indian Creek Fire Update for Thursday, August 20, 2020 Brian Gales, Incident CommanderLonnie Click, Deputy Incident Commander                           Start date: Aug. 16, 2020Location: Jonesboro, Oregon Cause: Human/under investigation Fire size: 20,300 acres Containment: 20% Total personnel: 201  VALE, Ore. – Fire behavior remained moderate Wednesday due to smoke and cloud cover, allowing firefighters to conduct burnouts, continue building and reinforcing lines and position incoming resources. The fire was estimated at 20,300 acres last night, with 20 percent containment. Winds moving in from the west could shift the fire’s direction more north/northeast into unburned rangeland during the coming days. As a precautionary measure, fire managers are positioning resources around the north/northeast flank to establish firelines. Existing roads and other natural barriers are being used as a starting point, connected by hand and dozer lines to...

Level 3 IMMEDIATE EVACUATIONToats Coulee Road to Chopaka Road, along the Loomis-Oroville Road.Persons should be aware of their surroundings and take action NOW.Persons should evacuate away from the fire towards Loomis or Nighthawk.https://arcg.is/151TvO1 If shelter is needed call the Red Cross at 509-670-5331 and they will assist you.2020-08-19 9:39

Wannacut Lake Road at Ellemeham Mountain RoadEllis Barns Road at Loomis-Oroville RoadBlue Lake Road at Lake Front RoadWashburn Lake Road at Loomis-Oroville Road to Ellis Barnes RoadEllemeham Mountain Road to Ellis Barnes RoadLoomis-Oroville Road from Toats Coulee Road to Chopaka

Today firefighters located a spot fire on the north side of Forest Road 48 approximately 1.5 mile from the main fire. A helicopter kept the fire in check with water drops while a 20 person crew established line around the spot fire. Tomorrow the spot fire, estimated between 2 and 5 acres, should be in mop up stage. Work on the main fire today included indirect dozer line along the east flank between Forest Road 48 and White River.  Forest Road 48 was patrolled and a few smaller spot fires where extinguished. Winds continue to be a key factor in suppressing the fire. The fire is estimate to be 450 acres. These less favorable fire weather conditions are expected to continue Thursday.  The communities east of the fire will be smokey while Mt Hood itself is not expected to be.  Given the complexities of this fire, the Mt Hood National Forest has ordered a Type 2 Incident Management Team to take over management of the fire. Over the next two days the current Type 3 team will...

 Palmer Fire Daily Update 8/19/20  Activities:  The Palmer Fire started on August 18th, 2020.  The fire quickly spread north with extreme fire behavior and was reported spotting ¼ to ½ mile away.  The fire quickly progressed north, then shifting winds in the afternoon transitioned the fire east.  The fire is primarily moving north.  A rough estimate is the fire burned 5,000 or more acres. District firefighters, DNR, BLM and others responded to the fire and worked in tandem with air resources primarily in structure protection and to slow the progression of the fire.  Additional crews are arriving to assist in structure protection and fire suppression efforts.  Crews have been constructing dozer lines as well as hand lines and are conducting burnout operations where necessary.  Crews are primarily focused on multiple flanks of the fire. The fire is not contained and will likely continue to grow.  Areas in the evacuation levels are being notified by the Okanogan County...

https://www.facebook.com/pg/WascoCountySheriff/posts/?ref=page_internalThe link above is where Wasco County Sheriff has posted a Level 1 Evacuation notice for Sportsman Park and the Rock Creek area.  For information on what the 1-2-3 evacuation notice levels mean go to: https://www.oregon.gov/osp/Docs/Evacuation-Levels.pdfTo sign up for Wasco County's Citizen Alert System go

08/19/20 Joint Release by Deschutes and Jefferson County Sheriffs’ OfficesDue to fire activity involving the Green Ridge Fire, the Deschutes and Jefferson County Sheriffs’ Offices have issued the following evacuation notices. A Level 2 (Get Set) Evacuation notice for the following areas: Residences north of Indian Ford Road; east of Green Ridge Rd 11 and west of Fly Lake Road (USFS 2055). Level 2: Means “BE SET” to evacuate. You must prepare to leave at a moment’s notice. This level indicates there is significant danger to your area, and residents should either voluntary relocate to a shelter or with family and friends outside of the affected area, or if choosing to remain, to be ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice. Residents MAY have time to gather necessary items, but doing so is at their own risk. This may be the only notice you receive. Emergency services cannot guarantee that they will be able to notify you if conditions rapidly deteriorate. Area media services...

Detroit, OR Aug.19, 2020 – Aircraft continued to drop water on the Beachie Creek Fire yesterday as firefighters scouted the steep ridges to locate safe access on the ground. The fire exhibited limited growth in the last 24 hours and is still estimated to be 10 acres with 0% containment.     “Just getting people to the fire is the biggest challenge we have,” says Type Three Incident Commander Jonah Gladney. “There is no road access so firefighters are hiking several miles off-trail and over extremely rough terrain. We are making sure safety is at the forefront of our thinking as we work to gain control of the situation.”   Another crew of firefighters is expected to arrive today. Firefighters are camping out in the Opal Creek area so they can be close to the fire while allowing for social distancing recommendations.   Cooler temperatures and higher relative humidity are expected over the fire for the next few days. Closure order number 06-18-04-20-13 is now in...

Jefferson County, Oregon – The Green Ridge fire started on August 16 approximately 12 miles northwest of Sisters, Oregon. The Central Oregon Fire Management Services Team (COFMS), a local Type 3 Team, has been managing initial attack operations since the fire began. The fire continues to burn in mixed conifers and sagebrush. High temperatures and afternoon winds yesterday caused spotting across the eastern edge of the fire, and the fire grew to approximately 1,013 acres.At 6:00 a.m. today, an Interagency Incident Management Team (NW Team 10) from the Pacific Northwest (Alan Lawson, Incident Commander) assumed management of the fire. Fire operations will focus on scouting for line locations and begin construction of direct and indirect fire line. Suppression priorities include stopping the spread of the fire into private timberland to the east and establishing and holding containment lines on the west where the fire has backed down into the Metolius Basin. More than 170 firefighting...

INDIAN CREEK AM FIRE UPDATE – August 19, 2020 Brian Gales, Incident Commander Lonnie Click, Deputy Incident Commander   Pacific Northwest Incident Management Team 13, under Incident Commander Brian Gales, assumed management of the Indian Creek fire at 6:00 am on August 18th. Firefighters from the Vale and Burns Districts of the Bureau of Land Management performed initial attack in tough environmental conditions. Their actions provided a solid footing for current and future fire suppression efforts. Additional suppression resources have been requested and are arriving daily. The estimated 14,000 acre fire is burning in rugged terrain with dense fuels. Fire growth is being impacted by thunder cells and associated updraft winds. The fire is moving in a north/northeasterly direction. Down draft winds may contribute to up slope fire progression in Trail Creek and the upper reaches of the Pole and Cottonwood Creek drainages.  Current vegetation dryness for this time of year will...

News Release  August 19, 2020 Colton, WA - The Chief Timothy Fire is located about 5 miles west of Clarkston, WA in the Snake River canyon. It started on Sunday August 16 and has burned approximately 1,400 acres of rangeland (grass and brush). No homes are threatened.   Crews spent yesterday reinforcing control lines. Where conditions allowed (not too steep, etc.), crews extinguished any remaining hot spots within 50 feet of the fire control line. Fast moving thunderstorms passed over the fire yesterday afternoon and early this morning with no change to estimated containment or acres.   There are no evacuation orders in place or expected.   Today  Crews will continue to extinguish hot spots to expand the fire line to 100 feet where terrain and conditions are safe.   Incident Start date:  8/16/20Incident approximate size:  1,400 estimateFire Containment:  80% contained,  100% linedAssigned resources on scene:  Hand crews :...

LAKEVIEW, Ore. – This morning the Crane Fire remains approximately 1,900 acres with no containment.Yesterday’s storms provided varying amounts of precipitation over the fire with some areas of heavy rain, but most receiving little to no rain.  Wind speeds were also less than forecast.  Fire behavior was moderated by the weather yesterday, but there was still some spread. The fire is burning in mixed conifer on steep, rocky terrain with limited road access.  Yesterday firefighters did excellent work on indirect fireline construction.  They will continue to build indirect firelines today and begin burning materials between those lines and the main fire.  This should strengthen and secure those indirect lines and lead to a rise in containment. Terrain, fire behavior and weather conditions required fire managers to use an indirect strategy on the Crane Fire. There are 222 personnel assigned to the Crane Fire, including 8 hand crews, 12 engines, 3 dozers, 3 water tenders, 5...

All areas affected by this closure are located within Marion County, Oregon.  In Township 07S, Range 05E, sections 26-35.  Township 08S, Range 04E, sections 21, 23-29, 32-36. Township 08 S, Range 05E, sections 1-2, 11-13, 19-30, 33, 36.  Township 09S, Range 05E, Sections 1-17, 20-24,26-28, 35.  Township 09S, Range 06 E, Sections 4-6, 8, 16-17.                                                                                                                                             The closure includes all US Forest Service lands, roads and trails within the boundary described below and as depicted on the attached map and incorporated into this order as “Attachment A”.   The closure affects the following roads:   Forest Service Road 2209 from Forest Boundary to terminus, including spur 250. Forest Service...

 Detroit, OR August 18, 2020 – A Type 3 Incident Management team took control of the Beachie Creek Fire yesterday evening. The fire is located in rugged and steep terrain in the Opal Creek wilderness, approximately 2 miles south of Jawbone Flats and 6 miles north of Detroit. The fire is estimated at 10 acres and it is 0% contained.    “As we develop a plan to fight this fire over the next few days, keeping our firefighters and community safe is our top priority,” said Type 3 Incident Commander Jonah Gladney. “This fire is in a remote location, but we are operating with a full suppression strategy.”   There are no roads in the area of the fire, so personnel are currently assessing ground access points. One hotshot crew of 24 firefighters and a team of rappelers have arrived and several more crews are on order. A large Type 1 helicopter is supporting the fire from the air with water drops.   A number of trails, roads, day-use sites and campgrounds are closed. Included...