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Bolt Creek Fire Evacuations -Go-Level 3: Index.  LEAVE NOW! -Set-Level 2: Between Zeke’s Drive In (east end of Gold Bar on Hwy. 2).  Be prepared to evacuate at short notice. -Ready-Level 1: Gold Bar city limits. Prepare to possibly

Goat Rocks FireSeptember 11, 2022 10:00am Update  Overview: Located 1.5 miles NE of Packwood, WA in the Goat Rocks Wilderness on the Cowlitz Valley Ranger District. The Goat Rocks Fire is estimated to be 2228 acres in size. The incident was discovered on Aug. 9, 2022 and was partly suppressed by a rappel attack crew. Crews suppressed what they safely could, and the fire was monitored. On September 9, 2022 the fire began to increase in size during a high wind event.  Size: Approximately 2842 acres  Forest closures: US Hwy-12 is closed from Skate Creek and White Pass. Highway 123 is closed from US Hwy 12 to Ohanapecosh Visitor center in Mount Rainier National Park. Forest Rd. Additionally, 4600, 4610, 4612 and all connected spurs, and Trail #65 to Bluff Lake. Evacuations: Currently Timberline, Goat Rocks, and High Valley neighborhoods east of Packwood are under a level 3 evacuation, or Go status, and are required to evacuate. The remainder...

Suiattle River Fire Update for September 11, 2022Weather: The Red Flag Warning has been extended through Sunday evening for dry and unstable conditions that have the potential to increase fire activity.  Weather conditions are expected to moderate after Sunday.  Overview:  Firefighters observed concentrated heat in the northeastern area of the Suiattle River Fire.  Updated infrared (IR) mapping is not available, but fire personnel don’t anticipate the fire to have grown significantly, and it has remained within the identified confinement lines.  Crews finished snagging Forest Road 2640 and will focus their efforts snagging Suiattle River Road (Forest Road 26) near the Huckleberry Trailhead and Buck Creek Campground today.  Heavy equipment operators are deepening the confinement line by brush clearing along Suiattle River Road.Minimum impact suppression tactics (MIST) are firefighting tactics with a high standard of care for the land. Crews have carefully prepared structures...

Rum Creek Fire passes the weather testMERLIN, Ore. – The Rum Creek Fire has now been tested by several days of critically low relative humidity, high temperatures, and periods of gusty winds. Few flare-ups were reported and no spot fires were found outside the containment lines. Acreage has not changed for two days, and containment has increased to 69% despite the adverse weather.Last night, an air mass moved into the area bringing clouds, cooler temperatures and higher humidity. Tonight and tomorrow, remnants of Tropical Storm Kay will pass over the fire vicinity, possibly bringing showers. Operations Section Chief Manny Mendoza summarized the Rum Creek Fire’s status as: “We are cautiously optimistic that things are going our way.”Any moisture will quickly infiltrate fine fuels like grasses and dead twigs, making them less likely to burn. These are the fuels which usually catch fire first and cause fires to spread and grow rapidly. Increased moisture in fine fuels is akin to...

9/11 Final Thor & Slate Creek Fire updateFinal UpdateThor & Slate Creek Fire Quick FactsApproximate Size Thor Fire 1300 acresSlate 620 acresSalmo 320 acresGypsy Ridge 17 acres Containment 0%Total Personnel 50Fire Danger Very HighStructures Lost Primary – 0 Secondary - 0For Immediate Release - September 11, 2022A Type 3 Incident Management Team is managing four fires in the same general area. Each fire is burning in remote and rugged terrain with poor access. The fires are not threatening critical infrastructure, wildlife habitat, nor watershed integrity. Over the next few days, the fires are at a point to turn back to local resources. These resources will continue to patrol for any unexpected fire growth. Road and trail closures are still in place. Firefighter and public safety are the highest priority. Please check up to date road closure information on the forest website below. For any additional information after 9/14 contact the Sullivan Lake Ranger Station @ (509) 446-2139The...

HIGH DESERT TYPE 3 TEAMIncident Commander: Ron SimpsonSeptember 11, 2022 High Desert Type 3 Incident Management Team took command of the Crockets Knob Fire today. Weather: Today will be slightly warmer with calm terrain driven winds. Temperatures will reach the low-80s and relative humidity will drop into the upper teens. Moisture will steadily increase today with expected cloud cover by this evening.   Operations: Yesterday crews continued pulling hoses and excess equipment from containment lines. Much of the chipping and cleanup was completed along FSR 45 yesterday, and some work will continue today along other containment lines. Crews are checking containment lines for any remnant heat and mopping up using hand tools. Crews continue with suppression repairs along FSR 45 and other containment lines. Helicopters are available to assist firefighters if needed.Closures and Evacuations:  Grant County has lifted the Level One evacuation advisory in the area of the fire, and County Road...

Klamath Falls, Ore. – Today, firefighting operations on the Van Meter Fire will transition fully into mop-up with the completion of hoselays into the southern portion of the fire.  Firefighters will use water to cool hot-spots and wet burning fuels.  This will increase the efficiency of mop-up and support firefighting activities to widen the black, cold area along the fire perimeter. The fire remains within the existing footprint and is 2,502 acres. Last night crews used hand-held infrared viewers to detect hot spots along the perimeter on the northeast side of the fire.  Firefighters will pay special attention through the day to these areas, cooling with water, exposing burning material, and ensuring the spots are cool to the touch.  Use of the hand-held infrared devices will continue tonight. Structural task forces from the Rogue Valley and Deschutes County returned to their home units Saturday.  The Klamath County Structural Task Force is available if needed for structural...

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two FiresSeptember 11, 2022Daily Update – 8:00 AMHighlights: The Double Creek Fire spotted across the Imnaha River yesterday afternoon near Imnaha Grange and is approximately 500 acres. Six additional large air tankers were called in to join suppression efforts aided by the support of Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center. The air tankers worked with resources from the Double Creek Fire, Nebo Fire, Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM), local resources and tactical firefighting aircraft air attack on the spot fire. Crews from Double Creek and Nebo Fires remained on the fire into the morning, continuing suppression efforts.Eagle Cap Wilderness FiresThere are three lightning caused fires within the Eagle Cap Wilderness. The Nebo, Sturgill, and Goat Mountain 2 Fires are active and being managed to protect public and private infrastructure, while playing a natural role within designated Wilderness.Nebo Fire: 12,182 | 0% contained | 126...

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two FiresSeptember 11, 2022Daily Update – 8:00 AMHighlights: The Double Creek Fire spotted across the Imnaha River yesterday afternoon near Imnaha Grange and is approximately 500 acres. Six additional large air tankers were called in to join suppression efforts aided by the support of Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center. The air tankers worked with resources from the Double Creek Fire, Nebo Fire, Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM), local resources and tactical firefighting aircraft air attack on the spot fire. Crews from Double Creek and Nebo Fires remained on the fire into the morning, continuing suppression efforts.Eagle Cap Wilderness FiresThere are three lightning caused fires within the Eagle Cap Wilderness. The Nebo, Sturgill, and Goat Mountain 2 Fires are active and being managed to protect public and private infrastructure, while playing a natural role within designated Wilderness.Goat Mountain 2 Fire: 514 acres | 0%...

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two Fires September 11, 2022 Daily Update – 8:00 AM Highlights: The Double Creek Fire spotted across the Imnaha River yesterday afternoon near Imnaha Grange and is approximately 500 acres. Six additional large air tankers were called in to join suppression efforts aided by the support of Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center. The air tankers worked with resources from the Double Creek Fire, Nebo Fire, Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM), local resources and tactical firefighting aircraft air attack on the spot fire. Crews from Double Creek and Nebo Fires remained on the fire into the morning, continuing suppression efforts. Eagle Cap Wilderness Fires There are three lightning caused fires within the Eagle Cap Wilderness. The Nebo, Sturgill, and Goat Mountain 2 Fires are active and being managed to protect public and private infrastructure, while playing a natural role within designated Wilderness. Sturgill Fire: 19,487 acres | 0%...

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two Fires September 11, 2022 Daily Update – 8:00 AM Highlights: The Double Creek Fire spotted across the Imnaha River yesterday afternoon near Imnaha Grange and is approximately 500 acres. Six additional large air tankers were called in to join suppression efforts aided by the support of Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center. The air tankers worked with resources from the Double Creek Fire, Nebo Fire, Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM), local resources and tactical firefighting aircraft air attack on the spot fire. Crews from Double Creek and Nebo Fires remained on the fire into the morning, continuing suppression efforts. Double Creek Fire: 152,301 acres | 15% contained | 773 personnel assigned The lightning caused Double Creek Fire is a full suppression fire, and the protection of lives and property remain the primary objectives of this incident. The spot fire near Imnaha Grange is part of the Double Creek Fire acreage growth. The...

Cedar Creek Fire                                       September 11, 2022                                                                                  Daily Update – 7:00 AM                                                                                                                                Cedar Creek Fire Quick Facts Size: 85,926 acres Contained: 0% Start Date: August 1, 2022   Location: 15 miles E of Oakridge, OR Cause: Lightning Total personnel: 994 Resources: 53 engines, 19 crews, 62 heavy equipment, 8 helicopters Current Situation: A Level 3 evacuation remains in place for the greater Oakridge, Westfir, and High Prairie area. There have been no changes in evacuation levels or areas in the last day. The fire grew significantly due to the weekend’s weather...

 News Release September 11, 2022  Davenport, WA - The Seven Bays Fire is located approximately 15 miles northwest of Davenport, WA. This fire started on Sunday, September 4th and has burned approximately 1,232 acres of rangeland, stubble and scattered forest lands. The fire is 86% contained.  Evacuations: No Evacuation levels.  Road Closure:  No Road Closures.   Saturday,   Fire fighters continued mop up along the fire perimeter extending more than 100 feet from the fire edge.  Repair work continued on interior and perimeter dozer line.  Division A is in patrol Status.  This work increased fire containment to 86%.  Sunday, Firefighter’s will continue mop up around the fire perimeter and continue repairing interior and perimeter dozer lines.  This is expected to be the last shift for fire fighters.  At the completion of the shift the fire is expected to be in patrol status.  Excess resources will be released to return to home units or are being sent to other fires....

Sunday, September 11, 2022  Boulder Mountain Fire Information 509-508-3389 (8am-8pm) | 2022.bouldermountain@firenet.gov  Quick Facts Fire Location: 9 miles NW of Cusick, WA in Tacoma Creek and Boulder Mtn. Size: 2,076 acres Containment: 10% Start Date: 8/31/22 Cause: Under Investigation Incident Commander: Mike Johnston, Great Basin Type 2 Incident Management Team #7 Personnel: 517Online Links InciWeb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8382/  Facebook: @NeWFireInfo  Washington State Department of Natural Resources: www.dnr.wa.gov/wildfires  Colville National Forest www.fs.usda.gov/colville  Air Quality Informational https://www.airnow.gov/  Summary: The Boulder Mountain Fire was detected on Wednesday August 31st, 2022, at approximately 8:30 pm. The fire is located in the Tacoma Creek and Boulder Mountain area, 9 miles Northwest of Cusick, Washington. A mix of State, Federal and Private land is impacted. The terrain is difficult, and the fire is burning in heavy...

Bolt Creek Fire Evacuations and LevelsGo-Level 3: Index.  LEAVE NOW!Set-Level 2: Between Zeke’s Drive In (east side of Gold Bar on Hwy. 2) and Index.   Be prepared to evacuate at short notice.Ready-Level 1: Gold Bar city limits. Prepare to possibly

Evening Highlight As of Saturday, September 10, the Rum Creek fire remains at 21,347 acres with a jump to 69 percent containment. The Heat Advisory and Red Flag Warning for Josephine County end Saturday evening at 8:00pm and 11:00pm respectively. Weather later this week is anticipated to be much cooler with higher relative humidity. This cooler weather will aid efforts to further contain the fire. While evacuation orders for Josephine County were recently decreased, the public is reminded roads into these areas remain closed. Only residents with proper identification will be allowed beyond roadblocks. East of the fire, road closures include Lower Grave Creek Road, Quartz Creek Road, and Galice Road at Hog Creek Road. South of the fire, a road closure is on Galice Road at Peavine Road. West of the fire, Bear Camp Road is

The Wallowa County Sheriff's Office issued an updated evacuation notice for today (Saturday, September 10, 2022) at 3:00 p.m.Fire Evacuation - Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 3:00 PMLevel 1 – Be Ready to Leaveo Lands west of Bear Gulch Road, south of Highway 350 to power lines and Harl Butte Road.o Lostine River Rd. from Hwy 82 to Fir RdLevel 2 – Get Set to Leaveo Lands west of Imnaha River to Bear Gulch Rd., south of Highway 350 to intersection of power lines and Harl Butte Road.o Upper and Lower Imnaha Road from Fence Creek to Freezeouto Lostine River Rd from Fir Rd south to Two Pan including all campgrounds and trailheadsLevel 3 – Go – Evacuate the Areao Fence Creek north to Dug Bar/Freezeout south to the 39 Rd.Road Closureso Lostine River Rd from Moffitt’s south ClosedHwy 350 at mile marker 6.5 is closed due to the following closures:o Lower Imnaha Rd & Dug Bar Rd Closedo Upper Imnaha Rd closed o Hat Point Rd closedo FS 39 Rd is closed from Target Springs Junction to...

The Wallowa County Sheriff's Office issued an updated evacuation notice for today (Saturday, September 10, 2022) at 3:00 p.m.Fire Evacuation - Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 3:00 PMLevel 1 – Be Ready to Leaveo Lands west of Bear Gulch Road, south of Highway 350 to power lines and Harl Butte Road.o Lostine River Rd. from Hwy 82 to Fir RdLevel 2 – Get Set to Leaveo Lands west of Imnaha River to Bear Gulch Rd., south of Highway 350 to intersection of power lines and Harl Butte Road.o Upper and Lower Imnaha Road from Fence Creek to Freezeouto Lostine River Rd from Fir Rd south to Two Pan including all campgrounds and trailheadsLevel 3 – Go – Evacuate the Areao Fence Creek north to Dug Bar/Freezeout south to the 39 Rd.Road Closureso Lostine River Rd from Moffitt’s south ClosedHwy 350 at mile marker 6.5 is closed due to the following closures:o Lower Imnaha Rd & Dug Bar Rd Closedo Upper Imnaha Rd closed o Hat Point Rd closedo FS 39 Rd is closed from Target Springs Junction to...

The Wallowa County Sheriff's Office issued an updated evacuation notice for today (Saturday, September 10, 2022) at 3:00 p.m. Fire Evacuation - Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 3:00 PM Level 1 – Be Ready to Leave o Lands west of Bear Gulch Road, south of Highway 350 to power lines and Harl Butte Road. o Lostine River Rd. from Hwy 82 to Fir Rd Level 2 – Get Set to Leave o Lands west of Imnaha River to Bear Gulch Rd., south of Highway 350 to intersection of power lines and Harl Butte Road. o Upper and Lower Imnaha Road from Fence Creek to Freezeout o Lostine River Rd from Fir Rd south to Two Pan including all campgrounds and trailheads Level 3 – Go – Evacuate the Area o Fence Creek north to Dug Bar/Freezeout south to the 39 Rd. Road Closures o Lostine River Rd from Moffitt’s south Closed Hwy 350 at mile marker 6.5 is closed due to the following closures: o Lower Imnaha Rd & Dug Bar Rd Closed o Upper Imnaha Rd closed o Hat Point Rd closed o FS 39 Rd is closed from Target...

The Wallowa County Sheriff's Office issued an updated evacuation notice for today (Saturday, September 10, 2022) at 3:00 p.m. Fire Evacuation - Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 3:00 PM Level 1 – Be Ready to Leave o Lands west of Bear Gulch Road, south of Highway 350 to power lines and Harl Butte Road. o Lostine River Rd. from Hwy 82 to Fir Rd Level 2 – Get Set to Leave o Lands west of Imnaha River to Bear Gulch Rd., south of Highway 350 to intersection of power lines and Harl Butte Road. o Upper and Lower Imnaha Road from Fence Creek to Freezeout o Lostine River Rd from Fir Rd south to Two Pan including all campgrounds and trailheads Level 3 – Go – Evacuate the Area o Fence Creek north to Dug Bar/Freezeout south to the 39 Rd. Road Closures o Lostine River Rd from Moffitt’s south Closed Hwy 350 at mile marker 6.5 is closed due to the following closures: o Lower Imnaha Rd & Dug Bar Rd Closed o Upper Imnaha Rd closed o Hat Point Rd closed o FS 39 Rd is closed from Target...