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September 12, 2018 Update Fire activity has moderated due to cool temperatures, relatively low winds and higher relative humidity. Crescent and McLeod Fires received reports of precipitation yesterday which contributed to increased containment. Rain received Tuesday did not fully saturate fuels, although any precipitation helps reduce fire spread potential. Smoke and fire activity will still be visible. Until this area receives a soaking rain or the first blanket of snow, stumps, downed logs, and other ground fuels will continue to smolder and smoke. With reduced fire activity and increased containment, firefighters will no longer work night shifts.Crescent Mountain Fire: Crews will continue to patrol, mop up and remove equipment and supplies from secured fire lines near residences where it is safe to do so. The fire remains active along the lines in the areas near Buttermilk Creek and along the ridgelines near Lake Chelan. Firefighters strive to limit the fire size and minimize...

September 12, 2018 UpdateFire activity has moderated due to cool temperatures, relatively low winds and higher relative humidity. Crescent and McLeod Fires received reports of precipitation yesterday which contributed to increased containment. Rain received Tuesday did not fully saturate fuels, although any precipitation helps reduce fire spread potential. Smoke and fire activity will still be visible. Until this area receives a soaking rain or the first blanket of snow, stumps, downed logs, and other ground fuels will continue to smolder and smoke. With reduced fire activity and increased containment, firefighters will no longer work night shifts.Crescent Mountain Fire: Crews will continue to patrol, mop up and remove equipment and supplies from secured fire lines near residences where it is safe to do so. The fire remains active along the lines in the areas near Buttermilk Creek and along the ridgelines near Lake Chelan. Firefighters strive to limit the fire size and minimize...

The preparation continues on both fires, improving line, installing hose lays, chipping the removed brush and generally getting ready to remove fuels by ignition.During early Monday morning, the eastern fire’s containment northeast line was tested and held. Interior embers began two very small fires ahead of the main fire. The wind rapidly expanded the eastern fire indicated by its long narrow footprint. Fire crews contained these fires. They also discovered another spot outside the dozer line which quickly extinguished. The eastern fire is now approximately 100 acres.The fire is burning primarily in dry, dead and downed woody debris. These fuels retain the fire’s heat longer than twigs and grasses. In Fire Terminology these heavy fuels are known as 100 hour or 1000 hour fuels. The western fire has not grown appreciably mainly due to its location in a deep depression that the wind has little effect on. It has been slowly moving down slope. The plan today is to continue direct...

A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team arrived on Monday. The team will mitigate unstable landscapes in order to prevent loss of critical natural resources. BAER teams are staffed by specially trained professionals such as hydrologists, soil scientists, engineers, biologists, vegetation specialists, archeologists, and others who rapidly evaluate the burned area and prescribe emergency stabilization treatments. Appropriate hazard reduction for employees, contractors, and the public may be needed as a result of the fire. This work includes the identification and mitigation of danger trees next to roads, trails, and firelines which pose a significant threat to firefighters and the public when the area is reopened. Fire suppression repair will continue to focus on restoring dozer lines and handlines to a more natural state and to prevent sediment runoff from impacting fish-bearing streams. An upper level trough will move through the area on Tuesday, then deepen on...

Overview Klondike Fire West Zone On the north edge of the fire an influx of late afternoon dry air yesterday allowed the fire to spread northeast along Forest Road 2308 and north across Slim Creek. Firefighters used tactical firing to broaden the control line in this area. Weather permitting, this operation will continue this afternoon. Today firefighters will use tactical firing to continue securing lines from Horse Sign Butte west to Game Lake Peak and south to Saddle Mountain. Moderate fire spread is expected along the Forest Road 2308 and upslope in the West Indigo Creek area. The Little Silver Creek area will see moderate fire spread at the 3,000 feet elevation, and more active fire spread at the 4,000 feet elevation due to drier air. Klondike Fire East Zone and Taylor Creek Fire Repair of containment lines constructed during the suppression phase continues today on the Taylor Creek Fire. The public is asked to avoid entering areas where heavy equipment and chainsaws are in...

Fire management officials on the Pomeroy Ranger District are implementing a large-scale prescribed natural fuel burn today.The Dark Canyon prescribed burn is anticipated to take 2-5 days to complete and includes 1,750 acres of grass, brush, timber litter and timber understory in the Lick Creek Game Management Hunting Unit. The objective of the burn is to improve foraging habitat for big game, reduce long-term wildfire risk through reductions in existing fuel loading, and to restore the ecological functions of a fire adapted ecosystem to the area. #KnowBeforeYouGo Hunters and forest visitors are encouraged to plan ahead and avoid the area during prescribed burning activities.Interested in more details on this prescribed burn? The Umatilla National Forest has developed a prescribed fire interactive map displaying planned burning activities, which is available at https://tinyurl.com/y8b433th. The interactive map allows the user to zoom in on certain areas and click on a burn unit for...

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Fire The Klondike Fire has generally been adding about 2000 acres of growth per day with persistent smoldering in the interior portions contributing to smoke. Similar patterns are expected to persist today. Currently the Klondike Fire is 134,241 acres and 51% contained. Smoke Today Models indicate that shifting winds will push smoke south, providing some relief to communities in the Rogue River Valley. Coastal communities should continue to see mostly good air quality. Selma and Cave Junction will likely be in the path of smoke much of the day with peaks in the early to midafternoon. Agness may see some peaks when the inversion breaks but should experience good air quality much of the day. Smoke TomorrowSimilar smoke conditions are expected

Cougar Creek, Lost, and Bannock Lakes Fires Fire management transitions to local team Tuesday, September 11, 2018Management: Tuesday evening, management of the Cougar Creek, Lost, and Bannock Lakes Fires will pass from Alan Lawson’s Type 2 Incident Management Team to a Type 3 team lead by Randy Whitehall, Fuels Specialist on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Incident Commander Lawson would like to thank the local communities impacted by the fires for their amazing support. In addition, the cooperation and support of the local fire districts, Washington Department of Natural Resources, the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, and all firefighters who put boots on the ground was recognized and appreciated. “We’re very confident that the management of these fires is in very capable hands”, said Lawson. “Randy Whitehall and his team are experienced specialists who know this area well. Their task will be to wrap up the hard work that has been done by the previous...

September 11, 2018 Morning Operations Video Update with Mike Granger:

Septemver 11, 2018 Morning Operations Video Update with Mike Granger:

September 11, 2018 Morning Operations Video Update with Mike Granger:

Happy Camp, CA – The forecast calls for much cooler temperatures today with mid-70’s expected in the valleys and mid-50’s at the ridges. Ridge level westerly winds are expected to continue in the afternoons with gusts of 15 – 20 mph. Relative humidity on the ridges is expected to increase from 25% to 30% in the morning to 55% to 60% by afternoon. Cloud cover is expected to move into the area in the afternoon. Yesterday’s Activities: Fire behavior was moderate, with uncontained fire edge moving slowly to the south. Aerial resources monitored the fire along the peaks, ridges and containment lines on the west flank. Firefighters began repairing the contingency fireline located west of the fire from Crazy Peak to the south. Firefighters continued patrolling containment lines on the east side and suppression repair work continued on the roads and trails that were used for fire suppression actions. Today and Tomorrow’s Activities: Aerial resources will continue to monitor...

September 11, 2018 Crescent Mountain Fire: 51,363 acres; 39 percent contained ● Personnel: 618 ● Point of Origin: Approximately 21 miles west of Twisp ● Start Date: July 29, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning McLeod Fire: 22,743 acres; 48 percent contained ● Personnel: 255 ● Point of Origin: Approximately eight miles north of Mazama ● Start Date: August 11, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning Holman Fire: 302 acres, no containment ● Point of Origin: Holman Peak ● Start Date: August 17, 2018 ● Cause: Unknown Crescent Mountain Fire: Crews continued to patrol and mop-up along Twisp River Road and Buttermilk Creek and working on completing the fire line south of Mission Peak to the Libby Lake Trail. East of Mission Peak firing operations were completed to the FR 400 road with the use of ground crews and helicopters. Preparation of fire control lines in Libby Creek and Gold Creek drainages to Foggy Dew are complete. Water pumps and fire hose have been removed in the Twisp River Road...

September 11, 2018 Crescent Mountain Fire: 51,363 acres; 39 percent contained ● Personnel: 618 ● Point of Origin: Approximately 21 miles west of Twisp ● Start Date: July 29, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning McLeod Fire: 22,743 acres; 48 percent contained ● Personnel: 255 ● Point of Origin: Approximately eight miles north of Mazama ● Start Date: August 11, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning Holman Fire: 302 acres, no containment ● Point of Origin: Holman Peak ● Start Date: August 17, 2018 ● Cause: Unknown Crescent Mountain Fire: Crews continued to patrol and mop-up along Twisp River Road and Buttermilk Creek and working on completing the fire line south of Mission Peak to the Libby Lake Trail. East of Mission Peak firing operations were completed to the FR 400 road with the use of ground crews and helicopters. Preparation of fire control lines in Libby Creek and Gold Creek drainages to Foggy Dew are complete. Water pumps and fire hose have been removed in the Twisp River Road...

September 11, 2018 Crescent Mountain Fire: 51,363 acres; 39 percent contained ● Personnel: 618 ● Point of Origin: Approximately 21 miles west of Twisp ● Start Date: July 29, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning McLeod Fire: 22,743 acres; 48 percent contained ● Personnel: 255 ● Point of Origin: Approximately eight miles north of Mazama ● Start Date: August 11, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning Holman Fire: 302 acres, no containment ● Point of Origin: Holman Peak ● Start Date: August 17, 2018 ● Cause: Unknown Crescent Mountain Fire: Crews continued to patrol and mop-up along Twisp River Road and Buttermilk Creek and working on completing the fire line south of Mission Peak to the Libby Lake Trail. East of Mission Peak firing operations were completed to the FR 400 road with the use of ground crews and helicopters. Preparation of fire control lines in Libby Creek and Gold Creek drainages to Foggy Dew are complete. Water pumps and fire hose have been removed in the Twisp River Road...

Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6160/ Email: terwilligerfireinfo@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/willamettewildfires/ Public Information Phone: (541) 719-8135 Location: 5 miles southeast of Blue River, OR Incident Command: Type 2 Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 4, Rick Connell, I.C. Size: 10,948 acres Containment: 66% Personnel: 575 Current Status: Moderate to low intensity fire continues to move slowly east into the Three Sisters Wilderness. Fire crews monitored fire activity from the air and ground. Helicopters dropped water along the East Fork of the South Fork of the McKenzie River, south of FS 1993, to cool hot spots and slow the fire’s spread. Removal of logs from the northwest side of the fire was completed and chipping operations continued along the southern sections of the fire. Planned Actions: Fire crews will continue to patrol, monitor the fire perimeter, and mop up hot spots where fire suppression...

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Incendios de Cougar Creek, Lost, y Bannock Lakes Algunos bomberos se dirigen a casa, pero continúa el trabajo de reparación de supresión Lunes 10 de septiembre de 2018 Acres: 42,687 Contención: 78% Personal: 334 Causa: rayos Equipo de Manejo de Incidente: Equipo 10 del Noroeste Lawson (tipo 2) Teléfono: 509-664-9210 (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) Email: cougarcreekfireinfo2018@gmail.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6053 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cougarcreekfire Suscríbase para recibir acualizaciones diarias: https://bit.ly/2sRTpMp Incendio Cougar Creek: actividad mínima de fuego continúa a través de todas las divisiones del incendio. El domingo los helicópteros vertieron algún material para refrescar una pequeña área en el lado nordestal del incendio. Continúan las actividades de reparación de supresión de fuego, incluyendo la reparación de cortafuegos, líneas de buldócer y carreteras. Se están astillando y apilando árboles y...