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8 de septiembre de 2018 Incendio Crescent Mountain: 49,577 acres; 39% de contención ● Personal: 877 ● Punto de origen: Aproximadamente 21 millas al oeste del pueblo Twisp ● Fecha de inicio: 29 de julio de 2018 ● Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio McLeod: 22,661 acres; 38% de contención ● Personal: 425 ● Punto de origen: Aproximadamente ocho millas al norte de Mazama ● Fecha de inicio: 11 de agosto de 2018 ● Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio Holman: 300 acres, sin contención ● Punto de origen: Holman Peak ● Fecha de inicio: 17 de agosto de 2018 ● Causa del incendio: desconocida Incendio Crescent Mountain: un frente frío pasó por el área del incendio el viernes, causando viento y un aumento en la actividad de fuego. El fuego tuvo movimiento y produjo mucho humo durante la tarde a lo largo de la mayor parte del perímetro sur del incendio al oeste del sendero Libby Creek Lake Trail y cerca de Spirit Mountain. Las cuadrillas de bomberos continuaron patrullando...

8 de septiembre de 2018 Incendio Crescent Mountain: 49,577 acres; 39% de contención ● Personal: 877 ● Punto de origen: Aproximadamente 21 millas al oeste del pueblo Twisp ● Fecha de inicio: 29 de julio de 2018 ● Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio McLeod: 22,661 acres; 38% de contención ● Personal: 425 ● Punto de origen: Aproximadamente ocho millas al norte de Mazama ● Fecha de inicio: 11 de agosto de 2018 ● Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio Holman: 300 acres, sin contención ● Punto de origen: Holman Peak ● Fecha de inicio: 17 de agosto de 2018 ● Causa del incendio: desconocida Incendio Crescent Mountain: un frente frío pasó por el área del incendio el viernes, causando viento y un aumento en la actividad de fuego. El fuego tuvo movimiento y produjo mucho humo durante la tarde a lo largo de la mayor parte del perímetro sur del incendio al oeste del sendero Libby Creek Lake Trail y cerca de Spirit Mountain. Las cuadrillas de bomberos continuaron patrullando...

Overview Klondike Fire West Zone On Friday a change in the weather brought higher humidity levels that helped firefighters secure the line from Horse Sign Butte, west to Game Lake Peak and south to Saddle Mountain. The firing operations conducted on Thursday and Friday are holding and crews continue to mop-up and secure that portion of the line. The fire also grew in the Silver Creek area. Today, if conditions permit, firefighters will continue tactical firing operations along Forest Service Roads 150 and 2308, near Sugar Loaf Peak. Tactical firing is an effective way to remove fuels and reduce the intensity of a wildfire. Klondike Fire East Zone and Taylor Creek Fire There are approximately 90 personnel working on the Taylor Creek Fire and Klondike Fire East patrolling the fire perimeter and performing suppression repair. Repair activities include grading heavily used roads, repairing damaged culverts, replacing vegetation and installing waterbars on dozer lines and hand lines to...

Fire The Klondike Fire remains active, mainly along the northern portion of the fire south of Agness, but cooler temperatures, lighter winds, higher humidity, and shorter days should moderate fire behavior. However smoldering from the large burned area and continued firing operations will continue to produce smoke. Klondike: 125,627 acres and 51% contained Taylor Creek: 52,839 acres and 95% contained Smoke Dense smoke is expected to linger in valleys within the Rogue River-Siskiyou NF and surrounding areas and will again be slow to lift, likely not until noon or later. This afternoon smoke is expected to be pushed into the Illinois Valley and possibly into the Rogue River Valley, but should be less than yesterday. Dense smoke is again expected to settle into valleys below active fire overnight and tomorrow morning. Similar conditions are expected on Sunday.

Bear Camp Road Will Close to Ensure Public Safety During Klondike Fire Suppression Efforts Southwest OR – Effective at 12:00 noon on Saturday, September 8, 2018, the Bear Camp Road will be closed to all non-fire traffic. Fire officials made the decision to close the road for the safety of both the public and fire personnel who continue their suppression efforts, and will re-open the road when the risk to travelers has lifted. The road closure is from the intersection at the Merlin-Galice Road west to the intersection with Forest Service Road 33, near Agness. Bear Camp Road (Forest Road 23) is the most common route traveled for the shuttle drivers for Wild and Scenic Lower Rogue River visitors, providing a shorter alternative than other possible routes. Those possible routes are the suggested detours: · The Eden Valley route, located on the northern side of the river (2.5-3 hours one-way, from Foster Bar to Galice); or · Foster Bar to Gold Beach, and south on Highway 101...

Cougar Creek Fire: Scattered rain showers fell across the area Friday night. Remote automated weather stations around the fire varied from a one-tenth to one-hundredth of an inch. It was a welcomed relief after the warm temperatures and gusty winds Friday afternoon which caused internal unburned islands and fringes on the north side of the fire to burn aggressively. Because it was determined that the active fire was not threatening to expand the fire perimeter and increasing clouds were damping aggressive burning, no helicopters were used to drop water Friday. There was some lightning in the area and fire crews are poised to respond to any new starts that may reveal themselves Saturday. It was a productive day on the fire Friday as crews continued to search for and extinguish any hotspots around the contained parts of the fire. Roads and fire lines are being repaired and much of the woody vegetation removed along the roads and contingency lines is being chipped. The Fish Lake...

September 8, 2018 Crescent Mountain Fire: 49,577 acres; 39 percent contained ● Personnel: 877 ● Point of Origin: Approximately 21 miles west of Twisp ● Start Date: July 29, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning McLeod Fire: 22,661 acres; 38 percent contained ● Personnel: 425 ● Point of Origin: Approximately eight miles north of Mazama ● Start Date: August 11, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning Holman Fire: 300 acres, no containment ● Point of Origin: Holman Peak ● Start Date: August 17, 2018 ● Cause: Unknown Crescent Mountain Fire: A cold front passed through the fire area on Friday, causing wind and increased fire activity. The fire made runs and produced substantial smoke during the afternoon along most of the southern perimeter of the fire west of the Libby Lake trail and near Spirit Mountain. Fire crews continued to patrol and mop up in the Twisp River and Buttermilk Butte area, with control lines holding well. Hotshot crews made progress in strengthening control lines near mission...

September 8, 2018 Crescent Mountain Fire: 49,577 acres; 39 percent contained ● Personnel: 877 ● Point of Origin: Approximately 21 miles west of Twisp ● Start Date: July 29, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning McLeod Fire: 22,661 acres; 38 percent contained ● Personnel: 425 ● Point of Origin: Approximately eight miles north of Mazama ● Start Date: August 11, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning Holman Fire: 300 acres, no containment ● Point of Origin: Holman Peak ● Start Date: August 17, 2018 ● Cause: Unknown Crescent Mountain Fire: A cold front passed through the fire area on Friday, causing wind and increased fire activity. The fire made runs and produced substantial smoke during the afternoon along most of the southern perimeter of the fire west of the Libby Lake trail and near Spirit Mountain. Fire crews continued to patrol and mop up in the Twisp River and Buttermilk Butte area, with control lines holding well. Hotshot crews made progress in strengthening control lines near mission...

September 8, 2018 Crescent Mountain Fire: 49,577 acres; 39 percent contained ● Personnel: 877 ● Point of Origin: Approximately 21 miles west of Twisp ● Start Date: July 29, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning McLeod Fire: 22,661 acres; 38 percent contained ● Personnel: 425 ● Point of Origin: Approximately eight miles north of Mazama ● Start Date: August 11, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning Holman Fire: 300 acres, no containment ● Point of Origin: Holman Peak ● Start Date: August 17, 2018 ● Cause: Unknown Crescent Mountain Fire: A cold front passed through the fire area on Friday, causing wind and increased fire activity. The fire made runs and produced substantial smoke during the afternoon along most of the southern perimeter of the fire west of the Libby Lake trail and near Spirit Mountain. Fire crews continued to patrol and mop up in the Twisp River and Buttermilk Butte area, with control lines holding well. Hotshot crews made progress in strengthening control lines near mission...

Miriam Fire UpdateFire Information Line: 509-496-3479 Email: miriamfireinfo@gmail.com September 7, 2018 – 5:30 p.m. Acres: Miriam Fire 5,088 ac. | Clear Fork Fire 98 ac. Percent Containment: 70% Start Date: July 30, 2018 Please note the Miriam Fire Information phone number has changed to 509-496-3479. Evacuation and closure areas have been reduced. The Yakima County Office of Emergency Management has reduced all Level 3 (Go!) evacuation levels in the Miriam Fire area to Level 1 (Ready). Level 1 (Ready) evacuations remain in effect for homes and organizations along Highway 12, Clear Lake, and the Tieton Road. The Okanogan-Wenatchee and Gifford Pinchot National Forests have reduced the forest closure to the area south of Highway 12, west of Clear Lake and the 1207 Road, and east of the Pacific Crest Trail. Please be aware of fire traffic still in the area. Personnel/Resources: 1 hand crew, 3 engines (40 total personnel) Location: Two miles east...

Road ClosureBear Camp Road is closed to all non-fire traffic from the intersection with the Merlin-Galice Road (Josephine County Road #2400 and #2401) west to the intersection with Forest Service Road 33 near Agness. This closure is due to fire suppression activities and will remain in effect until the road is safe for public travel.

A new area closure for the Miriam and Clear Fork Fires is effective 9-7-2018, reducing the size of the closed

A new area closure for the Miriam and Clear Fork Fires is effective 9-7-2018, reducing the size of the closed area. See Forest webpage for more detail:

The McLane Creek Trail was bustling with activity on Friday morning – though it wasn’t the typical slew of hikers, dog-walkers and bikers heading out for a morning jaunt among the trees.

Instead, crews from the Washington Department of Natural Resources and Roger’s Tree Service solemnly gathered to see the safe removal of a beloved maple tree. The tree is recognized by recreationists as a meeting spot near the beginning of the trail by the visitor’s kiosk.

The towering 80-year-old bigleaf maple has long been a landmark for visitors to the 100,000-acre Capitol Forest and a welcoming steward to the miles of trails beyond its roots. However, the old tree fell victim to tree rot and needed to be removed for safety.

“This was everyone’s meeting place,” Phil Wolff, recreation manager for Capitol Forest said. “It sets the stage when you’re walking up here.”

“We already had about half a dozen people trying to come here (to recreate) before 8 a.m.,” Craig Mitchell, DNR recreation forester, added.

The trail is scheduled to reopen on Saturday morning.

McLane Creek was temporarily closed while the crews worked, using funds from purchased Discover Passes to take the tree down piece by piece and stack the lumber into neat piles.

Wolff said he had been keeping an eye on the massive tree for fear that it might have to come down after a weighty branch broke away and crashed to the ground a month ago.

The bigleaf maple near the visitor’s kiosk at McLane Creek had a large branch break off last month. Crews determined the 80-year-old tree was becoming a danger to the high volume of people that come to McLane Creek to recreate. Photo by Sarah Dettmer

“I was worried about it even before that,” Wolff said. “This maple had multiple stems and these trees catch water in the crotch of those stems and eventually rot.”

The scar from the incident a month ago gave crews a peak into the inner workings of the tree. What they saw wasn’t good.

“There is a lot of decay and rot and it creates safety concerns for hikers,” Roger Dilworth, owner and operator of Roger’s Tree Service, said. “It’s unfortunately just a bad situation.”

Wolff said he’s amazed that the bigleaf maple has lasted for almost 80 years. Hardwoods typically don’t live as long as conifer trees, which can remain standing tall long after they’re dead.

Hardwood trees are weighed down by heavy branches and leaves. It’s not uncommon for them to break in high winds or even the under their own weight. This maple lasted for almost eight decades until it eventually surpassed the level of acceptable risk for such a high-trafficked area.

But even though the tree no longer stands at the head of McLane Creek, it will continue to live on in Capitol Forest. Volunteers from the Native Plant Society have plans to repurpose the salvageable wood from the tree to rehabilitate old trails and construct natural blockades to discourage visitors from straying from established trails.

McLane Creek draws hundreds of people each fall to its banks to watch the salmon as they dance beneath the water and search for mates. This event has caused some social trails, unofficial trails that can cause erosion and harm to sensitive vegetation, to appear. Rather than putting up more signs, Wolff said lumber from this tree will help create natural blockades to keep people on designated paths through the forest.

Roger Dilworth, owner and operator of Roger’s Tree Service, uses a chainsaw to remove sections of timber from an 80-year-old maple tree near Mclane Creek in Capitol Forest. Photo by Sarah Dettmer

Wolff and Mitchell watched in reverence as the final bows of the bigleaf maple toppled to the ground and were sorted into piles.

“It’s too bad,” they said. But the tree’s tenure in Capitol Forest is far from over.

For information on visiting McLane Creek and Capital State Forest, visit http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Capitol.

South Central Oregon Interagency Fire Incident Management Team 3 expects to have fulfilled its objectives early next week and restore management of the Watson Creek Fire to the Fremont-Winema National Forest and Paisley Ranger District. The primary objective since the team took over Sept. 4 has been to repair damage left behind by suppression efforts, including brushing out hand and dozer lines; removing and chipping cut brush and branches to reduce fuels; road grading; scoring compressed ground to prevent erosion and run-off; cutting stumps low to the ground for aesthetic reasons; removing all fire flagging and signage; piling larger fuels for later prescription fire treatments; and backhauling equipment. The fire will continue to smolder and smoke until a season-ending precipitation event occurs. Crews will patrol the perimeter and monitor hot spots until any chance of a re-ignition is gone. The entire footprint of the fire was within the 300,000-acre area called ‘dead...

As the smoke disappears it is easy to believe the fire is no longer an issue. We tend to feel we can go back into the forest with no consequences, but this is not the case. There is still active fire on the interior and trees that have been damaged and are waiting for as little as a strong wind to make them fall. Firefighters and equipment continue working along roads and fire lines. There are still road closures in effect and you can get more information at inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/5966. Please help us keep you and the firefighters safe by staying out of the fire area. Winds and low humidity in the last few days has resulted in increased fire activity along the east side of the fire, and as a result, the Miles fire has consumed the Columbus, and the previously reported acreage for the Columbus fire will from this point forward be included in the Miles totals.Additionally, the Round Top Fire totals will no longer be included in these updates.Repair work will continue to...

September 7, 2018 Morning update with Mike Granger:

September 7, 2018 Morning update with Mike Granger: https://www.facebook.com/CrescentMTNFire/videos/294850257776259/

7 de septiembre de 2018 Incendio Crescent Mountain: 49,277 acres; 37% de contención ● Personal: 929 ● Punto de origen: Aproximadamente 21 millas al oeste del pueblo Twisp ● Fecha de inicio: 29 de julio de 2018 ● Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio McLeod: 22,511 acres; 35% de contención ● Personal: 461 ● Punto de origen: Aproximadamente ocho millas al norte de Mazama ● Fecha de inicio: 11 de agosto de 2018 ● Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio Holman: 300 acres, sin contención ● Punto de origen: Holman Peak ● Fecha de inicio: 17 de agosto de 2018 ● Causa del incendio: desconocida Incendio Crescent Mountain: los recursos del incendio continuaron su trabajo en el área de Mission Peak, incluyendo operaciones de quema conducidas por equipos especializados “hot shot”. El fuego se desplazó hacia Hoodoo Peak ayer por la tarde, y no es una amenaza en este momento. Los bomberos progresaron con el trabajo de extinción y remoción de material combustible,...

7 de septiembre de 2018 Incendio Crescent Mountain: 49,277 acres; 37% de contención ● Personal: 929 ● Punto de origen: Aproximadamente 21 millas al oeste del pueblo Twisp ● Fecha de inicio: 29 de julio de 2018 ● Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio McLeod: 22,511 acres; 35% de contención ● Personal: 461 ● Punto de origen: Aproximadamente ocho millas al norte de Mazama ● Fecha de inicio: 11 de agosto de 2018 ● Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio Holman: 300 acres, sin contención ● Punto de origen: Holman Peak ● Fecha de inicio: 17 de agosto de 2018 ● Causa del incendio: desconocida Incendio Crescent Mountain: los recursos del incendio continuaron su trabajo en el área de Mission Peak, incluyendo operaciones de quema conducidas por equipos especializados “hot shot”. El fuego se desplazó hacia Hoodoo Peak ayer por la tarde, y no es una amenaza en este momento. Los bomberos progresaron con el trabajo de extinción y remoción de material combustible,...