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QuickFacts:Incident Start Date: 8/22/2018Incident Start Time: Approx. 12:45 p.m.Incident Type: WildfireCause: Under InvestigationIncident Location: near Sams Valley, Jackson County, OregonLand Threat: Private, BLM, IndustrialCommand Agency: ODF/OSFMFire Size: 600 acresContainment: 0%Expected Full Containment: N/ACivilian Injuries: 0Firefighter Injuries: 0Structures Threatened: 211Structures Destroyed: 0Structures Damaged: 0Current Situation:Extreme fire behavior and gusty ridgetop and canyon winds caused the Ramsey Canyon Fire to spread rapidly just before sundown. The fire is estimated to have grown a few hundred acres within the last two hours of daylight. The current fire size is approximately 600 acres.Currently, night shift resources will continue to attack the fire directly and construct fire line along the flanks of the fire. Access to the fire has been difficult from the start. Dozers will continue to build access roads, as well as contingency lines. While aircraft cannot be...

Improved visibility continued today, allowing aerial resources to be utilized in support of burning operations to reinforce containment lines on the western edge of the fire. Aerial ignition is being used in conjunction with crews hand firing on the ground to continue burning out vegetation between containment lines and the fire. The aerial ignitions are accomplished with a low-flying helicopter equipped with plastic sphere dispenser (PSD) or “ping pong ball” technology. PSD allows fire to be introduced into areas that are too steep or exposed for firefighters on the ground to access. The balls are filled with potassium permanganate and then injected with glycol and dropped in strategic locations. Once on the ground, a chemical reaction within the balls creates fire, causing vegetation on the ground to ignite under the right

Gilliam County Sheriff has lowered Evacuation Levels as follows: Stubblefield Fire - Gilliam County has lowered the evacuation level for Richmond Lane, Pattee Road to Level 2, BE SET! The evacuation level for Buckhorn Lane, Armstrong Road, and Butte Creek Road to Level 1, BE READY!. Lonerock Fire - Gilliam County has lowered the evacuation level for all areas of Lonerock Road and the City of Lonerock to Level 1, BE

Due to the incoming cold front, the winds today have shifted to a western pattern. This is causing increased fire activity on the east side of the fire. Firefighters are currently addressing this. A product of this increase is more smoke.

Fires, smoking, using internal combustion engines, and welding are prohibited with certain exceptions. See the attached PDF for details of where these prohibitions apply and what the exceptions

The Josephine County Sheriff's Office has issued a downgrade from a Level 3 "Go" status to a Level 2 "Be Set" notice for the Illinois River Road from Hwy 199 up to and including McCaleb Ranch. The section from McCaleb Ranch through Oak Flat will remain on a Level 3 "Go" notice. Follow the link below to read the sheriff's press release.

The Josephine County Sheriff's Office has issued a downgrade from a Level 3 "Go" status to a Level 2 "Be Set" notice for the Illinois River Road from Hwy 199 up to and including McCaleb Ranch.The section from McCaleb Ranch through Oak Flat will remain on a Level 3 "Go" notice. Follow the link below to read the sheriff's press release.

August 22, 2018 Cougar Creek Fire Operational Update - Crews are using fire in a strategic manner to consume dead and down vegetation between the fire’s edge and containment line. This strengthens containment lines by creating a buffer between the active fire and improved lines. It also provides opportunities for firefighters to safely engage from locations where containment efforts are more likely to be successful. Today’s operations may include both hand ignition and the use of a helicopter mounted plastic sphere dispenser.

Acres: 2152 Containment: 39% Total Personnel: 109 Cause: Human-caused and under

Fires, smoking, using internal combustion engines, and welding are prohibited with certain exceptions. See the attached PDF for details of where these prohibitions apply and what the exceptions are

Update-August 22, 2018 9:00 a.m. For Immediate Release Incident Commanders: Ian Yocum, Oregon State Fire Marshal & Eric Knerr, Northwest Team 7 Contact: Rich Tyler, OSFM/Jeanne Klein, NW Team 7 541-239-3619 Follow Fire Information on Facebook Pages: Gilliam County Sheriff https://www.facebook.com/GilliamCountySheriff/ South Gilliam County Rural Fire Protection District https://www.facebook.com/South-Gilliam-County-Rural-Fire-Protection-District-783137915065669/?ref=br_rs [Condon, Oregon] Firefighters continued to make excellent progress on each of the four fires being managed under unified command by the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Blue Team and Northwest Team 7. The Stubblefield and Seale Fires have grown together and in the future will be reported as the Stubblefield Fire. Structural firefighting crews from Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office have worked hard since Friday night, August 17, to assess, prepare and protect your homes in Gilliam County while working...

Actualización del incendio Crescent Mountain 22 de agosto de 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. Incendio Crescent Mountain: 31,091 acres; 34 porcentaje de contención Personal: 342 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: 16,278 acres; 5 por ciento de contención Personal: 474 Punto de origen: Aproximadamente ocho millas al norte de Mazama Fecha de inicio: 11 de agosto de 2018 Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio Holman: 120 acres, no hay contención Punto de origen: Holman Peak Fecha de inicio: 17 de agosto de 2018 Causa: desconocida Actividad actual: Incendio Crescent Mountain: Ayer, los helicópteros pudieron verter para retrasar la progresión del fuego hacia Scaffold Ridge en el este y el Área Recreativa Nacional de Lake Chelan en el lado suroeste del incendio. Ya que se retrasó la progresión del fuego, las...

Actualización del incendio Crescent Mountain 22 de agosto de 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. Incendio Crescent Mountain: 31,091 acres; 34 porcentaje de contención Personal: 342 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: 16,278 acres; 5 por ciento de contención Personal: 474 Punto de origen: Aproximadamente ocho millas al norte de Mazama Fecha de inicio: 11 de agosto de 2018 Causa del incendio: rayo Incendio Holman: 120 acres, no hay contención Punto de origen: Holman Peak Fecha de inicio: 17 de agosto de 2018 Causa: desconocida Actividad actual: Incendio Crescent Mountain: Ayer, los helicópteros pudieron verter para retrasar la progresión del fuego hacia Scaffold Ridge en el este y el Área Recreativa Nacional de Lake Chelan en el lado suroeste del incendio. Ya que se retrasó la progresión del fuego, las...

Fires A predicted wind shift from easterly to westerly today has firefighters alert for fire spread into new areas. Humidity will be low and fires are expected to be active. Today (Wednesday) should be the last day with hot, dry conditions contributing to fire spread this week as cooler weather is on its way. Smoke Easterly winds provided some improvements in air quality yesterday but today winds shift to west/northwest moving smoke from fires in the Cascades and Canada into the Columbia Basin worsening air quality later today and overnight especially in the northern parts of the forecast area. Long Range A significant cooling trend is forecast for late in the week along with scattered rain showers in the North Columbia Basin near the Canadian border. Fires will quiet down and air quality is expected to improve for the weekend.

NORTHPORT, WA – Firefighters working on the Horns Mountain Fire made good progress yesterday. With the clearing of smoke, aviation resources were able to help those on the ground. The helicopters assigned to the fire were joined by two Blackhawk helicopters from the Washington Air National Guard. The fire is 3,568 acres; 2,932 in the US and 636 in Canada. Yesterday firefighters were able to scout and put out spot fires along the finger of fire that burned to the west on Sunday. Firefighters continued to clean up and prepare the forest roads used as containment lines to the south and east of the fire in preparation for burnouts when conditions are favorable. Crews will be staying in spike camps in either the Summit (Horns) Spike to the west of the fire or the Rosie Spike to the east. Having crews spike closer to the fire cuts down on long drives between the incident command post in Northport and fire operations. Aircraft will be able to fly again this morning, but may be grounded...

ROAD CLOSURES: Bisbee Mountain Road and Trout Lake Road are closed and barricaded at Highway 20. Nancy Creek Road is closed at the US Forest Service boundary. The emergency fire closure for several roads on the Colville National Forest remains in place. The Order is Number 06-21-12-18-09, and is posted at various locations around the

Kettle Falls, WA - The Boyds Fire is located 3 miles west of Kettle Falls, WA. The footprint of the fire is 3,413 acres and is 54 percent contained. The fire continues to burn in a mixture of timber litter, slash, brush and grass. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Yesterday, crews continued mop-up along the north side of the fire south of Nancy Creek. Burnout operations on the west side of Boyds fire will be initiated later in the afternoon as weather conditions permit. Dozers built containment lines and crews installed sprinklers around Monday’s spot fire located on the south side of Boyds fire. The spot is contained and crews will continue to monitor for hot spots in the area. Several resources are being demobilized and reassigned to other fires or returned to their local jurisdictions. Today, firefighters continue burnout operations to reduce fuels in the fire area and widen the containment lines creating more space to limit spotting over the containment lines. Aerial...

Fires A predicted wind shift from easterly to westerly today has firefighters alert for fire spread into new areas. Humidity will be low and fires are expected to be active. Today (Wednesday) should be the last day with hot, dry conditions contributing to fire spread this week as cooler weather is on its way. Smoke Easterly winds provided some improvements in air quality yesterday but today winds shift to west/northwest moving smoke from fires in the Cascades and Canada into the Columbia Basin worsening air quality later today and overnight especially in the northern parts of the forecast area. Long Range A significant cooling trend is forecast for late in the week along with scattered rain showers in the North Columbia Basin near the Canadian border. Fires will quiet down and air quality is expected to improve for the weekend.