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Acreage: 42,996 Containment: 83% Community Meeting tomorrow night in Agness. Fire managers and agency representatives will be on hand to give a fire update and answer questions from the community. Come by the Agness Community Library, 3905 Cougar Lane, Agness, OR on Friday, August 10th at 6pm. Elevated fire weather conditions expected today with critical fire weather conditions tomorrow. It will be another day of very high temperatures with potential for reaching 106 degrees in valley bottoms. Winds will shift from north to westerly and smoke will clear on Friday. This may be a mixed blessing as the cap of smoke has been moderating fire behavior. Expect to see smoke columns rising into the air on Friday as portions of the perimeter become active. The fire edge is now along Bear Camp Road. Night shift resources continued firing operations on the northwest corner of the Taylor Creek Fire. Crews will continue to hold and improve that line today. Trees and boulders loosened by fire on...

Acreage: 36,907 Containment: 15% Community Meeting tomorrow night in Agness. Fire managers and agency representatives will be on hand to give a fire update and answer questions from the community. Come by the Agness Community Library, 3905 Cougar Lane, Agness, OR on Friday, August 10th at 6pm. Elevated fire weather conditions expected today with critical fire weather conditions tomorrow. It will be another day of very high temperatures with potential for reaching 106 degrees in valley bottoms. Winds will shift from north to westerly and smoke will clear on Friday. This may be a mixed blessing as the cap of smoke has been moderating fire behavior. Expect to see smoke columns rising into the air on Friday as portions of the perimeter become active. The fire edge is now along Bear Camp Road. Night shift resources continued firing operations on the northwest corner of the Taylor Creek Fire. Crews will continue to hold and improve that line today. Trees and boulders loosened by fire on...

Miriam Fire Update Fire Information Line: 541-786-0489 August 9, 2018 – 9 a.m. Acres: 1,948 acres Percent Containment: 9% Start Date: 07/30/18 Personnel/Resources: Six 20-person crews, 3 helicopters (others available, as needed), 25 engines, 2 dozer, 344 total personnel Location: Two miles east of White Pass Ski Area, within the Goat Rocks Wilderness on the Naches Ranger District, 32 miles southwest of Naches, WA. Cause: Lightning Estimated Incident Containment or completion: 9/1/2018 Fire Fighters Prepare for Increased Fire Activity Current Activity: Firefighters continue to prepare for upcoming unstable weather and increased fire activity occurring over the next 48 hours. Yesterday crews completed structure protection around the Clear Lake organizational camps and charged sprinkler systems to reduce fire risk. Along Forest Road (FR) 1207 crews continued firing and mop up operations between the road and the eastern flank. Today crews will continue to hold and mop...

COMMUNITY MEETING: There will be a Hendrix Fire Community Meeting on Friday, August 10, 2018, at 7 pm. It will be held the Hendrix Fire Incident Command Post located at the intersection of Highway 238 and Hamilton Road in Ruch, Oregon. This meeting will be followed by a short tour of the fire camp. It will also be streamed on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/HendrixFire2018/.Hotter and dryer conditions will continue in southwest Oregon through Thursday. Maximum temperatures near the fire will be in the mid-80s while temperatures at lower elevations will be in the triple digits. Winds will be calm in the morning and then becoming northwesterly around 5 mph in the afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for today for unseasonable hot conditions.Crews spent yesterday patrolling the fire’s perimeter as well as “gridding” in the interior of the fire, a method of searching for hot spots by systematically travelling over an area on parallel courses or...

The community meeting tonight in Happy Camp will be live streamed (6:00 pm) on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NatchezFires2018/). If we encounter technical difficulties while live streaming, the meeting will be recorded and a link to the meeting will be posted in the Information section of

Northport, WA - PUBLIC AND FIRE FIGHTER SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. The NE Washington Type 3 Incident Management Team asks the public to avoid Sheep Creek road and surrounding areas due to fire apparatus. The Sheep Creek fire started on July 30, 2018 in north Stevens County near the town of Northport. The fire perimeter and acreage remain within the boundaries of Flagstaff and Sheep Creek roads and is comprised of mixed conifer with pockets of logging slash and standing dead timber. Mop up operations continue throughout the perimeter of the fire. Two pieces of logging equipment remain on the fire to assist the crews – a bulldozer and a skidgeon. The fuel and terrain require such apparatus to access difficult areas. Five 20-person crews of Washington National Guard soldiers and airmen and women are integrated with fire crews on the line. This additional staffing has been critical to success of mopping up the perimeter of this fire. An unstable weather pattern is...

Community Meeting: An informational meeting at the Plain Community Church Wednesday night was attended by about 250 people. An additional 300 people watched the live Facebook stream, and the video is available for viewing any time. Additional meetings will be held as needed to inform the public and answer questions. Cougar Creek Fire: The Cougar Creek Fire, 20 miles northwest of Entiat, is10,723 acres. A total of 895 personnel, including 22 crews, 6 aircraft, 28 engines, and 12 bulldozers are being shared between the Cougar Creek and Lost Fires. Very high temperatures and low humidity Wednesday led to increased fire activity on the southwest side. The fire crossed the Mad River north of Burgess Cabin between Alma and Wilma Creeks. Airtankers dropped retardant along six miles of ridgetops to slow the fire’s southwest spread. Burnout operations continued along the Tyee Ridge Road south of Tyee Lookout as fire crews worked to flank the fire and halt its spread to the east. The fire...

YESTERDAY: Excessive heat and dry weather continues to set in over the fire, providing extreme conditions for the firefighters on the line. Fire managers focused resources on areas of the fire that have retained heat. Ground crews continued to stretch hoselays in to the interior portions of the fire for mop up operations. Aerial resources were used to support firefighters on the ground in suppressing pockets of heat. Structure protection firefighters utilized a National Park Service watercraft for access to residences along the waterfront to install hose and reduce fuels. Night operations patrolled the containment lines to ensure fire was held within the lines. TODAY: An excessive heat warning and gusty winds are forecasted for the area today. Firefighters will be focusing on mop up to ensure there are no hidden hot spots. Mop up entails finding and extinguishing hotspots within the burned area and ensuring that there is no potential for re-ignition. Dozer lines are being...

Crescent Mountain Fire Crescent Mountain and Gilbert Fires (August 9, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m.) ● Crescent Mountain Acres:14,593 0% contained ● Personnel: 419 ● Location: Approximately 21 miles west of the town of Twisp ● Start Date: July 28, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning Red Flag Warning in effect today for hot, dry, unstable conditions. Current Activity: The Crescent Mountain Fire was active again yesterday, pushing west and northeast into the Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness. Overnight, the Crescent Mountain Fire consumed the footprint of the Gilbert Fire, so we will be reporting one fire. Firefighters were successful yesterday in conducting a large tactical firing operation in the War Creek Ridge area which should reduce the threat of spread to the southeast. Firefighters continue working to widen existing roads utilizing heavy equipment, evaluating ingress and egress routes, and creating defensible space around homes and other structures. We are also establishing and...

Dufur, OR – Current Status: Last night was the final night shift on this incident. These crews have worked long and hard and have an excellent safety record of no injuries. They will get some much needed rest today and be rolled over into the next day shift plan.Today, crews will focus on meeting the District’s mop-up standards and patrol the fire perimeter and unburned islands. All the hard work putting out this fire will be tested this week by the predicted high temperatures and gusty winds. Sufficient re-sources will remain assigned to the fire to patrol and handle any problems that may arise. Other resources will begin the demobilization process to get much needed rest.Weather Forecast: Red Flag Warnings are in effect for Thursday for hot, dry and unstable conditions. An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect through Thursday. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for Friday for gusty winds. A change in the weather pat-tern begins Thursday when the air mass becomes more unstable. The...

Hamma Hamma, WA – The Maple fire is located 23 miles North of Shelton, WA, above the community of Hamma Hamma. The fire is burning in steep terrain on the Jefferson Ridge Line and North of Jefferson Creek. Elk Lake trail runs through the middle of the fire. The Maple fire has burned 810 acres, is 5 percent contained and has roughly 163 personnel currently working the fire. Crews and equipment ordered earlier in the week are now beginning to arrive. We expect to have around 300 personnel on the fire by tomorrow. We are also expecting more equipment. Our priorities are to keep the fire from spreading further East, North and South. Public Meeting: We have a public meeting scheduled for Friday, August 10, 2018 at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Hamma Hamma fire station, 34571 N US Hwy 101, Lilliwaup, WA 98555. Participating agencies in fighting this wildfire include the Olympic National Forest and Washington State Department of Natural Resources. A temporary flight restriction...

Summary: After an active day of fire on Tuesday, firefighters made good progress on Wednesday. As hotter and drier weather moves into the region today, firefighters are expecting more active fire behavior in the afternoon. Community Meetings: Please note the change in venues for the Shady Cove Public Meeting. To facilitate more guests, the Shady Cove Meeting will be held at Shady Cove School, 37 Schoolhouse Lane. Thursday, August 9: Shady Cove School , 37 Schoolhouse Lane, Shady Cove 6:30 p.m. Friday, August 10: Prospect Community Center, 305 Red Blanket Road, Prospect 6:30 p.m. 25 residents attended the community meeting in Tiller last night. A group of representatives from the Unified Command team answered questions about fire operations, weather, and smoke impacts. Evacuations: Current Jackson County evacuation areas are available on the Jackson County Sheriff’s website: http://jacksoncountyor.org/sheriff/ Residents can check their evacuation level by searching their address...

Revised Miriam Fire Area Closure - Aug 8, 2018 The Okanogan Wenachee NF has revised the area closure due to the Miriam Fire, burning two miles east of White Pass Ski Area within the Goat Rocks Wilderness on the Naches Ranger District, 32 miles southwest of Naches,

Smoke Outlook Update for the North Columbia Basin August 9-10,

The Natchez Fire information phone number is now

The Southwest Oregon Joint Information Center has released the update for August

Miércoles, 8 de agosto, 2018 Recursos para el incidente 8 tripulaciones, 38 camiones de bomberos, 4 helicópteros, 2 buldóceres, 4 tanques de agua, 462 personal, 11,300 acres en total Resumen de incidentes: La actividad del fuego aumentó ayer ya que el incendio de Crescent Mountain se desplaza al oeste y al noreste hacia el área de Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness. Los bomberos realizaron una operación táctica de fuego de cerca de 100 acres en el lado norte de War Creek Ridge. Anoche un vuelo infrarrojo indicó que el tamaño del fuego era de aproximadamente 11.262 acres. El incendio de Gilbert está manteniéndose en 38 acres ya que no se ha observado ninguna actividad de fuego. Los bomberos continúan trabajando para ampliar las carreteras existentes utilizando equipo pesado, evaluando las rutas de ingreso y egreso, y creando un espacio defendible alrededor de los hogares y otras estructuras. El borde sureño del fuego está aproximadamente a tres millas de la estructura...