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A community meeting will be held at 6:00pm on August 5, 2018 at the Entiat Fire Station, District 8. The public is invited to meet the new fire team, receive updates, and ask questions of incident team fire personnel and local fire officials.The fire information phone number has been changed to

Bear Camp Road and Rogue River Closures as of Saturday Aug 4, 2018; 10:00 a.m. The following list summarizes closure information related to the Bear Camp Road system and Rogue River only, as reported by the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Medford District Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Marine Board, and Josephine County Sheriff’s Office Please note that this does not list other area closures in the vicinity of the Taylor Fire, nor does it indicate evacuations. Closures and evacuations are dynamic. Know before you go and double-check the official sources. Galice Access/Bear Camp Road (FS 23) from Agness (FS 33) to Galice No access to Peavine Rd Burnt Ridge Road (FS 2308) from FS 33 to Bear Camp Rogue River from Dunn Riffle to Galice All boat ramps along the river between Galice and Whitehorse Park Hog Creek Ramp is open for take-out Galice Ramp is open for put-in BLM-administered lands and recreation sites from Hog Creek to Rainie Falls Trailhead (near...

Angel Springs Fire UPDATE August 4, 2018 9:00 PM Northeast Washington Interagency IMT Type 3, Team #1 Eddie Lewis Incident Commander For Immediate Release Davenport, WA – Day shift crews made excellent progress today. Utilizing additional firefighters and in close coordination with aircraft, crews slowed the spread of the fire. National Guard helicopters arrived on the incident today and were very effective with suppression efforts. Night shift crews will be out again to continue to build and reinforce containment lines. The fire started August 2nd, at 3:00pm and quickly spread. Firefighters from Lincoln County Fire Districts 4 and 5, Washington State Department of Natural Resources and numerous federal, state and local agencies assisted with fire suppression well into the evening. Citizen and firefighters safety is our number one priority. Citizens are asked to remain clear of the fire area. No donations are...

Eastern Area Type 2 IMT has assumed command of the Angel Springs Fire at 6:00 AM today. Northeast Washington Interagency Incident Management Team would like to thank the community and firefighters for their support.

Contact: Christie Shaw, Oregon Department of Forestry 541-263-0661 Darcy Weseman, Umatilla National Forest 541-278-3722 [Morrow County, Ore.] Firefighters have completed mop up operations on the Wilson Prairie Fire located near the Morrow County Off Highway Vehicle Park in southern Morrow County. The fire was initially reported on July 23, 2018 and burned 405 acres. The fire is in patrol status as of Saturday, August 4, 2018. Firefighters will continue to monitor the fire during the heat of the day when any potential smoldering fire may become more active. There are unburned areas of fuel within the interior of the fire with smoldering and creeping fire. These areas are well interior of the fireline with minimal risk of the fire moving outside the lines. Some hose remains on the fireline to be used if fire or heat is discovered near the line. The Umatilla National Forest Area and Road Closure around the fire was rescinded as of Friday afternoon. Information for the fire is...

Dufur, OR – Fire activity was quieter today. Firefighters were afforded the opportunity to continue work on specific hot spots in the south east branch of the fire. Other crews set additional hose lays on the south east line increasing water availability along the fire perimeter. Crews continued mop-up activities working from the perimeter towards the interior up to 50 feet, creating a larger vegetation free zone. In the interior, smoldering, heavy timber remains a concern. Timber fallers will begin work tomorrow reducing snags, and removing hazard trees. Night operation objectives will be to enhance existing mop-up around residential homes and structures, while working fire perimeter patrols. Temperatures increased today but winds supported crew's efforts staying between 5-10 miles an hour out of the north. Relative Humidity will decrease tomorrow hovering between 20 -25% with temperatures increasing. A 6:00 p.m. community meeting was held this evening at the Christian Church in...

Crescent Mountain and Gilbert Fires Crescent Mountain and Gilbert Fires (August 4, 2018 7:00pm) ● Crescent Mountain Acres:7,000 ● Gilbert Acres: 38 ● Personnel: 180 ● Location: Approximately 16 miles west of the town of Twisp ● Start Date: July 28, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning Current Activity: There are some changes today on Inciweb and in this update. For clarification, there are two fires. The Gilbert Fire is the smaller fire (approximately 38 acres) to the north. The larger fire, which is currently quite active and growing, is the Crescent Mountain Fire. Firefighters on-scene have been managing both, but it was easier to use one name for sharing information. One update will continue for both fires. The Crescent Mountain Fire will continue to be updated daily in Inciweb, the Gilbert Fire will be updated depending on the fire’s activity. The fire had very little movement today. Smoke was heavy over the burn area, and there was some rain in the late...

Following the recommendations of fire officials on the Miles/Sugar Pine Fires, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office has added a new Level 2 "Be Set" evacuation zone to the south of the existing Level 3 "Go" zone on Elk Creek Road.Two addresses are included in the new zone. For further information, please see the Jackson County Sheriff's Office Press Release at: Sugar Pine/Miles Fire Evacuations Expanded

Angel Springs Fire UPDATE August 4, 2018 08:30 AM Northeast Washington Interagency IMT Type 3, Team #1 Eddie Lewis Incident Commander For Immediate Release Davenport, WA – The fire remained active throughout the night and crews continued to provide structure protection and establish containment lines. More firefighters have arrived and will be focusing on fire line construction on areas that have been previously tough to access. Firefighting aircraft will be back over the fire today assisting with fire suppression efforts. One additional structure was lost last night. The fire started August 2nd, at 3:00pm and quickly spread. Firefighters from Lincoln County Fire Districts 4 and 5, Washington State Department of Natural Resources and numerous federal, state and local agencies assisted with fire suppression well into the evening. Level 2 and 3 evacuation orders remain in place. For current evacuation, orders...

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

Fire Fire behavior is expected to pick up more in the afternoon with westerly winds and occasional gusts. Continued firing operations to shore up fire line breaks are planned for both fires.Smoke Winds from the northeast are expected to carry smoke to the coast in the morning, shifting to the NW/W in the afternoon. Smoke impacts are expected for downwind communities, and downslope communities as down valley winds trap smoke tonight. Model predictions show potential impacts to western portions of this outlook area with similar patterns to the past few

Fire Fire behavior is expected to pick up more in the afternoon with westerly winds and occasional gusts. Continued firing operations to shore up fire line breaks are planned for both fires.Smoke Winds from the northeast are expected to carry smoke to the coast in the morning, shifting to the NW/W in the afternoon. Smoke impacts are expected for downwind communities, and downslope communities as down valley winds trap smoke tonight. Model predictions show potential impacts to western portions of this outlook area with similar patterns to the past few

Hard work gets results. The difficult, dangerous work happening on the Garner Complex is getting the job done. On each shift hand crews seek and extinguish more and more hot spots. When all the hot spots have been mopped up, that section of the fire is placed in patrol status. Fire managers have placed the northernmost section of the fire in patrol status. Engines will patrol the perimeter to ensure that any smokes appearing near the control lines are suppressed. Fire managers are evaluating other sections along the fire’s eastern and western edges to determine if they could be placed in patrol status. As portions of the fire move to patrol status, resources are reassigned to other sections of the fire. Crews that were mopping up on the northern portion of the fire have been moved to the southern end of the fire, just north of Pleasant Creek Rd. In addition to mop up, crews have begun suppression repair to remove impacts caused by fire suppression activities. Firefighters have begun...

Incendios de Cougar Creek, White Pine, Bannock Lakes, and Navarre Comunicado de noticias: ENTIAT (4 de agosto, 2018: 8:00 am) Incendio de Cougar Creek · Acres: 4224 · Contención: 0% · Ubicación: 20 millas al noroeste de Entiat · Fecha de inicio: 28 de julio, 2018 a las 7:21 pm · Causa: Rayos Actividad actual: El Equipo 5 de California del Manejo de Incidentes Interinstitucionales (Equipo 5) asumió el mando del incendio de Cougar Creek a las 6:00am, hoy. El viernes el comportamiento del fuego y su propagación fue moderado. La mayor parte del crecimiento estuvo en el lado este del fuego; sin embargo, permanece al oeste de Tyee Ridge. Se detectó un incendio de un acre en el lado este de la carretera Tyee Lookout Road (FR 5700). Los tripulantes intentarán acceder al fuego pequeño y suprimirlo directamente hoy. Se consumió la vegetación no quemada dentro del límite del fuego y una gran cantidad de madera muerta y caída de fuegos anteriores es...

Cougar Creek, White Pine, Bannock Lakes, and Navarre FiresNews Release: ENTIAT (August 4, 2018: 8:00 am)Cougar Creek FireAcres: 4224Containment: 0%Location: 20 miles northwest of EntiatStart Date: July 28, 2018 at 7:21 pm Cause: Lightning Current Activity: The California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 (Team 5) assumed command of the Cougar Creek Fire at 6:00 am, today.Fire behavior and spread was moderate Friday. Most of the growth was on the fire's east side; however, it remains west of Tyee Ridge. A one-acre spot fire was detected on the east side of Tyee Lookout Road (FR 5700). Crews will attempt to access the spot fire and directly suppress it today. Unburned vegetation was consumed within the fire boundary and a large am-unt of dead and down timber from previous fires is the primary carrier. A night shift of engines patrolled the Entiat River Valley last night to watch for spot fires.The management priorities include protecting the Entiat River Valley, the community of...

Northport, WA - PUBLIC SAFETY AND FIRE FIGHTER SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. The Albuquerque and NE Washington Type 3 Incident Management Teams are suggesting the public avoid the Sheep Creek road and surrounding area. Sheep Creek campground is still closed. Voluntary evacuation is in place for residents in the Sheep Creek area. The entrance of Sheep Creek road has been blocked off by the local Sheriff’s Department, and road closures are in place for areas surrounding the fire. Mandatory evacuations will be required if fire gets established north of Sheep Creek road. Summary The fire is burning on private land through areas of mixed conifer with pockets of heavy logging slash and standing dead timber. The fire acreage increased after yesterday’s burnout operations and more accurate mapping. The fire is still within the boundaries of the Flagstaff and Sheep Creek roads. Primary and contingency dozer and hand lines have been established throughout the fire perimeter....

There will be a Public Meeting for the Miriam Fire on Sunday August 5 at 2 pm at White Pass Village Inn. Fire Managers and agency representatives will provide current updates on suppression activates, evacuations and

Dufur, OR – It was a busy and productive night for firefighters as they continue to strengthen containment lines and extinguish hot spots 25’ or more interior from those lines. OSFM resources have reduced the threat to structures by removing fuels and mopping up hotspots. Unburned interior pockets of fuel will be assessed today and measures taken to reduce the threat of embers igniting them. With the majority of the fire’s heat located in the Winslow Rd area, a hose line was put in place to assist firefighters with mopping up those areas. The north and east flanks of the fire continue to cool and firefighters will be assessing those containment lines for strength and mopping up the perimeters. With the risk to the structures reduced, structure protection task forces will begin to demobilize today, with the last task force anticipating being released tomorrow morning. Weather will be warmer and drier than yesterday with afternoon winds on the fire this afternoon increasing,...

Prospect, Oregon – The Northwest Incident Management Team #13 (NW#13) was mobilized to control nineteen fires on the High Cascades Ranger District west of Crater Lake National Park under the collective name Sugar Pine, which is also the name of one specific fire. The Goodview Fire has merged with the Sugar Pine Fire. Both will be referred to as the “Sugar Pine Fire”. The Sugar Pine Fire is now 8,496 acres. The Miles Fire (over 10,000 acres) is part of the neighboring “South Umpqua Complex”. The Miles Fire has also spread into the Sugar Pine. Yesterday, the Miles/Sugar Pine fires made no runs and grew very little. The 200-acre spot fire that started on the south east side of Elk Creek Thursday afternoon was aggressively attacked by hand crews, heavy equipment and air support and was successfully held in check with direct and indirect line construction. Homes along Elk Creek Road were protected. The Miles and Sugar Pine fires continue to merge interiorly which...