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Smoke Outlook for 7/29 - 7/30 Western Oregon-California Border Natchez and Klondike Fires Issued at: 2018-07-29 14:45 UTC Fire Continued elevated fire behavior is expected for the Natchez and Klondike fires. Smoke has been limiting fire behavior until it clears in the mid-late afternoons. The many fires across SW OR and NW CA will remain active, producing the most amount of smoke in the mid to late afternoon. Smoke Poor air quality conditions persist throughout outlook area as transport winds have been weak at lower levels. General transport of smoke has been and is expected to remain towards the southeast. Communities directly downwind from fires are expected to have the worst air quality, reaching hazardous levels for periods of time. Down valley winds are likely to transport smoke as evening time sets in. As fire activity increases, air quality is expected to deteriorate. Other Additional smoke monitors have been placed in the communities of Agness and...

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

Release Date: 7/29/18INCIDENT: Fire Evacuation Level Change:INCIDENT DATE AND TIME: 7/29/18 @ 12:00 pmREPORTING DEPUTY: C. KraussDETAILS:Due to the planned firefighting operations, including backburns, for the Taylor Creek wildfire, residences on Riverbanks Road between 7293 and 8549, including the following road: Burnette Road are being placed on a Level 3 "GO" Evacuation. Do not delay leaving to gather any belongings or make efforts to protect your home. This may be the last notice you receive. A shelter has been established at Grants Pass High School. Josephine County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue will be performing door to door notifications.If you have not signed up for Josephine County Citizen’s Alert, Josephine County’s emergency notification system, you can sign up on line at www.rvem.org.The Red Cross evacuation shelter remains active at Grants Pass High School, 830 NE 9th St, Grants Pass, OR 97526.The Fire Information Center can be reached at...

A community meeting is planned for July 30, 2018, 5:00 pm at the Heppner Ranger District office, Heppner, Oregon.Fire officials will provide:Current and future Wilson Prairie Fire situation.Update on the regional and national fire outlook; andQuestion and answer period will follow. Please join us.

Miles Fire and Columbus Fire burned actively on Saturday, but fire spread was slower than on Friday. Relative humidity stayed a little higher, and spot fires were less common and closer to the main fires. The Snowshoe Fire had some residual pockets of fuels burning on the northwest end, but fire personnel made good progress on mopping up the edges of the fire. Some resources are being shifted from Snowshoe Fire to Miles Fire, which is now the top priority for South Umpqua Complex. Miles Fire continues to push to the east toward Hawk Mountain and Buckhorn Mountain. Burnout was completed on about ½ mile of line on the Umpqua National Forest to the south of Miles Fire. Fire managers are coordinating fire fighting activities between Miles Fire and Sugar Pine Fire. Helicopters assigned to Sugar Pine Fire have been flying on the Miles Fire when the air is clearer to the west. Establishing control lines on private and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands is a priority to prevent...

Hendrix Fire – Sunday July 29, 2018 Morning Update Hendrix Fire Now 70% Contained; Pacific Crest Trail Now Open Acres: 1,081 acres Cause: Lightning Percent Containment: 70% Start Date: 07/15/18, 8:30 am Location: 9 mi SW of Ashland, OR Expected Containment Date: 08/31/2018 Jurisdiction: Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest & Private Land Resources: 275 personnel, 7 Hand Crews, 1 Helicopter, 5 Engines, 1 Assigned Dozers + an additional Dozer on loan from cooperators, and 5 water tenders. The southeast corner of the fire continues to be monitored without a containment line due to the steep rough topography. Fire personnel will scout the area for opportunities to develop containment in this area as part of a full suppression strategy for the Hendrix Fire. Northwest Team 12 has transitioned with the Gila/Las Cruces Type 3 Incident Management Team. Members of the Gila team shadowed Northwest Team 12 on Saturday and took responsibility this morning at 6:00 am.The...

Timber Crater 6 Fire Update July 29, 2018, 10:00 am NW Incident Management Team (IMT) 9, Brian Goff, Incident Commander Contact us at: TimberCrater6.2018@gmail.com - Fire Information: 541-238-2084 (GoogleVoice) or 541-291-4158 Crater Lake National Park, OR – The Timber Crater 6 Fire is now 3,126 acres and is 65% contained. Work to strengthen and improve containment lines continued on the southern perimeter of the fire. Firefighters reported creeping and smoldering fire behavior along the fire line. Crews continued with mop up and cold trailing, locating hot spots near the perimeter and extinguishing them. The Timber Crater 9 Fire was held to one-half acre. Firefighters completed a containment line around the fire and mopped up inside the perimeter. The crew on the Timber Crater 9 Fire were extracted by helicopter yesterday afternoon. Moving forward, Timber Crater 9 will be unstaffed but will be monitored from the air. At approximately 12:30 pm yesterday, July 28, 2018, a new...

Weather & Fire Behavior: Weather conditions will be more moderate than the previous two days, however the air will remain drier than normal. The dry, hot conditions are expected to result in active to very active fire behavior, with potential for fire behavior to increase as smoke clears. Yesterday’s Activities: Despite efforts to hold the fire south and west of the Illinois River, extreme fire behavior the previous day resulted in spotting across the dozer line that was constructed along Roads 675 and 4105. Due to the potential for continued extreme fire weather and risk to firefighter safety, firefighters were not able to suppress all of these spot fires resulting in fire becoming established in the Horse Mountain area. Firefighters scouted additional opportunities to control the fire and began preparing old Biscuit Fire dozer lines. Northwest of the fire, near Curry County Oak Flat, fire personnel continued to open up and prepare control lines previously constructed during...

COMMUNITY MEETING WILL BE HELD IN HAPPY CAMP AT THE HAPPY CAMP GRANGE ON SUNDAY, JULY 29 AT 6:00 P.M.

Prospect, Oregon – Nineteen fires on the High Cascades Ranger District west of Crater Lake National Park are being managed under the collective name Sugar Pine, which is also the name of one specific fire. Approximately 4,016 acres have burned on all fires combined. The three largest fires are Sugar Pine, Goodview and Round Top. Weather conditions continue to be critical. Sustained high temperatures, gusty afternoon winds and low humidity are influencing fires. Yesterday the Sugar Pine Fire grew by nearly 700 acres to 2,379 acres and is 3% contained. The Goodview Fire grew by 250 acres to 1,353 acres and is 0% contained. Two days ago, the Jackson County Sheriff issued a Level 2 Evacuation “BE SET” notification for residents of the upper Elk Creek Road. Engines and firefighters are staged to protect structures in the Elk Creek drainage. Firefighters have been improving multiple firelines north of homes; setting up hoses and sprinklers; and moving flammable...

COMMUNITY MEETING WILL BE HELD IN HAPPY CAMP AT THE HAPPY CAMP GRANGE ON SUNDAY, JULY 29 AT 6:00 P.M. Weather & Fire Behavior: The weather will continue to be warm and dry across the fire area, with temperatures reaching 93 degrees along the ridges and 100 degrees in the valleys. These weather conditions will continue to contribute to extreme fire behavior, similar to what we’ve seen over the past few days. West-northwest winds are to increase again this afternoon, with gusts up to 15 mph which can cause extreme fire behavior, resulting in active surface spread, single and group tree torching with crown runs possible. Yesterday’s Activities: Crews were able to hold fire activity along the 060 road, limiting growth along the western side of the fire. Crews worked to contain the fire west of 18N30 road, south of Little Grayback Mountain. Overnight crews were able to continue with low intensity burning operations along the 4810 road across to the 012 road. The weather...

Smoke Outlook for 7/29-7/30 California Border Rogue and Shasta Valley-Interstate 5

Wilson Prairie Fire Update Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander: Doug Johnson July 29, 2018 - 9:00 A.M. Starting today only one update will be generated and posted in the morning from the Wilson Prairie Fire. The Morrow County Off-Highway Vehicle Park and Campground is currently open, however some trails may be impacted by the fire activity. Please observe all trail and area closures. Current Fire Information: Firefighters completed containment lines around all perimeters of the fire. Hose lays have been installed completely around the fire perimeter and mop up has begun. Mop up has progressed, advancing into the interior 200 feet. Small interior islands of unburned fuels have been isolated with focused mop up around the perimeter. Suppression rehabilitation and repair activities will begin today, which could include water barring, leveling of berms and removal of trash from the fire line. The entire firefighter operation briefing may be viewed at:...

The July 29 Hendrix Fire Infrared Map has been posted. The acreage remains unchanged at 1,081 acres, and containment is at 70%.

Prineville District Bureau of Land Management Wasco County, Oregon Long Hollow Fire UPDATE Sunday, July 29, 2018 9:00 a.m. NWIMT #10 Al Lawson, Incident Commander Mike Ciraulo, Deputy IC Inciweb Information websites: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6040/ https://twitter.com/CentralORFire http://centralorfireinfo.blogspot.com/ Fire Information: NEW # 541-304-3972 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Long Hollow Fire: 33,000 acres Containment: 27% Reported: July 26, 4:44 P.M. Cause: Human Dufur, Oregon – Record breaking day and night time temperatures made for challenging fire behavior Saturday. Despite gusty winds and low relative humidity yesterday, firefighters continued to improve fire perimeter lines, and the fire has an estimated containment of 27%. There was no change in fire acres. Crews and air resources targeted the southeast corner of the fire in and around Jones Canyon yesterday, and will continue to improve containment lines...

Smoke from the Klondike Fire cast shade over the Taylor Creek Fire on Saturday, providing some relief from high temperatures and lowered the active fire behavior. The Klondike Fire is burning in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness about 9 miles southwest of the Taylor Creek Fire. Firefighters were able to hold and strengthen all Taylor Creek Fire lines, for the first time in several days. The weather trend will continue today, which means hot and dry conditions could stimulate the fire. However, smoke from the Klondike might provide some relief again today. Conditions remain difficult for firefighters because of steep topography coupled with the weather conditions. On the Grave Creek Fire, on the east side of the complex, structure protection and mop-up work continues. The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office continues to adjust evacuation orders. Mandatory evacuations ( Level 3—GO!) have expanded. More than 1,000 people are now subject to the evacuation orders. Information on evacuations...

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The combination of continued high temperatures, low humidities and dry fuels pro- duced active fire behavior across large portions of the Taylor Creek Fire today. Fire crews used a combination of aircraft, line construction and holding operations to keep the fire in check. Crews reinforced alternate containment lines on the eastern flank of the fire where it passed over primary lines. Improved air quality allowed fire managers to fly numerous helicopter missions dropping water to cool hot spots. This evening, structure suppression and wildland forces will be working together to construct and reinforce containment lines to halt the fire’s forward progress. Several task forces from the Oregon State Fire Marshalls office will be patrolling the fire’s perimeter, supporting the wildland crews operations, providing water sources, and protecting structures if needed. On the northern flank of the fire, crews will construct new dozer lines that will allow them to use the Rogue River...

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 43 CFR 9212.1, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is giving notice that public lands along the Merlin-Galice Road (Josephine County Road #2400 and #2401) from Hog Creek boat ramp north and west to the Rainie Falls Trailhead are closed to all unauthorized entry, effective immediately. This closure will remain in effect until the Taylor Creek Fire is declared controlled, or until such time as the Grants Pass Field Manager determines public entry is safe. This closure affects public lands within the perimeter of the Taylor Creek fire area, administered by the BLM through the Grants Pass Field Office of the Medford District, and is specific to BLM lands and routes only. Please see the attached file for the complete order and a map of the closure

Current Fire Information: Firefighters completed the containment line on the east perimeter of the fire in the Porter Creek area. Hose lays have been installed and mop up has begun. Mop up has progressed in other areas of the fire, advancing into the interior 20-50 feet. The small interior islands of unburned fuels have been isolated with focused mop up around the perimeters. Acreage: 437 Containment: 50% Fire Information Center: NEW-Public Line 844-695-6542. Available 8:00 am to 9:00 pm.