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[Morrow County, Ore.] The Wilson Prairie Fire was reported around 3:30 p.m. Monday afternoon burning on Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) protected lands within the Morrow County Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Park. The fire is located approximately twenty-three miles southwest of Heppner, Oregon. This evening the fire is estimated at 120 acres, burning in grass, brush, and timber. Cause of the fire is under investigation. There are currently no evacuations or closures in place around the fire. Aerial resources, including five Single Engine Air Tankers (SEATs), two Type 2 helicopters, and two large air tankers will be engaged on the fire until they are no longer able to fly due to civil twilight restrictions. The SEATs and large air tankers are dropping retardant around the fire perimeter, effectively boxing in the fire along existing roads and “two track” OHV trails. Dozers are working adjacent to this retardant to reinforce the fireline. They will work late into the night to take...

Hendrix Fire Community Meeting, Ashland, OR Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 6pm Middle Gymnasium, Ashland Middle School100 Walker AvenueAshland, OR 97520 The meeting will be live streamed and a recording posted to https://tinyurl.com/yczf47z9

Community MeetingWednesday July 25, 2018 Natchez Fire Information & Update 6:00 p.m. Happy Camp Grange 2nd Street, Happy Camp, CA For further Natchez Fire information, please visit: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5948/

7/23/18 Klondike Fire Update Weather & Fire Behavior: The hot and dry weather will continue, allowing for continued fire growth. Smoke present over the fire area in the morning is expected to clear by the afternoon.Yesterday’s Activities: Klondike Fire: Firefighters working throughout the day and evening continued structure protection activities in the Oak Flat area of Josephine County. Helicopters utilized strategic water drops to slow fire spread and hold the fire to the south and west of the Illinois River. Fallers continued to remove hazard trees from old roads and dozer lines, and dozers were used to remove vegetation, further reinforcing these control lines. Fire personnel also scouted areas along Forest Service Road 087 to Pearsoll Peak and along Roads 4103 and 4805 to assess opportunities for a control line.Natchez Fire: Firefighters working both day and night shifts continued to burnout fuels along control lines as conditions allowed. These burnouts are utilized to...

A Joint Information Center has been opened through a partnership of federal, state, and county agencies. This update of Southwestern Oregon fires has been published today, July 23, 2018. Follow link below.

Update July 23 at 2:30 p.m.:WIMER, Ore. – As the Grave Fire pushes south, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is expanding the current Level 2 evacuation in the Pleasant Creek area. The following areas are now at Level 2:LEVEL 2 (Be Set): 3760 to 5090 Pleasant Creek Road, 3997 to 36505 Ditch Creek Road, 155 N Ford Road to 17101 Ford Road (map sections 27, 28, and 29). Jackson County deputies and search and rescue staff will be in the area providing information and evacuation notices. Residents will also be notified by Citizen Alert. To sign up for Citizen Alert, go to www.jacksoncounty.org/alert.All other evacuation levels remain the same for the Pleasant Creek and Graves Creek area.A downloadable map attached to this release includes a general area map with current evacuation zones and map sections noted. As before, be aware that some addresses within the address range given may or may not be included in an evacuation zone. The zones are based on geographical areas, not specific...

The July 23 Hendrix Fire Update has been posted to inciweb.

As of July 23, the Silver Creek Fire is 95% contained at 27 acres; no new growth is expected. Crews will continue to patrol the fire area through the summer. With the exception of one trail closure (see Closures Section for more detail), operations at Silver Falls State Park are no longer impacted by the fire. Waterfall areas remain accessible during normal Park

INCIDENT: Current Fire Evac Levels and Road Blocks in Josephine County INCIDENT DATE AND TIME: 7/22/18 @ 10:00 pm REPORTING DEPUTY: C. Krauss Current evacuation levels: Level 3 - West Pickett Creek Road Level 3 - Upper end of Shan Creek Road Level 3 - Upper end of Limpy creek Road Level 3 - Oak Flat community at the end of Illinois River Road Level 2 - Lower end of Shan Creek Road Level 2 - Lower end of Limpy Creek Road Level 2 - Pickett Creek Road, including secondary roads Level 2 - Dutcher Creek Road, including secondary roads Level 1 - Riverbanks Road between Limpy Creek Road and Pickett Creek Road including all secondary roads and streets Due to the Taylor Creek wildfire, road blockshave been established to prevent non­ essential vehicle traffic from interfering with residents attempting to evacuate and emergency services vehicles engaged in firefighting activities. Current road block locations: West Pickett Creek Rd at Pickett Creek Rd Shan Creek...

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory today for Jackson, Josephine and Klamath counties, which are being impacted by smoke from a number of wildfires.

Two public meetings are set for the local communities that are being most effected by the Garner Complex Fires. The first will be TONIGHT, Monday July 23, 2018 at 6:00 P.M. at the North Valley High School, 6741 Monument Drive,in Grant Pass, OR. Tomorrow's meeting is set for Wimer, Tuesday July 24, 2018 at 6:00 P.M. at Evans Valley Education and Community Center, 8205 East Evans

Prospect, Oregon – Good progress has been made to access, assess and safely engage all the known fires. There are nineteen fires on the High Cascades Ranger District west of Crater Lake National Park (CLNP) managed under the collective name Sugar Pine, which is also the name of one specific fire. Approximately 886 total acres have burned on all fires combined. Highway 62 and residences are not threatened. Yesterday, the Sugar Pine Fire saw increased activity and growth towards the south as a result of weather changes. Crews could not continue safe direct engagement and re-focused efforts on improving indirect containment lines. Burn-out operations are almost complete on the Round Top Fire. Mop-up and patrol continue on several fires that have been lined and in mop-up including the Union, Sunshine and Junction fires. Today’s priorities include engaging heavy equipment such as dozers and masticators on the Sugar Pine Fire to build out containment line along power lines south of...

Timber Crater 6 Fire Update July 23, 2018, 9:00 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 – Crews made good progress yesterday and achieved 5% containment. Since NW Incident Management Team 9 arrived on July 20, fire managers’ strategy and crews’ work have focused on stopping the fire progression, using a combination of burnout operations and, when safe, working at the fire’s edge. Yesterday, 522 personnel are working the fire, including 18 crews. An infrared flight mapped the fire at 2010 acres. Weather: Weather could be a concern today if thunderstorms materialize. Though there is only a 20% probability, outflow winds associated with thunderstorms can greatly change fire behavior and push the fire into the forest canopy. Today will again be hot and dry, and expected fire behavior includes short-range...

Public Meetings: Plans are set for two public meetings for the local communities that are being most effected by the Garner Complex fires. The first meeting will be TODAY, Monday July 23, 2018 at 6:00 P.M. at the North Valley High School, 6741 Monument Drive, Grant Pass, OR. Another meeting is set for Wimer on Tuesday July 24, 2018 at 6:00 P.M. at Evans Valley Education and Community Center, 8205 East Evans Creek. Fire crews from the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office (OSFM) continue to work in the area’s of the Grave and Taylor Fires. OSFM crews are assessing homes and other structures. This allows the crews to create a defensible space around each structure. Flagging left on the driveway quickly informs structural crews of the work needing to be completed. It does not indicate the level of protection fire crews will provide that structure. Please do not remove or move the flagging. This causes fire crews to duplicate their work. OSFM crews have been able to assess 245...

Public Meetings: Plans are set for two public meetings for the local communities that are being most effected by the Garner Complex fires. The first meeting will be, Monday July 23, 2018 at 6:00 P.M. at the North Valley High School, 6741 Monument Drive, Grant Pass, OR. Another meeting is set for Wimer on Tuesday July 24, 2018 at 6:00 P.M. at Evans Valley Education and Community Center, 8205 East Evans Creek. Today 50 Oregon National Guard personnel arrived to staff ten road blocks around the clock. Supporting traffic control check points help the public avoid entering active fire areas. Construction of direct and indirect control lines continues on the Graves fires. Much of the fire is holding within the lines on the north and west flanks, and hose lays are in place in these areas. Crews worked down each side of the fire tying in reopened roads, hand and dozer lines. Much of the focus on the Grave Fire was to create a fire line across the southern edge to tie in line between the...

7/23/18 Klondike and Natchez Fire InformationWeather & Fire Behavior: The hot and dry weather will continue, allowing for continued fire growth. Smoke present over the fire area in the morning is expected to clear by the afternoon. Yesterday’s Activities: Klondike Fire: Firefighters working throughout the day and evening continued structure protection activities in the Oak Flat area of Josephine County. Helicopters utilized strategic water drops to slow fire spread and hold the fire to the south and west of the Illinois River. Fallers continued to remove hazard trees from old roads and dozer lines, and dozers were used to remove vegetation, further reinforcing these control lines. Fire personnel also scouted areas along Forest Service Road 087 to Pearsoll Peak and along Roads 4103 and 4805 to assess opportunities for a control line. Natchez Fire: Firefighters working both day and night shifts continued to burnout fuels along control lines as conditions allowed. These...

A smoke outlook updated July 23 is now available at the link below.

Silver Falls State Park is open and all operations are normal during regular business hours. All trails are open except the Northern Section of Buck Mountain Loop (see Maps Section). The Howard Creek Horse Camp and the Howard Creek Day-use Area, and the Ranches have been reopened. The Youth Camp (Camp Silver Creek) will be back open and resume normal operations beginning July 29th.

The July 23 Hendrix Fire infrared map has been posted to inciweb. The infrared flight interpreter estimated the acreage at 1061. Please keep in mind that the acreages are an approximation and can vary based on how they are determined, and are updated at different times of the day.

A community meeting will be held at the Tiller Fire Department this evening at 6:30 PM. Fire officials will explain the fire situation and suppression effort and respond to questions. The northwest transport wind that had kept the South Umpqua valley clear despite all the fire activity during the past week shifted to the southwest on Sunday. The wind caused the valley to fill with smoke, and an inversion ensured that the smoke didn’t leave. The weather report calls for a change back to the northwest flow that should scour the smoke out of the valley later today. The same inversion that kept the smoke in the valley also affected fire behavior. “The inversion acts as a lid,” explains Fire Behavior Analyst Katie Hetts, “and the fire builds in intensity under the lid. Then, when the lid is removed, the fire “boils over”, so to speak, and firefighters often experience a sudden increase in fire behavior.” As the inversion lifted over the fires yesterday, the increased...