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Limited suppression action will be taken on the Abney Fire today as heavy winds and rain are anticipated. The ridgetops of the Siskiyou Mountains were buffeted by winds of 55 mph during the night, and fire officials decided to send resources only to areas where there is quick access to paved roads at lower elevations to avoid falling trees and rain-slickened roads. Some quick winterization projects will be taken care of early this morning at higher elevations to beat the snow, such as temporarily draining and covering or removing pumps. Though winds have diminished this morning, helicopters have been unable to complete missions due to atmospheric turbulence. Weather forecasters call for rain beginning by about 1:00 pm this afternoon with nearly 8/10’s of an inch falling in the first 12 hours and up to 3 inches of snow beginning to fall at the 4000-foot level and higher during the night. On Wednesday, after days of keeping the fire above the 1065 Road at the eastern edge of the...

Today’s forecast is calling for up to .5 inches of rain an hour and strong gusty winds over the entire fire area. For safety reasons, firefighters and equipment will not be going into the field unless absolutely necessary. All personnel will be on call in case the storm does not develop or produce what is predicted, however, the peak of the storm is forecasted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Traveling through and working in the fire area during periods of high winds and heavy rains is especially dangerous with the weakened and potentially burnt tree root systems. There is also an increased possibility for land or mud slides where hillsides were burnt and the dirt is no longer secured by vegetation. Fire officials urge the public to stay out of all areas within the Forest closure, many hazards still exist and more will likely be created by the incoming weather. A link to the full closure order and map is below. An infrared flight was flown over the fire area late Tuesday night, which...

Today’s forecast is calling for up to .5 inches of rain an hour and strong gusty winds over the entire fire area. For safety reasons, firefighters and equipment will not be going into the field unless absolutely necessary. All personnel will be on call in case the storm does not develop or produce what is predicted, however, the peak of the storm is forecasted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Traveling through and working in the fire area during periods of high winds and heavy rains is especially dangerous with the weakened and potentially burnt tree root systems. There is also an increased possibility for land or mud slides where hillsides were burnt and the dirt is no longer secured by vegetation. Fire officials urge the public to stay out of all areas within the Forest closure, many hazards still exist and more will likely be created by the incoming weather. A link to the full closure order and map is below. An infrared flight was flown over the fire area late Tuesday night, which...

Due to tomorrows forecast of up too .5 inches of rain an hour and strong gusty winds over the #ChetcoBarFire area, firefighters and equipment will not be going into the field. All personnel will be on call in case the storm does not develop or produce what is predicted, however, the peak of the storm is forecasted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Traveling through and working in the fire area during periods of high winds and heavy rains is especially dangerous with the weakened and potentially burnt tree root systems. There is also an increased possibility for land or mud slides where hillsides were burnt and the dirt is no longer secured by vegetation. Fire officials urge the public to stay out of all areas within the Forest closure, many hazards still exist and more may be created by the incoming weather. For the full closure order and map, please visit www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/rogue-siskiyou/alerts-notices.

Due to tomorrows forecast of up too .5 inches of rain an hour and strong gusty winds over the #ChetcoBarFire area, firefighters and equipment will not be going into the field. All personnel will be on call in case the storm does not develop or produce what is predicted, however, the peak of the storm is forecasted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Traveling through and working in the fire area during periods of high winds and heavy rains is especially dangerous with the weakened and potentially burnt tree root systems. There is also an increased possibility for land or mud slides where hillsides were burnt and the dirt is no longer secured by vegetation. Fire officials urge the public to stay out of all areas within the Forest closure, many hazards still exist and more may be created by the incoming weather. For the full closure order and map, please visit www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/rogue-siskiyou/alerts-notices.

Rain is coming; but first the Abney Fire area will experience some strong southwest winds. The Medford office of the National Weather Service said that today will be the last dry, warm day before the coming wet weather. It also said ridges in the fire area will experience south to southwest winds increasing to 8-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. Ridge winds after midnight tonight will be from the southwest at 10-20 mph with gusts to 35-40 mph. Possibly more than an inch of accumulated rainfall will begin falling around noon on Thursday and continue on and off into the weekend. The forecast calls for a warming and drying trend to begin Sunday or Monday. Firefighters are continuing the suppression effort today while making plans to avoid dangerous areas when the wind and rain commence. Fire-weakened trees may fall, debris slides may occur, a low-water crossing used by most of the fire-fighting resources may become unusable. Roads will be extra slippery because of the mica...

Rain is coming; but first the Abney Fire area will experience some strong southwest winds. The Medford office of the National Weather Service said that today will be the last dry, warm day before the coming wet weather. It also said ridges in the fire area will experience south to southwest winds increasing to 8-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. Ridge winds after midnight tonight will be from the southwest at 10-20 mph with gusts to 35-40 mph. Possibly more than an inch of accumulated rainfall will begin falling around noon on Thursday and continue on and off into the weekend. The forecast calls for a warming and drying trend to begin Sunday or Monday. Firefighters are continuing the suppression effort today while making plans to avoid dangerous areas when the wind and rain commence. Fire-weakened trees may fall, debris slides may occur, a low-water crossing used by most of the fire-fighting resources may become unusable. Roads will be extra slippery because of the mica...

The Chetco Bar Fire transitioned from a Type 3 to a Type 4 organization this morning at 7:00 a.m. After a day of working closely together to ensure a smooth transition, Type 3 Incident Commander, Kris Schroeder, handed command of the fire to Type 4 Incident Commander, Rich Reneau. All pertinent field personnel and equipment will remain in place and continue to mop up and monitor the fire closely, work on the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) identified projects, grade roads, and finalize any remaining suppression repair work. Fire officials flew the fire yesterday and observed minimal fire behavior. The Wheeler Creek drainage was producing some smoke from leaf fueled smoldering ground fire and one small smoke in the Mt. Emily area was seen. Today, firefighters will work to extinguish areas of heat and remove hazard trees in the Wheeler Creek drainage, along the FR240 Road. Six road graders continue working to repair roads within the fire area. Safety Fire officials would...

The Chetco Bar Fire transitioned from a Type 3 to a Type 4 organization this morning at 7:00 a.m. After a day of working closely together to ensure a smooth transition, Type 3 Incident Commander, Kris Schroeder, handed command of the fire to Type 4 Incident Commander, Rich Reneau. All pertinent field personnel and equipment will remain in place and continue to mop up and monitor the fire closely, work on the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) identified projects, grade roads, and finalize any remaining suppression repair work. Fire officials flew the fire yesterday and observed minimal fire behavior. The Wheeler Creek drainage was producing some smoke from leaf fueled smoldering ground fire and one small smoke in the Mt. Emily area was seen. Today, firefighters will work to extinguish areas of heat and remove hazard trees in the Wheeler Creek drainage, along the FR240 Road. Six road graders continue working to repair roads within the fire area. Safety Fire officials would...

Firefighters held the fire in check at the 1065 Road on the east end of the Abney Fire on Monday despite rocks and other debris falling across the roadbed at times. The fire in this area is lined, hose is in place, and pumps are operating. A burnout operation will possibly be conducted today in order to fully tie the fire into the 1065 Road. Crews are beginning installation of a debris fence in critical locations along the road. Contingency plans are being made for preparing backup fire breaks in the event the 1065 Road doesn’t hold. Also on the eastern end of the Abney Fire on Monday, crews worked with a dozer on private land to construct a line that would hold the fire west of Scraggy Mountain. Work will proceed today to add portable tanks and hoses to the line to improve its effectiveness. Further to the east, near White Mountain on the southern flank, the fire remained active, yet fire spread was minimal. Air resources will be utilized today to keep the fire in check in the...

Firefighters held the fire in check at the 1065 Road on the east end of the Abney Fire on Monday despite rocks and other debris falling across the roadbed at times. The fire in this area is lined, hose is in place, and pumps are operating. A burnout operation will possibly be conducted today in order to fully tie the fire into the 1065 Road. Crews are beginning installation of a debris fence in critical locations along the road. Contingency plans are being made for preparing backup fire breaks in the event the 1065 Road doesn’t hold. Also on the eastern end of the Abney Fire on Monday, crews worked with a dozer on private land to construct a line that would hold the fire west of Scraggy Mountain. Work will proceed today to add portable tanks and hoses to the line to improve its effectiveness. Further to the east, near White Mountain on the southern flank, the fire remained active, yet fire spread was minimal. Air resources will be utilized today to keep the fire in check in the...

The Type 3 organization that is currently managing the Chetco Bar Fire will be transitioning the fire to a Type 4 organization Wednesday at 7:00 a.m. The incoming incident commanders will “shadow” the existing team members today to allow for a smooth transition. Most field personnel and equipment will remain in place as there is still quite a bit of work to finish up all the road grading, Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) work, and suppression repair. After multiple warm, dry, and windy days in the area, the fire continues to show minimal fire activity. Firefighters are still mopping up areas of heat along the FR240 Road. Work continues to remove hazard trees identified by the BAER report along the 1376 Road. Six road graders continue working to repair roads within the fire area. The “trapline” locations where these updates, maps, and closures are placed around local communities will be posted to for the last time on Thursday. A final daily update will be produced and...

The Type 3 organization that is currently managing the Chetco Bar Fire will be transitioning the fire to a Type 4 organization Wednesday at 7:00 a.m. The incoming incident commanders will “shadow” the existing team members today to allow for a smooth transition. Most field personnel and equipment will remain in place as there is still quite a bit of work to finish up all the road grading, Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) work, and suppression repair. After multiple warm, dry, and windy days in the area, the fire continues to show minimal fire activity. Firefighters are still mopping up areas of heat along the FR240 Road. Work continues to remove hazard trees identified by the BAER report along the 1376 Road. Six road graders continue working to repair roads within the fire area. The “trapline” locations where these updates, maps, and closures are placed around local communities will be posted to for the last time on Thursday. A final daily update will be produced and...

After burning for two months since being ignited by a lightning storm on August 14th, the fires of the Miller Complex have been 86% contained. During the last week the dry conditions brought about by a high elevation east wind event have caused an increase in fire activity on uncontained parts of the Abney Fire. The recent fire activity has been located primarily on the eastern edge of the fire at the upper end of the Dutch Creek drainage. Repeatedly, burning and rolling debris has fallen down the steep slopes, and then the resulting spot fires have burned uphill, resulting in fire movement to the north (down to the 1065 Road), the east, and the south. At this point the leading fire edge is about 1 mile northwest of Scraggy Mountain and ¾ mile south of Elliott Creek. Crews have been constructing handline and utilizing a natural barrier down to the 1065 Road in order to stop the spread of the fire on the east side. The fire has burned past previous lines, but the slow spread of the...

After burning for two months since being ignited by a lightning storm on August 14th, the fires of the Miller Complex have been 86% contained. During the last week the dry conditions brought about by a high elevation east wind event have caused an increase in fire activity on uncontained parts of the Abney Fire. The recent fire activity has been located primarily on the eastern edge of the fire at the upper end of the Dutch Creek drainage. Repeatedly, burning and rolling debris has fallen down the steep slopes, and then the resulting spot fires have burned uphill, resulting in fire movement to the north (down to the 1065 Road), the east, and the south. At this point the leading fire edge is about 1 mile northwest of Scraggy Mountain and ¾ mile south of Elliott Creek. Crews have been constructing handline and utilizing a natural barrier down to the 1065 Road in order to stop the spread of the fire on the east side. The fire has burned past previous lines, but the slow spread of the...

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Eagle Creek Fire Community Meetings Representatives from the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and Eagle Creek fire will host two community meetings this week to share findings and recommendations from the Burned Area Emergency Response report. The meetings will be as follows: Tuesday, October 17, 6:00 pmPort of Cascade Locks Pavilion, 427 Portage Road, Cascade Locks Wednesday, October 18, 6:00 pm Hood River Middle School Auditorium1602 May Street, Hood