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Miller Complex Fire Update October 1, 2017 – 10:00 a.m. Acres: 37,045 Percent Contained: 85% Start Date: August 14, 2017 Cause: Lightning Total Personnel: 171 Location: Private land and federal land on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest 20 miles west of Ashland, OR. Fire Information: 541-838-0770, Email address: millercomplex2017@gmail.com The Abney Fire continues to smolder and creep in the Dutch Creek area, holding within containment lines. With deer hunting season underway, fire managers want to emphasize the importance of adhering to area closures in effect for both firefighter and public safety. Firefighters and heavy equipment are still working throughout the district. Crews are on the ground to patrol and monitor for hotspots and rolling snags as needed. Resource advisors are working with firefighters to repair decommissioned hand and dozer lines on the western flank of the fire in order to prevent soil erosion and minimize impacts to sensitive vegetation and...

Location: 11 miles NNW of Mazama, WA Total Personnel: 22 Acres: 128,272 total acres Cause: Under Investigation Containment: 80% Start Date: July 23, 2017 Note: The containment reflects the percent of operational objectives completed. Incident Objectives continue to be met on Diamond Creek Fire Current Activities: Today at 6:00 a.m. Type 3 Incident Commander Gabe Holguin transferred command of the Diamond Creek Fire to local Type 3 Incident Commander Rob Kephart from the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Supervisors Office. North Cascades Smokejumpers completed trail clearing suppression repair work around the Pasayten Airfield during yesterday’s operation. Resources also completed suppression repair in the Hidden Lakes area. Heavy equipment continues suppression repair of contingency line south of the fire area. As with previous operational periods, resource advisors will continue evaluation of the remaining suppression repair activities. Air and ground resources will...

Daily Update Eagle Creek Fire October 1, 2017 - 9:00 a.m. Fire Information: 541-392-1632 (8 a.m.-8 p.m.) eaglecreekfire2017@gmail.com Approximate Fire Size: 48,831 acres Approximate Fire Containment: 46% Summary: It continued to rain on the fire area yesterday, particularly in the western reaches. Temperatures at elevation were in the upper 40’s. These conditions suppress the fire, but also challenge repair crews who are now working in cold, wet conditions. Fire supervisors are reminding crews to pay additional attention to changing conditions like slippery roads and trails. The rains also make soils wet, which has forced a halt to some repair work in order to prevent soil compaction and damage to forest roads. Repair activities, such as brush chipping, have been progressing well, along with fire line repair in less sensitive locations and where the soils are not as moist. A high pressure system is expected to bring dryer conditions on Monday and repair work will continue when...

Umpqua North Complex Fact Sheet Update October 1st, 2017 – 9:00 a.m. Fire Information: 541-378-6944 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm) Inciweb address: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incidnet/5505/# Start Date: August 11, 2017 Cause: Lightning Fuels: Timber, forest litter, grass & shrubs Acres: 43,158 Percent Completed: 79% Current Situation: As operations on the Umpqua North Complex continue suppression repair, completion is at 75%. Hazard tree mitigation has begun within the Fall Creek Fire area. Engine crews continue to patrol between the Devil and Rattlesnake fires, both of which have minimal activity. The mitigation of snags and hazard trees along 2.5 miles of HWY 138 corridor is complete West of Dry Creek. The remaining hazard tree removal along HWY 138 in between MP 48-50 (Illahee Flats) is scheduled to be completed next week starting Tuesday, 10/3/17. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will provide traffic control. On Forest Road 38 to 3811, the horizontal grinder has been...

Location: 11 miles NNW of Mazama, WA Total Personnel: 22 Acres: 128,272 total acres Cause: Under Investigation Containment: 80% Start Date: July 23, 2017 Note: The containment reflects the percent of operational objectives completed. Incident Objectives continue to be met on Diamond Creek Fire Current Activities: Today at 6:00 a.m. Type 3 Incident Commander Gabe Holguin transferred command of the Diamond Creek Fire to local Type 3 Incident Commander Rob Kephart from the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Supervisors Office. North Cascades Smokejumpers completed trail clearing suppression repair work around the Pasayten Airfield during yesterday’s operation. Resources also completed suppression repair in the Hidden Lakes area. Heavy equipment continues suppression repair of contingency line south of the fire area. As with previous operational periods, resource advisors will continue evaluation of the remaining suppression repair activities. Air and ground resources will...

Indigo Fire is 100% contained today. Crews have steadily progressed, repairing firelines surrounding and within the perimeter of the Chetco Bar Fire. A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team is on scene, assessing post-fire impacts. This team, comprised of scientists and resource specialists, is evaluating watershed conditions to determine the level of potential risk to human life, safety, property, and natural and cultural-heritage resources. The resultant analysis informs land managers’ decision-making. The objective is to swiftly implement appropriate and effective emergency stabilization measures on federal lands to reduce risks from potential flooding and debris flow. Closures The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest closure area has been reduced in size following completion of important repair work by fire personnel. Areas to the north and northwest of the Chetco Bar Fire are now open. To view the closure narrative and map, visit Inciweb at:...

Update for Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, 9 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 719-8371 Online: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5523/ https://www.facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017/ Willamettewildfires2017@gmail.com Attention: Firefighters and heavy equipment are still working in parts of the Willamette National Forest and Three Sisters Wilderness. Drivers, hunters and recreationists need to be cautious when using these public lands. Expect slow moving vehicles, know your target and know where you can go before you leave. Current Situation: Temperatures were cooler Saturday as predicted but the rainfall was much less than expected. This was welcomed by firefighters still working to complete suppression repairs to the Separation, Avenue and Rebel fires. Excavator work is complete on control lines for the Separation Fire and hand crews will work to finish off areas where the heavy equipment could not operate. Once they scatter the last of the small brush and sIash on areas of exposed soil and...

High Cascades Complex - UpdateNorthwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander: Tim KeithOctober 1, 2017Special Announcements: Management of the High Cascades Complex - East Zone fires has been returned to the local unit. The High Cascades Complex is now comprised of only the Pup and Broken Lookout Fires and will be reported as such.The Lost Creek Marina and Store located in the Joseph Stewart State Park Day Use Area on the Lost Creek Lake remains open for your enjoyment. Please check their website for hours of operation. Emergency Fire Closures are developed to provide for public and firefighter safety. Entering behind a closure barrier is illegal. This action is considered an intrusion and is punishable by fine up to $10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months.Hunters please be aware of heavier than normal fire traffic on Forest Roads and watch for fire personnel.Fire Information Center: (541) 316-8352 Available 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.Information Websites: Inciweb...

COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA Burned Area Emergency Response Update – Eagle Creek Fire Team Verifying Preliminary Soil Burn Severity Map September 30, 2017 Hood River, Oregon - The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team assigned to the Eagle Creek Fire is developing a Soil BurnSeverity (SBS) map. The preliminary SBS map is derived from satellite data from before and after the fire and is used to estimate how intensely the fire burned. The initial map identifies areas with a loss of vegetation cover and potential soil damage. BAER Team members have been looking at burned areas on the ground and by air. They are verifying the preliminary SBS map and determining the characteristics of the watersheds, such as soil and rock types, acreage, and how steep are the slopes. Using information from ground and aerial surveys, plus knowledge and experience from years of assessing other burned areas, the soil scientists on the BAER Team are producing maps showing the level of...

• Reunion Comunitaria: El Servicio nacional del Bosque de Rogue River-Siskiyou esta auspiciando una reunion publica el dia de hoy, con el proposito de brindar informacion cronologica del Incendio Chetco Bar. A las 6:00 pm en la Escuela Secundaria Illinois Valley High School, en 625 E. River St., Cave Junction, OR. El dia de hoy En el area del Incendio de Chetco Bar, se continuara realizando el trabajo basado en la repracion de las obras de supresion consistiendo en el reparado de lineas de fuego que ya no se necesitan para hacerlas mas estables, con una estructura mas cercana a su estado natural a travez del astillamiento de madera, limpiado de la maleza y ademas, la instalacion de barreras de agua para evitar la erosion. Las cuadrillas continuaran patrullando para extinguir espacios que han quedado latentes y tambien con el monitoreo de areas que fueron previamente aseguradas desde el aire y en el terreno. El dia de ayer, no se observo la presencia de humo o areas particulares de...

USDA Forest Service, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Emergency Area Closure Order No. 06-10-26-17-39In order to mitigate risk to public safety, a temporary area closure in the Chetco Bar Fire area is effective beginning September 30, 2017. This order supersedes Order No. 06-10-26-17-32. For more details and map, please see related file.

Miller Complex Fire Update September 30, 2017 – 10:00 a.m. Acres: 37,045 Percent Contained: 85% Start Date: August 14, 2017 Cause: Lightning Total Personnel: 187 Location: Private land and federal land on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest 20 miles west of Ashland, OR. Fire Information: 541-838-0770, Email address: millercomplex2017@gmail.com The expected cold front moved through the area yesterday, bringing cooler temperatures and higher overnight humidity recoveries. Light to moderate showers were seen on the western portion of the Abney Fire. There was one confirmed spot fire on the east side of Dutch Creek, burning in a single tree and covering about one tenth of an acre. Crews were safely able to access the area and contain the spot, using appropriate suppression tactics. Today, crews will continue to patrol along the eastern flank using available road systems to monitor for additional hotspots. Post-suppression work continues on the Creedence and Burnt Peak fires,...

Location: 11 miles NNW of Mazama, WA Total Personnel: 22 Acres: 128,272 total acres Cause: Under Investigation Containment: 80% Start Date: July 23, 2017 Note: The containment reflects the percent of operational objectives completed. Cooler weather for the Diamond Creek Fire area Current Activities: Today, two of the North Cascades Smokejumpers will be air lifted into the wilderness to complete trail clearing suppression repair work around the Pasayten Airfield. Resources will also work on suppression repair in the Hidden Lakes area while heavy equipment continues suppression repair of contingency line south of the fire area. North Cascades Smokejumpers completed their task of un-wrapping Goat Peak Lookout during yesterday’s operational period. The load of heat reflective materials was sling-loaded out later that day. A sling-load operation involves slinging an item under an airborne helicopter and flying it to another location. As with previous operational periods,...

Location: 11 miles NNW of Mazama, WA Total Personnel: 22 Acres: 128,272 total acres Cause: Under Investigation Containment: 80% Start Date: July 23, 2017 Note: The containment reflects the percent of operational objectives completed. Cooler weather for the Diamond Creek Fire area Current Activities: Today, two of the North Cascades Smokejumpers will be air lifted into the wilderness to complete trail clearing suppression repair work around the Pasayten Airfield. Resources will also work on suppression repair in the Hidden Lakes area while heavy equipment continues suppression repair of contingency line south of the fire area. North Cascades Smokejumpers completed their task of un-wrapping Goat Peak Lookout during yesterday’s operational period. The load of heat reflective materials was sling-loaded out later that day. A sling-load operation involves slinging an item under an airborne helicopter and flying it to another location. As with previous operational periods,...

Daily Update Eagle Creek Fire September 30, 2017 - 9:00 a.m. Fire Information: 541-392-1632 (8 a.m.-8 p.m.) eaglecreekfire2017@gmail.com Approximate Fire Size: 48,831 acres Approximate Fire Containment: 46%The cold front that arrived over the fire delivered up to a ¼ inch of rain yesterday. While this was enough to make soils and vegetation damp it did not hamper repair efforts significantly. Precipitation and cooler temperatures are expected throughout the weekend into early next week. Crews were advised during morning briefings to be aware of potentially slippery conditions and to take the extra precautions to ensure their safety.While crews continue making significant progress on repair of fire suppression impacts, the BAER (Burned Area Emergency Response) Team continues to evaluate the burned area. They will prescribe emergency response actions to protect people, land, and other resources quickly and effectively. The BAER team has reached out to local, state and federal...

Update for Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, 9 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 719-8371 Online: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/3860/ https://www.facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017/ Willamettewildfires2017@gmail.com Attention: Firefighters and heavy equipment are still working in parts of the Willamette National Forest and Three Sisters Wilderness. Drivers, hunters and recreationists need to be cautious when using these public lands. Expect slow moving vehicles, know your target and know where you can go before you leave. Forest Roads Open: The following Forest Service Roads along Highway 126 are open to the public: FSR 2664, Robinson Lake Road; FSR 2657, Olallie Creek Road; FSR 2653, Boulder Creek Road; FSR 2649, Scott Creek Road; FSR 2647, Cupola Road; FSR 2643, Foley Ridge Road; and Highway 242, Old McKenzie Highway, from HWY 126 to the gate at Camp White Branch. The Willamette National Forest along these roads is open but the Three Sisters Wilderness remains closed. The Mount...

Community Meeting The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is hosting a public meeting at 6:00 p.m. today at the Illinois Valley High School (625 E. River Street, Cave Junction, OR) to provide a Chetco Bar Fire history and update. Today Suppression repair work – restoring no-longer needed firelines to a more stable, natural state by chipping, dragging brush, and installing waterbars to prevent erosion – will continue in most areas of the Chetco Bar Fire. Crews will also continue to patrol for and extinguish remaining hotspots and monitor previously secured areas from the air and ground. No visible smoke or heat was detected on the Indigo fire yesterday and repair work has been completed. Closures and Safety In order to allow public access for hunting and recreating, the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest closure area has been reduced in size following completion of important repair work by fire personnel. Areas to the north and northwest of the Chetco Bar Fire are now open....

The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) program is designed to identify and manage potential risks to resources on National Forest System lands and reduce these threats through appropriate emergency measures to protect human life and safety, property, and critical natural or cultural resources. BAER is an emergency program for stabilization work that involves time-critical activities to be completed before the first damaging storm event to meet program objectives: BAER Objectives: Determine whether imminent post-wildfire threats to human life and safety, property, and critical natural or cultural resources on National Forest System lands exist and take immediate actions, as appropriate, to manage the unacceptable risks. If emergency conditions are identified, mitigate significant threats to health, safety, human life, property and values-at-risk. Prescribe emergency response actions to stabilize and prevent unacceptable degradation to natural and cultural resources, to minimize...

There are three phases of recovery following wildfires on federal lands: Fire Suppression Repair Emergency Stabilization-Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Long-Term Recovery and Restoration Fire Suppression Repair is a series of immediate post-fire actions taken to repair damages and minimize potential soil erosion and impacts resulting from fire suppression activities and usually begins before the fire is contained, and before the demobilization of an Incident Management Team. This work repairs the hand and dozer fire lines, roads, trails, staging areas, safety zones, and drop points used during fire suppression efforts. Emergency Stabilization-Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) is a rapid assessment of burned watersheds by a BAER team to identify imminent post-wildfire threats to human life and safety, property, and critical natural or cultural resources on National Forest System lands and take immediate actions to implement emergency stabilization measures before the...

High Cascades Complex - West Zone Update Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander: Tim Keith September 30, 2017 Special Announcements: The Lost Creek Marina and Store located in the Joseph Stewart State Park Day Use Area on the Lost Creek Lake remains open for your enjoyment. Please check their website for hours of operation. Hunters please be aware of heavier than normal fire traffic on Forest Roads and watch for fire personnel. Fire Information Center: (541) 316-8352 Available 8:00 am to 9:00 pm. Information Websites: Inciweb – https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5503 and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/R6RRSNF and https://facebook.com/UmpquaNationalForest/ Incident Management Team: Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Tim Keith, is managing the High Cascades Complex - West Zone. The incident command post (ICP) is located at the Joseph Stewart State Park near Lost Creek Reservoir southwest of Prospect, Oregon. A...