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Location: 11 miles NNW of Mazama, WA Total Personnel: 202 Acres: 127,498 total acres Cause: Under Investigation Containment: 77% Start Date: July 24, 2017 Note: The containment reflects the percent of operational objectives completed. Resources continue to make excellent progress on Diamond Creek Fire Update: Ground resources continued suppression repair work on contingency lines on the southern and eastern flanks of the fire area. Excavator work along 400 Road was completed as well. There was one recon flight over the fire. As was expected with the slight raise in temperature; fire behavior was minimally increased within the perimeter of the fire yesterday. The Monument Creek area continues to carry heat, as well as the Pat Creek area. Approximately 97,043 acres in the U.S. and 30,454 acres in Canada have burned. No significant growth is expected in the U.S; however, increased fire activity is still possible with the drying weather pattern. Today’s Activities: Chipping,...

Fire Information: 541-392-1632 (8 a.m.-8 p.m.) eaglecreekfire2017@gmail.com Approximate Fire Size: 48,668 acres Approximate Fire Containment: 46% Summary: Crews continued to make good progress yesterday doing repair work on contingency lines that were built near the southern perimeter of the fire. One hotshot crew worked along the southeast area of the fire line, using a chipper to process felled material. A hand crew worked near the area of Wahtum Lake low stumping high cut stumps along the contingency line. This work will continue today along with a falling team working along Palmer Mill Road, which remains closed to the public. Larch Mountain road is also closed to all traffic as there is heavy equipment working along this corridor. These closures apply to cyclists, pedestrian, and vehicular traffic. Resource Advisors (READs) are working directly with each division to guide suppression repair efforts with an emphasis on erosion control and streamside restoration. A Burned...

Norse Peak Fire Update Sunday, September 24, 2017 – Morning Update CONTACT: Fire Information 253-666-8841 (7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.) https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5509/ NorsePeakFireINFO@gmail.com www.facebook.com/NorsePeakFire/ Date Started: Aug. 11, 2017; Cause: Lightning; Acreage: 52,056 (Norse Peak) and 3,853 (American) Percent Completed: 80% (Norse Peak) and 99% (American). Total Personnel: 217 which includes 3 Crews and 26 Engines. Fire Summary: Minimal fire growth is expected. Isolated pockets of slow surface spread where the fire is sheltered by the tree canopy and continued burning in the larger dead or down trees is still possible. Command of the southeast side of the fire has been transferred to the Naches Ranger District’s Type 4 organization. On the northwest side of the fire, command has transferred to a Type 3 organization with the Incident Command Post at the Expo Center in Enumclaw. The Norse Peak incident information phone number has changed to:...

Today is a day of transition. Northwest Team 6, which moved into the camp at Stewart State Park two weeks ago, will be working with incoming Northwest Team 8 throughout the day to familiarize them with the local terrain and fire conditions and to introduce them to the tasks that have been accomplished and those remaining to be completed. On the east side of the Pup Fire, engine crews are extinguishing any remnant heat from the most recent burnout operation along the road which serves as the fire break. Despite drier conditions, there has been no noticeable increase in fire activity on any part of the Pup or Broken Lookout Fires. Heavy equipment continues to clear the road approaching the Rocky Ridge Shelter at the north end of the Pup Fire. The shelter remains wrapped and well protected as the road work creates a greater barrier to fire expansion. Further down the road, crews are working to cut and chip vegetation that has encroached on the roadway. Chipping and “storage” of...

Summary: Suppression repair for the High Cascades Complex East Zone picked up substantially with the warmer and drier weather. Firefighters removed over 20,000 feet of hose within the Blanket Creek and North Pelican Fires. Removal of additional water pumps and hoses will continue over the next few days. On September 22, the East Zone flew an infrared mapping of the complex, which showed very few pockets of heat. The majority of heat signatures were scattered well within the interior of the three fires. Current weather forecast and an analysis completed by the incident’s fire behavior analyst does not suggest any significant fire spread in the East Zone in the coming week. The management team continues to assess the situation and employ the right tools to complete needed suppression repair work. Equipment and crews best suited for the job will continue to work on repair. Handcrews will be used to repair handline and clean blocked culverts impacted by the...

Miller Complex Fire UpdateSeptember 24, 2017 – 9:00 a.m. Acres: 36,496 Percent Contained: 70% Start Date: August 14, 2017 Cause: LightningTotal Personnel: 171Location: Private land and federal land on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest 20 miles southwest of Medford, OR. Fire Information: 541-838-0770Email address: millercomplex2017@gmail.comThe Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and Type 3 IMT maintain public and firefighter safety as their top priority on the Miller Complex. Repair work continues and active fire is being monitored. Steep slopes, rugged terrain and heavy fuel loading all pose challenges for firefighters. All of these hazardous factors are taken into account as fire managers assess risks involved with operational tactics.As a warming and drying trend moves into the region, increased fire activity and visible smoke can be expected. Today will be sunny with temperatures around 70-75. Easterly winds overnight will cause humidity to drop. As humidity drops,...

Location: 11 miles NNW of Mazama, WA Total Personnel: 202 Acres: 127,498 total acres Cause: Under Investigation Containment: 77% Start Date: July 24, 2017 Note: The containment reflects the percent of operational objectives completed. Resources continue to make excellent progress on Diamond Creek Fire Update: Ground resources continued suppression repair work on contingency lines on the southern and eastern flanks of the fire area. Excavator work along 400 Road was completed as well. There was one recon flight over the fire. As was expected with the slight raise in temperature; fire behavior was minimally increased within the perimeter of the fire yesterday. The Monument Creek area continues to carry heat, as well as the Pat Creek area. Approximately 97,043 acres in the U.S. and 30,454 acres in Canada have burned. No significant growth is expected in the U.S; however, increased fire activity is still possible with the drying weather pattern. Today’s Activities: Chipping,...

Pacific Northwest Team 2, Type I Incident Management Team, assumed command of the Chetco Bar and Indigo Fires at 4 p.m. yesterday.Today Firefighters continue to secure line, mop up, implement suppression repair, backhaul equipment and chip downed woody debris. Isolated smokes persist within the fire perimeter in the Meadow Creek, East Fork Pistol River, Emily Creek, and Illinois River drainages. These hot spots are expected to creep and smolder without expanding significantly. Repairing fire suppression lines is an emphasis at this stage. Stabilization measures taken by crews post suppression help prevent soil erosion, aid vegetation recovery, minimize damage to prime fish habitat, and conserve water quality. Techniques include installing water bars and using heavy equipment to backfill soil from trenches and dozer lines. As natural slope contour is reestablished, crews disperse tree limbs, slash, and stones across the site, resulting in increased stability and a more naturalized...

Jones Fire / Kelsey Fire 9/24/2017 - 8 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 937-5219 jonesfire2017@gmail.com Jones Fire - Size: 10,220 acres Containment: 80% Cause: Lightning Kelsey Fire - Size: 441 acres Containment: 15% Cause: Lightning Yesterday’s Activity - On the Jones Fire, mop up, equipment removal and chipping operations continued around the fire. On the Kelsey Fire, rapellers created a helispot at the southern edge of the fire and began building fireline to the northwest along the ridge. Simultaneously, hotshot crews worked along the soutwest edge of the fire south towards the rapellers. Another group of rapellers worked the northwestern edge of the fire toward Kelsey Creek. Today’s Operations - Firefighters on the Jones Fire will continue to brush and chip the western edge of the fire prior to commencing fireline repair work mid-week. Crews will continue to search for hotspots near the fire’s edge and remove any unnecessary equipment. On the...

Jones Fire / Kelsey Fire 9/24/2017 - 8 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 937-5219 jonesfire2017@gmail.com Jones Fire - Size: 10,220 acres Containment: 80% Cause: Lightning Kelsey Fire - Size: 441 acres Containment: 15% Cause: Lightning Yesterday’s Activity - On the Jones Fire, mop up, equipment removal and chipping operations continued around the fire. On the Kelsey Fire, rapellers created a helispot at the southern edge of the fire and began building fireline to the northwest along the ridge. Simultaneously, hotshot crews worked along the soutwest edge of the fire south towards the rapellers. Another group of rapellers worked the northwestern edge of the fire toward Kelsey Creek. Today’s Operations - Firefighters on the Jones Fire will continue to brush and chip the western edge of the fire prior to commencing fireline repair work mid-week. Crews will continue to search for hotspots near the fire’s edge and remove any unnecessary equipment. On the...

Norse Peak Fire Update Sunday, September 24, 2017 – Morning Update CONTACT: Fire Information 253-666-8841 (7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.) https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5509/ NorsePeakFireINFO@gmail.com www.facebook.com/NorsePeakFire/ Date Started: Aug. 11, 2017; Cause: Lightning; Acreage: 52,056 (Norse Peak) and 3,853 (American) Percent Completed: 80% (Norse Peak) and 99% (American). Total Personnel: 217 which includes 3 Crews and 26 Engines. Fire Summary: Minimal fire growth is expected. Isolated pockets of slow surface spread where the fire is sheltered by the tree canopy and continued burning in the larger dead or down trees is still possible. Command of the southeast side of the fire has been transferred to the Naches Ranger District’s Type 4 organization. On the northwest side of the fire, command has transferred to a Type 3 organization with the Incident Command Post at the Expo Center in Enumclaw. The Norse Peak incident information phone number has changed to:...

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 & shrubsAcres: 43,139 Percent Contained: 50%Current Situation: Thanks to the recent storms fire suppression efforts on the 10 separate wildfires that comprise the Umpqua North Complex have shifted mostly to suppression repair. Not to say that the fires are completely out. There are still plenty of isolated pockets of unburnt fuel, smoldering stumps and individual downed large logs that will continue to smolder and even possibly burn more vigorously as temperatures continue to rise over the next few days within the various fire perimeters. Most are well within containment lines and pose little danger of escaping or spreading outside of containment lines. Should any of them be near containment lines they will be mopped up and put out. It should be noted not all of the fires are contained, and in those...

Smoke: Light smoke may be seen from burning material near the southwest side of the Chetco Bar wildfire. The burning material consist of large diameter logs and standing dead trees. These areas may continue smoking for multiple days, but should not produce amounts great enough to raise the smoke impacts into the moderate levels for long periods.Fire: Aggressive mop up and suppression actions continue to decrease the amount of smoke each day. The fires in the region continue towards being fully contained due to the hard work being done on the ground by fire personnel.Other: The monitor in Brookings is not transmitting, but all manual observations support the rating of good (green) for the next few days. Agness may see a few hours of moderate air quality in the overnight and early morning hours, but the air-shed should clean out by early

The Oregon Department of Transportation opened the eastbound lanes of I-84 today. Traffic is now moving in both directions. Drivers are asked to remain cognizant of hazards and respect area closures. Unstable rock, trees, and other debris on steep slopes throughout the burn area continue to present a significant public safety hazard. Closures are intended to protect people and other valued resources. For the latest traffic information, visit www.tripcheck.com.

Incendio Eagle Creek 23 de septiembre, 2017 - 9:00 a.m. Información: 541-392-1632 (8 a.m.-8 p.m.) eaglecreekfire2017@gmail.com Tamaño aproximado del incendio: 48,668 acres Contención aproximada: 46% Resumen: La actividad del incendio ha sido mínimo aunque áreas calientes continúan produciendo humo y fuego visible. Bomberos van a seguir patrullando los cortafuegos y trabajando en las áreas calientes. Los equipos continuaran reparación de los impactos de supresión de incendios. Este trabajo incluye medidas para mitigar los efectos medioambientales y disminuir la erosión cerca los cortafuegos. Cuando los suelos se secen esta semana, los gerentes del incendio anticipan que van a incrementar estas actividades. Personal y equipo pesado adicional han llegado para apoyar este esfuerzo. Actualmente hay siete asesores de recursos asignados al incendio para guíar la protección de los suelos, la hidrología, recursos culturales, y otros valores. Un equipo de respuesta a la...

Los bomberos continuan con el patrullaje e identificacion de areas para reparar la suppression y asegurando lineas de fuego y conduciendo operaciones de barrido. Se observara una actividad lenta y latente del Incendio en la parte alta de los drenajes de Pistol River, Emily Creek y el Rio de Illinois. Despues de un incendio, la reparacion de supresion de fuego es lo mas importante. Lineas de contencion que han sido dejadas en el area, podrian afectar drenajes naturales causando erosion del suelo, afectando la recuperacion natural vegetativa, danos al habita acuatico y reduccion en la calidad del agua. El equipo de reparacion, esta trabajando en minimizar dichos efectos a travez del uso de una variedad de tecnicas, incluyendo la instalacion de barreras acuaticas. Estas barreras, desviaran el torrencial de la lluvia previniendo que el agua escarve canales sobre el suelo que ha sido afectado de una manera reciente. La tripulacion tambien esta utilizando equipo pesado para rellenar el...

High Cascades Complex East Zone Fire Update – Saturday, September 23, 2017 – 9:00 a.m. High Cascades Complex East Zone Fire Information 541.238.7164 info.ncascade@gmail.com Crater Lake National Park Information 541.238.7058 Summary: Suppression repair activity increased yesterday as crews accessed more portions of the fire area. Firefighters are reporting ample amounts of snow at higher elevations. Repair work continues to focus on chipping, felling dangerous trees and fixing hand and dozer lines created in fire suppression activities. The Incident Command team is working closely with Forest Service and National Park staff to identify high priorities areas to concentrate repair efforts. A community briefing will be held today at 10:00 a.m. at the Rocky Point Fire Hall. Closures: Weather conditions and limited fire behavior has allowed the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest’s High Cascades Ranger District to modify its fire closure areas. The new closure information is...

Planning Operations Section Chief trainee Bill Panagopoulos gives an overview of today's operations on the Umpqua North Complex. In addition to mopping up and patrolling contained areas, crews continue to repair roads and dozer and hand line created or used during fire suppression. 74 miles of line have been repaired so far with another 117 miles to go. Link to Saturday 9/23 Operational Briefing video

Whitewater Fire - including Little Devil, Scorpion, Clagett Lake, Slideout, Section Line, French and Potato Hill FiresSeptember 23, 2017 Daily Update Fire Information Line: 541-719-8371, willamettewildfires2017@gmail.comLocation: Willamette National ForestWillamette National Forest Closures: 541-225-6350, https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/willamette/alerts-noticesSize: 14,416 acres (total for reported fires) Containment: 47%Resources Assigned: 380 personnel (total for reported fires)Crews made excellent progress on suppression repairs yesterday, including cutting stumps low to the ground along Forest Service Road 46, removing timber slash, chipping branches and clearing debris from roads. Crews continue to collect and stage equipment and hose from the fire line. Processing timber for loading and hauling was initiated yesterday. As the weather improves and dirt roads and constructed fire lines dry out, crews will return to repairing suppression lines, adding water bars into roadways and...

Location: 11 miles NNW of Mazama, WA Total Personnel: 227Acres: 127,498 total acres Cause: Under Investigation Containment: 75% Start Date: July 23, 2017Note: The containment reflects the percent of operational objectives completed. Forest Service opens additional roads today in Diamond Creek Fire areaUpdate: Suppression repair work at the 500 Road was completed during yesterday’s operational period. Sections of contingency line and excavator work were finished as well. Additional ground resources continued suppression repair work in the southern and eastern flanks near of the fire area. Chipping on Eightmile Road was finished; one recon flight flew the fire. Heavy fuels continue to burn in the areas of Monument Creek, Pat Creek, and Tungsten Mine area. Approximately 97,043 acres in the U.S. and 30,454 acres in Canada have burned. No significant growth is expected in the U.S; however, increased fire activity is possible with a drying weather pattern in the forecast.Today’s...