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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...

Date Started: Aug. 11, 2017; Cause: Lightning; Acreage: 52,056 (Norse Peak), 3,853 (American), 1,061 (Saw Mill) Percent Completed: 80% (Norse Peak), 99% (American), 99% (Sawmill Creek). Total Personnel: 426, which includes 12 Crews, 10 Engines and 1 Water Tenders. 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. The Incident Command Post at Chinook Work Center is shutting down today. Command of the southeast side of the fire will transfer to the Naches Ranger District’s Type 4 organization. On the Northwest side of the fire, command will transfer 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: 253-666-8841 Norse Peak Fire Cleanup continues on State Route 410. Thinning and removing hazardous trees along Forest Road 1900...

High Cascades Complex West Zone 9/23/2017 9:00 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 316-8352 Firefighters continue to make progress securing the edges of the Broken Lookout and Pup Fires today. Chippers are being utilized to remove slash on many of the major road systems along the fire perimeter including the 700, 800 and 2925 roads. Work also includes masticating with large machinery and pruning trees by hand to reduce ladder fuels. Additionally, firefighters are knocking out lingering hot spots on the Pup Fire; there is still remnant heat from burn-out operations pushing directly against the fire line on the east side. This morning, fire managers thanked firefighters for their efforts. “The firefighters have done a great job with suppression working in tough conditions, “said Deputy Incident Commander Ken Paul. “I toured the fire area yesterday and I am really proud of the hard work.” In addition to wrapping up suppression tasks and chipping, firefighters have started...

Approximate Fire Size: 48,668 acres Approximate Fire Containment: 46% Summary: Fire activity has remained minimal, though hot spots continue to produce smoke and some visible flame. Firefighters will be out patrolling fire lines again today, mopping up these hot spots along the fire perimeter. Crews will also continue implementing suppression repair efforts. These efforts include measures to mitigate disturbance and decrease erosion along fire lines. As the soils continue to dry in the coming days, fire managers anticipate increasing these activities. Additional personnel and equipment have also arrived. There are currently seven Resource Advisors (READs) assigned to the fire to guide the suppression repair efforts, taking into consideration soils, hydrology, cultural concerns, and other values. A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team is expected to arrive on the fire early next week. This team will begin an initial assessment to identify areas of severe burn and potential...

Norse Peak Fire Update Saturday, September 23, 2017 – Morning UpdateCONTACT: 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), 3,853 (American), 1,061 (Saw Mill) Percent Completed: 80% (Norse Peak), 99% (American), 99% (Sawmill Creek). Total Personnel: 426, which includes 12 Crews, 10 Engines and 1 Water Tenders. 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. The Incident Command Post at Chinook Work Center is shutting down today. Command of the southeast side of the fire will transfer to the Naches Ranger District’s Type 4 organization. On the Northwest side of the fire, command will transfer to a Type 3 organization with the Incident...

Smoke: Smoke remains absent in most of the communities and surrounding areas, however isolated areas on the fire continue to produce small amounts of smoke. As fuels dry out and conditions become more favorable for burning the chances of seeing more smoke in the environment is likely. Any smoke produced should be light and disperse well as it moves with the wind.Fire: Fire containment and suppression actions continue to be successful. The warmer and drier weather pattern will help firefighters identify areas that may still be burning under heavy canopy and brush. Other: As suppression and repair activities continue firefighters are constantly moving around the fire on various roads. Expect heavy traffic when driving near wildfire areas and on narrow mountain

Update for Saturday, September 23, 2017, 9 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 719-8371 Online: inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/3860 https//facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017 Willamettewildfires2017@gmail.com Rebel Fire: 8,703 acres Horse Creek Complex: Olallie Lookout Fire, 1,572 acres; Roney Fire, 3,548 acres; Avenue Fire, 3,370 acres; Separation Fire, 17,914 acres; Nash Fire, 6,738 acres. Total all fires: 41,871 acres (An infrared flight was conducted on 9/23; the footprints for the Avenue Fire, Separation Fire, and Rebel Fire increased by 408,167 and 77 acres, respectively.) Resources: Personnel, 374; Crews, 6; Helicopters, 1; Engines, 24; Water Tenders, 3; Skidgen, 1. Weather: Today’s forecast, unlike the past six days, promises to be rain and snow free with sunny skies and temperatures rising into the low 50s; light and variable winds will dominate the valleys and ridges. This trend in temperature rise will continue into next week with daytime highs in the mid to upper 60s....

Update for Saturday, September 23, 2017, 9 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 719-8371 Online: inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/3860 https//facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017 Willamettewildfires2017@gmail.com Rebel Fire: 8,703 acres Horse Creek Complex: Olallie Lookout Fire, 1,572 acres; Roney Fire, 3,548 acres; Avenue Fire, 3,370 acres; Separation Fire, 17,914 acres; Nash Fire, 6,738 acres. Total all fires: 41,871 acres (An infrared flight was conducted on 9/23; the footprints for the Avenue Fire, Separation Fire, and Rebel Fire increased by 408,167 and 77 acres, respectively.) Resources: Personnel, 374; Crews, 6; Helicopters, 1; Engines, 24; Water Tenders, 3; Skidgen, 1. Weather: Today’s forecast, unlike the past six days, promises to be rain and snow free with sunny skies and temperatures rising into the low 50s; light and variable winds will dominate the valleys and ridges. This trend in temperature rise will continue into next week with daytime highs in the mid to upper 60s....

Update for Saturday, September 23, 2017, 9 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 719-8371 Online: inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/3860 https//facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017 Willamettewildfires2017@gmail.com Rebel Fire: 8,703 acres Horse Creek Complex: Olallie Lookout Fire, 1,572 acres; Roney Fire, 3,548 acres; Avenue Fire, 3,370 acres; Separation Fire, 17,914 acres; Nash Fire, 6,738 acres. Total all fires: 41,871 acres (An infrared flight was conducted on 9/23; the footprints for the Avenue Fire, Separation Fire, and Rebel Fire increased by 408,167 and 77 acres, respectively.) Resources: Personnel, 374; Crews, 6; Helicopters, 1; Engines, 24; Water Tenders, 3; Skidgen, 1. Weather: Today’s forecast, unlike the past six days, promises to be rain and snow free with sunny skies and temperatures rising into the low 50s; light and variable winds will dominate the valleys and ridges. This trend in temperature rise will continue into next week with daytime highs in the mid to upper 60s....

September 23, 2017 – 9:00 a.m. Fire Information: 541-378-6944 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm) Start Date: August 11, 2017 Cause: Lightning Fuels: Timber, forest litter, grass & shrubs Acres: 43,139 Percent Contained: 50% Current Situation:The Great Basin Incident Type 2 Management Team #3 has now changed focus from fire suppression to suppression repair. Where the fire burned hot and control lines were dug, the bare ground in the fireline becomes channels for erosion if left unrepaired. Suppression damage repair is being coordinated with resource advisors and agency direction. Graders are repairing heavily used and damaged roads around fire perimeters. Graders will be not be working over the weekend, but will begin again Monday. Incident Commander, Taiga Rohrer, expects the fire line repair on the Fall fire will be completed soon. Additional specialized equipment is arriving daily. A tub grinder will arrive Monday, along with dump trucks and a log hauler. The firefighters and ODOT are...

Date Started: Aug. 11, 2017; Cause: Lightning; Acreage: 52,056 (Norse Peak), 3,853 (American), 1,061 (Saw Mill) Percent Completed: 80% (Norse Peak), 99% (American), 99% (Sawmill Creek). Total Personnel: 426, which includes 12 Crews, 10 Engines and 1 Water Tenders. 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. The Incident Command Post at Chinook Work Center is shutting down today. Command of the southeast side of the fire will transfer to the Naches Ranger District’s Type 4 organization. On the Northwest side of the fire, command will transfer 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: 253-666-8841 Norse Peak Fire Cleanup continues on State Route 410. Thinning and removing hazardous trees along Forest Road 1900...

Fire crews will continue patrols and identify areas for suppression repair, while securing fire lines and conducting mop up operations. Creeping and smoldering activity will be observed in the upper Pistol River, Emily Creek and Illinois River drainages. Fire suppression repair is a major concern after every wildfire. Left disturbed, containment lines can affect natural drainages causing soil erosion, stunting natural vegetation recovery, damaging fish habitats, and reducing water quality. Repair crews work to limit these effects through a variety of techniques, including the installation of water bars. Water bars divert the flow of rain or run off and prevent the water from carving channels through the recently disturbed soil. Crews also use heavy equipment to backfill soil from trenches and dozer lines, while also recontouring disturbed surface areas. Once the natural contour has been restored crews spread tree limbs, slash, and stones across the site creating a natural forest floor...

Norse Peak Fire Update Saturday, September 23, 2017 – Morning UpdateCONTACT: 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), 3,853 (American), 1,061 (Saw Mill) Percent Completed: 80% (Norse Peak), 99% (American), 99% (Sawmill Creek). Total Personnel: 426, which includes 12 Crews, 10 Engines and 1 Water Tenders. 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. The Incident Command Post at Chinook Work Center is shutting down today. Command of the southeast side of the fire will transfer to the Naches Ranger District’s Type 4 organization. On the Northwest side of the fire, command will transfer to a Type 3 organization with the Incident...

Jones Fire / Kelsey Fire 9/23/2017 - 8 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 937-5219 jonesfire2017@gmail.com Jones Fire - Size: 10,220 acres Containment: 75% Cause: Lightning Kelsey Fire - Size: 441 acres Containment: 15% Cause: Lightning At this morning’s operational briefing, Incident Commander Eric Knerr reminded firefighters that even though there has been significant rain this week, “there is still potential on each of these fires due to normal episodic east wind events that frequently occur this time of year. We need to continue to work to protect those values at risk that could be threatened by both the Jones and Kelsey Fires.” Yesterday’s Activity - On the Jones Fire hotshot crews completed constructing fireline south of FR 18 in the Marine Creek drainage. Chipping operations continued along primary containment lines (roads) around the fire. Firefighters continued to haul unnecessary equipment back from the fireline. On the Kelsey Fire, crews removed...

Jones Fire / Kelsey Fire 9/23/2017 - 8 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 937-5219 jonesfire2017@gmail.com Jones Fire - Size: 10,220 acres Containment: 75% Cause: Lightning Kelsey Fire - Size: 441 acres Containment: 15% Cause: Lightning At this morning’s operational briefing, Incident Commander Eric Knerr reminded firefighters that even though there has been significant rain this week, “there is still potential on each of these fires due to normal episodic east wind events that frequently occur this time of year. We need to continue to work to protect those values at risk that could be threatened by both the Jones and Kelsey Fires.” Yesterday’s Activity - On the Jones Fire hotshot crews completed constructing fireline south of FR 18 in the Marine Creek drainage. Chipping operations continued along primary containment lines (roads) around the fire. Firefighters continued to haul unnecessary equipment back from the fireline. On the Kelsey Fire, crews removed...

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST Roseburg, OR ORDER NO. 06-15-00-17-382 Emergency Fire Closure Pursuant to 16 USC § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50 (a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited upon roads, trails, developed recreation sites, rivers and general forest areas in the Umpqua National Forest as described below and shown in Exhibit A. This Order will be effective beginning on September 22nd, 2017 and ending December 31, 2017. PROHIBITIONS: Being upon a closed road. [36 CFR § 261.54 (e)] Going into or being upon a closed area. [36 CFR § 261.52 (e)] Being on a trail. [36 CFR § 261.55(a)] Entering or using a developed recreation site or portion thereof. [36 CFR § 261.58(b)] ROAD/AREA CLOSURE DESCRIPTIONS: Cougar Bluffs Closure: Beginning at the intersection of the North Umpqua River and the National Forest Boundary (T26S,...

Effective Saturday, September 23 the following roads have been opened on the south side of the Diamond Creek Fire:- Goat Creek Road (5200 Road) to the intersection of 5200-500 Road (Drop Point 64)- 5225 Road to the intersection of 5225-200 Road. Goat Peak Lookout Road is

Weather conditions and limited fire behavior has allowed the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest’s High Cascades Ranger District to modify its area closure. A copy of the complete closure and associated map can be obtained by clicking on the link to the

Effective Saturday, September 23 the following roads have been opened on the south side of the Diamond Creek Fire:- Goat Creek Road (5200 Road) to the intersection of 5200-500 Road (Drop Point 64)- 5225 Road to the intersection of 5225-200 Road. Goat Peak Lookout Road is

Incendio Eagle Creek 22 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:Actividad en el incendio ha sido mínimo debido a temperaturas más frías y lluvia. Durante los últimos cuatro días 3.5” – 6” de lluvia substancial cayó sobre la parte oeste del incendio. Actividades actuales incluyen evaluaciones de recursos y condiciones, y reparación de los impactos de supresión de incendios. Equipo pesado está listo donde tal vez será necesario asistir con reparaciones. La mayoría de este trabajo depende de condiciones de la tierra porque existe potencial para hacer daño si el equipo pesado se usa en terreno húmedo y fangoso. Mientras equipos de primer ataque están quitando los troncos y tocones de árboles en las áreas donde pusieron líneas de defensa. Planes incluyen potencialmente la construcción de líneas de control cerca del...