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Smoke: Widespread haze and smoke will continue through Sunday. Heavier concentrations will occur in areas near active fire perimeters. Expect overnight smoke to settle in valley bottoms creating pockets of higher levels of PM 2.5. Fire: The Jolly Mountain fire is currently burning in the Yakima River basin on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, north of Cle Elum, WA. The current fire size is 36,808 acres an increase of 2,586 acres Moderate fire behavior with torching and backing. The Uno Peak fire is currently burning north of Lake Chelan with a current size of 8,726 acres an increase of 0 acres. Minimal fire behavior with isolated torching, flanking and backing. The Norse Peak fire is burning northwest of Yakima. The current size is 52,502 acres an increase of 0 acres. Moderate fire behavior with group torching, backing and creeping. Other: A moist weather system is working it's way into the Pacific Northwest. Precipitation on all fire areas is expected late Sunday evening. This...

The Indigo Fire (784 Fire) was active again yesterday, expanding mostly to the west, reaching 578 acres. This fire is located midslope along the west side of the West Fork of Indigo Creek and has not crossed east into Josephine County. Fire crews are building containment lines by widening and removing brush along existing forest roads on both its east and west sides. Although there is a significant amount of heat and burning potential present, the Indigo Fire’s activity is expected to diminish due to cooler, wetter weather starting today. The Chetco Bar Fire is currently 189,562 acres (same official size as yesterday) and has reached 43% containment. The most significant portion of its East Zone activity was within the horseshoe bend of the Illinois River at the north end of the fire. Here, the fire has been creeping northeast, smoldering and occasionally torching trees. Fire containment line is now completed from the California border to the Bear Camp area. Threat from the...

Smoke: Widespread haze and smoke will continue through Sunday. Heavier concentrations will occur in areas near active fire perimeters. Expect overnight smoke to settle in valley bottoms creating pockets of higher levels of PM

Umpqua North Complex Operations Daily Update for Saturday, September 16th, 2017 given Planning Operations Section Chief, PLOPS, for Great Basin Type 2 Incident Management Team #3 Dan Gustafson.Link to Ops Brief Video for Saturday.

Saturday, September 16, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/EagleCreekandIndianCreekFires2017/videos/124461938211322/Good morning, Rick Miller with your morning update. Per some requests I'm going to start on the east side and move to the west, so, starting out here on the Hood River Valley. The fire yesterday did do some growth mainly on the face of the Gorge out here. Our folks continue strengthening our indirect line if we need to burn it out to keep it from getting into Hood River. That was really successful. One thing that you'll see is that there is some pink up here on Mt. Defiance. That was yesterday when we had some clean air, we used a fixed wing to put some retardant around it to take sure that that infrastructure stays intact. So the fire continued to move, not greatly, but it did move all day yesterday and through the night over here on the east end, mainly in the Lindsey Creek area and it has come just a little further to the east. We did have a division and folks working...

Miller Complex Fire Update Sept. 16, 2017 NW Incident Management Team (IMT) 9, Brian Goff, Incident Commander Current Situation: The Miller Complex has grown slightly and is at 59% containment overall. Increased fire activity in the vicinity of the Middle Fork of the Applegate River and below Whiskey Ridge, produced increased smoke over the surrounding area yesterday. This increased activity was the result of continued low fuel moistures and a dry, cool front which passed over the complex allowing the fire to burn more actively. Firefighters continue to work hard to meet objectives using the resources available with safety as the top priority. Today, crews are expecting normal temperatures with dry conditions and the potential for active fire behavior in some areas within the perimeter. This could result in increased smoke in the vicinity of the Abney Fire. Fire behavior remains consistent with weather and environmental conditions and is expected to creep, burn and in some...

Se han reducido los niveles de Evacuacion en el Condado de Josephine County, efectivo a las 6:00 pm del dia de ayer, 15 de Septiembre, 2017El Nivel de Evacuacion No. 3 “Go” ordenado para los residentes en la carretera del Rio Illinois (Illinois River Road) dentro del limite que incluye la comunidad de Oak Flat, ha sido reducido a un Nivel de Evacuacion No. 2. Esto significa “BE SET” (este listo) para evacuar. Residentes deben estar preparados para salir al instante. Solamente residentes con una identificacion apropiada pueden entrar y salir de esta area y solamente en la noche entre las horas de las 6:00pm y 6:00 am. Ha sido removida, la orden No. 1 de Evacuacion para los residentes del Valle de Illinois (Illinois Valley), al Oeste de la carretera 199, desde Hayes hasta la linea fronteriza con el Estado de California. Se pide a los residentes el estar preparados por cualquier cambio den las condiciones del Incendio. Se pueden ver mapas de las notificaciones Corrientes de las...

General Joseph Lengyel, junto con varios invitados y miembros del equipo, visitaron a los bomberos del Campamento para el Incendio de Chetco Bar en Brookings. El Senador Merkley y el General Lengyel atendieron a la reunion operacional informative de las 6:00 am y entablaron conversacion con los bomberos.Despues de visitar el campamento, el grupo se dirigio al Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia en Brookings, donde se reunieron con los Oficiales de la ciudad y del condado para recibir una informacion al dia acerca de los efectos del Incendio en la comunidad. Esto estara seguido por un vuelo en helicoptero sobre el area del Incendio lo que permitira al Senador Merkley y al General Lengyel adquirir una informacion real del suceso.El perimetro sureste dentro de las tierras virgenes de Kalmiopsis, desde el Oeste del riachuelo Hawk (Hawk Creek) hacia Chetco Lake se encuentra contenido. Los bomberos continuaran con operaciones de quema para re-enforzar lineas de control sobre el perimetro...

Whitewater Fire - including Little Devil, Scorpion, Clagett Lake, Slideout, French and Potato Hill FiresSeptember 16, 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: 14,005 acres (total for reported fires) Containment: 35%Resources Assigned: 341 personnel (total for reported fires)Suppression activities continue on the Little Devil, Whitewater and Scorpion Fires. Fire managers are utilizing crews, hose lays and heavy equipment to maintain containment lines. Evacuation levels remain in place for the Breitenbush Hot Springs and Breitenbush/Devil Creek summer homes. Mop-up operations, patrolling and monitoring activities continue on the smaller fires which include Potato, French, Clagett, Slideout and Fire #296.McKenzie River Ranger DistrictPotato Hill: 199 acres. 95% contained. This fire is nearing...

Whitewater Fire - including Little Devil, Scorpion, Clagett Lake, Slideout, French and Potato Hill FiresSeptember 16, 2017 Daily Update Fire Information Line: 541-719-8371, willamettewildfires2017@gmail.comLocation: Willamette National Forest Willamette National Forest Closures: 541-225-6350, https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/willamette/alerts-noticesSize: 14,005 acres (total for reported fires) Containment: 35%Resources Assigned: 341 personnel (total for reported fires) Suppression activities continue on the Little Devil, Whitewater and Scorpion Fires. Fire managers are utilizing crews, hose lays and heavy equipment to maintain containment lines. Evacuation levels remain in place for the Breitenbush Hot Springs and Breitenbush/Devil Creek summer homes. Mop-up operations, patrolling and monitoring activities continue on the smaller fires which include Potato, French, Clagett, Slideout and Fire #296.Detroit Ranger DistrictThe overall strategy is directed toward protecting Values at Risk,...

EQUIPO #10 DE DIRECCIÓN DE INCIDENTES DEL NOROESTE Al Lawson - comandante de incidentes Los bomberos avanzan a buen ritmo a medida que las condiciones climáticas son más frías Viernes, 15 de septiembre de 2017 Incendio: Uno Peak Completado: 15% Acres: 8.726 Fecha de inicio: 30 de agosto de 2017 Causa: bajo investigación Ubicación: 15 millas al NO de Manson, WA Personal total: 297 Carburantes/topografía: madera, pasto, terreno escarpado Ayer: Una pequeña porción de la zona de fuego total permaneció activa ayer, sobre todo en el drenaje Lone Fir Creek en el lado noroeste del incendio, donde el fuego sigue ardientemente lentamente cuesta abajo dentro del área de fuego de 2001Rex Creek. Con las condiciones más frescas la propagación del incendio sigue siendo mínima. La actividad de otras porciones del fuego fue moderada. El fuego sigue aproximadamente a 2 millas pendiente ascendente de Lake Chelan. ...

SmokeSE winds will be light this morning. A complexwind pattern will result in NW and SW flow within this largeforecast area this afternoon. The wind today will continueto push smoke from the Horse Creek Complex, and RebelFire to the southeast over the crest. Winds over theWhitewater fires may push smoke to the NE. Smoke will bewidespread through the forecast area with moderateimpacts. Expect smoke to persist in valleys and canyons.FireFire activity is expected to be moderate to activetoday due to the higher temperatures, lower relativehumidity and slightly decreased stability.OtherExpect low visibility on Highway 20, Highway 22,Highway 126 and Highway 97. Whitewater Fire Information- https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5420/ Rebel Fire Information- https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5473/Horse Creek Complex Fire Information - https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5523/ Separate smoke forecast will be issued for communities west of the Cascade

SmokeSE winds will be light this morning. A complexwind pattern will result in NW and SW flow within this largeforecast area this afternoon. The wind today will continueto push smoke from the Horse Creek Complex, and RebelFire to the southeast over the crest. Winds over theWhitewater fires may push smoke to the NE. Smoke will bewidespread through the forecast area with moderateimpacts. Expect smoke to persist in valleys and canyons.FireFire activity is expected to be moderate to activetoday due to the higher temperatures, lower relativehumidity and slightly decreased stability.OtherExpect low visibility on Highway 20, Highway 22,Highway 126 and Highway 97. Whitewater Fire Information- https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5420/ Rebel Fire Information- https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5473/Horse Creek Complex Fire Information - https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5523/ Separate smoke forecast will be issued for communities west of the Cascade

Date Started: Aug. 11, 2017, Cause: Lightning; Acreage: 52,502 (Norse Peak), 3,739 (American), 56,241 (Total); Containment: 12%, Structures Damaged or Destroyed: None; Injuries: 3 (Minor); Total Personnel: 635; Fire Resources: 17 Crews, 24 Engines, 4 Helicopters, 2 Bulldozers, 10 water tenders.Fire Summary: The Norse Peak and American Fires main influence has been both fuel and topography dominated. Fire travels along the ground looking for fuels to ignite. One of these major fuel sources are the many dead and down trees. Other fuels consist of grass and shrubs. The standing trees are mixed, large, densely packed conifers. Single or group tree torching remains a threat due to the number of tree branches (ladder fuels) being heated and dried by the surface fire. Once the lower branches catch fire, the fire can climb up the tree to the upper story foliage jumping from tree to tree.The forecasted weather is for cooler temperatures and higher humidity which will slow the fire’s...

FIRE UPDATE: Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 10:00 am EAST CRATER FIRE INFORMATION: 509 395-3360 Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5589/ East Crater Fire (Indian Heaven Wilderness), Mount Adams Ranger District, Gifford Pinchot National Forest EAST CRATER FIRE: Yesterday crews completed a narrow containment line around the southeastern portion of the fire and received assistance cooling the fire’s edge with helicopter water drops. Fire activity is anticipated to be minimal today. Southeast winds forecasted for today should be favorable, keeping the fire within the wilderness. Today and Sunday, in order to reinforce the fire line, fallers will continue to drop snags along Forest Road 6035 and heavy equipment operators will remove brush and small trees. On the Bear Creek fire today a 20 person crew will remove hose lays as threats to the containment line have diminished. A cooling trend is anticipated with a good chance of...

Umpqua North Complex Fact Sheet UpdateSeptember 16, 2017 – 9:00 a.m. Fire Information: 541-378-6944 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm) Start Date: August 11, 2107 Cause: Lightning Fuels: Timber, forest litter, grass & shrubsAcres: 42,775 (+1,334) Percent Contained: 38%Current Situation: A Type 2 Team, Great Basin Incident Management Team 3 under the command of Taiga Rohrer, assumed management responsibilities of the Umpqua North Complex yesterday at 7:00 p.m. The Incident Command Post has been moved from Glide to Broken Arrow Campground by Diamond Lake to reduce drive time for safety. A fire from previous lightning storms, Fire 625, was reported in the Devil Canyon area. With a quick response from initial attack resources, firefighters lined the wildfire limiting it to 1.5 acres. Firefighters established a pump and hoselay directly along a 5-acre active portion of the Devils Fire to effectively spray water and limit fire growth. The Happy Dog and Ragged Ridge Fires exhibited minimal fire...

Fire Info: 509-996-4040 (NEW) Facebook: diamondcreekfire2017 Website: https://inciweb/nwcg.gov/incident/5409/ Email: diamondcreekfire@gmail.com Automated updates: diamondcreekfire.blogpost.com Fire Info: 509-996-4040 Facebook: diamondcreekfire2017 Website: https://inciweb/nwcg.gov/incident/5409/ Email: diamondcreekfire@gmail.com Automated updates: diamondcreekfire.blogpost.com Canada: http://bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/OneFire.asp?ID=673 Location: 11 miles NNW of Mazama, WA Total Personnel: 215 Acres: 99,431 U.S; 25,861 (10,466 hectares) Canada Cause: Under Investigation Containment: 30% Start Date: July 23, 2017 Cool and Moist Weather Moderates Fire Behavior Update: Lower temperatures and higher humidity conditions diminished fire activity on Friday. There are still four areas of active fire behavior in the U.S. portion of the fire. In Monument Creek, the...

NORTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM #10 Al Lawson-Incident Commander Minimal Fire Activity and Firefighters Begin Fire Repair Work Saturday, September 16, 2017 Fire: Uno Peak Completion: 15% Acres: 8,726 Start Date: August 30, 2017 Cause: Under Investigation Location: 15 miles NW of Manson, WA Total Personnel: 297 Fuels/Topography: Timber, grass, rugged terrain Yesterday: A small portion of the total fire area remained active yesterday, primarily in the Lone Fir Creek drainage on the northwest side of the fire, where the fire is slowly backing downhill within the 2001 Rex Creek fire area. With cooler conditions fire growth overall continued to be minimal. Other portions of the fire had moderate fire behavior. The fire remained approximately 2 miles upslope of Lake Chelan. Fire suppression repair and equipment backhaul work began on the exterior Coyote Ridge containment line. Road improvement work was wrapped up and road crews will be focusing on maintenance....

Cooler temperatures kept fire growth moderate yesterday on the Broken Lookout Fire allowing crews to make progress chipping brush and mopping up burned areas. A 70 member US Army Strike Team continued their work on the fire lines, bringing some much needed assistance to firefighters. The military is activated to help fight fires only in times of extreme fire conditions when resources are scarce. “The work accomplished today was outstanding,” said Division Supervisor Eric Risdal. “The military stepped right up and seamlessly integrated with our existing crews. It will truly be a team effort moving forward to get this fire out.” Fire managers are continuing to keep a close eye on fire growth near Jackson Creek. Along the creek are several structures supporting stream restoration, including spawning and brood habitat for Chinook salmon and endangered Coho salmon. The Tiller Ranger District has invested substantial effort in the restoration project over several years....

Smoke: Winds from the north/northeast will again push smoke into Agness and and lesser amounts into coastal areas including Gold Beach, Brookings and northern California. Periods of Unhealthy air may affect Agness, while coastal communities will experience more moderate conditions. Inland, Cave Junction, Grants Pass, Medford and other Rogue Valley communities will remain in USG/Unhealthy through much of the day due to limited air movement. Fires to the north may add additional smoke to SW Oregon's air today.Fire: Low fire behavior is expected today on Chetco Bar and Miller Complex, with more active fire behavior on the Indigo fire, influencing air across southwest Oregon. The Chetco Bar Fire is 189,562 and 40% contained. Chetco Fire Information: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5385/ Miller Complex is 34,500 acres, and 59% contained. MillerComplex: