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Acres: 2,732 Containment: 0% Start Date: August 11, 2017 Cause: Lightning Location: 15 miles WSW of Leavenworth, WA Inciweb: http://tinyurl.com/JackCreekInciweb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JackCreekFire/ Fire managers get a clear view of fire activity Yesterday smoked cleared enough out of the valley for fire managers to take a recon flight to view fire movement in the Jack Creek, Stuart and Eightmile Lake basins. Fire activity was observed as low, with smoldering, creeping and isolated single tree torching. The fire continues to grow in all directions and is approximately one mile west of Eightmile Lake, ½ mile west of Stuart Lake. The Jack Creek Fire is predominantly a mixed severity burn, with areas of high and low burn intensity. The fire has burned understory and pockets of tree stands creating openings on the landscape promoting diversity. The mosaic pattern is beneficial for the landscape and the fire adapted ecosystem. The currently management strategy of...

Enumclaw Washington, September 9, 2017 - The Sawmill Creek Fire is currently 848 acres with 0% percent containment. The Sawmill Creek Fire was reported to the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) dispatch center on Sept. 4, at 7:30 p.m. As of Saturday morning, the fire burned throughout the Sawmill Ridge area northeast of the town of Greenwater. Overnight fire activity was minimal due to lower temperatures and increased humidity. Today firefighters are constructing roads and burnouts to get a line around the fire. The fire continues to threaten the watershed for the City of Tacoma, industrial timberland, DNR protected lands, and the United States Forest Service lands. Total Personnel 200, Crews 5, Engines 13, Dozers 2, Injuries 0, Structures Destroyed 0 A weakening cold front will bring showers and cooler weather as it crosses Western Washington on Saturday. Temperatures will be up to 10 degrees below normal. A public meeting for information about the...

Weather and Fire Behavior: The recent rainfall and high humidity led to minimal fire activity, best described as creeping and smoldering with little perimeter movement. Later in the day on Thursday, temperatures were noticeably warmer, signaling the beginning of a warming and drying trend that is expected to continue through Monday. Smoke impacts today will vary from light to heavy in communities surrounding the Chetco Bar fire. Today, during the morning hours, there will be smoke and fog in some areas with clearing in the afternoon. Skies will be partly sunny, temperatures in the mid 60’s with 5-10 MPH winds from the northwest. As humidity levels begin to drop and temperatures begin to rise, vegetation will begin to dry out, leading to increasingly active fire behavior with surface spread, fire backing downhill and making flanking runs uphill. Fire could climb to the tops of trees (isolated torching) in areas where wetting rain did not occur. Yesterday: Clouds, smoke and fog...

Smoke: Smoke from the Nash, Horse Complex, Milli and Whitewater fires will continue to impact the forecast area. The communities of Black Butte Ranch, Sisters, Redmond, Madras, Prineville and Bend will see slightly improved smoke conditions. Cascade Lakes and La Pine, will see improved conditions. Smoke is expected to persist in canyons throughout the day. The heaviest concentrations will occur in the morning and in the overnight hours. Fire: Fire activity is expected to be minimal to moderate today due to the lower temperatures, higher relative humidity and decreased stability. Other: Expect areas of low visibility on Highway 20, Highway 126 and Highway 97. Whitewater Fire Information-https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5420/ Milli Fire Information - https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5517/ Horse Creek Complexhttps://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5523/ Separate smoke forecast will be issued for communities west of the Cascade Crest for the communities impacted by the Willamette

NORTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM #10 Al Lawson-Incident Commander Favorable weather conditions for firefighters Saturday, September 9, 2017 Fire: Uno Peak Completion: 1%Acres: 7,236 Start Date: August 30, 2017 Cause: Under Investigation Location: 15 miles NW of Manson, WA Total Personnel: 257 Fuels/Topography: Timber, grass, rugged terrain Yesterday: Fire activity has been minimal due to higher relative humidity and cooler temperatures. Completion of the containment line along Coyote Ridge has allowed crews to focus on finishing an additional containment line closer to the fire along Nelson Butte down to Lake Chelan. A structure crew has been working to provide protection to structures within the Canoe creek area. The Canoe Creek area to the west and the Llama Ranch area to the southeast remain under a Level 1 evacuation (get ready). Today: Crews will continue and work on the containment line down Nelson Butte to Lake Chelan. If conditions are favorable, crews...

Smoke: Smoke from the Horse Creek Complex and Whitewater Fire will continue to impact the forecast area. The communities of Mill City and Detroit will see improved conditions while Brietenbush, Black Butte Ranch, Sisters, Redmond, Madras and Bend will see moderated smoke conditions. Smoke is expected to persist in canyons throughout the day. Fire: Fire activity is expected to be minimal to moderate today due to the lower temperatures, higher relative humidity and decreased stability. Other: Smoke from Potato Hill Fire may impact Highway 20 visibility at night and early morning. Expect limited visibility along Highway 20, Highway 126 and Highway 22. Separate smoke forecast will be issued for communities east of the Cascade Crest. Whitewater Fire Information -

The High Cascades Complex is now being managed as two Zones. The West Zone consists of the Broken Lookout and Pup Fires and continues to be managed by NWIMT 7. The East Zone is comprised of the Spruce Lake, Blanket Creek and North Pelican Fires and is being managed by SWIMT 3. Updates will be produced for each Zone and posted to Inciweb under the High Cascades Complex: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5503 There are numerous area, road and trail closures associated with the fires on the High Cascades Complex issued by Crater Lake National Park and the Umpqua, Rogue River-Siskiyou and Fremont-Winema National Forests. Firefighters and fire managers appreciate the cooperation of the public in respecting the closures for their own safety and the efficiency and effectiveness of the firefighting operations. Yesterday’s Activity: On the Broken Lookout Fire, crews neared completion of the containment line on the southwest flank of the fire. Indirect line construction continued along...

Smoke: Smoke from the Horse Creek Complex and Whitewater Fire will continue to impact the forecast area. The communities of Mill City and Detroit will see improved conditions while Brietenbush, Black Butte Ranch, Sisters, Redmond, Madras and Bend will see moderated smoke conditions. Smoke is expected to persist in canyons throughout the day. Fire: Fire activity is expected to be minimal to moderate today due to the lower temperatures, higher relative humidity and decreased stability. Other: Smoke from Potato Hill Fire may impact Highway 20 visibility at night and early morning. Expect limited visibility along Highway 20, Highway 126 and Highway 22. Separate smoke forecast will be issued for communities east of the Cascade Crest. Whitewater Fire Information -

With the approaching storm front, it is expected that smoke conditions will improve throughout the area over the next couple of days. The smoke within the Columbia Basin should clear and smoke in the area will be mainly from local fires. See full report under related information.

Current Information:Soldiers of Task Force Spearhead, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, completed their first day of training on the fireline Friday. The 200 active duty military personnel were requested to assist with wildfire suppression efforts because of the high level of fire activity across several western states. Organized into ten, twenty person hand crews, under the leadership of experienced firefighters, they spent the day in the Dry Creek, Illahee Flats areas and along the Highway 138 East corridor, learning fire suppression methods and procedures.On the Fall Creek Fire, crews are in their final days of suppression repair, which is fixing damage caused by firefighting efforts. This work entails pulling vegetation back onto control lines that was pushed aside by dozers. On slopes, “water bars” are being built to divert run-off in an effort to prevent erosion. This type of work has been started on Forest Road 38...

Fire Location: Approximately 7 miles northwest of Cle Elum, WA on lands owned or managed by Washington Department of Natural Resources, The Nature Conservancy, and the Cle Elum Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Yesterday: Crews continued preparing containment line, removing hazard trees, and performing mop-up along the southern and western fire perimeters yesterday and during night operations. Firefighting efforts benefited from cooler temperatures and higher humidity. Helicopters were able to support firing and holding operations during the day due to increased visibility. On the southwest perimeter firefighters conducted a burnout to strengthen lines in the Morgan Creek drainage. On the east perimeter, firefighters continued burnout into Jungle Creek and holding operations along the southern fire line. Night operations held containment lines on the western and southern flanks, while conducting a successful burnout in the southwest...

SW Oregon—Ongoing firefighting efforts on the Blanket Creek Fire have resulted in the need to close the Sky Lakes Wilderness to public entry, both for the health and safety of the public, as well as for the safety of firefighters and fire personnel. This latest closure further extends closures already in place to include the entirety of the Wilderness, which is co-managed by both the Rogue River-Siskiyou and Fremont-Winema National Forests.The closure is effective immediately, and will remain in place through December 31, 2017, unless sooner rescinded.Areas already closed via earlier Forest Orders remain closed, including the OHV trail system near Prospect.The full text of the order, including a list of trails, and a map, can be viewed on the RRSNF’s website.People are encouraged to follow the Forest on both Twitter and Facebook for updates as they become available. Additionally, the High Cascades Complex posts daily fire updates to the incident’s Inciweb page, and the...

A flight over the Eagle Creek Fire area this morning found fire further east than previously observed. Based on this information, the Hood River County Sheriff's Office has changed the evacuation levels for parts of the county west of Hood River. Some areas were added to the Level 1 evacuation. The Level 2 evacuation east of Cascade Locks was extended to include Wyeth. Please see the Hood River County Sheriff's Office website at www.hoodriversheriff.com/news/ for more details. On Friday, the burnout operations near Cascade Locks were completed. This created large quantities of smoke, but greatly reduced the danger of the fire’s northern progression. Firefighters also successfully burned fuels around a communications tower south of Cascade Locks. Gusty winds from the west pushed much of the smoke out of the east end of the Columbia River Gorge. This gave residents of Cascade Locks, Stevenson, and North Bonneville clearer air, although smoke was still present in Hood River....

There will be a Community Meeting for fire information hosted by the Chetco Bar Fire – East Zone Incident Management Team. The meeting will be Sunday, September 10th at 6:00 PM at Illinois Valley High School in Cave Junction (625 E. River Street, Cave Junction, OR). The public is invited to attend to get an update on fire activity and talk to fire managers about their strategies and effort.

How You Can Help We greatly appreciate the support and generosity of the community! Our team’s focus is on the mission of fire suppression while keeping firefighter and public safety our number one priority. Our wildland fire crews are well equipped and cared for. After many donation inquiries, here’s a list of suggestions. Here are some ways you can show support for firefighters. • Help keep firefighters safe by creating defensible space around your home. Creating defensible space around your home is absolutely the BEST thing you can do to help firefighters. Learn how at http://firewise.org. • Post thank you banners / signs in the community and on social media. This is a great morale booster for firefighters after a long shift! • Write thank you notes to firefighters. Drop them off at the incident command post so they can be posted or shared. • Write thank you letters to firefighters families. Put them in blank, stamped envelopes. After briefings or after shifts,...

How You Can Help We greatly appreciate the support and generosity of the community! Our team’s focus is on the mission of fire suppression while keeping firefighter and public safety our number one priority. Our wildland fire crews are well equipped and cared for. After many donation inquiries, here’s a list of suggestions. Here are some ways you can show support for firefighters. • Help keep firefighters safe by creating defensible space around your home. Creating defensible space around your home is absolutely the BEST thing you can do to help firefighters. Learn how at http://firewise.org. • Post thank you banners / signs in the community and on social media. This is a great morale booster for firefighters after a long shift! • Write thank you notes to firefighters. Drop them off at the incident command post so they can be posted or shared. • Write thank you letters to firefighters families. Put them in blank, stamped envelopes. After briefings or after shifts,...

How You Can Help We greatly appreciate the support and generosity of the community! Our team’s focus is on the mission of fire suppression while keeping firefighter and public safety our number one priority. Our wildland fire crews are well equipped and cared for. After many donation inquiries, here’s a list of suggestions. Here are some ways you can show support for firefighters. • Help keep firefighters safe by creating defensible space around your home. Creating defensible space around your home is absolutely the BEST thing you can do to help firefighters. Learn how at http://firewise.org. • Post thank you banners / signs in the community and on social media. This is a great morale booster for firefighters after a long shift! • Write thank you notes to firefighters. Drop them off at the incident command post so they can be posted or shared. • Write thank you letters to firefighters families. Put them in blank, stamped envelopes. After briefings or after shifts,...

How You Can Help We greatly appreciate the support and generosity of the community! Our team’s focus is on the mission of fire suppression while keeping firefighter and public safety our number one priority. Our wildland fire crews are well equipped and cared for. After many donation inquiries, here’s a list of suggestions. Here are some ways you can show support for firefighters. • Help keep firefighters safe by creating defensible space around your home. Creating defensible space around your home is absolutely the BEST thing you can do to help firefighters. Learn how at http://firewise.org. • Post thank you banners / signs in the community and on social media. This is a great morale booster for firefighters after a long shift! • Write thank you notes to firefighters. Drop them off at the incident command post so they can be posted or shared. • Write thank you letters to firefighters families. Put them in blank, stamped envelopes. After briefings or after shifts,...

How You Can Help We greatly appreciate the support and generosity of the community! Our team’s focus is on the mission of fire suppression while keeping firefighter and public safety our number one priority. Our wildland fire crews are well equipped and cared for. After many donation inquiries, here’s a list of suggestions. Here are some ways you can show support for firefighters. • Help keep firefighters safe by creating defensible space around your home. Creating defensible space around your home is absolutely the BEST thing you can do to help firefighters. Learn how at http://firewise.org. • Post thank you banners / signs in the community and on social media. This is a great morale booster for firefighters after a long shift! • Write thank you notes to firefighters. Drop them off at the incident command post so they can be posted or shared. • Write thank you letters to firefighters families. Put them in blank, stamped envelopes. After briefings or after shifts,...

Press Release Sheriff FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EOC UPDATE FOR JOLLY MOUNTAIN FIRE Kittitas County, WA - 09/08/2017 - The Kittitas County Emergency Operations Center is continually working with the Pacific Northwest 2 Type 1 Incident Management Team to evaluate evacuation levels and road closures with regards to the Jolly Mountain Fire. Going into the weekend, the EOC does not anticipate lowering any current evacuation levels. Current evacuation levels and affected areas are listed below: Level 3 – everything north of Double O Ranch Road all the way north to the Boulder Creek area; West Fork Teanaway; Middle Fork Teanaway area; North Fork Teanaway; and Teanaway Meadows. Level 2 – everything between Double O Ranch Road and Ronald; the entire town of Ronald; the entire City of Roslyn to the Bullfrog Road roundabout; Cle Elum Ridge area north of the city. Level 1 – Suncadia Resort; all residences/homes south of SR 903 and north of I-90 from Bullfrog Road to Cle Elum...