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August 31, 2017, 9:00 a.m. Umpqua North Complex Update Fire Information Line (541) 378-6944 UmpquaNorthComplex17@gmail.com Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Recorded Information: (855) 419-2349 Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5505/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UmpquaNationalForest/ Incident: Lightning started dozens of fires across the northern Umpqua National Forest along both sides of Highway 138 East during the week of Aug. 9, 2017. There are currently 14 active fires in the complex, which is located 50 miles east of Roseburg in Douglas County, Ore. Incident Command: Unified Command – Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team; Tom Kurth, Incident Commander, Douglas Forest Protective Association; Dan Thorpe, Incident Commander. The California Interagency Incident Management Team, Jay Kurth, Incident Commander, will take over managing the complex at 7:00 a.m. Friday. Current Size: 25,358 acres estimated total of complex based on...

Start Date 8/11 Cause Lightning Size 9,386 acres Percent Containment 0% Crews 6 Helicopters 4 Engines 24 Total Personnel 379 Fire Progression Map More photos: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/photographs/5496/Fire Perimeter Map Fire Information Phone: (509)596-2423 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm) Pre-recorded line: (505)585-5048 Email: JollyMountainFireInfo@gmail.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/news/5496/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jollymountainfireinfo/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jolly_mountain Location: Cle Elum Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, 11 miles northwest of Cle Elum, WASummary: Fire activity increased significantly on the Jolly Mountain Fire yesterday as westerly winds were stronger than predicted. Firefighters are preparing for another busy day with potential for more fire growth. On the western perimeter, in places along Sasse Ridge, the fire will continue to...

News Release August 31, 2017 Area around fire remains closed; Thirty Mile Road, Hall Creek, Lynx Creek remain open KELLER, WA The Northwest Incident Management Team 11 (NW IMT 11) fighting the Bridge Creek Fire has asked community members and travelers passing by the Bridge Creek Fire to travel safe over the Labor Day weekend. With potential for increased traffic due to the holiday weekend, a start to the Colville Tribes’ archery elk season, and the Ferry County Fair, NW IMT anticipates increased traffic. Fire traffic, which includes large equipment, water tenders, hand crew buggies, and other vehicles will be traveling to and from the incident command post at the Keller Community Center. While the Colville Tribes lowered the Industrial Fire Protection Level and lifted a closure of roads on the reservation, the tribe has announced the area around the fire is closed and roads around the fire are closed to motorized vehicles. Road closure signs have been installed at the following...

Staley and Tumble Bug 2 Fire UpdateThursday, August 31, 2017 8 a.m. Fire information phone: 503-867-7705Email: StaleyFire17@gmail.comNW Incident Management Team (IMT) 9, Brian Goff, Incident CommanderStart date: Aug. 9, 2017 Current Size: Staley is 2,153 acres; Tumble Bug 2 is 87 acresPercent Containment: 61% Location: Willamette National Forest Cause: Lightning Good progress has been made on the suppression of the Staley and Tumble Bug 2 Fires. Tumble Bug 2 will soon be in patrol status and the Staley Fire has stayed within all primary control lines planned by the Incident Management Team. Weather and Smoke: Skies should be clear on Thursday and relatively smoke-free in the Oakridge area. Winds will be breezy out of the north with temperatures slightly warmer from the mid 70s to the low 80s. The day and nighttime humidity will be falling. The hot and dry Labor Day Weekend may see smoke returning from other fires in the region. Current and predicted smoke conditions can be found at:...

Start Date 8/11 Cause Lightning Size estimated 8,000 acres Percent Containment 0% Crews 7 Helicopters 4 Engines 4 Total 22Personnel 372 Summary: Fire activity increased significantly on the Jolly Mountain Fire today as westerly winds were stronger than predicted. On the northeast portion of the fire, activity was minimal. On the western perimeter, along Sasse Ridge, the fire continued to slowly back down the slope in places towards the Cle Elum River. On the southern edge, the fire flanked across the face of the mountains. The southeastern corner, where spot fires have been slowly growing together for the past week, was the most active. The fire moved approximately 3 miles to the east, prompting the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office to issue Level 3 evacuation notices for residents and recreationalists in the Teanaway River corridor. The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest extended its closure area all the way to Highway 97 to the east.The fire will be visible from area...

UPDATED CLOSURES IN EFFECT AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30Road Closures: Eightmile Creek Road #5130 is closed one mile past Honeymoon Campground. The Ortell Road #5220 is closed from Cub Pass, at the intersection with the Sweetgrass Butte 5220-100 Road, to the Eightmile Road #5130. Sweetgrass Butte Road #5220-100 is closed from Cub Pass, at the intersection with Ortell Road #5220, to Sweetgrass Butte. The entire Falls Creek 5140 Road is closed. Trails Closed - FS trail 511 - Goat Creek FS trail 518 - Falls Creek FS trail 519 - Copper Glance FS trail 523 - Eightmile Ridge FS trail 477 – Ptarmigan Creek beyond the Dot Creek crossing FS trail 500 – Lake Creek beyond Black Lake FS trail 502 – Sand Ridge FS trail 533 – Boundary Trail, between Andrews Creek Trail #504 and Robinson Creek Trail #478.Monument Creek Trail #484Tatoosh Buttes Trail #485Eureka Creek Trail #474Ferguson Lake Trail #474A

UNITED STATES OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE OKANOGAN WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST CLE ELUM RANGER DISTRICT ORDER NO. 06-17-03-17-1011 JOLLY MOUNTAIN FIRE CLOSURE Pursuant to 16 USC § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50 (a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited on National Forest System (NFS) Lands, Roads, and Trails within the Cle Elum Ranger District on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest as described below and shown in Exhibit A.. This Order is effective beginning August 25, 2017 until October 15 , 2017 , unless rescinded. PROHIBITION: 1. Entering into or being upon National Forest System lands within the Closure Area which are closed for public health and safety as described below, and displayed in Exhibit A. [36 CFR § 261.53(e)] 2. Being on any National Forest System road, as described below , and displayed in Exhibit A. [36 CFR § 261.54(e)] 3. Being on any National Forest System Trail, as described below, and displayed in...

Jolly Mountain Fire Information Phone: (509)596-2423 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm) Pre-recorded line: (505)585-5048 Email: JollyMountainFireInfo@gmail.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/news/5496/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jollymountainfireinfo/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jolly_mountain Start Date: 8/11Cause: LightningSize: 5,164 acresPercent Containment: 0%Crews: 7Helicopters: 4Engines: 22Total Personnel: 372Location: Cle Elum Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, 11 miles northwest of Cle Elum, WA Summary: Smoke from regional fires heavily impacted the area again yesterday. The Jolly Mountain Fire was most active in the northwest and southwest corners but did not experience significant growth. It has now burned onto the western side of Sasse Ridge. The fire is very visible from the Cle Elum River. Trees are likely to torch, but western winds should blow most embers back into the burned fire area. The fire is expected to back slowly down the...

Actualización sobre los incendios en Norse Peak Miércoles, 30 de agosto de 2017 – 9:00 a.m. Los datos infrarrojos del vuelo nocturno de anoche confirmaron un evidente contraste entre el comportamiento del incendio y la expansión entre las secciones norte y sur de los incendios de Norse Peak. El incendio American (301 acres), que arde del lado sur de la Carretera 410, no se ha expandido de manera significativa en los últimos dos días. Continúa retrocediendo lentamente cuesta abajo, en sentido norte hacia las líneas de mangueras instaladas sobre el Río American. No se desplazó en sentido sur hacia la Carretera de Bumping River, Bumping Lake Marina, Camp Fife o Goose Prairie, donde los negocios se encuentran abiertos y los campistas disfrutan del clima seco y caluroso. En cambio, más al norte de la Carretera 410, la zona desértica de Norse Peak ha experimentado un comportamiento extremo del incendio y una expansión significativa. El incendio de Norse Peak, el incendio...

Information: (503)765-5724 - 8 am – 6 pm Email: diamondcreekfire@gmail.com Websites: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5409/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diamondcreekfire2017 Smoke Conditions: http://wasmoke.blogspot.com Location: Methow Valley Ranger District on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest; 12 miles north of Mazama, WA Summary: Tuesday was a second day of substantial fire growth at the north and northwest ends. The fire increased by 16,196 acres, and produced significant smoke and some ash fall in the Methow Valley. The fire has burned across the border with Canada in the Peevee Creek drainage, where it has burned an estimated 300 acres. Coordination with the British Columbia Ministry of Forest Land and Natural Resource Operations is ongoing.Helicopter water drops are still being used to hold the fire in Drake Creek and keep it from moving into Pat Creek, with a large Type 1 helicopter in addition to the Type 2.Chippers are continuing to treat slash created as...

Late yesterday, three spot fires jumped the western line late in the afternoon. Firefighter lookouts, who were strategically placed in the narrow canyon to mitigate safety concerns, located the fires outside the perimeter around 4:30 p.m. Hand crews were assisted by air resources, including four helicopters and a fixed-wing airplane that dipped out of North Twin Lakes, to quickly line the three fires, with the largest growing less than 5 acres. Additional crews utilized newly opened interior roads to put in place a water point that will assist in securing portions of the line difficult to access from perimeter roads. Elsewhere, crews continued to mop-up, hold, and secure the perimeter of the fire, completing small burnout operations to clean up unburned fuels along the lines. Sawyers worked to mitigate hazardous trees along the fireline and interior roads. Today, crews will work to lock up the eastern line along Summit Trail and continue work on a direct line on the west side of...

Contact Fire Information: 775-455-5316 Hours: 7a.m. – 8 p.m. http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ Date of Detection: August 11, 2017, 4:50 pm Current Size: 130 (size may increase or decrease with more accurate mapping) Location: Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, 30 miles northwest of North Bend, WA Legal Description: 47.65771N/121.583W Completed: 10% Incident Cost: $210,000.00 Incident Cause: Human Resources on Fire: There are approximately 70 personnel on this incident: Hot Shot CREWS Type 2 IA CREWS TYPE 1 HELICOPTERS (HEAVY) TYPE 2 HELICOPTERS (MED.) TYPE 3 HELICOPTERS (LIGHTS) ENGINES WATER TENDERS Excavators DOZERS 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 1 1 Remarks: Fire fighter and public safety is the most important objective. The terrain is steep and presents a challenge for the fire fighters. The fire had...

Infrared data from a flight last night confirmed stark contrast in fire behavior and expansion between south and north sections of the Norse Peak Fires. The American Fire (301 acres), burning on the south side of Hwy 410, has not spread significantly in the last two days. It continues backing slowly downhill, north toward the hose lines installed above the American River. It did not move south toward the Bumping River Road, Bumping Lake Marina, Camp Fife or Goose Prairie, where businesses are open and campers are enjoying hot dry weather. In contrast, well north of Hwy 410 in the Norse Peak Wilderness, there has been extreme fire behavior and significant fire spread. The Norse Peak Fire, Union Creek Fire, and Fire 367 (now 12,904 acres) have grown together and expanded through much of the north side of Gold Hill, Union Creek, the North Fork of Union Creek, Crow Creek, and Falls Creek. Fire crossed the Pacific Crest Trail west of Crow Lake. Flames hundreds of feet high were observed...

Diamond Creek Fire UpdateTuesday, August 29NEW TRAIL CLOSURES IN EFFECTInformation: (503)765-5724 - 8 am – 6 pm Email: diamondcreekfire@gmail.com Websites: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5409/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diamondcreekfire2017 Smoke Conditions: http://wasmoke.blogspot.com Location: Methow Valley Ranger District on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest; 12 miles north of Mazama, WA Summary: On Monday the fire grew substantially at the north end in East Fork Pasayten Creek into Whistler Basin and around Deception Pass, bringing more smoke into the upper Methow Valley. The Diamond Creek Fire Incident Commander is coordinating with the British Columbia Ministry of Forest Land and Natural Resource Operations, which is doing additional reconnaissance flights in the area.Helicopter water drops are still being used to hold the fire in Drake Creek and keep it from moving into Pat Creek.Chippers are continuing to treat slash created as part of the preparation work...

Due to heightened activity of the Norse Peak Fire, the Pacific Crest Trail has now been closed from White Pass north to Government Meadow. Government Meadow is near the northern boundary of the Norse Peak Wilderness Area. Road 1902 from the Forest Road 19, along the Little Naches River, to "Raven's Roost" is also closed. The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is updating and expanding its closure area.Thank you for respecting this closure in order to support public and firefighter

Ayer se presentó un incremento en la actividad del incendio en el área forestal de Norse Peak. Se preveían estas condiciones debido a las altas temperaturas, baja humedad relativa e inestabilidad atmosférica que se había previsto. Al norte de la Carretera 410, el incendio de Union Creek atravesó Union Creek, se desplazó hacia el este y se juntó con el incendio de Norse Peak. Estos incendios se están desplazando al sur, alrededor del lado oriental de Gold Hill, junto a Union Creek. También hubo calor intenso y una propagación considerable del lado nororiental del incendio de Norse Peak hacia Sheepherder Lake. El incendio parece no haber cruzado Survey Creek, pero se ha juntado con el Incendio 367 al norte. Estos tres incendios ahora se denominan en conjunto como el incendio de Norse Peak, con un tamaño estimado de 5.712 acres. Para esta noche se tiene planeado realizar un vuelo infrarrojo que aporte información actualizada. Al sur de la Carretera 410, el incendio American...

The Bridge Creek Fire, burning near Keller on the Colville Indian Reservation, started on August 9, and leadership on the NW IMT 11 have reminded firefighters to be aware of complacency and fatigue - remain aware of safety. Fire weakened trees have posed a hazard for firefighters and fellers have worked to mitigate that hazard, but safety officers on the fire reminded crews today in a morning briefing to “look up, look down, and look around.” Medical personnel have also asked crews to remain hydrated, as extreme heat conditions, difficult terrain, and poor access to the fire have proved physically and mentally challenging. Yesterday, crews completed development of a handline and installed a thorough hose lay that will reduce the footprint of the fire. A safety zone was developed and approved to enhance safety for crews. At this point, line has been completed around the entire perimeter of the fire and crews will now begin to secure and reinforce firelines, working toward...

There was an increase in fire activity yesterday in the Norse Peak Wilderness Area. These conditions were expected due to the high temperatures, low relative humidity, and atmospheric instability that had been forecast. North of Highway 410, the Union Creek Fire crossed Union Creek, moved east and joined the Norse Peak Fire. These fires are moving south around the eastern side of Gold Hill along Union Creek. There was also intense heating and significant fire spread on the northeast side of the Norse Peak Fire towards Sheepherder Lake. The fire does not appear to have crossed Survey Creek, but has joined Fire 367 to the north. These three fires are now referred to as the Norse Peak Fire with estimated size of 5712 acres. An infrared flight is planned for tonight to provide updated information. South of Highway 410 the American Fire continued to descend north towards the American River. It did not move south towards the Bumping Lake Recreation area. It is now at an estimated 285...

Jolly Mountain FireCommunity Briefing Thurs., Aug. 31, 6 p.m. Walter Strom Middle School2694 State Route 903, Cle Elum, WA 98922

Fire Information Phone: (509)596-2423 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm) Pre-recorded line: (505)585-5048 Email: JollyMountainFireInfo@gmail.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/news/5496/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jollymountainfireinfo/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jolly_mountain Start 8/11Cause LightningSize 4,682 acres Containment 0% Percent Crews 6Helicopters 4Engines 21Total Personnel 332Location: Cle Elum Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, 11 miles northwest of Cle Elum, WA Summary: Fire activity did increase on the Jolly Mountain Fire yesterday, especially on the western perimeter, between Sasse Mountain and the northwestern corner of the fire. However, the smoke that inundated the valleys and caused ash to fall in and around Cle Elum was from the Norse Peak Fire. Smoke was thick enough to limit the use of aircraft in the midafternoon. Nevertheless, helicopters dropped nearly 100,000 gallons of water on the fire yesterday. Information on the...