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   Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp Fire Update - August 29, 2022   Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm)                             Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.gov Potter Fire InciWeb:                 https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/ Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/ Big Swamp InciWeb:   https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/ Facebook:                                https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/   Big Swamp Fire: Heavy equipment operators continue to repair dozer line in steep terrain as fire crews continue mop up and patrol fire of the area.   Potter Fire: Firefighters continue with mop up and completed some backhaul of equipment. Crews will also continue chipping, line repair and snag  removal operations.   Camel Hump Fire: Fire crews met with Resource Advisors on road repair plans and continue patrol in...

Highlights: Lightning started the White River and Irving Peak Fires on August 11. They are burning on the Okanagan-Wenatchee National Forest, northwest of Plain, WA.Today concludes Northwest Team 7’s 14 days on the White River and Irving Peak fires. Northwest Team 8, with Incident Commander Kevin Stock, will assume command of the fires at 8:00 p.m. on August 29.Operations: Firefighters have completed preparations on the roads surrounding the White River Fire and along Little Wenatchee Road. They continue to patrol along White River Road and Sears Creek Road. Masticators are now working along the 200 and 311 road systems. Yesterday, the Irving Peak fire reached Forest Road 6504, creating an anchor point for firefighters. An anchor point is a barrier to fire spread and firefighters can now begin to clean up the fire’s edge along Forest Road 6504.Evacuations: Current Chelan County evacuation levels include a Level 2 evacuation (Be Prepared) for Sears Creek Road and Level 1 (Stay...

Windigo Potter Big Swamp Daily Update 08.29.22Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm)                             Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.govPotter Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/ Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/Big Swamp Fire: Heavy equipment operators continue to repair dozer line in steep terrain as fire crews continue mop up and patrol fire of the area.Potter Fire: Firefighters continue with mop up and completed some backhaul of equipment. Crews will also continue chipping, line repair and snag removal operations.Camel Hump Fire: Fire crews met with Resource Advisors on road repair plans and continue patrol in fire area. Windigo Fire: Additional crews led to good progress with road repair and chipping operations. Firefighters continue repairing dozer and hand lines to restore...

SmokeLow speed winds flowing up-valley in the afternoon will likely result in smoke production enough to affect areas close to the fire, especially Waldo Lake. Oakridge may have some smoke in the morning as is common with cooler air flowing from the fire area down the Salmon Creek drainage. Crater Lake may receive some smoke from the Rum Creek fire to the southwest. Other locations further from the fire should not be affected by smoke from this fire. Health and Safety MessageShort term exposure to smoke can range from eye and respiratory tract irritation to more serious effects including reduced lung function, lung inflammation, bronchitis, worsening of asthma and other lung diseases and worsening of cardiovascular

As of 8 a.m. Monday August 29, Josephine County Sheriff's Office has issued updated evacuation orders and notifications. For a list of the updated evacuations, please check the pdf at the bottom of this

Fire: The White River and Irving Peak Fires are burning near each other in the White River and Little Wenatchee drainages upstream from Lake Wenatchee. They have burned a total of 2,665 acres and are 1% contained. Firefighters north and east of White River, and south of Irving Peak, are patrolling and prepared if the fire approaches the fire lines. Today the fires are expected to continue slowly backing downhill with isolated flareups in heavy fuel. The Irving Peak Fire should also continue a slow flanking movement to the east along the slope. The Irving Peak Fire should be more active than the White River Fire due to more exposure to the sun and wind.Smoke: Smoke from yesterday and overnight will have accumulated in the drainages near the fires and Lake Wenatchee. The smoke will be held in place until a strong morning inversion lifts. Up valley winds will then move the smoke upstream toward the divide crest and away from towns in the Wenatchee River valley.Health and Safety: Smoke...

Crockets Knob Fire UpdateSIZE:  1,632 AcresCONTAINMENT: 0%CAUSE: LightningPERSONNEL: 352LOCATION: 19 miles north of Prairie CityA community meeting will be livestreamed on Facebook tomorrow at 6:00 PM, Tuesday, August 30th. A Facebook account is not required to view the meeting: https://www.facebook.com/CrocketsKnobFireWeather: Temperatures will increase again today, following a warming trend that began yesterday. A cold front moving into the area may produce gusty winds that could increase fire behavior in the next few days in combination with rising temperatures and lower humidity.Operations: Yesterday, crews and heavy equipment made good progress, improving road systems as containment line on the western flank. Masticators are being utilized to reduce fuel loads along FSR 45, removing brush and dead and down timber litter. Additional resources have been arriving to the fire to aid with line construction ahead of hotter and drier weather this week that could contribute to fire...

Expanded emergency fire closure area issued by the Bureau of Land Management for Rum Creek Fire   August 28, 2022Medford, Oregon – As a result of continued fire growth, the Bureau of Land Management Grants Pass Field Office has expanded the temporary closure of BLM-managed lands in the vicinity of Rum Creek Fire for public and firefighter safety. Members of the public may not enter closed areas, and all uses—including hiking, hunting and dispersed camping—are prohibited. Today’s closure order encompasses all public lands west of Interstate 5 and north of T35S R6W and T35S R7W.  The southwest boundary comprises the line between the BLM and Forest Service lands.  The western boundary includes lands east of East Fork Big Windy Creek and Bunker Creek. The northern boundary is T33S R8W.  Bear Camp Road is open at this time. Please see the map for full closure information on the BLM website:...

Incéndio: Los incendios de White River y Irving Peak arden en los drenjajes del White River y Little Wenatchee aguas arriba de Lake Wenatchee, a ambos lados de Wenatchee Ridge. Han quemado un total de 2,522 acres y cada uno tiene una contención de 1%. Las topadoras y las trituradoras siguen mejorando los cortafuegos. Hay equipos de bomberos y camiones bomberos listos para mantener esas líneas en su lugar. Ayer los incendios tuvieron un crecimiento moderado, y se espera lo mismo hoy, ya que el fuego retrocedió por pendientes escarpadas. Continúan quemándose grandes combustibles dentro del perímetro del incendio y hubo algún desplazamiento lateral a lo largo de la ladera.Humo: Durante el día los vientos más tranquilos mantendrán el humo en el área general del incendio y en Lake Wenatchee. Por la noche, después de que comiencen los vientos normales nocturnos del valle, el humo se desplazará por el drenaje del río Wenatchee. Para el lunes, espere condiciones similares a la...

Aspectos destacados: Los incendios de White River e Irving Peak comenzaron mediante rayos el 11 de agosto. Arden en el Bosque Nacional Okanagan-Wenatchee, a unas15 millas al noroeste de Plain, WA. Operaciones: Ayer, los bomberos terminaron el trabajo de astillado y preparación de carreteras a lo largo de 14 millas de Little Wenatchee Road que había durado nueve días. Ahora la prioridad será el trabajo de la topadora y la trituradora a lo largo de los sistemas de carreteras 200 y 311. Los bomberos al norte y al este de White River están patrullando y preparados por si acaso el fuego se llega a acercar al cortafuego. Con la acumulación de calor en el extremo sureste del incendio White River, los helicópteros vertieron agua para que fuera mínima la propagación del fuego.Hoy, las operaciones aéreas vigilarán, según se necesario, el aumento en la actividad del fuego a lo largo del borde sur del White River Fire y verterán agua como vean necesario. Las cuadrillas continuarán...

Community Meeting Tuesday August 30th at 6:00PM ~ Greenwaters Park Community Building Community Meeting: A community meeting will be held Tuesday August 30th at 6:00PM at Greenwaters Park Community Building, 48362 Highway 58, Oakridge, Oregon. For those unable to attend, the meeting will be streamed live on the Cedar Creek Fire Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CedarCreekFire2022 Current Situation: Observed fire behavior was creeping and smoldering on Saturday and there was limited fire growth thanks to cooler temperatures and higher humidity. Crews have been working to establish fireline from the west shore of Waldo Lake to the western edge of the Wilderness boundary. One snag fell across Edith Creek and crews were successful in extinguishing the resulting spot fire and held the fire west of Edith Creek. Fireline has been completed along FS Road 5883.  Crews have been mopping up and patrolling Black Creek Road (FS Road 2421) day and night to keep the fire north of the road....

 Additional agency resources join Rum Creek Fire MERLIN, Ore. – With the growing complexity of the Rum Creek Fire, Northwest 13 Incident Management Team has been joined by two state agencies to form a unified command of the suppression operation. The end of the day Saturday, Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Incident Management Blue Team and Oregon Department of Forestry’s Incident Management Team 1 had integrated seamlessly.  “We want to recognize the exceptional mutual aid work provided by Rogue Valley Task Forces and Rural Metro firefighters in and around Rand, Almeda and Galice during the past 24 hours,” said OSFM Chief Deputy Travis Medema. Under the Emergency Conflagration Act, OSFM brought six task forces and one hand crew to relieve local mutual aid resources. Linn/Benton and Lincoln Task Forces took over structure protection north of Galice and additional swing shift task forces began scouting homes, focusing on fire protection along Galice Road.   The fire has...

Highlights: Lightning started the White River and Irving Peak Fires on August 11. They are burning on the Okanagan-Wenatchee National Forest, approximately 15 miles northwest of Plain, WA.Operations: Yesterday, firefighters completed nine days of chipping operations and road preparation along 14 miles of the Little Wenatchee Road. Priority now will shift to dozer and mastication work along the 200 and 311 road systems.Firefighters north and east of White River are patrolling and prepared if the fire approaches the fire line. With heat buildup on the southeastern perimeter of the White River Fire, helicopters dropped buckets of water to keep fire spread to a minimum. Today, air operations will monitor the increased fire activity along the southern edge of the White River Fire and apply water as needed. Crews will continue to hold and improve the White River Road, and continue work on the newer lightning fire at Grasshopper Meadow. Firefighters are beginning to retrieve equipment no...

Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp Fire Update - August 28, 2022 Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm)                             Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.govPotter Fire InciWeb:    https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/Big Swamp InciWeb:    https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/Facebook:                    https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/  Northwest Team 10 Incident Commander Alan Lawson welcomes Northwest Team 9. Team 9 will assume management of the fires on Monday morning.  At morning briefing today IC Lawson shared his thoughts of the past two weeks on these fires, saying “I respect the diligence and safety record of every crew member on this assignment and feel like Craig BLM Hot Shot, Colin Hagan would have been proud of what we accomplished here.” Weather: Today begins a warming and drying trend with temperatures in the high 70s...

Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp Fire Update - August 28, 2022 Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm)                             Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.govPotter Fire InciWeb:    https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/Big Swamp InciWeb:    https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/Facebook:                    https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/  Northwest Team 10 Incident Commander Alan Lawson welcomes Northwest Team 9. Team 9 will assume management of the fires on Monday morning.  At morning briefing today IC Lawson shared his thoughts of the past two weeks on these fires, saying “I respect the diligence and safety record of every crew member on this assignment and feel like Craig BLM Hot Shot, Colin Hagan would have been proud of what we accomplished here.” Weather: Today begins a warming and drying trend with temperatures in the high 70s...

Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp Fire Update - August 28, 2022 Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm)                             Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.govPotter Fire InciWeb:    https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/Big Swamp InciWeb:    https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/Facebook:                    https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/  Northwest Team 10 Incident Commander Alan Lawson welcomes Northwest Team 9. Team 9 will assume management of the fires on Monday morning.  At morning briefing today IC Lawson shared his thoughts of the past two weeks on these fires, saying “I respect the diligence and safety record of every crew member on this assignment and feel like Craig BLM Hot Shot, Colin Hagan would have been proud of what we accomplished here.” Weather: Today begins a warming and drying trend with temperatures in the high 70s...

Crockets Knob Fire UpdateSIZE: 1,447 AcresCONTAINMENT: 0%CAUSE: LightningPERSONNEL: 258LOCATION: 19 miles north of Prairie CityNorthwest Incident Management Team 12 assumed command of Crockets Knob Fire as of 7:00 AM this morning. Weather: A cold front moving through the area has contributed to gusty winds across the fire, fueling increased fire behavior. Temperatures will be slightly lower through Sunday night, but a warming and drying trend is predicted beginning Monday. Operations: Yesterday, firefighters continued work along the southern edge of the fire near Big Boulder Creek, as well as removing brush and fuels along FSR 45. Work will continue to strengthen containment lines ahead of an expected warming and drying trend next week that could increase fire activity. Type 1 interagency “hotshot” crews have been engaged in constructing line in steep and rugged terrain along the eastern edge of the fire. Due to difficult access, challenging terrain and long extraction times, the...

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Fire: The White River and Irving Peak Fires are burning in the White River and Little Wenatchee drainages upstream from Lake Wenatchee, on either side of Wenatchee Ridge. They have burned a total of 2,522 acres and are each 1% contained. Bulldozers and masticators continue to improve firelines. Fire crews and engines are positioned to hold those lines. Yesterday had modest fire growth, and the same is expected today, with fire backing down steep slopes, continued burning of large fuels within the fire perimeter and some movement sideways along the slope. Smoke: Quieter winds will tend to keep the smoke in the general area of the fire and Lake Wenatchee during the day. In the evening, after the normal nighttime down valley winds start, smoke will move down the Wenatchee River drainage. By Monday, expect conditions similar to last week, when smoke reached MODERATE levels in Leavenworth, Cashmere, and Wenatchee.Health and Safety: It is peak fire season, and it is advisable to stay...

SmokeSlow moving air, coming predominantly out of the northwest,will likely result in Moderate levels of smoke in areas closestto the fire, especially Waldo Lake and Crescent Lake.Oakridge may have some smoke in the morning as iscommon with cooler air flowing out of the mountains downthe Salmon Creek valley. La Pine north to Sunriver may seesome smoke in the morning. Other locations further fromthe fire should not be affected by smoke from this fire.Health and Safety MessageLearn the air quality index numbers and colors duringperiods of poor air quality, get air quality alerts, note thenumbers and colors of air quality monitors, and know whento limit your time outdoors. For real time information seeFire.airnow.gov, oakridgeair.org, and LRAPA - Today'sCurrent Air