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September 23, 2021 Fire Information: 541-482-1331 E-mail: 2021.jack@firenet.gov Incident Summary: Northwest Team 7, Jason Loomis Incident Commander, assumed command of the Rough Patch Complex and Jack Fires today at 6 a.m. Fuels across the complex are drying with this week's warmer and drier weather; however, fire behavior yesterday was limited to creeping and smoldering. Fire managers from the incoming incident management team inspected the fire area and began making plans for suppression activities going forward. Chaos and Little Bend Fires: The Chaos Fire is 28,841 acres, and the Little Bend Fire is 9,417 acres. Firefighters secured several spot fires on the north and northeast sides of the Chaos Fire along the 2460 Road. Crews also worked to secure the fire’s perimeter along Noon Day Ridge from the 2212 Road. On the Little Bend Fire, helicopters performed water bucket drops to cool hot spots on the eastern edge of the fire. Jack and Buckhead Fires: The Jack Fire is 24,1665...

 Ayer y anoche: se observó actividad mínima del incendio durante el día. Los equipos instalados en Bumping River Road mejoraron la protección de estructuras y monitorearon la zona de American River Lodge. Se realizaron trabajos adicionales en la línea de contención desde Forest Road (FR) 1709 hasta Bumping River para mejorar la línea. Desde las zonas en la Carretera (HWY) 410 al sur de Cliffdell hacia el cruce con la US 12, y desde ahí hacia el oeste, el personal contra incendios continuó recogiendo los equipos sobrantes que ya no se necesitan para extinguir el fuego. Se reanudaron las operaciones de reparación en las zonas que fueron tratadas para reducir los riesgos y los daños en las vías a lo largo del lado sur del incendio. Hoy: se espera un clima seco y con vientos ligeros. Continuarán los trabajos de reparación en la comunidad privada de Goose Prairie y Camp Fife. La reparación de terreno consiste en talar, mitigar riesgos y reparar las líneas de contención y...

The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team completed mapping burn severity for the area affected by the Twentyfive Mile Fire. Due to persistent cloud and smoke cover, repeated satellite image acquisitions that are usually used to aid in soil burn severity mapping were unusable. The team instead relied primarily on field observations to develop the map. Determining burn severity is an important step in the rapid assessment process, allowing a team to prioritize field reviews and identify increased risks to critical values within or downstream of the burned area. The resulting map displays burn severity in four categories: areas of unburned, low, moderate, or high.The Twentyfive Mile Fire burned around 22,065 acres. 5% was identified as unburned or rock outcrop, 40% low severity, 35% moderate, and 20% high. Once the burn severity map was complete, the team considered additional data to develop a runoff potential map. Inputs to this map included the soil burn severity, hydrologic...

September 23, 2021 Fire Information: 541-482-1331 E-mail: 2021.jack@firenet.gov Incident Summary: Northwest Team 7, Jason Loomis Incident Commander, assumed command of the Rough Patch Complex and Jack Fires today at 6 a.m.Fuels across the complex are drying with this week's warmer and drier weather; however, fire behavior yesterday was limited to creeping and smoldering. Fire managers from the incoming incident management team inspected the fire area and began making plans for suppression activities going forward. Chaos and Little Bend Fires: The Chaos Fire is 28,841 acres, and the Little Bend Fire is 9,417 acres. Firefighters secured several spot fires on the north and northeast sides of the Chaos Fire along the 2460 Road. Crews also worked to secure the fire’s perimeter along Noon Day Ridge from the 2212 Road. On the Little Bend Fire, helicopters performed water bucket drops to cool hot spots on the eastern edge of the fire. Jack and Buckhead Fires: The Jack Fire is 24,1665...

 Fire and WeatherToday winds will begin to shift from a N to NE through the early part of the day. By the afternoon, expect winds to shift to the E. Clear skies will allow temperatures to warm around 5 to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. Relative humidity will fall into the 20% range. Fire behavior will continue to increase particularly in light of warmer weather and lower humidity. Critical fire weather conditions are expected Friday with warmer temperatures and lower humidity. Fire activity is still in the creeping/smoldering stage, but can be expected to incrementally increase as fuels continue to dry. May see more active fire in isolated areas by Friday afternoon. Smoke Smoke from the fire area will be similar as seen yesterday - not much impact overall across the Outlook Area. Expect what smoke is generated to drift down canyon especially as the NE/E winds establish, and into the overnight

COUGAR PEAK FIRE UPDATE - September 23, 2021 NORTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM 12 Incident Commander: Jeff Dimke and Bobby Shindelar    The Cougar Peak Fire is currently burning approximately 15 miles northwest of Lakeview. Northwest Incident Management Team 12 assumed command of the fire at 6:00AM today.   Weather Lighter winds are expected today with another warm, dry, and light wind period coming up this weekend. Temperatures are expected to cool early next week ahead of another Pacific storm system that could bring some precipitation and gustier winds by late Monday into Tuesday.   Operations On the southern portion of the fire, crews made progress yesterday installing hose lays on the north side of Cougar Peak Mountain. Some fire activity inside containment lines picked up around Cougar Peak Mountain due to increased winds, and helicopters used bucket drops to cool hot spots. Mop-up along the western edge of the fire progressed an additional 50-100 feet interior as crews...

Middle Fork Complex Daily Update – September 23, 2021 Northwest Incident Management Team 6 Shawn Sheldon, Incident Commander  Phone: 425-324-1267 – New phone as of Friday 8AM: 541-782-5215Email: 2021.middlefork@firenet.govInciWeb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7745Facebook: facebook.com/MiddleForkComplexTwitter: twitter.com/willametteNF  Size: 30,928 acresOrigin/Location: North of Oakridge, ORContained: 55%Date/Time Detected: July 29, 2021, 2:00 PMNumber of Personnel: 324Cause: Lightning    Westfir, OR – Today is Northwest Team Six’s last day on the Middle Fork Complex Fire. Friday morning at 7 am, a local Type 3 team will be taking over management of this incident. Today, the incoming management is shadowing the current team to share information and allow for continuity. Due to anticipated low fire activity and minimal perimeter growth, many crews and machinery have demobilized from the fire as focus steers toward suppression...

RIPPLEBROOK, Ore. – Firefighters will continue to remove vegetation from along Forest Road 70 on the north side of the fire perimeter.  On the east flank, chipping work progresses to remove slash that will improve roads and fire breaks.  Ladder fuels are being removed from established lines surrounding the Bull Complex footprint.Ripplebrook and Rainbow Campgrounds are also being assessed for hazard trees and dangerous aerial hazards so that they can be safely used as a fire camp by incoming teams.  Risk mitigation provides a safe environment for firefighters and future public access.  Fire activity is expected to remain low today.  This will provide more time for firefighters to actively engage areas of low activity while moderated fire behavior is on the landscape. Weather: Today will be a few degrees warmer than yesterday, with high temperatures near 70 degrees. Northeast winds from 5 to 10 mph will occur in the fire area. Tomorrow will bring highs near 80 degrees, with light...

Yesterday and Overnight: Light fire activity was observed throughout the day. Crews along Bumping River Road improved protection measures around structures as well as monitored the American River Lodge. Additional work took place along the control line from Forest Road (FR) 1709 to Bumping River to further improve the line. From the areas along Highway (HWY) 410 south of Cliffdell down to the US 12 junction and US 12 junction westward, fire personnel continued to collect excess equipment no longer needed for fire suppression. Repair work on previous hazard mitigations and road disturbances resumed along the southern flank of the fire.Today: A dry day is forecast with light winds. Repair work continues within the private community of Goose Prairie and Camp Fife. Suppression repair work consists of chipping, mitigating hazards and repairing fire lines and roads on Russel Ridge, Bethel Ridge Soup Creek and the Nile Roads. Crews will continue to utilize heavy equipment along containment...

Devils Knob Complex Update   September 23, 2021, 8:00 a.m.   Size: 69,941 acres·  (·includes Mule Creek and other fires in patrol status) Smith Fire: 49,071 acres – 33% contained  Cause: Lightning   Email: 2021.DevilsKnob@firenet.gov  InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7771 

Fire and Weather:The Rough Patch Fire is 50,376 acres and the Devils Knob is 69,941 acres. The fires are 42% and 51% contained respectively. Though the forest continues to dry out from the weekend rains, the wind speed, air temperature and humidity will not be conducive to active fire spread however, hot spots will continue to smolder and burn within the fire containment areas. Smoke:  Little smoke will be generated from the Rough Patch and Devils Knob fire areas. With northerly winds today there should be little smoke influence from the fires in

   Fire and Weather: The Rough Patch Fire is 50,376 acres and the Devils Knob is 69,941 acres. The fires are 42% and 51% contained respectively. Though the forest continues to dry out from the weekend rains, the wind speed, air temperature and humidity will not be conducive to active fire spread however, hot spots will continue to smolder and burn within the fire containment areas. Smoke: Little smoke will be generated from the Rough Patch and Devils Knob fire areas. With northerly winds today there should be little smoke influence from the fires in California.

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                                       Cougar Peak Fire Update Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander Kevin Stock September 22, 2021   This will be the last update from Northwest Incident Management Team 8 (NWIMT 8), led by Incident Commander Kevin Stock.  Northwest Incident Management Team 12, led by Incident Commander Jeff Dimke, will assume management of the fire tomorrow (Thursday) at 6:00 am. NWIMT 8 would like to take this opportunity to say "thank you" to the communities, cooperators, agency staff, and firefighters for the unwavering support during our management of the Cougar Peak Fire.   Lakeview Ore. – Fire crews continued to benefit from the recent rain and cooler nighttime temperatures with minimal fire behavior, despite yesterday’s low relative humidity and slightly elevated winds in the afternoon.  Several divisions of the fire strengthened and extended the mop-up efforts over 200ft interior of containment...

Middle Fork Complex Daily Update – September 22, 2021 Northwest Incident Management Team 6 Shawn Sheldon, Incident Commander  Phone: 425-324-1267 (8am-8pm) Email: 2021.middlefork@firenet.gov InciWeb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7745   Facebook: facebook.com/MiddleForkComplex Twitter: twitter.com/willametteNF  Size: 30,928 acres                                                Origin/Location: North of Oakridge, OR Contained: 54%                                                   Date/Time Detected: July 29, 2021, 2:00 p.m. Number of Personnel: 417                                 Cause: Lightning    Westfir, OR – To minimize the impacts of firefighting efforts on the landscape, much of the work on the Gales Fire now comprises suppression repair: chipping limbs and debris, removing logs from near the fire...

Yesterday and Overnight: Fire activity remained minimal throughout the perimeter except for the area near Cliffdell which was slightly more active. Firefighters were able to successfully contain a small spot fire near Bumping River Road identified from the previous night. The American River Lodge has been wrapped in structure protection material and will be assessed if burning operations used to increase protection measures will be conducted. Fire personnel completed the installation of new containment line from Forest Road (FR) 1709 to Bumping River. The areas south of Cliffdell along Highway (HWY) 410 to US 12 and from US 12 westward continued to be patrolled by fire personnel.  Today: A cold front is forecast for today, bringing with it higher relative humidity and stronger winds from the northwest at 5-10 mph. Firefighters continue to work with community members within the privately owned Goose Prairie area gathering the vegetation removed...

Yesterday and Overnight: Fire activity remained minimal throughout the perimeter except for the area near Cliffdell which was slightly more active. Firefighters were able to successfully contain a small spot fire near Bumping River Road identified from the previous night. The American River Lodge has been wrapped in structure protection material and will be assessed if burning operations used to increase protection measures will be conducted. Fire personnel completed the installation of new containment line from Forest Road (FR) 1709 to Bumping River. The areas south of Cliffdell along Highway (HWY) 410 to US 12 and from US 12 westward continued to be patrolled by fire personnel.  Today: A cold front is forecast for today, bringing with it higher relative humidity and stronger winds from the northwest at 5-10 mph. Firefighters continue to work with community members within the privately owned Goose Prairie area gathering the vegetation removed...

Green Ridge Fire Statistics: Size: 43,735 acres, Containment: 40%, Total Personnel: 93, Location: 30 miles east of Walla Walla, Reported: July 7, 2021, Cause: Lightning. Current Situation: Yesterday the fire continued to have minimal fire behavior, with only a few smokes observed near the Diamond Peak Road and Mt. Misery areas on the eastern areas of the fire. Firefighters continued to patrol and mop up throughout the fire perimeter. Where containment lines are secured, firefighters also completed suppression repair (such as constructing water bars to help reduce erosion potential and mastication to improve roadways used for containment lines) based on identified rehabilitation needs. Crews also worked on removing hazard trees along the roads. Today firefighters will continue to patrol and monitor fire behavior, particularly on the southern edge of the fire that has uncontained fireline within the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness. Crews will also continue to implement...

RIPPLEBROOK, Ore. – Smoke may be visible from the fire area as warmer temperatures dry out vegetation.  “There are green islands within the established fire perimeter with abundant dry fuels” said Fire Behavior Analyst Dean Warner.  As the island’s vegetation dries out and burns, smoke will continue to be seen from the local area. Crews continue to complete lines on the west flank of the fire.  Mop up of hot spots will continue throughout the perimeter.  Hot spots are pockets of smoldering logs and stumps that are identified by smoke.  Fire managers also identify areas of heat signatures by flying over the fire and mapping hotspots with infrared cameras.  Despite receiving 3 inches of rain within the fire area, the infrared mapping shows hotspots are continuing to consume dry fuels within the fire boundary. Weather: Today will be cooler, with highs in the upper 60s, after a cold front moved through the area last night. Clouds will give way to sun this afternoon. Winds...

Size: 22,061 acres Total Personnel: 281 (5 crews, 12 engines, 3 helicopters, 17 water tenders, 2 heavy equipment) Containment: 50% Location: 12 miles NW of Chelan, WA Cause: Under investigation  Southwest Incident Management Team will begin to transition command of the Twentyfive Mile Fire to a Type 3 Organization. As suppression repair activities are completed, personnel will begin to time out and demob or be reassigned to other fires in need. Due to the decrease in fire activity, the last update for the Twentyfive Mile Fire will be released on Friday, September 24, 2021. Update: Fire management is transitioning resources to concentrate on rehab, repair, and recovery. Monitoring and patrolling continues. Crews are securing and mopping up handlines and perimeter roads. Chipping along the roads and containment lines will continue. Crews are using heavy equipment to rehab and repair dozer lines. Road crews will continue to spread gravel and repair damaged roads. The BAER...