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Actualización del Incendio Beachie Creek para el Domingo 13 de Septiembre, 2020 Brian Gales, Incident Commander, NWIMT13Les Hallman, Incident Commander, OSFMFecha de Inicio: 16 de Agosto, 2020Ubicación: Santiam Canyon Oeste de Detroit, OR. Sur del Condado ClackamasCausa: DesconocidaTamaño del incendio: 188,935 acresRecursos Aéreos Asignados: 7Personal total: 563Salem, Ore. – Una vez que la neblina empiece a disiparse el Domingo, los combatientes resumirán el trabajo alrededor del perímetro del Incendio Beachie Creek. Los combatientes empezaran la liquidación y evaluar sistemáticamente los daños a las estructuras dentro del incendio. Brigadas y equipo pesado trabajaran el Domingo para unir los trozos existentes en la línea de control en las partes del oeste y noroeste del incendio. Los esfuerzos de construcción de línea y refuerzos cual iniciaros el Sábado al sur de la carretera 22 continuaran el Domingo. Los combatientes están trabajando con los dueños de las tierras...

#ClackamasWildfires UPDATE: City of Molalla evacuation level reduced to Level 2; urban areas removed from Level 1 (including Wilsonville, Lake Oswego, West Linn, Clackamas, Happy Valley, Gladstone, Milwaukie, Tualatin)UPDATE (Sept. 13, 2020, 7:05 p.m.) CITY OF MOLALLA EVACUATION LEVEL REDUCED TO LEVEL 2Effective immediately (Sunday, Sept. 13), the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office is reducing the evacuation level from Level 3 (Red) to Level 2 (Yellow) for the City of Molalla and some areas north and southwest of Molalla.  Please refer to the Wildfire Evacuation Zones map for specific areas included.This change in the evacuation level allows the residents of Molalla to return home.  The Sheriff’s Office and the Emergency Operations Center want to caution returning residents to be aware of the following:You are still at a Level 2 evacuation. “Be Set” to evacuate if conditions change.Be on the lookout for downed powerlines or other hazards.Do NOT bring your livestock back...

The Level 3 Evacuation Around Stray Dog Canyon Reduced to a Level

Lincoln City, OR. – Heavy fuels and dense brush have hampered firefighter’s efforts to complete the control lines around 100% of the fire.  Tonight’s night shift resources will concentrate on patrolling and monitoring the fire.  Tonight is the last night shift. The fire footprint remains at 2,435 acres.  Structure assessment teams arrived from Idaho and met with Lincoln County representatives to begin the structural assessment process.  This process involves going to each property impacted by the fire and inventorying the structures that were damaged and identifying the extent of the damage.    Oregon National Guard resources arrived today to provide additional security at road junctions.  This security is intended to further limit access to the fire area and evacuated neighborhoods.  Oregon Department of Transportation employees are providing the support for the Highway 18 closure.  The Incident Management Team would like to thank everyone for respecting these...

The Lincoln County Sherriff's Department changed the evacuation levels for the Whitney Fire area.  All Level 3 (Go!) areas north of HWY 2 are now Level 2 (Get set). Property owners in these areas can return to their properties, but should remain ready to go if conditions change.All other Level 2 areas within the fire perimeter remain at level 2.All Level 1 areas (Get ready) outside the perimeter of the fire area remain Level 1 at this time.Areas within the fire perimeter still continue to smolder and produce smoke.  If you see a fire that poses a direct threat, please call 911 or 360-481-7668. Returning residents should be aware that firefighting and utility repair equipment remains in the area. Please take necessary

 The anticipated increase in winds over the fire area this afternoon has the fire becomng active on the eastern flank. Smoke is inhibiting the use of aircraft at this

 Contact: Jason Cox, ODF Public Affairs Specialist, 503-945-7427, jason.r.cox@oregon.gov All state forests closed to public use due to fire danger SALEM, Ore. — All ODF-managed forestland is currently closed to public entry and use, including the Santiam, Tillamook, Clatsop, Gilchrist and Sun Pass state forests. This also includes ODF-managed forestlands in Lane, Douglas, Coos, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Polk, Lincoln, & Benton counties. The Tillamook and Clatsop closures are until at least Sunday, Sept. 13 at 11 p.m. All other closures are until further notice. Closure is necessary due to the current extreme fire conditions that are endangering life, forest resources, and property as well as very limited fire and emergency response resources.

UPDATE (Sunday, Sept. 13) CHANGE IN CURFEW ZONESThe Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office is making adjustments to the curfew enacted on Thursday, Sept. 10. Effective immediately, the curfew will ONLY be in effect in the Level 2 ("Be set") and Level 3 ("Go") evacuation zones. These zones are indicated on the Clackamas County Wildfire Evacuation Zones web page.  Level 2 is indicated by the yellow-colored zone, and Level 3 is indicated by the red-colored zone.  Curfew hours in those zones remain the same, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.The curfew is lifted in all other areas of the county NOT at Level 2 or Level 3.Although the weather predictions are in our favor, the fire conditions can change rapidly.  The curfew will be based on the Clackamas County Wildfire Evacuation Zones map. Please check back to the linked map for the most current evacuation zones. Our goal is to lift the curfew as quickly and safely as possible.The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office continues to have an...

Curious or concerned about a potential ‘merge’ of the 133,000 acre Riverside Fire and the 188,000 acre Beachie Creek Fire? You’re not alone. Our intent with this overview is to help clarify what’s what and increase your understanding of these fires.As of September 13, 2020 at 1:00pm the two fires remain approximately one air mile apart. That’s a lot a ground as the crow flies and fire managers do not feel a merger is imminent. However, with the current combination of winds, record dry forests, and a lack of natural holding features in the Table Rock Wilderness and surrounding areas it’s still possible over the coming days that the fires could burn together.So what happens if they merge? We’ve fielded a lot of questions about mega-fires, a fire storm, or other extreme fire growth if the two merge. We’re happy to say that’s just not the case. What would actually happen out on the ground is that the two fires would simply grow together like two pieces of fabric sown...

We have received numerous requests from people looking to make donations to help the families that have been displaced by the Almeda and Obenchain fires.  We are encouraging folks to visit the Accesshelp website which operates in the local community.  Accesshelp provides food, warmth, shelter, and other essential services to Jackson County’s low-income children, families, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities. As the Community Action Agency of Jackson County, Oregon, ACCESS has been helping residents break the cycle of poverty since 1976. Last year, 52,497 people received assistance from ACCESS’s broad continuum of services, including obtaining safe, affordable housing, rental assistance, utility assistance, weatherization, free loaned durable medical equipment and healthy food.  The local American Red Cross is requesting that in lieu of durable goods and food, please consider making monetary

 Fire Summary:The plan for today is to work further into the fires interior. Fire-fighters will be bringing in water pumps and laying hose. Starting at the established control lines crews will work inwards cooling hot spots and cleaning up around structures. With today’s wind advisory, winds will be coming in from the southwest and blowing to the northeast. Crews will be working on the north side of the fire, strengthening the control and contingency lines. The wind will be testing the control lines. Firefighters are prepared and ready. The fire still has planes and helicopters available, but with the thick smoke they are unable to fly. The National Guard is setting up their camp at the rodeo grounds on Chiloquin Boulevard. Safety remains our top priority. This includes trying to prevent COVID-19 infections. Personnel are following the Center for Disease Con-trol guidelines. This means limiting personal contact within fire camp and the community. The fire camp is closed to the...

The following trails, roads, and campgrounds are included in Closure Order Number 06-05-20-04 (September 11, 2020):Suiattle River Road (FR 26) from Buck Creek Campground to the east road terminusGreen Mountain Road (FR 2680)Green Mountain Trail (#782), including Green Mountain LookoutDowney Creek Trail (#768)Sulphur Creek Trail (#793)Sulphur Mountain Trail (#794)Bachelor Creek Trail #796)Sulphur Creek CampgroundBuck Creek CampgroundThis closure order will be effective from September 11, 2020, until October 31, 2020, unless rescinded sooner.

Fremont-Winema National Forest Closure Order Number 06-02-03-20-03

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 From the Douglas County Sheriff:  The Sheriff’s Office will hold a private informational drop-in meeting today, Sunday, Sept. 13, from 3 to 7 pm at the Glide High School.  This meeting is for residents of areas listed below who want to learn more about residential structural damage to their property and resources available to them. The meeting will be open ONLY to residents of: Moore Hill Lane, Susan Creek Road, Star Mountain Lane, Smith Springs Lane, Evergreen Springs Lane, Hone Creek Road, Tioga Lane, Rock Creek Road (all side roads), North Umpqua Hwy from Rock Creek Road to Steamboat, Klahanie Lane, Skyview Drive, Lone Rock Road, South Lone Rock Road, Bar L Ranch Road (all side roads), Terrace Drive, Upper Terrace Lane, Mystic Mountain Lane, Evergreen

Oregon Smoke Helps Slow Washington Fires Smoke from Oregon’s fires along the western slope of the Cascade Mountains is helping to slow at least one large fire on Washington’s east side. Meteorologist Stephen Bodnar explained yesterday that winds from the south were pushing western Oregon smoke to the north, and then westerly winds in Washington were pushing it to the east. At the Pearl Hill Fire in eastern Washington, the heavy blanket of smoke shaded the fire enough that the fire crews were able to establish a defensible edge around the most aggressive front of the fire. “The thick smoke layer kept temperatures cool and humidities higher,” said Division Zulu Supervisor Jeremy Delack, “allowing our firefighters time to complete critical containment lines.”   Burnout operations on the active northwest corner of the Pearl Hill Fire (Division Zulu) were completed on Saturday. The east side of the fire is in patrol status. Crews will be mopping up hot spots closest to the...

Beachie Creek Fire Update for Sunday, September 13, 2020 Brian Gales, Incident Commander, NWIMT13Les Hallman, Incident Commander, OSFMStart date: Aug, 16, 2020Location: Santiam Canyon west of Detroit, OR, Southern Clackamas CountyCause: UnknownFire size: 188,935 acresAir Assets Assigned: 7Total personnel: 563Salem, Ore. – Once the dense fog begins to dissipate, firefighters will resume work Sunday around the perimeter of the Beachie Creek Fire. Firefighters will begin mopping up and systematically accessing damage to structures inside the fire. Crews and heavy equipment will work Sunday to tie the pieces of existing control line together on the west and northwest portions of the fire. Line construction and reinforcement efforts which began Saturday south of Highway 22 will continue Sunday. Firefighters are working with landowners on the southeastern perimeter of the fire to build and secure control lines along that section of the fire.The Beachie Creek Fire and the Riverside Fire...

 Northwest Incident Management Team 9 (Incident Commander Brian Goff)Email: 2020.archiecreek@firenet.gov Phone: 971-334-7674 Hours: 7am-8pm   Fire Update: Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020   Fire information: The Archie Creek Fire burning east of Roseburg is 121,379 acres.  Containment is now 10%.  The fire is burning in the North Umpqua drainage on the west slope of the Cascades.  There are 539 personnel assigned to the fire.  Additional resources are expected to arrive today.  More are on order.  Current Situation: Fire fighter and public safety is the number one priority.  Access to fire areas is limited due to smoke and blocked roads. Large tracts of private and federal timber lands continue to be threatened.  Electrical transmission lines are damaged or are threatened. Recreation areas and resorts are closed due to the fire.  There are evacuation orders in effect.  Residents in several areas will be able to find out about their property at a public meeting today (see...