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Klondike Fire West Zone Yesterday: Thursday’s drier air and breezy conditions contributed to fire growth of 723 acres. This activity was concentrated in the Slim Creek, Indigo Creek, Little Silver Creek and Montana Springs areas. Today: Firefighters will continue to patrol between Game Lake and Saddle Mountain. They will assess terrain and fuels to identify where effective containment can be created along Indigo Creek and Horse Sign Butte with aviation and ground resources. On the north side, crews will focus on mop up adjacent to the 150 Road and east along 2308 Road toward Bear Camp Road. Suppression repair is continuing on roads within the fire area as resource advisors assess repair needs of dozers and hand lines. Helicopter operations will continue to hold fire spread along the ridgeline from the end of the 150 Road down to Indigo Creek, and from there south along the active portion of the fire perimeter south of Horse Sign Creek. Due to the vast, steep terrain, extensive...

Terwilliger Fire Update Southern Cascades Team Incident Commander, Neil Miller Incident Commander Trainee, Dirk Rogers September 21, 2018 - 9:00 A.M. Special Announcements: Southern Cascades Type 3 Team, Incident Commander Neil Miller with Incident Commander (Trainee), Dirk Rogers, assumed management of the Terwilliger Fire. The incident command post is located at the McKenzie Ranger District Fire Warehouse and fire camp at White Branch Youth Camp. Terwilliger Hot Springs remains closed for public safety. Hazard trees around the hot springs will likely need to be felled in the coming months, as well as trail reconstruction. Additional pictures of the springs received yesterday show the restrooms were burned by the fire. Please respect the closure area and keep out of the springs until the area is deemed safe by Willamette National Forest officials. Forest Service Road (FR) 19 remains closed to the public and firefighters due to unsafe conditions from gravity fall hazards...

Fire The Klondike Fire is 72% contained and 143,619 acres. Fire is most active at the confluence of Indigo Creek and Illinois River, Snail/Slim Creek drainages, Little Silver Creek, and Montana Springs. Smoke Today Winds today will be light and variable shifting to Westerly winds in the afternoon. Conditions will be dry and warm which may contribute to increased fire activity and smoke production. Poor air quality has set in earlier than usual in Agness thanks to a low inversion that trapped smoke in Agness rather than above it. With longer exposure to unhealthy to hazardous conditions, take action to reduce exposure by following tips here: https://www3.epa.gov/airnow/smoke_fires/reduce-your-smokeexposure.pdf. Brookings air quality should improve later today with onshore breezes setting in. Ashland, Medford, and Grants Pass may experience moderate air quality today as smoke is transported east. Smoke Tomorrow Higher humidities return tomorrow, 9/22, which should lessen fire...

Incendio Klondite - Zona Oeste El dia de ayer: La actividad del fuego fue minima a pesar de la presencia de aire seco y condiciones ventosas sobre la parte mas alta de la zona afectada. La mayor parte del incendio se enfoco en las areas de Slim Creek, Indigo Creek y Little Silver Creek. El dia de Hoy: Los bomberos continuan concentrando su trabajo en la limpieza del camino forestall 150 y hacia el Este a lo largo de la 2308 dirigiendose hacia la carretera Bear Camp. Los helicopteros continuan conel derramamiento de agua con el fin de evitar la propagacion del fuego a lo largo del eje del incendio el cual esta ubicado desde el final del camino 150 hacia la parte inferior de Indigo Creek. Asimismo, en la parte Sur a lo largo de la parte mas activa del perimetro del incendio ubicado al Sur de Horse Sign Creek. Se continua con la labor de reparacion de suppression sobre los caminos que se encuentran entre el area del fuego donde los asesores de recursos continua evaluando las...

Blue Mountain Ranger District plans operations in the Damon South Unit, located southwest of Seneca. Prairie City Ranger District is scheduled to conduct operations in the 16 Road Unit, located near Crane Prairie off Forest Road 16. Emigrant Creek Ranger District- No active operations today.

Incendio Crescent Mountain y McLeod las cuadrillas continúan reparando el daño causado por las operaciones de extinción de incendios, usando excavadoras para reparar y tapar las líneas de buldócer y las que se excavaron a mano. La reparación de supresión se realiza para minimizar la erosión del suelo y restablecer las funciones ecológicas dañadas. Todas las reparaciones ocurren bajo aviso de asesores de recursos locales. Ocasionalmente se ve humo y llamas dentro del perímetro del incendio donde los combustibles pesados retienen el calor que se intensifica después del mediodía. Esto causa el fuego, que persiste en pastos secos y hierbas debajo de los combustibles pesados, se desplace lentamente. No es inusual que los árboles individuales ocasionalmente se quemen. Hoy se actualizaron las cifras de superficie para los incendios Crescent Mountain y McLeod con base del mapeo GPS. Los bomberos continúan logrando los objetivos de supresión y reparación relacionados con los...

Incendio Crescent Mountain y McLeod las cuadrillas continúan reparando el daño causado por las operaciones de extinción de incendios, usando excavadoras para reparar y tapar las líneas de buldócer y las que se excavaron a mano. La reparación de supresión se realiza para minimizar la erosión del suelo y restablecer las funciones ecológicas dañadas. Todas las reparaciones ocurren bajo aviso de asesores de recursos locales. Ocasionalmente se ve humo y llamas dentro del perímetro del incendio donde los combustibles pesados retienen el calor que se intensifica después del mediodía. Esto causa el fuego, que persiste en pastos secos y hierbas debajo de los combustibles pesados, se desplace lentamente. No es inusual que los árboles individuales ocasionalmente se quemen. Hoy se actualizaron las cifras de superficie para los incendios Crescent Mountain y McLeod con base del mapeo GPS. Los bomberos continúan logrando los objetivos de supresión y reparación relacionados con los...

Klondike Fire West Zone Yesterday: Fire activity was minimal despite drier air and breezy conditions on the upper elevations of the fire area. Most of this activity was focused in the Slim Creek, Indigo Creek and Little Silver Creek areas. Today: Firefighters continue to focus on mopping up along the 150 Road and east along 2308 Road toward Bear Camp Road. Helicopter bucket work will continue to hold fire spread along the ridgeline from the end of the 150 road down to Indigo Creek, and from there south along the active portion of the fire perimeter south of Horse Sign Creek. Suppression repair is continuing on roads within the fire area as resource advisors continue to assess repair needs of dozer and hand lines. Weather: Weather forecast over the next couple days is expected to support low to moderate fire behavior with continued smoldering and creeping. Higher relative humidity is expected late Friday that will help to hamper fire behavior. Klondike Fire East Zone and...

Because of minimal changes in the status of the Taylor fire and the East Zone of the Klondike fire, this site will only be updated weekly. Most activity is on the West Zone of the Klondike fire, and that page is updated frequently. If fire behavior warrants, this page will be updated more

Firefighters continue to patrol and secure the fire’s perimeter as well as repair lines to a more natural condition. Personnel are identifying equipment no longer in use for suppression or repair work and are being moved to other areas of the fire where they are needed. For example, work on the Snowshoe Fire is near completion and both personnel and equipment are being moved to the Miles Fire. Crews will be released to their home units or reassigned to other incidents as needed. Appropriate hazard reduction for employees, contractors, and the public may be needed. This work includes the identification and mitigation of danger trees next to roads, trails, and firelines which pose a significant threat to firefighters and the public when the area is reopened. A thermal trough pattern at the coast will help generate northeast winds each night and morning across the higher elevations. On Friday westerly winds will increase and become gusty east of the Cascades ahead of a cold front....

Southwest OR – Effective immediately, the Bear Camp Road is open to public travel following a week closure because of suppression efforts on the Klondike Fire. The RRSNF and fire officials would like to caution that there is still fire traffic on the road, and that the public should drive slowly and cautiously. The Burnt Ridge and Chrome Ridge roads remain closed to protect public health and safety. The public is encouraged to follow the RRSNF on Facebook and Twitter for current updates regarding closures, or the Forest

Special Statement Smoke Forecasting has returned for the Klondike Fire. Air quality monitors will be placed back online in Brookings, Selma, and Merlin. Fire The Klondike Fire is 72% contained and 142,896 acres. Fire is most active at the confluence of Indigo Creek and Illinois River, Snail/Slim Creek drainages, and Little Silver Creek. Smoke Today Winds today will be primarily out of the NE with Brookings likely receiving more smoke than has been the case over the past couple weeks. Weather conditions are favorable for good mixing, however, and smoke concentrations should remain in the moderate range for much of the day. Agness will continue to experience heavy smoke impacts in the hazardous to unhealthy range from mid-morning to early afternoon. Other areas should experience good air quality. Smoke Tomorrow Tomorrow winds shift, coming from ENE in the morning and W- NW in the afternoon. Wind speeds will also drop a bit leading to more drainage-related smoke movement. Gold...

Terwilliger Fire Update Southern Cascades Team Incident Commander, Neil Miller Incident Commander Trainee, Dirk Rogers September 20, 2018 - 9:00 A.M. Special Announcements: Southern Cascades Type 3 Team, Incident Commander Neil Miller with Incident Commander (Trainee), Dirk Rogers, assumed management of the Terwilliger Fire this morning. IC Miller would like to thank Northwest Incident Management Team 8 and firefighters for all the hard work in the containment of the Terwilliger Fire. Terwilliger Hot Springs will remain closed for public safety. Hazard trees around the hot springs will likely need to be felled in the coming months, as well as trail reconstruction. Forest Service Road (FR) 19 remains closed to the public due to unsafe conditions from gravity fall hazards including rocks, debris and fire weakened trees. The closure begins at the junction of FR 408 south to Box Canyon. The public is asked to respect the road and area closures for the...

Crescent Mountain and McLeod Fire crews continue to repair damage caused by firefighting operations, using excavators to mend and obscure dozer and hand-dug line. The intent of suppression repair is to minimize soil erosion and restore damaged ecological functions. All repairs occur under advisement of local Resource Advisors. Smoke and flame are occasionally spotted within the fire perimeter where heavy fuels retain heat that intensifies by mid- afternoon. This causes the fire, lingering in dry grasses and forbs under the heavy fuels, to creep slowly. It is not unusual for individual trees to occasionally torch. Acreage figures for Crescent Mountain and McLeod Fires were updated today based on GPS mapping. Firefighters continue to progress in achieving suppression and repair objectives related to values at risk such as private property, infrastructure, timber, and critical habitat. Campfire Closures: On Monday, September 17, 2018, the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest announced...

Crescent Mountain and McLeod Fire crews continue to repair damage caused by firefighting operations, using excavators to mend and obscure dozer and hand-dug line. The intent of suppression repair is to minimize soil erosion and restore damaged ecological functions. All repairs occur under advisement of local Resource Advisors. Smoke and flame are occasionally spotted within the fire perimeter where heavy fuels retain heat that intensifies by mid- afternoon. This causes the fire, lingering in dry grasses and forbs under the heavy fuels, to creep slowly. It is not unusual for individual trees to occasionally torch. Acreage figures for Crescent Mountain and McLeod Fires were updated today based on GPS mapping. Firefighters continue to progress in achieving suppression and repair objectives related to values at risk such as private property, infrastructure, timber, and critical habitat. Campfire Closures: On Monday, September 17, 2018, the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest announced...

Inciweb Information: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5948/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NatchezFires2018/ Natchez Fire Information 503-867-7959 Email: 2018.NatchezFire@firenet.gov Current Status: Acres: 33,340 Engines: 5 Containment: 84% Water Tenders: 5 Total Personnel: 148 Graders: 1 Crews: 3 Helicopters: 3 Happy Camp, CA- On September 17 at 0600, management of the Natchez Fire was assumed by a local Klamath National Forest Type 3 Incident Management Team. Ed Willy is the Incident Commander. Weather: A warming and drying trend is forcast for today through Friday, with temperatures moderating through Sunday. Today through Sunday’s Activities: Firefighters will continue to monitor for and extinguish hot spots within firelines and continue with repair and rehab on controlled fire boundaries. Smoke: Air quality and health information are available at http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com. Information from a temporary air quality monitor located in Happy...

Southwest OR – Effective at noon, Monday September 17, the Bear Camp Road is open to public travel following a week closure due to suppression efforts on the Klondike Fire. The RRSNF and fire officials would like to caution that there is still fire traffic on the road, and that the public should drive slowly and cautiously. The Burnt Ridge and Chrome Ridge roads remain closed to protect public health and safety. The public is encouraged to follow the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest on Facebook and Twitter for current updates regarding closures, or the Forest Website.

Miles Fire Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team assembled Sept. 10 and began its assessment of the Miles, Columbus, and Snow Shoe fires burn scars. It is under the direction of Joe Blanchard, watershed program manager for the Umpqua National Forest and Claire Campbell, soil scientist for the Lolo National Forest. The team is surveying the burned areas to determine if emergency treatments are warranted. They are looking at potential safety risks to the public and Forest Service personnel as well as natural and cultural resource damage from post-fire rain events. BAER team surveys are rapid assessments of the burned area to determine the potential for increased post-fire flooding, debris flows, and rock slides. They will also assess the potential for spread of noxious weeds and public safety along trails and roads. The BAER team will analyze the data they collect during the surveys, to produce a “Soil Burn Severity” map. This is the first step in assessing potential watershed...

Comandante: Brian Gales Diputado, IC: Larry Nickey Aprendiz IC: Aaron Schuh RESUMEN Incendio Klondite. Zona Oeste. El dia de ayer, se observo un aumento en la actividad del incendio debido a la presencia de una masa de aire seco y rafagas de viento. Dicha actividad fue captada en las siguientes confluencias de los rios: Indigo Creek con Illinois River, en los drenages de Snail y Slim Creek y tambien en Little Silver Creek. A pesar del nivel de humedad que se presento el fin de semana pasado, todavia hay residuos de material de combustion seco quemando con facilidad. De acuerdo al pronostico del tiempo, se presentaran condiciones similares el dia de hoy y muy probablemente el dia de manana. Los bomberos continuan enfocandose en la limpieza y sosteniendo la linea de fuego a lo largo de la carretera 2308, asi como tambien en la proteccion de las estructura en el area de drenaje de Little Silver Creek. Se continua con el trabajo de reparacion de gradeo o nivelacion de caminos y en las...

Overview Klondike Fire West Zone Fire activity picked up yesterday due to the arrival of a dry air mass and gusty winds. Growth was seen at the confluence of Indigo Creek and Illinois River, Snail and Slim Creek drainages, and Little Silver Creek. Despite the moisture from this past weekend, fuels remain very dry and are burning readily. The weather forecast is calling for similar conditions today and likely again tomorrow.Firefighters continue to focus on mopping up and holding the fireline along the 2308 road, as well as providing structure protection in Little Silver Creek drainage. Road graders continue repair work on the roads and contingency lines south and west of the fire perimeter. They are steadily making their way north when the need for contingency lines is eliminated. Helicopters will continue to use bucket drops to minimize growth along the 2308 road and confluence of Indigo Creek and the Illinois River.Northwest Team 13 is responsible for managing the fire as of 6...