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Firefighting can be a dangerous business – fire is not the only hazard that the women and men face. In the woods there are snakes, bees and other wildlife that could cause injury. Snags, or unstable trees, can fall without warning. Steep terrain can easily lead to falls. Emergency Medical professionals know that there is a “golden hour” after an injury to get the patient to definitive care – a hospital. That is why incident management teams staff Emergency Medical Technicians to stand by at strategic locations around the fire perimeter – to reach the injured firefighter faster and get him/her off the line as quickly as possible. At the Sheep Creek Fire, there are three ambulances on the fire line, in different locations, staffed with EMT’s and Paramedics. In addition, there are two Paramedics in a 4-wheel drive truck available to respond to more remote locations on the fire to stabilize a patient if needed. The Washington National Guard comes equipped with two medics...

Incendio de Crescent Mountain 9 de agosto, 2018 @ 7:00 p.m. Acres de Crescent Mountain:14,593 0% de contención Personal: 466 Punto de origen: Aproximadamente 21 millas al oeste de la ciudad de Twisp Fecha de inicio: 29 de julio, 2018 Causa: Rayos Una Advertencia de Bandera Roja está en efecto hasta el viernes por la noche por las condiciones calientes, secas e inestables Actividad actual: El incendio de Crescent Mountain tuvo actividad mínima hoy. Una inversión causó que el humo permaneciera sobre el fuego lo que minimizó el calor solar y limitó el crecimiento del fuego. Bomberos continuaron trabajando en ampliar las carreteras existentes utilizando equipos pesados, evaluando las rutas de ingreso y egreso, y creando un espacio defendible alrededor de los hogares y otras estructuras en las áreas del camino Buttermilk, el camino Little Bridge Creek, y el camino Thompson Ridge. El borde sureño del fuego sigue aproximadamente a 1,7 millas de la estructura más cercana en el...

Crescent Mountain FireAugust 9, 2018 @ 7:00 p.m.Crescent Mountain Acres:14,593 0% contained Personnel: 466 Point of Origin: Approximately 21 miles west of the town of Twisp Start Date: July 29, 2018Cause: Lightning Red Flag Warning in effect through Friday night for hot, dry, and unstable conditions Current Activity: The Crescent Mountain Fire was minimally active today. An inversion caused smoke to remain over the fire minimizing solar heating and limiting fire growth. Firefighters continued working to widen existing roads utilizing heavy equipment, evaluating ingress and egress routes, and creating defensible space around homes and other structures in the Buttermilk Road, Little Bridge Creek Road, and Thompson Ridge Road areas. The southern fire edge remains approximately 1.7 miles from the closest structure in the Twisp River drainage. Evacuations: The Level 2 evacuation notice area has been extended to include the entire area of Twisp River Road up canyon from Little Bridge...

A community meeting will be held at the Hendrix Fire Incident Command Post located at the intersection of Highway 238 and Hamilton Road in Ruch, Oregon. This meeting will be followed by a short tour of the fire camp. It will also be streamed on Facebook,

New Evacuation Levels Effective 8/9/18Entiat River Road from Mad River Road to the end of Entiat River Road (approximately mp 25) is now at a Level 3.Mad River Road, including Ardenvoir, is now a Level 2.Entiat River Road from Crum Canyon to Mad River Road intersection, on both sides of the road are now at a Level 1. Both sides of Crum Canyon Road are now at a Level 1.

Please see attached PCT detour route due to the Bannock Lakes Fire.

The Southwest Oregon Joint Information Center has released the update for August 9,

The Smoke Outlook for southwest Oregon has been released for August 9,

Los incendios de Cougar Creek, Lock, Bannock Lake, y Whitepine Jueves, 9 de agosto, 2018 Reunión comunitaria: Una reunión informativa en la iglesia Plain Community Church celebrada el miércoles por la noche fue atendida por casi 250 personas. Unas 300 personas más la vieron la transmisión en vivo por Facebook, y el vídeo está disponible para verlo en cualquier momento. Se celebrarán reuniones adicionales según sea necesario para informar al público y responder a las preguntas. El incendio de Cougar Creek: El incendio de Cougar Creek está a 20 millas al noroeste de Entiat y su tamaño es de 10.723 acres. Se están compartiendo un total de 895 personal, incluyendo 22 tripulaciones, 6 aeronaves, 28 camiones de bomberos y 12 buldóceres entre los incendios Cougar Creek y Lost. Las temperaturas muy altas y la humedad baja el miércoles resultaron en un aumento en la actividad del fuego en el lado suroeste. El fuego cruzó el río Mad al norte de Burgess Cabin entre...

Incendios de Crescent Mountain y Gilbert (9 de agosto, 2018 @ 11:00 a.m.) ● Acres de Crescent Mountain:14,593 con una contención de 0% ● Personal: 419 ● Ubicación: Aproximadamente a 21 millas al oeste del pueblo de Twisp ● Fecha de inicio: 28 de julio, 2018 ● Causa: Rayos Hoy está en efecto una Advertencia de Bandera Roja por las condiciones calientes, secas e inestables. Actividad actual: De nuevo el incendio de Crescent Mountain estuvo activo ayer, desplazándose hacia el oeste y el noreste hacia Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness. Por la noche, el incendio de Crescent Mountain consumió la huella del incendio Gilbert, así que reportaremos un incendio. Los bomberos tuvieron exito ayer al llevar a cabo una operación grande de fuego táctico en el área de War Creek Ridge, lo que debe reducir la amenaza de que se extienda al sureste. Bomberos continúan trabajando en ampliar las carreteras existentes utilizando equipos pesados, evaluando las rutas de ingreso y...

Natchez Fire Information (New Number): 530-493-1524, 7:00 am – 8:00 pm Community Meeting: There will be a Fire Information meeting at 6:00 pm, tonight, Thursday, August 9th, at the Grange in Happy Camp. Weather: Continued hot, mostly sunny with areas of smoke. Winds will be SW in the morning at 10-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph on ridgetops. Afternoon winds will shift westerly and down valley. Windy conditions will continue through Saturday night before a warming and drying pattern returns. Maximum temperatures: Low 100’s in Happy Camp to 80’s on ridges. Yesterday’s Activities: Firefighters continued to hold, mop up and patrol firelines on the entire north half of the fire; this area continues to become more secure. Yesterday’s work focused on improving lines on the south and east sides of the fire in anticipation of windier conditions expected later today through Saturday. The fire is being monitored as it slowly backs downhill towards the control lines at South Fork Indian...

Acreage: 42,996 Containment: 83% Community Meeting tomorrow night in Agness. Fire managers and agency representatives will be on hand to give a fire update and answer questions from the community. Come by the Agness Community Library, 3905 Cougar Lane, Agness, OR on Friday, August 10th at 6pm. Elevated fire weather conditions expected today with critical fire weather conditions tomorrow. It will be another day of very high temperatures with potential for reaching 106 degrees in valley bottoms. Winds will shift from north to westerly and smoke will clear on Friday. This may be a mixed blessing as the cap of smoke has been moderating fire behavior. Expect to see smoke columns rising into the air on Friday as portions of the perimeter become active. The fire edge is now along Bear Camp Road. Night shift resources continued firing operations on the northwest corner of the Taylor Creek Fire. Crews will continue to hold and improve that line today. Trees and boulders loosened by fire on...

Acreage: 36,907 Containment: 15% Community Meeting tomorrow night in Agness. Fire managers and agency representatives will be on hand to give a fire update and answer questions from the community. Come by the Agness Community Library, 3905 Cougar Lane, Agness, OR on Friday, August 10th at 6pm. Elevated fire weather conditions expected today with critical fire weather conditions tomorrow. It will be another day of very high temperatures with potential for reaching 106 degrees in valley bottoms. Winds will shift from north to westerly and smoke will clear on Friday. This may be a mixed blessing as the cap of smoke has been moderating fire behavior. Expect to see smoke columns rising into the air on Friday as portions of the perimeter become active. The fire edge is now along Bear Camp Road. Night shift resources continued firing operations on the northwest corner of the Taylor Creek Fire. Crews will continue to hold and improve that line today. Trees and boulders loosened by fire on...

Miriam Fire Update Fire Information Line: 541-786-0489 August 9, 2018 – 9 a.m. Acres: 1,948 acres Percent Containment: 9% Start Date: 07/30/18 Personnel/Resources: Six 20-person crews, 3 helicopters (others available, as needed), 25 engines, 2 dozer, 344 total personnel Location: Two miles east of White Pass Ski Area, within the Goat Rocks Wilderness on the Naches Ranger District, 32 miles southwest of Naches, WA. Cause: Lightning Estimated Incident Containment or completion: 9/1/2018 Fire Fighters Prepare for Increased Fire Activity Current Activity: Firefighters continue to prepare for upcoming unstable weather and increased fire activity occurring over the next 48 hours. Yesterday crews completed structure protection around the Clear Lake organizational camps and charged sprinkler systems to reduce fire risk. Along Forest Road (FR) 1207 crews continued firing and mop up operations between the road and the eastern flank. Today crews will continue to hold and mop...

COMMUNITY MEETING: There will be a Hendrix Fire Community Meeting on Friday, August 10, 2018, at 7 pm. It will be held the Hendrix Fire Incident Command Post located at the intersection of Highway 238 and Hamilton Road in Ruch, Oregon. This meeting will be followed by a short tour of the fire camp. It will also be streamed on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/HendrixFire2018/.Hotter and dryer conditions will continue in southwest Oregon through Thursday. Maximum temperatures near the fire will be in the mid-80s while temperatures at lower elevations will be in the triple digits. Winds will be calm in the morning and then becoming northwesterly around 5 mph in the afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for today for unseasonable hot conditions.Crews spent yesterday patrolling the fire’s perimeter as well as “gridding” in the interior of the fire, a method of searching for hot spots by systematically travelling over an area on parallel courses or...

The community meeting tonight in Happy Camp will be live streamed (6:00 pm) on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NatchezFires2018/). If we encounter technical difficulties while live streaming, the meeting will be recorded and a link to the meeting will be posted in the Information section of

Northport, WA - PUBLIC AND FIRE FIGHTER SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. The NE Washington Type 3 Incident Management Team asks the public to avoid Sheep Creek road and surrounding areas due to fire apparatus. The Sheep Creek fire started on July 30, 2018 in north Stevens County near the town of Northport. The fire perimeter and acreage remain within the boundaries of Flagstaff and Sheep Creek roads and is comprised of mixed conifer with pockets of logging slash and standing dead timber. Mop up operations continue throughout the perimeter of the fire. Two pieces of logging equipment remain on the fire to assist the crews – a bulldozer and a skidgeon. The fuel and terrain require such apparatus to access difficult areas. Five 20-person crews of Washington National Guard soldiers and airmen and women are integrated with fire crews on the line. This additional staffing has been critical to success of mopping up the perimeter of this fire. An unstable weather pattern is...

Community Meeting: An informational meeting at the Plain Community Church Wednesday night was attended by about 250 people. An additional 300 people watched the live Facebook stream, and the video is available for viewing any time. Additional meetings will be held as needed to inform the public and answer questions. Cougar Creek Fire: The Cougar Creek Fire, 20 miles northwest of Entiat, is10,723 acres. A total of 895 personnel, including 22 crews, 6 aircraft, 28 engines, and 12 bulldozers are being shared between the Cougar Creek and Lost Fires. Very high temperatures and low humidity Wednesday led to increased fire activity on the southwest side. The fire crossed the Mad River north of Burgess Cabin between Alma and Wilma Creeks. Airtankers dropped retardant along six miles of ridgetops to slow the fire’s southwest spread. Burnout operations continued along the Tyee Ridge Road south of Tyee Lookout as fire crews worked to flank the fire and halt its spread to the east. The fire...

YESTERDAY: Excessive heat and dry weather continues to set in over the fire, providing extreme conditions for the firefighters on the line. Fire managers focused resources on areas of the fire that have retained heat. Ground crews continued to stretch hoselays in to the interior portions of the fire for mop up operations. Aerial resources were used to support firefighters on the ground in suppressing pockets of heat. Structure protection firefighters utilized a National Park Service watercraft for access to residences along the waterfront to install hose and reduce fuels. Night operations patrolled the containment lines to ensure fire was held within the lines. TODAY: An excessive heat warning and gusty winds are forecasted for the area today. Firefighters will be focusing on mop up to ensure there are no hidden hot spots. Mop up entails finding and extinguishing hotspots within the burned area and ensuring that there is no potential for re-ignition. Dozer lines are being...

Crescent Mountain Fire Crescent Mountain and Gilbert Fires (August 9, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m.) ● Crescent Mountain Acres:14,593 0% contained ● Personnel: 419 ● Location: Approximately 21 miles west of the town of Twisp ● Start Date: July 28, 2018 ● Cause: Lightning Red Flag Warning in effect today for hot, dry, unstable conditions. Current Activity: The Crescent Mountain Fire was active again yesterday, pushing west and northeast into the Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness. Overnight, the Crescent Mountain Fire consumed the footprint of the Gilbert Fire, so we will be reporting one fire. Firefighters were successful yesterday in conducting a large tactical firing operation in the War Creek Ridge area which should reduce the threat of spread to the southeast. Firefighters continue working to widen existing roads utilizing heavy equipment, evaluating ingress and egress routes, and creating defensible space around homes and other structures. We are also establishing and...