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Dufur, OR – The South Valley Fire was reported at 1:30 PM Wednesday afternoon burning in Ponderosa Pine, oak and wheat southwest of Dufur. The fire’s origin was off of South Valley Rd, southwest of Dufur. Afternoon winds pushed the fire more than 5 miles to the southeast and across Highway 197. The fire is currently estimated at 20,000 acres. Containment is at 5%. The fire started on Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) protected lands. The incident is in unified command with ODF and the Oregon State Fire Marshal. Incident management teams from both agencies will take command today from the initial attack incident commander. Initial attackYesterday’s initial attack resources worked extensively to suppress the fire and provide structure protection. Air resources included large air tankers, very large air tankers, Washington Department of Natural Resources FireBoss scoopers, ODF Single Engine Air Tankers (SEATs) and several helicopters. Ground resources totaled 150 firefighters,...

Los incendios de Cougar Creek y Navarre Comunicado nuevoENTIAT (2 de agosto, 2018: 8:00 am)Incendio de Cougar CreekAcres: 1559 Contención: 0% Ubicación: 20 millas al noroeste de EntiatFecha de inicio: 28 de julio, 2018 a las 7:21 pm Causa: Relámpagos Actividad actual: El incendio de Cougar Creek se encuentra a 20 millas al noroeste de Entiat. El fuego continúa ardiendo en maderas pesadas, ganchos y troncos caídos en terrenos empinados y inaccesibles. Las tripulaciones continúan construyendo líneas de contención. Se están reutilizando y mejorando las líneas históricas de contención que se construyeron por incendios anteriores en la zona cuando se ve apropiado. Se utilizan varios puntos de vista para monitorear y observar el comportamiento del fuego. Se espera que los vientos pronosticados empujen el fuego hasta unas dos millas hacia el sureste. También se espera que el incendio crezca menos de 1/2 milla en todos los lados. Un equipo de gestión de incidentes tipo 1 está...

Cougar Creek Fire and Navarre FireNew ReleaseENTIAT (August 2, 2018: 8:00 am)Cougar Creek FireAcres: 1559Containment: 0%Location: 20 miles northwest of EntiatStart Date: July 28, 2018 at 7:21 pm Cause: Lightening Current Activity: The Cougar Creek fire is located 20 miles northwest of Entiat. The fire continues to burn in heavy timber, snags, and downed logs in steep inaccessible terrain. Crews continue to build containment lines. Historic containment lines from previous fires in the area are being reused and improved where appropriate. Several viewpoints are utilized to monitor and track fire behavior. Forecasted winds are expected to push the fire to the southeast up to a couple miles. The fire is also expected to grow on all sides less than 1/2 mile. A Type 1 Incident Management Team is en-route and expected to arrive today to begin transition. The Type 1 Team will assume management of the incident in the next day or two.Community Meeting: A Community Meeting was held last night...

COMMUNITY MEETING: There will be a Hendrix Fire Community Meeting Friday at 7 pm. The meeting will be held at the Ruch Branch Library, 7919 Highway 238, Ruch, Oregon.

Miriam Fire Update Fire Information Line: 541-601-2030 August 2, 2018 – 11 a.m. Indian Creek Camp Evacuated – Silver Beach Resort Under Level 2 Evacuation Acres: 650 acres Percent Containment: 0% Start Date: 07/30/18 Personnel/Resources: 1 20-person crew, 3 helicopters, 15 engines, 1 dozer, 145 Total Personnel Location: Three 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 which passed through the area on July 28 is the suspected cause of the fire. Estimated Incident Containment or completion: 9/1/2018 NW 7 Incident Command Team 7 (Eric Knerr Incident Commander) took over management of the Miriam Fire on August 2. Additional hand crews, engines and other miscellaneous resources have been ordered. Regional and national preparedness level is at 5, fire resources are limited due to the number of large fire incidents across the western U.S. Due...

COMMUNITY MEETING: There will be a Hendrix Fire Community Meeting Friday at 7 pm. The meeting will be held at the Ruch Branch Library, 7919 Highway 238, Ruch, Oregon. Thursday is expected to have less smoke overall; however, smoke might increase temporarily during the late afternoon and evening hours. Yesterday’s cooling trend will continue. Forecasted low temperatures will be between 52-62 degrees, and high temperatures will range from 72-76 degrees. There will be better humidity recovery in the morning at 58-70%. Minimum relative humidity will be 25-30%. Northwest winds will be 8-12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph on the ridges in and near the fire in the afternoon. The fire’s containment date remains difficult to fully project. Firefighters have reviewed conditions on the ground and determined that the containment date should be readjusted to August 31. This is due to many factors including steep and inaccessible terrain and fire activity in an unburned section...

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE OKANOGAN WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST WINTHROP, WASHINGTON ORDER NO. 06-17-04-18-13 GILBERT FIRE CLOSURE Pursuant to 16 USC § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50 (a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Methow Valley Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. This Order is effective until October 15, 2018, unless rescinded earlier. PROHIBITIONS: 1. Entering into or being upon National Forest System lands within the Fire Closure Area as described below and displayed on the attached map, Exhibit A [36 CFR § 261.53(e)]. 2. Being on any National Forest System closed trail, as described below and displayed on the attached map, Exibit A [36 CFR § 261.55(a)]. 3. Being on any National Forest System Road as described below and displayed on the attached map, Exibit A [36 CFR § 261.54(e)]. FIRE CLOSURE AREA DESCRIPTION: The fire closure area boundary begins on Forest...

Timber Crater 6 Fire Update August 2, 2018, 10:00 am NW Incident Management Team (IMT) 9, Brian Goff, Incident Commander Contact us at: TimberCrater6.2018@gmail.com - Fire Information: 541-238-2084 (GoogleVoice) Crater Lake National Park, OR – This will be the last daily update from the NW9 Incident Management Team. Transfer of command for the Timber Crater Fires from Incident Commander Brian Goff’s Type 2 NW IMT 9 to Incident Commander Eric Krueger’s Type 3 IMT will occur tomorrow morning at 6:00 am. Krueger and his team will shadow NW IMT personnel today to ensure a seamless transition. Smoke will be present in the park for most of the day with potentially hazardous levels in the late afternoon and early evening. Tomorrow a dry cold front is predicted to move into the region from the north. This will result in lower temperatures and higher relative humidity, moderating fire behavior. The front will change the predominant wind pattern from a southwest flow...

Total size: 31,596 acres Containment: 30%Suppression Actions: Firefighters successfully burned out areas along the Rogue River yesterday to halt fire spread toward homes in the Hog Creek and Picket Creek areas on the northeast corner of the fire. An unmanned infrared aircraft was used over night to monitor for spot fires across the containment lines. This area remains the number one priority and crews will continue to work throughout the day to secure and mop-up around structures and burn out pockets of unburned vegetation to strengthen control lines. The Oregon State Fire Marshal structural firefighters continue to patrol the Green Tree Loop area. OSFM has a quick-response force on the east side of the Rogue River to respond to any spot fires. Another important objective is to protect structures and timber resources on the west side of the fire. The wind aligned with slope and the fire made a run to the west yesterday afternoon. Structure preparation is complete in the...

Fire Smoke may not limit fire behavior today as much as it has been the past several days. Cooler weather and higher relative humidity is expected over the next several days, however fire is expected to remain active. A subtle change in wind is expected today, which could increase fire behavior. Smoke A subtle change in wind pattern from west to north westerly is expected today. General transport winds are from the southwest at upper levels. Communities near fires are expected to have the worst air quality as a result of direct transport as well as overnight down valley winds. Other Smith River monitor was added today. Additional Smoke Outlooks are being produced for areas in the region. For relief from smoke, travel to the coast, or north of the Umpqua Divide.

August 1, 15:00, a Level 2 Fire Advisory was issued for both sides of the Entiat River Road from Mad River Road to the end of the Entiat River Road, to include Mud Creek Road. Ardenvoir is not affected at this time. A Level 2 Evacuation means “GET READY” for potential evacuation. Residents should be prepared to leave and they should monitor emergency services websites and local media outlets for

Community Meeting in Happy Camp on Thursday, August 2nd, 6:00 pm at the Happy Camp Grange Weather and Fire Behavior: The weather continues to trend cooler, with temperatures in the 80's along the ridges and low 90's across the valleys. Fire behavior will have the opportunity to be very active if the smoke clears in the mid-afternoon as forecasted. Winds will continue to be light out of the west.Yesterday’s Activities: The west side of the fire continues to hold at the 060 road while crews monitor and mop-up along the road. Crews patrolled and mopped up the dozer line between the 4810 and 012 roads on the northern end of the fire. Crews continued to open dozer lines established during the Eclipse Fire in 2017 south of Indian Creek and will work to tie those lines into the 030 road and back into the Siskiyou Wilderness to the southwest. With favorable weather conditions present across the southern end of the fire, crews were able to start low intensity burning operations from...

Weather and Fire Behavior: Today will be mostly sunny, with smoky conditions and gradual cooling continuing. Northwest winds will lead to some west to east clearing along the western Klondike perimeter this afternoon. There is potential for active to very active fire behavior when this clearing occurs. On the Klondike Fire, continued growth of up to one half mile is possible in active areas. Yesterday’s Activities: Crews improved indirect containment lines along the east side on Forest Roads 25 and 2512 and old Biscuit dozer lines north of the fire. These indirect control lines were selected for use because they have the highest probability of successfully stopping further spread of the fire in the steep and rugged terrain and providing for public and firefighter safety. Firefighters also continued to look for opportunities to implement direct control lines closer to the fire that could reduce the overall fire’s footprint. Structure protection in Briggs Valley to the north...

Prospect, Oregon – The Northwest Incident Management Team #13 was mobilized to control nineteen fires on the High Cascades Ranger District west of Crater Lake National Park under the collective name Sugar Pine, which is also the name of one specific fire. Most of these fires were kept small and have been contained. The largest fires Sugar Pine (5,082 acres, increased by 569 acres) and Goodview (1,795 acres, increased by 87 acres) remain uncontrolled. Approximately 7,166 acres have burned on all fires combined. Yesterday evening the Miles Fire, managed by the neighboring South Umpqua Complex, pushed southeast along the Flat Creek drainage towards Elk Creek Road, uniting an older spotfire with the main fire body. Firefighters were able to hold the fire line behind residences above Elk Creek Road. No homes were lost. Level 3 “Go” Evacuation orders from the Jackson County Sheriff are still in place for the upper portions of Elk Creek Road, Sugar Pine Road, and Dodes Creek...

COMMUNITY MEETINGTHURSDAY, AUGUST 2nd at 6:30 p.m. UPPER ROGUE COMMUNITY CENTER Miles Fire remains the top priority of the three fires in this complex. South of Ragsdale Butte crews are continuing a line from Alco Rock to tie into Flat Creek and the fire is staying within the control line. The fire is most active in the Timbered Rock Fire scar from 2002. Level 3 evacuations are still in place for residents of the Elk Creek area. Specifically, south and east of the Miles Fire, 96 structures have Level 3 evacuations in place. Power lines near the Miles Fire are threatened and have been deactivated. Columbus Fire experienced more spotting to the northeast and moved across Crooked Creek, staying south of the 29 Road. High fuel moistures in damp areas have limited growth to the south. Crews on the west edge of the fire continued to mop-up and patrol, while burnout preparation and line improvement continued on the southwest side. Snags have become a significant concern during...

Arizona Type 3 Incident Management Team Gilbert/Crescent Fires Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Thursday 3 August 2018 7:00 am Acres: Approximate 4500 Start Date: Saturday 28 July 2018 Cause: Lightning Location: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Containment: 0% Fuels: Timber Total personnel: 75 Evacuations: There is currently a Level 2 evacuation notice for residents above the road closure at the intersection of Buttermilk Road and Twisp River Road. Level 2 means prepare now to go immediately in the event that the evacuation level is elevated to a Level 3. With predicted weather, the fire is expected to continue to move eastward and could result in an elevation to a Level 3 for upper Twisp River residents could occur in the near future. A Type 1 team has been ordered and inbriefing for that team is expected to occur on Friday morning. Community Meeting: A public meeting regarding the Gilbert Fire will be held at the Twisp...

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Arizona Type 3 Incident Management Team Gilbert/Crescent Fires Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Wednesday 1 August 2018 6:30 pm Acres: 250 Approximate Start Date: Saturday 28 July 2018 Cause: Lightning Location: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Containment: 0% Fuels: Timber Total personnel: 75 Community Meeting: A public meeting regarding the Gilbert Fire will be held at the Twisp Grange Hall, 344 W 2nd Avenue, Twisp, WA 98856 on Thursday, August 2 at 6:30 pm. General Information: The Arizona Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) arrived on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest yesterday to manage two (2) fires located in the Gilbert/Upper Twisp River area, approximately 21 miles west of Twisp. The fires are approximately 2 miles apart in steep and remote terrain with no occupied structures being threatened at this time. There is currently a Level 2 evacuation notice for residents above the road closure at the...

Community Meeting for the Natchez Fire - Thursday, August 2 at 6:00 pm, in Happy Camp at the Happy Camp