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Firefighters are making progress on the Miles Fire in areas that have been threatening private residences, though the Level 2 Evacuation order remains in effect. The fire continues to spread to the north and east beyond the private lands. The Snowshoe Fire continues to be pushed to the southeast. It remains west of the West Fork of Trail Creek as it moves south on private land, and has remained north of Chicago Creek. Oregon Department of Forestry crews, working from the south, and federal interagency crews, working from the north, are striving to tie their respective fire lines together to prevent further spread of the fire. Spotting of up to half a mile has complicated the suppression effort. The Snowshoe Fire will be managed jointly with Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) under a unified command, with Melvin Thornton as the ODF Incident Commander. Near the Columbus Fire, firefighters are falling hazard trees, opening previous fire lines, and working to protect the...

Hendrix Fire – July 22, 2018 Morning Update Red Flag Warning Today for Lightning on Dry Fuels Acres: 1,057 acres (based on infrared flight) Cause: Lightning Percent Containment: 15% Start Date: 07/15/18, 8:30 am Location: 9 mi SW of Ashland, OR Expected Containment Date: 07/31/2018 Jurisdiction: Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest & Private Land Resources: ~520 personnel including 4 Hot Shot Crews, 10 Hand Crews, 5 Helicopters, 21 Engines, 4 Assigned Dozers + additional Dozers on loan from cooperators, and 8 watertenders, 1 masticator, and 1 skidgen There is a Red Flag Warning today due to a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, with the possibility of abundant lightning. Firefighters are prepared to initial attack any new fire starts if they occur. The fire is expected to become more active today, as atmospheric conditions become more unstable with a shift in the weather. Yesterday helicopters dropped 33,000 gallons of water on the fire, including 55 bucket...

The Hendrix Fire acreage has been updated from the infrared flight taken overnight. The updated acreage is 1057 acres, and containment is at 15%.

Hendrix FireCommunity MeetingSunday, July 22, 2018 at 6pmRuch Branch Library7919 Highway 238,Ruch, OR 97530 The meeting will be live streamedand a recording posted

Special Update: Governor Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act, which authorizes the Oregon State Fire Marshal to send more firefighters from around the state to help the local firefighters protect life, safety and property. The Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Blue Team has been deployed to the Garner Complex and will join ODF Team 2 in unified command at 2:00 P.M. today. Six Task Forces and miscellaneous overhead have arrived today to support the local jurisdictions in structural protection. At 2 A.M. this morning there was an IR (inferred camera) flight that flew over the complex. This flight enabled us to get more accurate acreage on the fires. Last night before the flight, the total acreage reported for the fires was 3,365. After the flight, heat detection camera’s were able to more accurately detect the updated acreage of the fires and reported a total acreage of 6,382. Current Evacuation Orders: Pleasant Creek Rd: Levels 2 and 3 Grave Cr. Rd is Level 3...

An updated vicinity map of the Hendrix Fire has been posted.

A fire update has been posted for the Hendrix Fire. It is attached as a PDF document, and as two JPEGs.

7/21/18 Natchez Fire UpdateSummary: The Northwest Incident Management Team 10 is in charge of the management of the Natchez, Poker, Klondike, and Granite Fires. This management area will be referred to as the Natchez Fire. Current Situation: On the Natchez Fire (15 miles SE of Cave Junction, OR), crews continue to make good progress establishing indirect lines on the fire using heavy equipment and hand crews. The terrain is rugged and crews continue to work on widening existing roads to use as containment lines. Aviation resources will continue to be used as long as weather conditions are favorable. Klondike and Granite Fires (9 miles NW of Selma, OR) are continuing to grow. This area is very rugged and has been unsafe to put members into the fire area. A strategy is being developed to limit the growth of the fires using air resources and old fire lines and existing roads in the area. A team of fire experts is being assembled to develop a long term strategy for controlling...

Prospect, Oregon – Good progress has been made to access, assess and safely engage all the known fires on the High Cascades Ranger District west of Crater Lake National Park (CLNP). Nineteen known fires are being managed under the collective name Sugar Pine, which is also the name of one specific fire. There was minimal growth overall on fires east and west of Highway 62. Line construction, mop-up and patrol continue on several of the smaller fires that have been mostly contained. Today’s priorities include safely keeping the Union and Junction Fires to their current size, assessing direct and indirect options on the Goodview Fire and possible burnout operations on the Round Top Fire. A Type 2 helicopter dropped water on the Union Fire yesterday to continue to reduce spread to CLNP. A new detection was also reported on the CLNP boundary. A helicopter assessed the fire and ground crews completed containment line. Containment line construction continues on the...

INCIDENT: Klondike Fire Evacuation Notices INCIDENT DATE AND TIME: 7/20/18 @ 0900 REPORTING DEPUTY: Sheriff Dave Daniel DETAILS: Based on increased fire behavior and rapid growth of the Klondike Fire the residences of Oak Flat located outside Selma, OR in Josephine County are being placed on a LEVEL 2 “BE SET” Evacuation Notice. A LEVEL 2 “BE SET” evacuation notice means you must be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice. This level indicates there is significant danger to your area, and residents should either voluntarily relocate outside of the affected area, or if choosing to remain, be ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice. Residents MAY have time to gather necessary items, but doing so is at their own risk. THIS MAY BE THE ONLY NOTICE YOU RECEIVE Emergency services cannot guarantee they will be able to notify you if conditions rapidly deteriorate. Area media services will be asked to broadcast periodic updates. If you have not signed up for Josephine...

This is a repository of related files and articles for the Taylor Creek and Klondike Fires. Please feel free to read and download anything that interests

Substation Fire Update - AM Saturday, July 21stFire Information: (503)597-8076 Email Address: substationfire2018.fireinfo@gmail.com More information at: http://www.centraloregonfire.org/; https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/5963/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/substationfire2018Community Meeting Today at 3pm At the Grass Valley Pavilion in Grass Valley, ORMeeting will be live-streamed, recorded and available to view anytime at www.facebook.com/substationfire2018MORO, ORProgress on containment of the Substation Fire reached 44% by Friday evening. Now 80,763 acres, fire behavior was reduced to creeping and smoldering. Winds were not as strong throughout the day, although gusts of 20-25mph kept firefighters alert for potential hotspots.Crews are now actively engaged with suppression repair activities and are continuing with evaluation of fire impacts and cataloging of any damaged structures and outbuildings. Mop-up and patrol with reinforcement of containment lines will continue.The Wasco County...

Road and Trail ClosuresEmergency Closures Essential for Public and Firefighter Safety Roseburg, Oregon – The Umpqua National Forest has implemented emergency road and trail closures on the Tiller Ranger District due to the South Umpqua Complex. This closure order is a combination of roads and trails which had remained closed from last year’s fire season. With continued fire suppression operations, the closures are essential to allow for public and firefighter safety. In addition, this Forest Order includes previous closures on the Diamond Lake Ranger District and North Umpqua Ranger District to create a current and comprehensive list. Forest Trail Closures by District: Diamond Lake Ranger District · Trail No. 1552 from the intersection with Spring Creek (T. 25 ½ S, R. 3E, Sec. 32 to the intersection with NFS Road No. 3810 (T. 25 S, R. 3 E, Sec. 17). The North Umpqua Ranger District · Trail No. 1551 Tiller Ranger District · Trail No. 1424 · Trail No. 1431 ...

A smoke outlook has been posted to the photos tab of the Hendrix Fire Inciweb Page.

This will be the last update from the Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8 (NWIIMT8). NWIIMT8 would like to take this opportunity to say “thank you” to the community, cooperators, agency staff, and firefighters for the unwavering support during our management of the Cemetery Fire. General Updates: Firefighters are working to fully suppress the Cemetery Fire. All heat sources within 150 ft. to 200 ft. of the containment lines are being mopped-up to secure the fire’s edge. Smoldering may be visible in the fire area but these smokes are well inside the containment lines and pose no threat of escape. Repair work from suppression actions consisting of fence mending and water barring contingency dozer line have been completed. Two engines were dispatched to search for a new smoke report near Newsome Creek yesterday. No smoke was located. Transition of management of the Cemetery Fire is in progress. Type 4 incident commander (IC), Taylor Gatliff, will arrive today to...

The Umpqua National Forest has issued an Emergency Fire Closure for several trails and roads on the Forest. A list of the closed roads and trails can be seen on the second page of this update or as an electronic attachment. In an effort to strengthen defenses along the upper flank of the Miles Fire, two hotshot crews spent the night burning out fuels between the established line and the approaching fire. Progress was made, but limited by higher night-time relative humidity which kept the fine fuels from carrying the fire. Pumps and hose were installed along the bottom edge of the fire, and a newly arrived large Skycrane helicopter was able to make quick round-trips dropping water on hot spots along the edge of the fire. Overall, however, the wind channeled by the deep canyons pushed the fire further to the southeast. The wind also caused problems on the Snowshoe Fire, which was pushed onto nearby BLM lands. The Cripple Creek Fire has been contained and is in patrol status....

Upriver Beacon Fire UPDATE July 21, 2018 8:00 AM Northeast Washington Interagency IMT Type 3, Team #2 DJ Greene Unified Incident Commander Spokane County Fire District #9 Division Chief Nathan Jeffries Unified Incident Commander For Immediate Release Spokane, WA, - Firefighters are on the fire line for one last patrol of containment lines this morning as work wraps up on the Upriver Beacon Fire. Firefighters will have completed mop up work 300 feet around all structures and 100 feet in around the entire fire perimeter. Camp Sekani and Shields Park Climbing Rocks are now open. The parks department is advising citizens to stay clear of the areas of the parks that have burned for their safety. All previous evacuation orders have been lifted. There are no road closures. The Upriver Beacon fire began at 4pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 near the 6400 block of East Upriver Drive. Crews stopped the fire at 115 acres that evening....

The Hendrix fire acreage has been updated based on the overnight infrared flight. The new fire acreage is 947 acres and containment is at 15%.

7/20/18 Natchez Fire UpdateClosures and Evacuations: Josephine County Sheriff’s office has issued a level 2 evacuation for the residents of Oak Flats. For more information call 541-474-5123 The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest has issued an emergency area closure in the area surrounding the Natchez Fire. For more details go to: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/rogue-siskiyou/notices/?cid=FSEPRD588356 Summary: The Northwest Incident Management Team 10 has taken over management of the Natchez, Poker, Klondike, and Granite Fires. This management area will be referred to as the Natchez Fire. Current Situation: On the Natchez fire, crews continue to make good progress establishing control lines using heavy equipment and hand crews. The terrain is rugged and crews continue to work on cutting in roads and making access to the areas of the fire. This area is very rugged, and has been unsafe to put firefighters. The team is working on establishing action points for the area....