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El Sabado, Septiembre 16, 2017, a las 12 PM, Hood River Valley High School, 1220 Indian Creek Road, Hood River,

A community meeting for the Eagle Creek Fire will held at the Hood River Valley High School at 12:00 PM on Saturday, September 16th. Address: 1220 Indian Creek Road, Hood River, Oregon

For information on evacuations for the Eagle Creek Fire, please visit your local Sheriff Departments website or Facebook for current information. Hood River Sheriff: http://www.hoodriversheriff.com/news/breaking-news/Multnomah Sheriff: https://www.mcso.us/site/

Due to yesterday and last night’s active fire behavior, Hood River County Sheriff’s Office expanded Evacuation Levels for portions of Hood River County at 2pm today. The full evacuation notice along with maps of the evacuation zones can be found at: http://www.hoodriversheriff.com/news/breaking-news/ Zones A5 and A6 have been placed on Level 2 (“Get Set”) Evacuation NoticesZones A7, B4, B5, B6, and B7 have been placed on Level 1 (“Get Ready”) Evacuation NoticesThe Cascade Locks area remains at a Level 2 notice and the A4a zone remains at Level 3 (“Go!”) Today brought a decrease in fire behavior, allowing incident managers to implement burn out operations in the area between Herman Creek and Shellrock Mountain. Aerial ignitions have been successful, slowly bringing a controlled line of fire down slope towards the powerline corridor where dozer line has been placed to help stop the fire’s spread. If conditions allow, aerial ignitions will continue tomorrow between...

A ‘meet and greet’ gathering for Elk Lake area residents and businesses to discuss the Nash Fire will be held at 3 PM on Friday, Sept. 15, at the Elk Lake Resort and Marina, 60000 SW Century Drive, Bend, OR 97701. Fire managers for the Horse Creek Complex and other officials will provide current information on wildland fire activities and answer

Evacuation Levels Lowered in the Elk and Lava Lake Areas - 09/14/17 https://twitter.com/DeschutesSO/status/908424592762400768Released by: Sgt. Nathan Garibay, Emergency Services Manager The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office has continued to coordinate with fire managers on the Nash Fire as well as the Deschutes National Forest. Due to current and expected conditions on the Nash Fire, we are lowering evacuation levels as follows: Level 2 (Set) to Level 1 (Ready): Areas surrounding Elk Lake and Hosmer Lake including: Elk Lake Resort, Elk Lake Cabins, Elk Lake CG, Point CG, Little Fawn CG, Mallard Marsh CG, Sunset View Day Use Area, Beach Day Use Area, and Quinn Meadows Horse Camp. Level 1: Means "BE READY" for potential evacuation. Residents should be aware of the danger that exists in their area, monitor emergency services websites and local media outlets for information. This is the time for preparation and precautionary movements of persons with special needs, mobile property and...

Evacuation Levels Lowered in the Elk and Lava Lake Areas - 09/14/17 https://twitter.com/DeschutesSO/status/908424592762400768Released by: Sgt. Nathan Garibay, Emergency Services Manager The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office has continued to coordinate with fire managers on the Nash Fire as well as the Deschutes National Forest. Due to current and expected conditions on the Nash Fire, we are lowering evacuation levels as follows: Level 2 (Set) to Level 1 (Ready): Areas surrounding Elk Lake and Hosmer Lake including: Elk Lake Resort, Elk Lake Cabins, Elk Lake CG, Point CG, Little Fawn CG, Mallard Marsh CG, Sunset View Day Use Area, Beach Day Use Area, and Quinn Meadows Horse Camp. Level 1: Means "BE READY" for potential evacuation. Residents should be aware of the danger that exists in their area, monitor emergency services websites and local media outlets for information. This is the time for preparation and precautionary movements of persons with special needs, mobile property and...

The Marion County Sheriff's Office moved the evacuation level from Level 2 (Set) to Level 3 (Go) for the areas of Breitenbush Hot Springs and Breitenbush/Devil Creek Summer Homes. These areas are now being threatened by the Little Devil Fire and are no longer considered safe for occupation.Working in cooperation with fire managers, the Marion County Board of Commissioners, Marion County Emergency Management and the Marion County Fire Defense Board, deputy sheriffs will be responding to the area and posting residences and notifying building occupants that it is recommended they evacuate immediately. The Breitenbush area is a vacation destination with very few permanent residents and the area has been at a Level 2 evacuation for several weeks, as a result few residents remain in the area. The intent of the evacuation is to notify those few remaining residents and message to those planning to come to the area to seek other options until the area is safe for return.For the most up to date...

El dia Miercoles, la actividad incendaria mas significativa, en el Incendio de Chetco Bar East Zone se dio al final del perimetro Norte. Se observaron quemazones lentos sin llamas, con llamas bajas, llamas rapidas moviendose cuesta arriba y algunos arboles encendidos cerca de la herradura del Rio Illinois (Illinois River). Los bomberos y las maquinas masticadoras estan trabajando en completar la apertura de la linea de fuego del Incendio Biscuit hacia el Este. Con respecto al Incendio No. 784 (Indigo Fire), situado en West Fork (Oeste) del riachuelo Indigo (Indigo Creek), estuvo activo el dia de ayer. Ha alcanzo un tamano de 182 acres. El Incendio fue detectado el Lunes, 11 de Septiembre y esta localizado acerca de 10 millas Norte de distancia del Incendio de Chetco Bar. Los helicopteros regaron la zona a travez del dia de ayer para reducir la dispersion del fuego. Bomberos de trabajo manual, tractores y maquinas masticadoras continuaron preparando los caminos 055 y 510 a fin de crear...

Las ordenes de Evacuacion para el Condado de Curry, fueron re-evaluadas el dia 13 de los corrientes. Las siguientes areas estan bajo Nivel de Orden de Evacuacion No. 1: •Hacia el Sur de la linea del Condado de Curry en la parte al frente del Oceano, al Norte de el area del Rio Pistol (Pistol River), incluyendo: -La Carretera de Carpenterville y todos los caminos de acceso que intersectan el area Este y Oeste; -La carretera de Gardner ridge desde la interseccion de North Bank al camino de Palmer View. -De la carretera North Bank Chetco hasta Loeb Park, y en el area de South Bank Chetco hasta el Centro de Golf (Salmon Run Golf Course). •El Nivel de orden de Evacuacion No. 1 de Evacuacion tambien esta en efecto para las areas del Norte, en California. Las areas siguientes estan bajo Nivel de orden de Evacuacion No. 2: -Al Este, arriba del camino de Peavine (Peavine Road) en el drenaje de Winchuck. -En el South Bank de Chetco mas arriba del Centro de Golf (Salmon Run Gold...

EQUIPO DE DIRECCIÓN DE INCIDENTES DEL NOROESTE Al Lawson – Comandante de incidente El clima permite que se fortalezcan las líneas con operaciones de quemar Jueves, 14 de septiembre de 2017 Incendio: Uno Peak Completado: 10% Acres: 8.060 Fecha de inicio: 30 de agosto de 2017 Causa: Bajo investigación Ubicación: a 15 millas NO de Manson, WA Personal total: 317 Carburante/topografía: madera, pasto, terreno escarpado Ayer: Carburantes secos continuos en Lone Fir Creek contribuyeron a que el fuego siguiera ardiendo con un crecimiento adicional de menos de 200 acres. También hubo una columna de humo visible en el área de Big Goat Mountain. Otras partes del fuego tuvieron una actividad de fuego moderado. A medida que equipos terminaban de apagar por completo partes ardiente cerca del campamento South Navarre, se iniciaron operaciones de quema para mejorar la línea al sur del campamento hacia Nelson Butte....

Miller Complex Fire Update Sept. 14, 2017 NW Incident Management Team (IMT) 9, Brian Goff, Incident Commander Current Situation: Firefighting operations continue to meet objectives using the resources available with public and firefighter safety as the top priority. Over the past few days, crews have made good progress with 47% overall containment on the complex. Containment has been achieved on the Burnt Peak Fire and is near completion on the Creedence and Bigelow Fires. Firefighters continue to conduct patrol and mop-up operations around the perimeter of all of these fires. The public can still expect to see wisps of smoke and smoldering within the interior of these fires until a season-ending event occurs. Meanwhile, crews on the Abney fire are continuing to improve and secure containment lines to the east and northwest and patrolling indirect handline on the west flank. Crews are securing the line on the northeast corner of the fire and back-hauling some...

EQUIPO DE DIRECCIÓN DE INCIDENTES DEL NOROESTE Al Lawson – Comandante de incidente Aumento en la actividad de incendio por el lado oeste con clima caliente y ventoso Miércoles, 13 de septiembre de 2017 Incendio: Uno Peak Completado: 10% Acres: 7,879 Fecha de inicio: 30 de agosto de 2017 Causa: Bajo investigación Ubicación: a 15 millas NO de Manson, WA Personal total: 323 Carburante/topografía: madera, pasto, terreno escarpado Ayer: condiciones calientes y secas contribuyeron a comportamiento de fuego activo. La mayoría de actividad fue en el lado oeste del fuego en la parte superior de Lone Fir Creek y el drenaje Safety Harbor, fuera de la ciudad.Se ha completado la línea de contención a lo largo de Nelson Butte hasta Lake Chelan. Equipos fortalecieron y mejoraron las líneas de buldócer y de mano por la cresta hasta el lago. Los equipos también trabajaron para asegurar la línea en el lado noreste superior del fuego cerca del...

Jones Fire Camp is completely moved to Dexter State Recreation Site. Access and use of the popular South Bank Fishing Area is closed. The closure point is at the existing entrance to the Dexter State Recreation Site off of State Highway 58. We would like to remind the public to expect additional fire traffic congestion in this area. The Team appreciates the public support for the firefighting efforts and the partnership with the Oregon Parks and Recreation and the surrounding communities. Cooler temperatures and higher relative humidity values helped firefighting efforts yesterday. Actions yesterday included numerous helicopter water drops on the active fire areas in the southeast corner. Work continued on the preparation of a contingency line in that area. Today’s cooler temperatures and higher relative humidity values will assist our fire efforts. Portions of the fire on the south and west side are in patrol and monitor status. Forest Road 1825 and containment lines to the east...

FIRE UPDATE: Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 10:00 am EAST CRATER FIRE INFORMATION: 509 395-3360 East Crater Fire (Indian Heaven Wilderness), Mount Adams Ranger District, Gifford Pinchot National Forest EAST CRATER FIRE: Low humidity and east winds on Wednesday helped fuel an increase in the size of the fire by approximately 20 acres, moving the fire towards the eastern edge of the wilderness boundary. Late afternoon helicopter water bucket drops helped checked the spread of the fire. Resources from the East Crater Fire also responded yesterday to a .2 acre fire near Eckhart Point, approximately nine miles northwest of Trout Lake off of Forest Road 23. That fire was controlled by early evening. Late Wednesday a six person engine crew and two fallers arrived to support the East Crater fire suppression efforts. Gusty winds this afternoon may push the fire towards indirect lines on Forest Road 6035, east of the wilderness. Fire managers have planned for this...

Burn out operations are beginning between Herman Creek and Shellrock Mountain. We'll be using aerial ignition, a tactic used in burn operations when it is unsafe to put firefighters on the ground. Plastic Spherical Dispenser (PSD) balls (about the size of ping pong balls) are injected with an oxidizing agent and ethylene glycol-based antifreeze that causes an exothermic chemical reaction at the time of release. This process provides a reliable auto-ignition with a consistent time delay, allowing the PSDs to reach the ground before ignition. In addition to helping keep our firefighters safe, PSDs are a valuable tool to straighten edges of a fire, provide additional depth in specific areas and are great for steep country where we want fire to back down slopes with low intensity.

Horse Creek Complex and Rebel FireUpdate for Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, 9 a.m.Fire Information: (541) 719-8371Online: inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/3860https//facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017 Rebel Fire: 8,410 acres Horse Creek Complex: Olallie Lookout Fire, 1,500 acres; Roney Fire, 3,349 acres; Avenue Fire, 2,570 acres; Separation Fire, 17,636 acres; Nash Fire, 6,680 acres. Current Resources: Personnel, 424; Crews, 10; Helicopters, 2; Engines, 21; Dozers, 5; Water Tenders, 7; Masticators, 5; Skidgens, 7. A Community Meeting will be held tonight, 7 p.m., at the McKenzie High School Gym, 51187 Blue River Dr., in Finn Rock. Members of the Alaska Team and agency administrators will present the current situation about the fires and answer questions from the public. Current Situation: Avenue Fire: A helicopter and an amphibious “Scooper Plane” making water drops supported firefighters on the ground Wednesday as they controlled the fire’s movement towards established firebreaks. The...

Horse Creek Complex and Rebel FireUpdate for Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, 9 a.m.Fire Information: (541) 719-8371Online: inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/3860https//facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017 Rebel Fire: 8,410 acres Horse Creek Complex: Olallie Lookout Fire, 1,500 acres; Roney Fire, 3,349 acres; Avenue Fire, 2,570 acres; Separation Fire, 17,636 acres; Nash Fire, 6,680 acres. Current Resources: Personnel, 424; Crews, 10; Helicopters, 2; Engines, 21; Dozers, 5; Water Tenders, 7; Masticators, 5; Skidgens, 7. A Community Meeting will be held tonight, 7 p.m., at the McKenzie High School Gym, 51187 Blue River Dr., in Finn Rock. Members of the Alaska Team and agency administrators will present the current situation about the fires and answer questions from the public. Current Situation: Avenue Fire: A helicopter and an amphibious “Scooper Plane” making water drops supported firefighters on the ground Wednesday as they controlled the fire’s movement towards established firebreaks. The...

Horse Creek Complex and Rebel Fire Update for Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, 9 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 719-8371 Online: inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/3860 https//facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017 Rebel Fire: 8,410 acres Horse Creek Complex: Olallie Lookout Fire, 1,500 acres; Roney Fire, 3,349 acres; Avenue Fire, 2,570 acres; Separation Fire, 17,636 acres; Nash Fire, 6,680 acres. Current Resources: Personnel, 424; Crews, 10; Helicopters, 2; Engines, 21; Dozers, 5; Water Tenders, 7; Masticators, 5; Skidgens, 7. A Community Meeting will be held tonight, 7 p.m., at the McKenzie High School Gym, 51187 Blue River Dr., in Finn Rock. Members of the Alaska Team and agency administrators will present the current situation about the fires and answer questions from the public. Current Situation: Avenue Fire: A helicopter and an amphibious “Scooper Plane” making water drops supported firefighters on the ground Wednesday as they controlled the fire’s movement towards established...

Fire Info: 509-996-4040 (NEW) Facebook: diamondcreekfire2017 Website: https://inciweb/nwcg.gov/incident/5409/ Email: diamondcreekfire@gmail.com Automated updates: diamondcreekfire.blogpost.com Fire Info: 509-996-4040 Facebook: diamondcreekfire2017 Website: https://inciweb/nwcg.gov/incident/5409/ Email: diamondcreekfire@gmail.com Automated updates: diamondcreekfire.blogpost.com Canada: http://bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/OneFire.asp?ID=673 Location: 11 miles NNW of Mazama, WA Total Personnel: 154 Acres: 95,390 U.S; 23,610 (9,555 hectares) Canada Cause: Believed to be Human Containment: 30% Start Date: July 23, 2017 Harts Pass Road Closed to Public Traffic Update: The Diamond Creek Fire continued to experience growth in the Monument and Pat Creek drainages. The strong north winds did not move the fire significantly south in either drainage. In Pat Creek, the...