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Evacuation levels were lowered today in Multnomah County and around Cascade Locks as officials determined it was safe for residents to return to their homes. However, continued fire movement east of Herman Creek caused the Hood River County Sheriff to increase evacuation levels in areas west of Hood River. A limited area was upgraded to Level 3 (“Go”) while another was put on a Level 2 (“Be Set”) notice. For specific details, visit the appropriate county website: Multnomah County: http://www.flashalert.net/id/MCSO Hood River County: http://www.hoodriversheriff.com/news/breaking-news/ Wind continued to push the fire beyond Nick Eaton Ridge toward Casey Creek and Shellrock Mountain on the Northeast corner. Fire burning in this area has produced much of the smoke impacting areas around the fire. As conditions allowed, helicopters dropped water to slow the fire’s spread. Firefighters built and reinforced line along the I-84 corridor to Mitchell Point. Work also continues on...

The Curry County Sheriff’s Office, working in cooperation with local fire departments, law enforcement agencies, and the Chetco Bar Unified Command issued a modified Evacuation Order,effective 4:00 pm, September 13, 2017. This order applies only to those areas affected by the previous Chetco Bar Fire evacuation order.Level 1 Evacuation Area Information:The following areas are under a Level 1 Evacuation:• Southern Curry County line at the sea front, north to the Pistol River area, including:• Carpenterville Road and all intersecting roads east and west• Gardner Ridge Road from the intersection of North Bank to Palmer View Road• North Bank Chetco Road to Loeb Park, and• South Bank Chetco Road to the Salmon Run Golf CourseLevel 2 Evacuation Area Information:The following areas are under a Level 2 Evacuation:• East above Peavine Road in the Winchuck Drainage• South Bank of the Chetco above Salmon Run Golf Course• North Bank of the Chetco above Loeb Park to include...

Este Martes, la actividad incendaria mas significativa, en el Incendio de Chetco Bar se dio sobre el perimetro Suroeste, se derramo agua y retardadores con el fin de detener un poco la expansion del Incendio en esta area.En el area del Incendio de Chetco East Zone, Incendio No. 784 (Indigo Fire), situado en West Fork (Oeste) del riachuelo Indigo (Indigo Creek), alcanzo un tamano de 134 acres. El fuego esta localizado acerca de una milla al Oeste de la linea de los condados de Curry y Josephine, aproximadamente 10 millas Norte de el Incendio de el Incendio Chetco Bar. Mientras el fuego esta quemando terrenos bien empinados, dos tractores y 4 batallones, estan trabajando en la preparacion de los sistemas de caminos 055 y 510 para abrir el acceso y para lineas de contencion de incendio con el fin de prevenir que el fuego se extienda hacia el Este. El Incendio de Chetco Bar East Zone, se esta coordinando con para responder de una manera aunada, a el Incendio No. 784/Incendio Indigo...

Partial Restriction of Cascade Lakes HighwayTraffic on a portion of the Cascade Lakes Highway near Elk Lake will be restricted to one lane with a pilot car starting on Friday, September 15, 2017.Lane restrictions are anticipated to be in effect through at least Sunday, September 17, 2017. Longer restrictions may be necessary. Firefighters assigned to the Horse Creek Complex fires, which include the Nash and Separation Fires on the Willamette National Forest, are working along the roadway to clear a 300-foot firebreak. Trees are being felled and decked in the area. Heavy equipment and trucks are parked along the highway. In addition, visibility may be limited due to smoke in the area. The public should expect sporadic travel delays, limited visibility due to smoke, and increased traffic from firefighting efforts along this portion of the Cascade Lakes Highway. For more information on this, the Nash Fire, or any other fires in the Horse Creek Complex, please call (541) 719-8371.

Mount Rainier National Park News Release For Immediate Release Patti Wold, 360-569-6563 Sunrise and White River Areas Reopen: Evacuation Drops to Level 1 September 13, 2017—After being closed due to fire activity outside of the park the Sunrise and White River areas reopened this morning at 8:00 am. Facilities in the area, including the White River Campground and area trails, are now also open to normal use. The evacuation level for the White River and Sunrise area has dropped from a Level 2 to a Level 1, which means to "Be Alert." Fire danger still exists in the greater area and all personnel and visitors should monitor the situation. The park will provide updates in the event of a change in the evacuation status to a voluntary or mandatory evacuation. Visitors are asked to use caution when traveling SR 410 in the park and to the north as fire equipment and personnel will be on and along the roadway. Smoke may also be heavy at times in the area. Please use caution and protect...

Partial Restriction of Cascade Lakes Highway Traffic on a portion of the Cascade Lakes Highway near Elk Lake will be restricted to one lane with a pilot car starting on Friday, September 15, 2017. Lane restrictions are anticipated to be in effect through at least Sunday, September 17, 2017. Longer restrictions may be necessary. Firefighters assigned to the Horse Creek Complex fires, which include the Nash and Separation Fires on the Willamette National Forest, are working along the roadway to clear a 300-foot firebreak. Trees are being felled and decked in the area. Heavy equipment and trucks are parked along the highway. In addition, visibility may be limited due to smoke in the area. The public should expect sporadic travel delays, limited visibility due to smoke, and increased traffic from firefighting efforts along this portion of the Cascade Lakes Highway. For more information on this, the Nash Fire, or any other fires in the Horse Creek Complex, please call (541)...

USDA Forest Service, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Emergency Area Closure Order No. 06-10-26-17-32. In order to mitigate risk to public safety, a temporary area closure in the Chetco Bar Fire area is effective beginning September 5, 2017. This order supersedes Order No. 06-10-26-17-28. For more details and map, please see related file or

Community MeetingHorse Creek and Rebel Fires7:00 PM Thursday, September 14McKenzie School Gym51187 Blue River Drive, Finn Rock,

Included are some important safety tips for residents as they begin to move back into areas that had previously been under evacuation. HAZARDS ▪ Shallow root systems have burned and standing dead trees (snags) will fall easily, especially in high winds. ▪ Walking through blackened areas is not safe for anyone, including pets. White ash may indicate deep pockets of heat where roots and ground vegetation continues to burn below ground level. ▪ Fire equipment remains in the area. Use caution when driving and keep lights on at all times. ACTIVE FIRE ▪ The Jolly Mountain Fire continues to burn. Stay prepared to [re]evacuate if conditions change. You will be notified by law enforcement if this need arises. ▪ You will likely see flames in the interior of the fire, they will be more noticeable at night. ▪ Firefighters are continuing to locate and extinguish hot spots.

A public meeting has been scheduled for September 13, 2017 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Lowell Rural Fire District Fire Station located at 389 North Pioneer St., Lowell, OR 97452. This will be an opportunity for the public to hear the latest fire information and ask questions about the Jones Fire. The existing Jones Fire Base Camp, located in the Lowell Sate Park, will finish moving today. The new Fire Camp will be located at the Dexter State Recreation Site. Access and use of the popular South Bank Fishing Area will be closed. The closure point will be at the existing entrance to the Dexter State Recreation Site off of State Highway 58. We would like to remind the public to expect the addition fire traffic congestion in this area. The Team does appreciate the public support for the firefighting efforts and partnership with the Oregon Parks and Recreation and the surrounding communities. As a result of hotter and drier weather experienced on the fire, the southeast corner of the fire...

Community Meeting Horse Creek and Rebel Fires 7:00 PM Thursday, September 14 McKenzie School Gym 51187 Blue River Drive, Finn Rock, OR

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – The Ochoco National Forest has expanded a temporary road, trail and area closure for the Desolation Fire to promote public health and safety while the fire is actively burning and firefighters are engaged in a suppression effort. The order temporarily prohibits the public from entering Mill Creek Wilderness and Forest Service land north of the wilderness, up to and including Forest Service Roads 27/2730/2745 to the north and northeast of the fire. See attached order and map for details. The Forest appreciates public tolerance during the suppression efforts and will reopen the area to the public as soon as it’s deemed safe to do so.

El Incendio de Chetco Bar esta siendo manejado por el Equipo No. 1 para Manejo de Incidente de Great Basin, bajo el Comando Unificado con el Servicio Forestal de los Estados Unidos y la Asociacion para la Proteccion del Bosque Coos. Seguridad de la comunidad y de los bomberos, es una prioridad para el Equipo No. 1 de los encargados de Incidentes de Great Basin. El Martes, las tendencias climaticas permitio a los bomberos utilizar tacticas directas de supresion, con la presencia de Temperaturas un poco frias, humedad un poco alta, algunas nubes cubriendo la zona del fuego y vientos livianos. Ademas, las operaciones aereas fueron realizadas en su maxima capacidad, al tomar ventaja de cielos despejados y de los vientos livianos. Los recursos de agua y retardadores de incendio fueron derramados dentro de las areas en quema para bajar un poco las temperaturas al eje del fuego en porciones donde los bomberos pudieron realizar su trabajo, con el fin de llevar a cabo ataques directos cerca...

Nash Fire: There has not been much change in the perimeter during the last few days. It is still burning close to the edge of Nash Lake and is approximately 4 miles from Elk Lake. Crews and heavy equipment working along the Cascade Lakes Highway are removing dense vegetation and thinning trees to create a fuel break. They expect to finish in 5 to 7 days. The fuel break is being constructed to protect the Elk and Lava lakes areas and to halt fire spread to the east, in the event the fire moves over the Cascade Crest.

Current evacuation changes for Hood River:UPDATE: Hood River County Evacuation Changes for #EagleCreekFire: http://bit.ly/2wXNaLh

Nash Fire: There has not been much change in the perimeter during the last few days. It is still burning close to the edge of Nash Lake and is approximately 4 miles from Elk Lake. Crews and heavy equipment working along the Cascade Lakes Highway are removing dense vegetation and thinning trees to create a fuel break. They expect to finish in 5 to 7 days. The fuel break is being constructed to protect the Elk and Lava lakes areas and to halt fire spread to the east, in the event the fire moves over the Cascade Crest.

Fire Closure Area Reduced on the Umpqua National Forest Closure reduced, trail and campground open. Roseburg, OR - September 12, 2017, 1:00 p.m. Forest Service officials released a revised set of closures on the Umpqua National Forest, effective September 11, 2017. Of note are the reduced area closure for Cougar Bluffs, the Fall Creek Trail and the Williams Creek Trail are now open. The Bogus Creek, Island and Apple Creek campground are also open. Forest Road 29 on the Tiller Ranger District is now open. All closed roads, areas, recreation sites, trails, river segments, and highway pull-outs can be found on Order 06-15-00-17-381 at https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd558669.pdf Visitors are encouraged to review additional closures adjacent to the Umpqua National Forest that can be found on the websites for the Willamette, Rogue River-Siskiyou, Deschutes, and Fremont-Winema national forests. For more information about closures, contact the Umpqua National...

Good morning, Rick Miller Operations Section Chief. I'll give you an update on what happened yesterday and a little bit of what our plans are for today. Starting on the west end in the Bridal Veil area crews made really good progress both on the north side and the south side. They were mopping up. That's looking really good in there. On both sides of the [west] fire edge spot fires are looking really good. There's no heat at all in them. There's no chance of movement. Coming down the Highway 84 corridor we did have quite a few crews looking at some of these areas. The fire had not quite burned down to our control feature and we went in there direct so it would not burn anymore, or burn those out, so Highway 84 corridor is looking good all the way up to Cascade Locks. The burnout from three days ago we had people patrolling and mopping up so that's looking really good. Our Prep line out further in advance of the fire was implemented so that looks good. Coming over to around the east...

The Mount Rainer National Park has lifted some previous closures: Sunrise, White River, White River Campground, Ohanapecosh Visitor Center and Campground, Grove of the Patriarchs, Silver

Location: High Cascades Ranger District, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Klamath Ranger District, Fremont-Winema National Forest, Crater Lake National Park Start Date: North Pelican August 10, 2017, Spruce Lake July 29, 2017, Blanket Creek July 26, 2017 Cause: Lightning Size: 98,379 Acres Percent Contained: 28% (% encompasses total of both East and West zone of the complex) Vegetation: timber, brush, heavy logging slash Resources Assigned: 689 personnel (Personnel for the entire complex) Incident Commander: Steve Millert/Dave Gesser with the Southwest Area Type 2 Incident Management Team 3 Closure Information: As a result of the fires in the High Cascades Complex, a number of area road and trail closures are in place within Crater Lake National Park, Rogue-River Siskiyou, Umpqua, and Fremont-Winema National Forests. More road and trail closures may go into effect as the fires progress. For specific closure information, visit...