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Strong public engagement; defensive lines continue Location: 12 miles N of Mazama, WA Total Personnel: 53Acres: 90,000 U.S; 14,000 Canada Cause: Believed to be HumanContainment: 35% Start Date: July 23, 2017 Yesterday: The fire continued moving predominantly east in the Ashnola drainage as well as farther north into British Columbia. Smoke could be seen throughout the area as the fire progressed into the Little Willie drainage. The fire area continues to burn into steep, rugged terrain of the Pasaytan wilderness.The community meeting held in Winthrop was attended by 377 members of the area. The Type 3 management team and public information officers hosted the event, providing the public with an update to current fire conditions, weather forecasts for the fire area, and actions utilized to prepare indirect fireline on established roads south of the fire perimeter. An open house format was utilized to provide the public direct access to firefighters explaining the fire effort. “The...

Actualización – jueves 7 de septiembre, 2017 – 10:30 a.m. Bomberos continuaron trabajando en la contención del Incendio Eagle Creek durante toda la noche. Hubo crecimiento en la cantidad de acres debido a las operaciones de los bomberos, que incluye quemar combustibles de manera controlada para asegurar la línea de contención. Vientos del oeste aumentaron ayer por la tarde, causando varias pequeñas igniciones fuera de la línea de contención primaria, y dentro de la segunda línea de contingencia. La mayoría de las divisiones tenían actividad de baja intensidad y bomberos continuaron preparando y protegiendo residencias. Alrededor de las 4 de la mañana, los vientos aumentaron a 15 millas por hora, encendiendo el terreno cerca de una torre celular. Esta ignición también estaba dentro de la propuesta línea de contingencia. Con el nivel de contención ya al 5%, se empieza permitir algunas funciones esenciales de transportación. Los trenes de Union...

Informativa del Incendio, el dia de ayer en Brookings. Comportamiento Climatico y del Incendio: Alrededor de las 11:00 pm de anoche, se puso en efecto el enfocarse de una manera diligente la atencion por posibles inundaciones que podrian darce hacia el Norte en California y hacia el sureste en Oregon. Si la tormenta pronosticada, produce lluvias excesivas en areas que fueron quemadas anteriormente, podria ocurrir un fluido de escombros y deslice de lodo en las areas de drenaje. Se espera que el comportamiento del incendio incluya el extendimiento de la superficie en quema y tambien incidents aislados donde el fuego puede alcanzar la parte mas alta de cada uno de los arboles en la zona afectada.El patron de comportamiento del tiempo, empezara a cambiar al atardecer del dia Viernes y extendiendose hacia el fin de semana, trayendo como consecuencia, el incremento de la temperatura y niveles de humedad. Esta manana, el impacto del humo pesado continua dandose en las comunidades de tierra...

The fire is currently at 3,425 acres and containment is now at 20%. Crews continue to strengthen dozer lines from Forest Service Road (FSR) 980 to the fire perimeter. The Rogue River-Siskiyou and Fremont-Winema National Forests have placed an area closure on the entire Sky Lakes Wilderness Area. If traveling on Westside Road or through the Rocky Point area, please be vigilant and drive with caution as emergency traffic vehicles are in the area. When smoke is visible, motorists are encouraged to drive with their headlights on. The Fremont-Winema National Forest Area Closure remains in place. This Order closes portions of the forest around the incident to all vehicle and pedestrian entry. The perimeter of the Area Closure includes all Forest Lands west of Westside Road, east of Pelican Butte Road, north of the FSR 3554, and south of FSR 3519 Thunderstorms passed over the fire area yesterday bringing high winds and some moisture, the Red Flag Warning for abundant lightning is...

East Crater Fire (Indian Heaven Wilderness) and Bear Creek Fire (Bear Creek Watershed), Mount Adams Ranger District, Gifford Pinchot National Forest East Crater Fire: Fire activity continues to be minimal due to smoke shading the fire and forming a cap on the fire area. Current fire size is 467-acres. Mt Adams Ranger District personnel are scouting opportunities for improving roads adjacent to and outside of the wilderness to serve as contingency fire lines to protect adjacent values potentially at risk. The fire has been burning in the Indian Heaven Wilderness since September 3rd. FIRE CLOSURES: Hikers are advised that the Indian Heaven Wilderness and a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail are closed due to the fire. Campsites around the Indian Heaven Wilderness are also closed. For details visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/giffordpinchot/alerts-notices Bear Creek Fire: Activity on the Bear Creek Fire is low on Thursday morning due to higher relative humidity associated...

Miller Complex Fire Update Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team - Todd Pechota, Incident Commander Information Center: 541-899-5302 Hours of operation: 7 am – 9 pm Email: MillerComplex2017@gmail.com September 7, 2017 Current Situation: Very little rain fell over the fire yesterday and thunderstorms and showers are likely over the fire area today. Firefighters remain vigilant with a Red Flag warning for lightning on dry fuels throughout the day along with a flash flood watch through the evening. The continued smoke inversion over the fire is expected to minimize fire activity in many areas but also makes it unsafe to use firefighting aircraft. Today’s weather is also expected to present a favorable opportunity for firefighters to construct and improve containment line and conduct mop-up when available. Evacuations: The following areas remain under a Level 2 (Be Set) Evacuation Notice: The Kinney Creek Road (1090 Road) and Palmer Creek Road. Both sides of Upper Applegate...

Nash Fire Update, September 7 BEND –The Nash Fire, burning approximately 4 miles from Elk Lake, experienced minimal growth yesterday. Some light rain is expected on the fire today. Firefighters anticipate another 3 to 4 days of clearing vegetation along the Cascade Lakes Highway (Forest Road 46), which will create an opportunity should the fire move east for firefighters to protect the infrastructure around Elk and Hosmer Lakes and Cascade Lakes Highway. Approximately 100 firefighters are working on the Nash Fire under command of the Type 1 Incident Management Team (Southwest Team 1). Incident Commander Bea Day along with Deschutes National Forest leadership is managing the 6,159 acre fire. Direct action on the fire continues to be hampered by the steep terrain and safety hazards for firefighters. Crews will take direct action on the fire when they can safely engage. There is a Red Flag Warning again today, Thursday, for abundant lightning. The smoke and cloud cover should...

HORSE PRAIRIE FIRE September 7, 2017 9:00 a.m. Riddle, Oregon – The final footprint of the Horse Prairie fire has now been established in Douglas County and further fire growth is not anticipated. Current size is 16,436 acres and containment is 30%. Today’s action on the fire will be continued strengthening of control lines and burning areas that were included in the constructed fire line but not consumed by the fire. Burning these areas, now, in a controlled manner, with firefighters present, will help to prevent an unexpected fire flare-up after the main complement of firefighters leave. Smoke from these burnouts will be visible from Cow Creek Road but not be a threat to the control line. On Wednesday, September 6th effective 8:00 p.m. the evacuation level along Cow Creek Road was reduced from Level 3 to Level 2. Road blocks will remain staffed and residents may return without Douglas County Sheriff’s escort. Access to the public is restricted due to heavy fire truck...

Fire Information: (541) 316-7711 Containment: 60% Size: 24,079 Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5517/ Milli Fire September 7, 2017 Daily Update There is a Red Flag Warning in effect through Friday at 11:00 p.m. for abundant lightning and gusty outflow winds. If any new fires are ignited from lightning strikes in the Milli Fire area, the team will respond to them. Firefighters continue repairing and rehabilitating fire line along the northwestern edge of the fire area. Crews also continue monitoring the perimeter as it pushes into the lava flows along Highway 242 ensuring that all hot spots are monitored until cold. The majority of heat from this fire remains in the southwestern edge of the fire perimeter as it moves slowly south in the Pole Creek burn and west into rock. Acreage on this fire will likely grow moderately in the coming week while containment remains at 60%. The west side of the fire continues to burn down slope with occasional torching in pockets...

The Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest has issued a closure order due to the Norse Peak Fire. Several recreation areas are

Eagle Creek Fire and Indian Creek Fire UpdateThursday, September 7, 2017 – 10:30 a.m.Progress on the Eagle Creek Fire continued overnight. There was some fire growth as firefighters worked to secure fire lines near Cascade Locks and Bridal Veil by conducting burnout operations. Westerly winds picked up in the evening causing a few small spot fires around 8:00 p.m. These were within secondary fire lines, but kept firefighters busy making sure they were completely out. Most divisions of the fire had low-intensity fire activity, and firefighters continued to prepare and protect homes. Around 4:00 a.m., with winds again gusting to 15 miles per hour, a small spot fire ignited near a cell tower. This spot was also within contingency lines and firefighters worked to keep the fire within those lines. With the fire now 5% contained, some key transportation functions of the Gorge are beginning to return. Union Pacific trains successfully moved through on Wednesday, and the U.S. Coast...

EQUIPO #10 DE DIRECCIÓN DEINCIDENTES DEL NOROESTEAl Lawson - Comandante de incidentesCrecimiento mínimo del incendio bajo un cielo cubierto de humo en 6.900 acres.Jueves, 7 de septiembre de 2017Incendio: Uno Peak Completado: 1%Acres: 6.900 Fecha de inicio: 30 de agosto de 2017Causa: a ser determinada Ubicación: 15 millas al NO de Manson, WAPersonal total: 233 Carburantes/topografía: madera, pasto, terreño escarpadoAyer: el humo de los incendios de Montana cubrió la zona del incendio y mantuvo las temperaturas bajas y una humedad relativa más alta de la pronosticada. Sin embargo, el incendio permanece activo. El cielo cubierto de humo sigue afectando las operaciones aéreas al reducir la visibilidad a menos de una milla. Se produjo un pequeño foco en la Carretera 8200, pero fue extinguido.El área de Canoe Creek al oeste, y el área de Rancho Llama al sureste, siguen bajo Nivel 1 de evacuación.Se construyó una línea de contención indirecta hacia el lago, entre Falls Creek y...

According to an infrared (heat detecting) flight last night, the Chetco Bar Fire is 177,301 acres, an increase of 530 acres from the last measurement. It is generally located in Curry County, but enters Josephine County at the north end of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness and at the headwaters of Canyon Creek, south of Babyfoot Lake on the east. The Fire is eight miles west of the National Forest’s eastern boundary.In order to effectively address its current complexity, as of 8:00 pm on Wednesday, September 6, the east side of the Chetco Bar Fire is being managed by Northwest Incident Management Team #13 as the “Chetco East Zone”. This provides the opportunity to focus more efficiently on the local operational mission and give more detailed information to communities of Josephine County such as Selma, Kerby, Cave Junction, Takilma and O’Brien. Extensive cooperation and resource sharing will continue among all the fire managers.The Chetco East Zone has been divided into Divisions V,...

A blanket of dense widespread smoke moderated all fires in the complex yesterday. Thunderstorms moved through the area on Wednesday afternoon with scattered thunder and lightning. The storms dropped scattered to moderate amounts of rain overnight and into Thursday morning bringing temporary relief to the fire behavior exhibited earlier in the week. Yesterday’s Activity: Fire crews on the Spruce Lake Fire (13,601 ac) finished prepping and continued chipping along the west side of the North Entrance Road, the primary containment line on the NE flank. An engine crew patrolled along Hwy 230 looking for any spots as a result of the fire’s rapid spread Tuesday. Crews and engines held the eastern perimeter burnout along FR 3282 on the Blanket Creek Fire (29,154 ac) for the second consecutive day. Firefighters continued building handline on the SE corner of the fire to the wilderness boundary and evaluated containment options along the south. This fire again showed little movement...

Weather should Moderate Fire Behavior Today There is a Red Flag Warning again today, Thursday, for abundant lightning. The smoke and cloud cover should moderate fire activity but there is still the potential for strong outflow winds associated with thunderstorms which could increase fire activity. Approximately 865 personnel are assigned to the fires listed below. Resources include hand crews, helicopters, engines, dozers, water tenders, masticators, feller-bunchers, and chippers under the management of a Type 1 Incident Management Team. DETROIT RANGER DISTRICT – see Whitewater Fire on InciWeb for updates on the following fires The SCORPION FIRE (546 ac), burning in steep, inaccessible terrain, is expected to grow slowly toward the northwest. Crews finished the two-day task of thoroughly wrapping the historic 1934 Gold Butte lookout in fire resistant material. Today, they will continue chipping and clearing FSR 46 and the Humbug road. FSR 46, campgrounds and trailheads along...

Weather should Moderate Fire Behavior Today There is a Red Flag Warning again today, Thursday, for abundant lightning. The smoke and cloud cover should moderate fire activity but there is still the potential for strong outflow winds associated with thunderstorms which could increase fire activity. Approximately 865 personnel are assigned to the fires listed below. Resources include hand crews, helicopters, engines, dozers, water tenders, masticators, feller-bunchers, and chippers under the management of a Type 1 Incident Management Team. DETROIT RANGER DISTRICT – see Whitewater Fire on InciWeb for updates on the following fires The SCORPION FIRE (546 ac), burning in steep, inaccessible terrain, is expected to grow slowly toward the northwest. Crews finished the two-day task of thoroughly wrapping the historic 1934 Gold Butte lookout in fire resistant material. Today, they will continue chipping and clearing FSR 46 and the Humbug road. FSR 46, campgrounds and trailheads along...

Weather should Moderate Fire Behavior Today There is a Red Flag Warning again today, Thursday, for abundant lightning. The smoke and cloud cover should moderate fire activity but there is still the potential for strong outflow winds associated with thunderstorms which could increase fire activity. Approximately 865 personnel are assigned to the fires listed below. Resources include hand crews, helicopters, engines, dozers, water tenders, masticators, feller-bunchers, and chippers under the management of a Type 1 Incident Management Team. DETROIT RANGER DISTRICT – see Whitewater Fire on InciWeb for updates on the following fires The SCORPION FIRE (546 ac), burning in steep, inaccessible terrain, is expected to grow slowly toward the northwest. Crews finished the two-day task of thoroughly wrapping the historic 1934 Gold Butte lookout in fire resistant material. Today, they will continue chipping and clearing FSR 46 and the Humbug road. FSR 46, campgrounds and trailheads along...

Weather should Moderate Fire Behavior Today There is a Red Flag Warning again today, Thursday, for abundant lightning. The smoke and cloud cover should moderate fire activity but there is still the potential for strong outflow winds associated with thunderstorms which could increase fire activity. Approximately 865 personnel are assigned to the fires listed below. Resources include hand crews, helicopters, engines, dozers, water tenders, masticators, feller-bunchers, and chippers under the management of a Type 1 Incident Management Team. DETROIT RANGER DISTRICT – see Whitewater Fire on InciWeb for updates on the following fires The SCORPION FIRE (546 ac), burning in steep, inaccessible terrain, is expected to grow slowly toward the northwest. Crews finished the two-day task of thoroughly wrapping the historic 1934 Gold Butte lookout in fire resistant material. Today, they will continue chipping and clearing FSR 46 and the Humbug road. FSR 46, campgrounds and trailheads along...

Weather should Moderate Fire Behavior Today There is a Red Flag Warning again today, Thursday, for abundant lightning. The smoke and cloud cover should moderate fire activity but there is still the potential for strong outflow winds associated with thunderstorms which could increase fire activity. Approximately 865 personnel are assigned to the fires listed below. Resources include hand crews, helicopters, engines, dozers, water tenders, masticators, feller-bunchers, and chippers under the management of a Type 1 Incident Management Team. DETROIT RANGER DISTRICT – see Whitewater Fire on InciWeb for updates on the following fires The SCORPION FIRE (546 ac), burning in steep, inaccessible terrain, is expected to grow slowly toward the northwest. Crews finished the two-day task of thoroughly wrapping the historic 1934 Gold Butte lookout in fire resistant material. Today, they will continue chipping and clearing FSR 46 and the Humbug road. FSR 46, campgrounds and trailheads along...

Air Quality OutlookSmoke impacts are improving dramatically alongcoastal areas and communities on the Western portions ofthe fire. This is due to reduced fire activity and favorableweather conditions; thunderstorms, rainfall and gustywinds are helping to mix in cleaner air and push outresidual smoke. However, inland communities such asCave Junction, Grants Pass and the Rogue River Valleyremain in dense smoke this morning. These areas will alsosee improvement in air quality but Grants Pass may remainin the Unhealthy range as significant lingering smokeexists. Coastal areas, such as Brookings and Gold Beach,who saw dramatic improvement yesterday and overnight,are expected to remain in the Good to Moderate rangetoday.Fire: Low/Moderate fire behavior is expected as cool andwet weather moves in. A Red Flag Warning is in effect forlightning today. The fire is 177,301 acres burned and is 5%contained.Other: Gold Beach, Agness and Brookings smoke monitorsare currently being fixed. We hope to...