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 Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687   Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.gov Potter Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/ Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/WATCH FOR FIRE TRAFFIC: As you begin your Labor Day holiday weekend, remember you are sharing the road with wildland fire crews in the area. We ask everyone to slow down, particularily along Highway 138, and be vigilant to keep the community and our firefighters safe. RED FLAG WARNINGS: Red flag warnings today across the area. Winds SW 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Temperatures in the high 80's to 90 degrees and critically low humidity. A cold front comes in on Friday evening from the WNW bringing a 5-10% of rain through Saturday morning, with clearing skies by noon Saturday.Big Swamp Fire: Sprinklers systems installed along the 2153 road have...

Friday weather will test lines on the Rum Creek Fire MERLIN, Ore. – Wildland firefighters are steadily reinforcing lines with strategic firing operations where conditions allow, holding lines and also preparing for future ignitions.  “We’re making progress,” said John Spencer, operations chief for Northwest IMT 13. “The next couple of days will be a test on all the work we’ve done, due to upcoming Red Flag weather for Friday’s shift.”  Today, crews used tactical burning to close an unburned pocket of fuel along the southern fire edge and to proactively stop fire progression northeast of Grave Creek Bridge. Structural task forces are mopping up and monitoring a 200-foot perimeter around the community of Galice and Almeda Bar areas. Resources in this area are using thermal imaging cameras (TIC) to identify hot spots near residential areas.   Warm temperatures and low humidity levels tonight will allow the fire to remain active and could cause uphill runs,...

 BAKER CITY, Ore. (September 1, 2022) – The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest will be hosting a public meeting in response to the Wallowa-Whitman Wildfires on September 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Joseph Community Center, 201 North Main Street in Joseph, OR.During the meeting, presenters from the U.S. Forest Service, will discuss updates to each fire status and future planning. The overall goal of the meeting is to keep the public informed about fires occurring on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and answer potential questions residents may have. Community members are also encouraged to visit InciWeb for continued updates on the Nebo, Sturgill, and Double Creek fires. Fire Updates as of 07:00am September 1, 2022 Nebo Fire · SIZE: 3,086 Acres · CONTAINMENT: 0% · CAUSE: Lightning · PERSONNEL: 29 · LOCATION: Lick Creek Drainage · Fire type: Manage Wilderness Fire utilizing suppression efforts to protect private property and USFS infrastructure. Sturgill Fire...

BAKER CITY, Ore. (September 1, 2022) – The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest will be hosting a public meeting in response to the Wallowa-Whitman Wildfires on September 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Joseph Community Center, 201 North Main Street in Joseph, OR.   During the meeting, presenters from the U.S. Forest Service, will discuss updates to each fire status and future planning. The overall goal of the meeting is to keep the public informed about fires occurring on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and answer potential questions residents may have.   Community members are also encouraged to visit InciWeb for continued updates on the Nebo, Sturgill, and Double Creek fires. Fire Updates as of 07:00am September 1, 2022 Nebo Fire · SIZE: 3,086 Acres · CONTAINMENT: 0% · CAUSE: Lightning · PERSONNEL: 29 · LOCATION: Lick Creek Drainage · Fire type: Manage Wilderness Fire utilizing suppression efforts to protect private property and USFS infrastructure. ...

  BAKER CITY, Ore. (September 1, 2022) – The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest will be hosting a public meeting in response to the Wallowa-Whitman Wildfires on September 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Joseph Community Center, 201 North Main Street in Joseph, OR.   During the meeting, presenters from the U.S. Forest Service, will discuss updates to each fire status and future planning. The overall goal of the meeting is to keep the public informed about fires occurring on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and answer potential questions residents may have.   Community members are also encouraged to visit InciWeb for continued updates on the Nebo, Sturgill, and Double Creek fires. Fire Updates as of 07:00am September 1, 2022 Nebo Fire · SIZE: 3,086 Acres · CONTAINMENT: 0% · CAUSE: Lightning · PERSONNEL: 29 · LOCATION: Lick Creek Drainage · Fire type: Manage Wilderness Fire utilizing suppression efforts to protect private property and USFS infrastructure....

 Información actual de los Incendios Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp -1ro/09/2022 Línea de Información: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm) Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.gov Incendio Potter InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/ Incendio Windigo InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/ Incendio Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/MANEJE CON CUIDADO: Este fin de semana se celebra el Dia del Trabajo (Labor Day), turistas, residentes y los bomberos estarán movilizándose sobre las mismas carreteras. Por favor, maneje despacio y con cautela para mantener la seguridad de todos.Condiciones Climáticas: Para el día de hoy, se presentarán condiciones críticas en el clima con temperaturas altas y vientos variables. El día de mañana, se estará vigilando detenidamente el comportamiento del clima para las áreas del Incendio Windigo. Se ha incrementado el viento proveniente del suroeste, trayendo un...

 Información actual de los Incendios Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp -1ro/09/2022 Línea de Información: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm) Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.gov Incendio Potter InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/ Incendio Windigo InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/ Incendio Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/MANEJE CON CUIDADO: Este fin de semana se celebra el Dia del Trabajo (Labor Day), turistas, residentes y los bomberos estarán movilizándose sobre las mismas carreteras. Por favor, maneje despacio y con cautela para mantener la seguridad de todos.Condiciones Climáticas: Para el día de hoy, se presentarán condiciones críticas en el clima con temperaturas altas y vientos variables. El día de mañana, se estará vigilando detenidamente el comportamiento del clima para las áreas del Incendio Windigo. Se ha incrementado el viento proveniente del suroeste, trayendo un...

 Información actual de los Incendios Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp -1ro/09/2022 Línea de Información: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm) Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.gov Incendio Potter InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/ Incendio Windigo InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/ Incendio Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/MANEJE CON CUIDADO: Este fin de semana se celebra el Dia del Trabajo (Labor Day), turistas, residentes y los bomberos estarán movilizándose sobre las mismas carreteras. Por favor, maneje despacio y con cautela para mantener la seguridad de todos.Condiciones Climáticas: Para el día de hoy, se presentarán condiciones críticas en el clima con temperaturas altas y vientos variables. El día de mañana, se estará vigilando detenidamente el comportamiento del clima para las áreas del Incendio Windigo. Se ha incrementado el viento proveniente del suroeste, trayendo un...

Current Situation: Weather caused the fire to be active yesterday. As the inversion lifted in the afternoon, it opened the atmosphere allowing increased airflow, combined with hot and dry conditions, fire behavior increased. Activity is expected to be less today because the atmosphere is anticipated to be more stable. Smoke will continue to be visible in nearby communities. Visit https://www.airnow.gov/ for air quality information and real-time smoke map. Today’s Activities: Firefighters are preparing hand dug fireline connecting it to a road near Alice Creek on the west side of the fire. This handline will allow firefighters to consider igniting vegetation between them and where the fire is burning. Burning back into the fire consumes burnable vegetation and allows firefighters to have more control over where the fire can burn. This strategy is being used to allow firefighters to identify safe access points where they can still suppress the fire. Chipping continues in the...

 Actualización de los incendios White River e Irving Peak 1 de septiembre de 2022 - 9:00 AM Plain, WA – Los incendios de White River e Irving Peak comenzaron mediante rayos el 11 de agosto. Arden en el Bosque Nacional Okanagan-Wenatchee, a unas15 millas al noroeste de Plain, WA. Operaciones – Se están combatiendo los incendios White River e Irving Peak usando una táctica de supresión completa.  Debido al terreno muy empinado e inaccesible que dificulta el ataque directo, los bomberos utilizan métodos de ataque indirecto y aeronaves para detener la propagación del fuego. Incendio White River Acres: 1,165; 1% contención Ubicación: Área de Sears Creek del drenaje del río White, unas 14 millas al noroeste de Plain, WA Ayer, el incendio White River se mantuvo activo a lo largo del borde sur. Los helicópteros vertieron agua para disminuir la propagación del fuego hacia el sur y el sureste. Hubo una columna visible de humo en la esquina suroeste pero viento del oeste...

White River and Irving Peak Fire Update September 1, 2022 9:00 AM Plain, WA – Lightning started the White River and Irving Peak Fires on August 11. The fires are burning on the Okanagan-Wenatchee National Forest, northwest of Plain, WA. Operations – The White River and Irving Peak fires are being fought using a full suppression tactic. Firefighters are using indirect attack methods and aircraft to check fire spread due to the very steep and inaccessible terrain which makes direct attack difficult. White River Fire Acres: 1,165; 1% contained Location: Sears Creek area of the White River drainage, approximately 14 miles NW of Plain, WA. Yesterday, the White River Fire remained active along the southern edge. Helicopters delivered water drops to reduce fire spread to the south and southeast. There was a visible column of smoke in the southwest corner and wind from the west sheared the column off, pushing smoke into the White River Canyon. Fuel moisture remains high along the fire’s...

Progress on the Rum Creek Fire MERLIN, Ore. – Firefighters continue to concentrate on the east side of Rum Creek Fire, focusing on areas of slop-over from Tuesday evening. Yesterday and overnight, crews established new fire lines and cooled its edge, keeping the fire from spreading further east. Fire managers connected new fire lines to previously established lines south toward the Rogue River and conducted a tactical burn. Today, firefighters will concentrate work in and near the McKnabe Creek drainage. This area, described as steep, deep and full of snags, was unsafe for night work by firefighters. The fire is burning actively in the McKnabe Creek drainage, and firefighters intend to initiate line construction in this area today. Firefighters and dozers are also working south from Grave Creek, preparing fire lines for a tactical firing in the coming days. Overnight, firefighters successfully burned a pocket of residual fuel near Ennis Island, with no spot fires found south of the...

SmokeThe entire forecast area will have some smoke impacts allday from not only the Cedar Creek Fire but also the RumCreek fire burning to our southwest. Oakridge will have USG(unhealthy for sensitive groups) to Unhealthy levels ofsmoke for most of the day. Waldo Lake will see Moderate topossibly USG levels of smoke this afternoon. Health and Safety MessageLearn the air quality index numbers and colors duringperiods of poor air quality, get air quality alerts, note thenumbers and colors of air quality monitors, and know whento limit your time outdoors. For real time information seeFire.airnow.gov, oakridgeair.org, and LRAPA - Today'sCurrent Air

Crockets Knob Fire UpdateNORTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM 12Incident Commanders: Jeff Dimke and Bobby ShindelarSeptember 01, 2022  Weather: While lower temperatures overnight contributed to fuel humidity recoveries, conditions will dry out quickly later today with critically low relative humidity at most elevations developing in the afternoon. East southeast winds will develop along the Middle Fork John Day River valley during the evening.Operations: Fire activity increased on the northern edge of the fire yesterday, crossing the constructed dozer line in several places and moving toward Indian Rock Lookout. In some areas the fire burned into rocky areas with less fuel loading and burning slowed considerably. In areas with Subalpine Fir, some spotting occurred when the winds increased during the afternoon. On the northwest corner, Large Air Tanker planes (LATs) dropped nearly two dozen loads of retardant along FSR 537 which has been improved for containment line. These retardant...

Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687   Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.gov Potter Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/ Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/  Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/ DRIVE SAFELY: With upcoming Labor Day weekend visitors sharing the roads with wildland fire crews, we ask everyone to slow down and be vigilant to keep the community and our firefighters safe.  Weather: Near critical fire weather on Thursday, with high temps and variable winds. On Friday, a fire weather watch has been posted for areas east of the Windigo Fire. Southwest winds increase, bringing in a dry cold front with temps in 80-90's. Friday evening southwest winds may bring light precipitation in higher elevations. Weekend winds may bring in smoke from fires north and west of the area. Find smoke information at  AirNow.gov. Big Swamp Fire: Mop up and...

 Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687   Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.gov Potter Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/ Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/DRIVE SAFELY: With upcoming Labor Day weekend visitors sharing the roads with wildland fire crews, we ask everyone to slow down and be vigilant to keep the community and our firefighters safe. Weather: Near critical fire weather on Thursday, with high temps and variable winds. On Friday, a fire weather watch has been posted for areas east of the Windigo Fire. Southwest winds increase, bringing in a dry cold front with temps in 80-90's. Friday evening southwest winds may bring light precipitation in higher elevations. Weekend winds may bring in smoke from fires north and west of the area. Find smoke information at  AirNow.gov.Big Swamp Fire: Mop up and suppression...

 Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687   Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.gov Potter Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/ Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/DRIVE SAFELY: With upcoming Labor Day weekend visitors sharing the roads with wildland fire crews, we ask everyone to slow down and be vigilant to keep the community and our firefighters safe. Weather: Near critical fire weather on Thursday, with high temps and variable winds. On Friday, a fire weather watch has been posted for areas east of the Windigo Fire. Southwest winds increase, bringing in a dry cold front with temps in 80-90's. Friday evening southwest winds may bring light precipitation in higher elevations. Weekend winds may bring in smoke from fires north and west of the area. Find smoke information at  AirNow.gov.Big Swamp Fire: Mop up and suppression...

9-1-22 Thursday 0700 update The Double Creek Fire burned very actively during the night, and is estimated to be about 1500 acres this morning, and it is expected to burn very actively today also. The Wallowa County Sheriff has issued a change in the evacuation levels for the Double Creek Fire area.  Beginning September 1, 2022 at 6 am, the current evacuation levels are: Level 3, “Go Now” evacuation for the Hat Point Road.  The Hat Point Road is also closed due to the fire activity. Level 2, “get Set” for the Imnaha River Road, from Rippleton Creek to the Imnaha Grange, including Freezeout Road.  Level 1, “be Ready” for the Imnaha River Road, from the town of Imnaha to Rippleton Creek. Level 1, “be Ready” for the Imnaha River Road, from the Imnaha Grange to the Pallette Ranch including Imnaha River Woods. Helicopters, air tankers, dozers, engines, and crews are fighting the fire, and additional resources are ordered. The Northeast Oregon Interagency Type 3 Incident...