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Community Meeting will be held Monday September 4, 2017, 7:00-8:00 at Fire District 3, located at 228 Chumstick Highway, Leavenworth, WA. Information on fire activity and areas closures will be

September 3, 2017 6:00 pm Enchantment permit area and trail closures in effect Due to increased fire activity in the Stuart and Eightmile Lake drainages the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has implemented a trail and area closure in the Enchantments Permit Area and Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The Colchuck Lake, Stuart Lake and Eightmile/Caroline Lake permit zones are CLOSED for public safety. The following trails are also closed. Eightmile-Trout Lake Trail No. 1554, Trout Creek Trail No. 1555, Jack Ridge Trail No. 1557, Jack Creek Trail No.1558, Meadow Creek Trail No. 1559, Solomon Creek Trail No. 1593, Van Epps Trail No. 1594, Blackjack Ridge Trail No. 1565, Snowwall Cradle Trail No. 1560, French Creek Trail No. 1559 starting at the Klonaqua Lake trail junction. Eightmile Road no. 7601 is closed and gate is locked beyond the Bridge Creek Campground, which is still open. Community Meeting will be held Monday September 4, 2017, 7:00-8:00 at Fire District 3, located at 228 Chumstick...

Firefighters and local officials working the Miller Complex are lifting the Level 3 (Go) Evacuation Order for Kinney Creek Road (1090 Road) and Palmer Creek Road effective at 6 p.m. today. That area will return to a Level 2 (Be Set) as a continued precaution. The firefighting effort in this area unfolded as planned yesterday, as firefighters kept the slow moving fire on the ground and stopped its progression at established control lines. No homes or structures were lost or damaged. The public will continue to see firefighting traffic in the Upper Applegate Road area as mop-up work continues. No other evacuation levels are changing on the Burnt Peak Fire on the Miller Complex at this time.

Per Marion County Emergency Management Level 2 Evacuation Notice for Breitenbush Hot Springs resort area and a portion of the Willamette National Forest North of Highway 46 in the Breitenbush Drainage Salem, OR – Today Marion County Emergency Management released a Level 2 evacuation notice for the Breitenbush Hot Springs resort area and a portion of the Willamette National Forest as described in the attached map. The area includes the Humbug and Breitenbush Campgrounds, the Fox Creek and Cleator Bend Group Sites, and the Short Mountain and Bald Butte Trailheads. The notice is in response to wildfires currently burning within approximately two miles of the Breitenbush Hot Springs resort area. A Level 2 evacuation notice alerts those within the evacuation area that there is significant danger in the area, and that residents and visitors should either voluntarily relocate outside the affected area, or if choosing to remain, to be ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice. There are...

Deschutes Co.Sheriff just lifted LEVEL 2 for Crossroads and surrounding areas. The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office announced that the Crossroads subdivision and surrounding areas have been reduced from LEVEL 2 pre-evacuation alert to a less urgent LEVEL 1 evacuation notice. Lowered from LEVEL 2 to LEVEL 1 - The subdivisions of Crossroads, Edgington/Remunda, Wildwing, Peterson Burn Road Area, and along both sides of Three Creeks Lake Road (FS 16) south of the Brooks Scanlon Logging Rd (FS 4606) Remain at LEVEL 1 - All areas between Hwy 20 and Hwy 242 west of the City of Sisters, which includes the subdivision of Tollgate and Black Butte Ranch. This area does not include the City of

Estan invitados a participar en nuestra reunion Informativa hoy a las 7:00 pm en Cave Jucntion, en la escuela de secundaria Illinois Valley (Illinois Valley High School). Comportamiento climatico y del Incendio: Nuevamente, se espera un comportamiento bien activo del incendio. Cenizas encendidas seran acarreadas hasta 0.3 millas, Existe la posibilidad de un crecimiento significante en el perimetro del Incendio. La advertencia de un calentamiento excesivo sigue en pie y continuara hasta el dia Lunes al medio dia. Devido a las rafagas de viento, la baja humedad relativa y el alto peligro del fuego, se pondra en efecto una bandera de advertencia roja (Red Flag Warning) hoy en la noche hasta el dia Lunes por la manana. La combinacion de todo esto, contribuira a difundir significativamente nuevos incendios y los ya existentes. Desde el eje Noroeste del fuego,en la tarde de ayer, los bomberos han observado temperaturas mas alla de los 100 grados por mas de 6 horas. El dia de Ayer: Con...

Acres: 692 Containment: 0% Start Date: August 11, 2017 Cause: Lightning Location: 15 miles WSW of Leavenworth, WA An Infrared flight last night revealed the Jack Creek Fire grew to the south in the Van Epps Drainage and grew significantly east through the 2008 Jack Creek footprint. The fire spotted over Jack Ridge and is established in the Eightmile drainage, prompting immediate evacuations of campers and day hikers in the area. Expanded fire closures are being evaluated for public and firefighter safety concerns. Wilderness Rangers are currently closing and sweeping the trails in the Eightmile Lake, Caroline Lakes and Jack Creek area. Firefighters are hiking into Eightmile Lake to assess fire activity, point protection strategies and additional resource needs. Fire activity is expected to increase through the weekend due to unstable air mixed with hot and dry conditions. A Red Flag warning is in effect for high Haines indices between 5 and 6, through Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Trail...

North Pelican Fire Update A thermal trough has passed over the fire area. Temperatures will remain hot (93-97 degrees) in the fire area and humidity will be as low as 12 percent. Breezy east to northeast winds are possible at the ridges tonight, but not strong enough to warrant any concerns at this time. Humidity recovery will continue to today to be poor with a Haines of 5 (moderate). Current fire size remains at 1,900 acres and containment holding at 18%. Firefighters continue strengthening containment lines on the western perimeter near the fire’s edge. Crews working in the north continue to extend containment lines toward the west and in the south, they continue to utilize Lake Francis to assist in mop up efforts. 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...

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office and Umpqua North Fire Managers have lifted the Level 1 Evacuation Notice for the following locations impacted by the Fall Creek Fire effective on Sunday, September 03, 2017, at 12:00 pm. Residents living between milepost 28 and the Forest Service/BLM Boundary (MP 30) on Highway 138 East and residents living on Moore Hill Lane. With the official lifting of this notice, the Sheriff's Office and our firefighting partners would like to take a moment to encourage all Douglas County residents to remain an at appropriate level of preparedness. Take the following tips: EVACUATION PLANNING · Make a plan, and be sure everyone in your family understands it. · Assign tasks to each family member for what to do during a Level 1 (Ready), Level 2 (Set) and Level 3 (GO!) evacuations. · Have an evacuation plan for your pets and livestock. If it isn't safe for you, its not safe for them. · Designate a meeting place - this could be...

Location: Bly, Oregon Fremont-Winema National Forest, 16 miles east of Bly, Oregon Start Date: August 29, 2017 Cause: Lightning Size: 1,200 Acres Percent Contained: 0% Vegetation: Timber and Logging Slash Resources Assigned: 202 personnel Incident Commander: Steve Millert with the Southwest Area Type 2 Incident Management Team 3 Summary: Southwest Area Incident Management Team 3 assumed command of the Jade Creek fire at 6:00 a.m. this morning. Active fire behavior with spread to the south and east was observed yesterday. Crews are continuing to strengthen direct and indirect containment lines as well as scouting contingency lines to protect the values at risk. High temperature and low relative humidity are contributing to the Red Flag watch that is in effect for tomorrow. The South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership is an interagency fire management program that provides comprehensive wildland fire service to south central Oregon and northwest Nevada....

Actualización sobre los incendios en Norse Peak Domingo, 3 de septiembre de 2017 – Actualización matutina Fecha de inicio: 11 de agosto 2017 Causa: rayo Total de acres: 17.418 Contención: 8% Estructuras destruidas: 0 Lesionados hasta la fecha: 0 Total de personal: 331 Recursos para el incendio: 6 equipos de bomberos, 28 camiones de bomberos, 2 helicópteros, 2 buldócer, 7 tanques de agua RESEÑA DEL INCENDIO Una capa de humo denso se asentó sobre gran parte del área de Nile Valley este sábado debido a que se mantuvieron las condiciones de inversión térmica, atrapando el humo de los incendios de Norse Peak y el incendio American manteniéndolo a nivel del suelo. A pesar de ser contraproducente para la calidad del aire, la visibilidad y las actividades al aire libre, este efecto climático ayudó a moderar el comportamiento del incendio, ya que bloqueó la luz solar cálida y mantuvo el crecimiento del incendio en lo mínimo. Una bandera roja de advertencia...

Eagle Creek Fire ignites in Gorge, forces evacuations in Cascade Locks; Hikers shuttled out from Wahtum Lake area A new fire Saturday in the Eagle Creek Trail area in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area trapped more than 150 hikers and led to evacuations in Cascade Locks.The Eagle Creek Fire was reported Saturday afternoon at approximately 4 p.m. The fire grew to about 3,000 acres overnight and is now approximately 1/2 mile from Cascade Locks, Oregon. Public safety is the number one priority in the Eagle Creek Fire. For their safety, 153 hikers had to shelter in place last night near Tunnel Falls as the fire had cut off their return access. A National Guard helicopter dropped supplies to the hikers yesterday. Local search and rescue crews will be assisting in leading the hikers out today. As of 12:30 today, most of the individuals have safely hiked to Wahtum Lake, where buses are waiting to shuttle them to the main parking area. The Hood River County Sheriff put...

Milli Fire September 3, 2017 Daily Update Fire Information Line: 541-719-8135 Location of Origin: 9 miles west of Sisters, OR Email: millifireinfo@gmail.com Start date: August 11, 2017, 2:42 pm Website: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5517 Size: 22,527 acres Blog: http://centralorfireinfo.blogspot.com/ Containment: 50% Twitter: @CentralORFire Cause: Lightning YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/SRRAr3 Resources Assigned: 347 personnel Special Announcement: A Red Flag Warning (which means critical weather conditions are or will occur) remains in effect over Central Oregon for hot, dry, and unstable weather through Tuesday. The combination of the Red Flag Warning and the multiple, consecutive, lack of overnight relative humidity recovery could cause any ignition source on dry fuels to start a wildfire. Forest visitors are remind to stay vigilant and “Know Before You Go”. General Information: Smoke from several near-by fires and from the Milli Fire settled over the area...

Nash Fire Update Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Doug Johnson September 3, 2017 - 9:00 AM Fire Information Line: 541-719-8135 Size: 3,132 acres Percent Contained: 0% Cause: Lightning Personnel: 54 Email: nashfire17@gmail.com Website: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5580/# Blog: http://centralorfireinfo.blogspot.com/ Twitter: @CentralORFire Travel Information: tripcheck.com or call 511 Closures; www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/deschutes/alerts-notices You Tube Channel: https://goo.gl/SRRAr3 (Milli and Nash Fire updates) The Nash Fire is under a fire Red Flag Warning for high temps, strong winds, very low relative humidity, and unstable atmospheric conditions. Any combination of these factors will cause any ignition source on the dry fuels to start a wildfire. This dynamic condition should put tourists and recreationists on high alert. Forest visitors are reminded to “know before you go”. Fire Information: The fire is a result of...

Summary: The fire continued moving southeast into the Ashnola drainage as well as moving farther north and east into British Columbia. The fire continued to actively burn on the west side in Ptarmigan Creek. Helicopter water drops continued in the Ptarmigan Creek area to cool the fire and prevent it from moving farther up the drainage. Helicopter water drops also continued to hold the fire in Drake Creek and Pat Creek. A heavy helicopter was available, as well as 2 medium helicopters and a light helicopter for the drops. Wilderness Rangers used pack animals to transport supplies to wrap the historic cabins at Pasayten Airstrip and Spanish Camp. This work was completed on Friday. Today chippers will continue to treat slash created as part of the preparation work on the indirect fire line. Chippers will still be working on Goat Creek Road 5225 past the 200 road junction. Fire behavior on Sunday will remain active, continuing to burn interior islands and moving into the Ashnola River...

For Immediate Release RED FLAG WARNING - Today, a Red Flag Warning will be in effect for the Okanogan Highlands from noon to 8 p.m. Warm and dry weather conditions combined with an unstable atmosphere can contribute to extreme fire behavior. The warmer and drier conditions will carry through to next week. The public is urged to take precautions as fire danger remains extremely high. The Bridge Creek Fire continues to burn within established containment lines and is 70 percent contained. Fire conditions throughout the region are at an extreme level with above average temperatures throughout the State. Governor Jay Inslee declares a state of emergency for all counties in the state of Washington due to wildfire danger. Governor Inslee states: “Current weather forecasts predict continuing elevated temperatures throughout the state, providing hot and dry conditions over the next week. I've declared a state-wide State of Emergency to help make sure we have all the resources...

Red Flag Warning Extended with High Temperatures and Dry Conditions A Red Flag Warning is in effect and has been extended through Tuesday due to dry conditions and near record temperatures. The humidity at high elevations remains low, at under 30 percent, and is not expected to increase until Wednesday evening, when thunderstorms become possible. The Whitewater Fire continues to produce smoke and haze impacting Breitenbush and Detroit. Smoke from the Jones, Rebel and Horse Creek Complex fires continues to impact the communities of Oakridge and Mckenzie Bridge. There is a Horse Creek Complex and Rebel Fire community meeting this evening, Sunday, September 3, at 7pm at the Upper McKenzie Community Center, 54745 McKenzie River Drive, Blue River, Oregon. Do Your Part. Don’t Let a Wildfire Start. Be sure chains and other metal parts aren't dragging from your vehicle - they throw sparks. Also, check your tire pressure. Driving on an exposed wheel rim can cause sparks. If you...

Red Flag Warning Extended with High Temperatures and Dry Conditions A Red Flag Warning is in effect and has been extended through Tuesday due to dry conditions and near record temperatures. The humidity at high elevations remains low, at under 30 percent, and is not expected to increase until Wednesday evening, when thunderstorms become possible. The Whitewater Fire continues to produce smoke and haze impacting Breitenbush and Detroit. Smoke from the Jones, Rebel and Horse Creek Complex fires continues to impact the communities of Oakridge and Mckenzie Bridge. There is a Horse Creek Complex and Rebel Fire community meeting this evening, Sunday, September 3, at 7pm at the Upper McKenzie Community Center, 54745 McKenzie River Drive, Blue River, Oregon. Do Your Part. Don’t Let a Wildfire Start. Be sure chains and other metal parts aren't dragging from your vehicle - they throw sparks. Also, check your tire pressure. Driving on an exposed wheel rim can cause sparks. If you...

Red Flag Warning Extended with High Temperatures and Dry Conditions A Red Flag Warning is in effect and has been extended through Tuesday due to dry conditions and near record temperatures. The humidity at high elevations remains low, at under 30 percent, and is not expected to increase until Wednesday evening, when thunderstorms become possible. The Whitewater Fire continues to produce smoke and haze impacting Breitenbush and Detroit. Smoke from the Jones, Rebel and Horse Creek Complex fires continues to impact the communities of Oakridge and Mckenzie Bridge. There is a Horse Creek Complex and Rebel Fire community meeting this evening, Sunday, September 3, at 7pm at the Upper McKenzie Community Center, 54745 McKenzie River Drive, Blue River, Oregon. Do Your Part. Don’t Let a Wildfire Start. Be sure chains and other metal parts aren't dragging from your vehicle - they throw sparks. Also, check your tire pressure. Driving on an exposed wheel rim can cause sparks. If you...