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WALKER CREEK AND CHICKADEE CREEK FIRES - DAILY FIRE UPDATE SEPTEMBER 6, 2021NORTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM 12 Incident Commanders: Jeff Dimke and Bobby Shindelar The Chickadee Creek Fire is located 15 miles west of Tonasket, Washington and the Walker Creek Fire is 13 miles east/northeast of Tonasket, Washington, surrounding Lake Bonaparte. The Incident Command Post at the Omak Stampede Grounds is closed to all but essential personnel. Northwest IMT 12 will be transitioning command of both fires on 9/8 at 8 AM. Chickadee Creek Fire will transition to the local unit of the Washington DNR and Walker Creek Fire will transition to a NE Washington Type 3 IMT. Smoke on the interior of the fires will continue to be visible, particularly on the northwestern portion of the Walker Creek Fire. These interior smokes do not threaten containment lines and may persist until significant rainfall occurs. Closures remain in place for Bonaparte Lake Road, Summer Road, Diamond Belle Road, and Bunch...

WALKER CREEK AND CHICKADEE CREEK FIRES - DAILY FIRE UPDATE SEPTEMBER 6, 2021NORTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM 12 Incident Commanders: Jeff Dimke and Bobby Shindelar The Chickadee Creek Fire is located 15 miles west of Tonasket, Washington and the Walker Creek Fire is 13 miles east/northeast of Tonasket, Washington, surrounding Lake Bonaparte. The Incident Command Post at the Omak Stampede Grounds is closed to all but essential personnel. Northwest IMT 12 will be transitioning command of both fires on 9/8 at 8 AM. Chickadee Creek Fire will transition to the local unit of the Washington DNR and Walker Creek Fire will transition to a NE Washington Type 3 IMT. Smoke on the interior of the fires will continue to be visible, particularly on the northwestern portion of the Walker Creek Fire. These interior smokes do not threaten containment lines and may persist until significant rainfall occurs. Closures remain in place for Bonaparte Lake Road, Summer Road, Diamond Belle Road, and Bunch...

Tamaño: 17,260 acres  Personal total: 451   Contención: 40%   Causa: A ser determinada    Ayer: Se usaron en gran medida scoopers de ala fija y helicópteros para verter agua y retrasar el movimiento del incendio hacia el oeste y al sur. Retrasar el avance del incendio le da a los bomberos el tiempo suficiente para asegurar y mejorar las líneas de contención. También se usaron helicópteros para operaciones de quema aérea y así agregar profundidad a las líneas de contención quemadas previamente cerca de Slide Peak, y para trabajar en conjunto con los bomberos que realizan operaciones de quema manual en la línea de contención desde Crescent Hill hasta Junior Spike al final del día. Los equipos y operadores de camiones limpiaron y patrullaron desde el parque estatal Twenty-five Mile Creek hasta Chesapeake Saddle para asegurar las líneas de contención. Al sur, los bomberos buscaron y extinguieron zonas de calor y mejoraron las líneas...

The September 6th operational video update for the Summit Trail Fire is now available on the Northeast Washington Fire Information Facebook Page

Westfir, OR – Many snags and smokey conditions make direct fire attack unsafe in steep terrain. Primary and secondary line on the Gales Fire is being built and strengthened as close as possible to the fire to provide for firefighter safety. The highest priority for strategically burning from constructed hand and dozer line with the most personnel is located on the 1825 Road near Nevergo Creek; crews are working night and day shifts to take advantage of current conditions. On the northeastern flank of the fire down to Delp Creek, line is being constructed along the 1846 Road starting from the prior strategic burning operations near Buzzard Creek. Firefighters are preparing for heightened fire behavior to come through on Tuesday afternoon.   On the Kwis Fire, an engine crew continues diligent work to break up and put out all remaining burning material near the fire perimeter. “Every once in a while, we find a stump hole burning,” said Field Operations Chief Ryan Sullivan.  ...

September 6, 2021 Daily Update   Acres: 47,391 acresStart Date: July 12, 2021Cause: LightningContainment: 64%Total personnel: 591Location: 17 miles west of IncheliumFuels: Timber (litter and grass understory), light logging slash Highlights: Warm and windy conditions are contributing to active fire behavior on the north and west portions of the fire area. Firefighters are proceeding methodically with burning operations on the north edge of the fire, applying low intensity fire to the landscape in a slow and controlled manner. In sections where the main fire is approaching control lines and burnout operations are not yet complete, helicopters are dropping water to slow forward progression. Fire managers plan to continue strategic burning operations as conditions prove favorable. Operations: Firefighters are using bulldozers and masticators to construct fireline from the top of a ridge west of South Seventeenmile Mountain toward the east, building control lines on the northwest...

Email: 2021.bull@firenet.govPhone: 971-277-5075 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mthoodnf               https://www.facebook.com/willamettenf            Twitter: https://twitter.com/mthoodnf             https://twitter.com/willamettenfCause: Lightning                   Size:  16,724 acres             Containment: 7 percent                                                 Personnel: 571  Incident Command: Type 2 Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 4, Rick Connell, Incident Commander   Current Status: The fire remained active in the Battle Creek, Mother Lode, and Welcome Creek drainages along the western and northwestern sides of the fire. Fire activity is primarily fuels and slope driven which means that the movement of the fire is occurring on the ground through the woody material and debris with occasional group tree torching and uphill runs or side slope movement. Smoke...

Start Date: August 4th, 2021 Cause: Lightning    Size: 13,314 acres    Containment: 74% Location: Approximately four miles northeast of Conconully Resources Assigned: 70 personnel Team Transition: Type 2 Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 9 is transferring command to the Type 3 Northeast Washington team Tuesday September 7th, 2021.   Current Situation: Heavy equipment continues to repair dozer lines while hand crews continue to repair handlines. Mop up will be focused along the campgrounds as well as around Conconully. Air resources are available as needed.   Weather: Temperatures will warm slightly as the valleys are anticipated to reach the low to mid 80s and 60s in the higher terrain. The humidity readings around the area will be lower with the valleys getting into the low to mid 20% range and around 35% in the higher terrain. Winds are expected to be terrain driven throughout the day.   Closures and Restrictions: Closure...

Winthrop, WA – The Cedar Creek, Cub Creek 2, and Delancy fires are burning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and public and private lands within Okanogan County.   Safety Note: The Cedar and Cub Creek Fires are active fires, and certain roads and trails in the community and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest remain closed for your safety. The public is reminded to stay out of closed areas for your safety and the safety of firefighters.   Fire Information Line: (509) 557-0740 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm daily)   Cedar Creek Fire: The fire is 55,187 acres and 87% contained. Firefighters continue to focus their efforts on mopping up hot spots and smokey areas along Highway 20. The thermal cameras are being used around structures and private lands to locate additional hot spots in the area. Excavators, graders, and dozers are improving and repairing dozer lines. Aerial resources will be in the immediate area throughout the hillsides providing additional assistance...

Size: 17,260 acres   Total Personnel: 451   Containment: 40%   Cause: Under investigation    Yesterday: Fixed wing scoopers and helicopters were used extensively, dropping water to delay fire movement to the west and south. Delaying the fire's progression gives firefighters additional time needed to secure and improve containment lines. Helicopters were also used for aerial ignition, adding depth to previously burned containment lines near Slide Peak; and working in conjunction with firefighters hand lighting along the containment line from Crescent Hill to Junior Spike late in the day. Engines and crews continued mop-up and patrol from Twenty-five Mile Creek State Park to Chesapeake Saddle to better secure containment lines.   To the south, firefighters sought and extinguished areas of heat, improving fire lines around Slide Ridge.  Heavy equipment repaired sections of Forest Road 8410 to keep it viable for safe use by fire suppression equipment...

Winthrop, WA – The Cedar Creek, Cub Creek 2, and Delancy fires are burning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and public and private lands within Okanogan County.   Safety Note: The Cedar and Cub Creek Fires are active fires, and certain roads and trails in the community and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest remain closed for your safety. The public is reminded to stay out of closed areas for your safety and the safety of firefighters.   Fire Information Line: (509) 557-0740 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm daily)   Cedar Creek Fire: The fire is 55,187 acres and 87% contained. Firefighters continue to focus their efforts on mopping up hot spots and smokey areas along Highway 20. The thermal cameras are being used around structures and private lands to locate additional hot spots in the area. Excavators, graders, and dozers are improving and repairing dozer lines. Aerial resources will be in the immediate area throughout the hillsides providing additional assistance...

Actualización del Incendio Schneider Springs 6 de Septiembre de 2021 Fecha de Inicio: 3 de agosto de 2021 Causa: Relámpagos Tamaño: 92,775 acres Contención: 14% Recursos asignados: 793 recursos Cuadrillas (21); Camiones de Bomberos (37); Palas Mecánicas (7); Recursos Aéreos (9); Otro equipo pesado (28) Ayer: El calentamiento y sequia contribuyeron a un aumento en la actividad del fuego en el borde norte del incendio cerca de Haystack Rocks y Bumping Lake Road. Las cuadrillas continuaron operaciones de disparo en el drenaje de Lost Creek, para asegurar la línea a lo largo del perímetro del incendio. Los bomberos continuaron trabajando en una línea de contingencia indirecta cerca de Boulder Cave como un punto de contención. Las actividades de liquidación continuaron a lo largo de Bethel Ridge para asegurar y mantener las líneas de contención a lo largo del perímetro sur del incendio. Las operaciones de disparo utilizando sistemas de aeronaves no tripuladas (UAS o...

Schneider Springs Fire Daily Update September 6, 2021Start Date: August 3, 2021 Cause: Lightning Size: 92,775 acres Percent Contained: 14% Resources Assigned: 793 resources Crews (18); Engines (37); Dozers (7); Air Resources (9); Other Heavy Equipment (28) Yesterday: Warming, drying conditions contributed to an uptick in fire activity on the northern edge of the fire near both Haystack Rocks and Bumping Lake Road. Crews continued firing operations in the Lost Creek drainage, to secure the line along the fire perimeter. Firefighters continued work on an indirect contingency line near Boulder Cave as a containment point. Mop up activities continued along Bethel Ridge to secure and hold containment lines along the southern perimeter of the fire. Firing operations using an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS or "drone") continued near the Little Rattlesnake drainage. Crews continued their efforts to slow fire spread east of Shellback Peak in the William O. Douglas Wilderness Area. ...

Special Statement The latest Air Quality Alerts and Advisories issued by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will be posted on the "Oregon Smoke Blog". Note that this Outlook is base on the 24-hour AQI, for current conditions go to "EPA's Airnow Fire and Smoke Map". Fire and Weather The Middle Fork Complex is now at 24,930 acres and is 20% contained. Today we are under high pressure, so winds will be light and there will be little clearing of the smoke. Tomorrow, we have an approaching weather disturbance that will enhance fire conditions ahead of its passing, sometime late Tuesday. So, we have a couple of days of heavy smoke and increased fire potential, before we get some cooler, moister conditions mid-week. Smoke No break from the smoke for areas east and along the Cascades again today. We have a lot of heavy smoke lingering as well as more smoke moving in from fires to our south. Bend, La Pine, and McKenzie Bridge will once again have air quality ranging from...

Smoke Generally good air quality is expected throughout the forecast area today, with some visible smoke/haze overhead in some areas. Communities that are in closer proximity to the fire may see Moderate conditions in the morning with improvement later in the day. Leavenworth may see smoke from the nearby Nason fire in the evening

Summary: The Rough Patch Complex and Jack fire are being managed under a full suppression strategy. Spot fires caused by warm and dry conditions have been secured and firefighters are holding nearby containment lines. Firing operations went smoothly during the night shift. Air operations will support the crews as smoke clears. Chaos and Little Bend Fires: The Chaos fire is at 22,860 acres and the Little Bend fire is at 7,744 acres. Burning operations along the 176 road will continue to strengthen containment lines. Crews are monitoring increased fire activity in the Saint Peter and City Creek drainages to the north and east of the Chaos fire, and along the 2850 road to the south of the Little Bend fire. Jack and Buckhead Fires: The Jack fire is at 23,990 acres and the Buckhead fire is at 5,714 acres. The west, north, and northeast end of the Jack fire has been contained and is being patrolled. Nighttime operations along the 100 road added depth to the fire line. Firefighters will...

Summary: The Rough Patch Complex and Jack fire are being managed under a full suppression strategy. Spot fires caused by warm and dry conditions have been secured and firefighters are holding nearby containment lines. Firing operations went smoothly during the night shift. Air operations will support the crews as smoke clears.   Chaos and Little Bend Fires: The Chaos fire is at 22,860 acres and the Little Bend fire is at 7,744 acres. Burning operations along the 176 road will continue to strengthen containment lines. Crews are monitoring increased fire activity in the Saint Peter and City Creek drainages to the north and east of the Chaos fire, and along the 2850 road to the south of the Little Bend fire.   Jack and Buckhead Fires: The Jack fire is at 23,990 acres and the Buckhead fire is at 5,714 acres. The west, north, and northeast end of the Jack fire has been contained and is being patrolled. Nighttime operations along the 100 road added depth to the fire line....

South Oregon Cascades Rough Patch & Devils Knob Complex, and Jack Fire Issued at: 2021-09-06 07:35 PDTFire and Weather: Stable, hot and dry air remains over the forecast area today. A low pressure system moves in Tuesday evening with higher relative humidities and lower temperatures. Fires will continue to be active today and tomorrow. The Rough Patch Complex is 41,185 acres, and the Devils Knob Complex is 48,711 acres with approximately 3,500 acres of combined growth. The Jack Fire is 23,990 acres with minimal growth since Sept. 1. Facebook and Inciweb have additional fire information. Smoke: Expect Unhealthy to Hazardous air quality throughout the majority of the forecast area through Tuesday. The I-5 corridor between Roseburg and Grants Pass will benefit from W winds off of the coast and have improved air quaility. A high elevation inversion holds a blanket of smoke over the area today until strong enough winds develop to push it out. Generally, smoke pools along creeks and...

Fire and Weather:  Stable, hot and dry air remains over the forecast area today. A low pressure system moves in Tuesday evening with higher relative humidities and lower temperatures. Fires will continue to be active today and tomorrow. The Rough Patch Complex is 41,185 acres, and the Devils Knob Complex is 48,711 acres with approximately 3,500 acres of combined growth. The Jack Fire is 23,990 acres with minimal growth since Sept. 1. Facebook and Inciweb have additional fire information. Smoke:  Expect Unhealthy to Hazardous air quality throughout the majority of the forecast area through Tuesday. The I-5 corridor between Roseburg and Grants Pass will benefit from W winds off of the coast and have improved air quaility. A high elevation inversion holds a blanket of smoke over the area today until strong enough winds develop to push it out. Generally, smoke pools along creeks and rivers overnight. Communities near active fires will continue to have Unhealthy to Hazardous air...

Devil’s Knob Complex Update Monday, September 6, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. Rocky Mountain Type 1 Incident Management Team Dan Dallas, Incident Commander Information phone: 541-900-6133 Email:2021.DevilsKnob@firenet.gov  Information staffing hours: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Special Notes: Today at 6:00 am, the Rocky Mountain Type I Incident Management Team (IMT) assumed command of the Devil’s Knob Complex. Incident Commander, Dan Dallas stated: “I commend the Florida Red Team for their quality work and a smooth transition.” Current Situation: Overnight, fire behavior was moderated due to high humidity and widespread smoke. This morning, smoky conditions will persist, dampening fire activity; however, throughout the day smoke will dissipate leading to active fire behavior. Helicopters will be used as conditions allow to help keep the fire in check, allowing firefighters to expand direct and indirect fire lines. The fire is broken into geographic areas referred to as...