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Northwest Incident Management Team 9 will be hosting a virtual community meeting on Monday, August 30, 2021 at 6:30 PM. The meeting will be presented via Zoom at the following link: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/j/1607393722Phone in only option: 551-285-1373 meeting ID: 161 415 2236 There is a limited number of "virtual seats", so please be sure to log in early. For those who cannot join, a recording will be posted on the U.S Forest Service - Colville National Forest 20 Facebook page: www.fb.com/colvillenf  Questions may be submitted before the meeting in the Facebook comments below the community meeting posts or email them to: 2021.cedarcreek@firenet.gov or

Northwest Incident Management Team 9 will be hosting a virtual community meeting on Monday, August 30, 2021 at 6:30 PM. The meeting will be presented via Zoom at the following link: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/j/1607393722Phone in only option: 551-285-1373 meeting ID: 161 415 2236 There is a limited number of "virtual seats", so please be sure to log in early. For those who cannot join, a recording will be posted on the U.S Forest Service - Colville National Forest 20 Facebook page: www.fb.com/colvillenf  Questions may be submitted before the meeting in the Facebook comments below the community meeting posts or email them to: 2021.cedarcreek@firenet.gov or

 Northwest Incident Management Team 9 will be hosting a virtual community meeting on Monday, August 30, 2021 at 6:30 PM. The meeting will be presented via Zoom at the following link: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/j/1607393722Phone in only option: 551-285-1373 meeting ID: 161 415 2236 There is a limited number of "virtual seats", so please be sure to log in early. For those who cannot join, a recording will be posted on the U.S Forest Service - Colville National Forest 20 Facebook page: www.fb.com/colvillenf  Questions may be submitted before the meeting in the Facebook comments below the community meeting posts or email them to: 2021.cedarcreek@firenet.gov or

South Oregon Cascades Rough Patch & Devils Knob Complex, and Jack Fire  Issued at: 2021-08-28 07:41 PDT Weather and Fire: Winds throughout the fire area will be light from the northeast this morning becoming stronger N to NW this afternoon. Expect similar winds tomorrow. Higher temperatures and lower relative humidities will prevail through Sunday. Up to 4,000 acres of fire growth is occurring daily. Rough Patch Complex, Jack Fire, and Devils Knob Complex fire information can be found at https://inciweb.nwcg.govSmoke: Smoke conditions today will be similar to yesterday. As fire behavior increases with the higher temps and lower humidities additional smoke may impact the forecast area. North and northwest winds will push smoke toward Shady Cove and Medford. Grants Pass and Roseburg may have significant haze through the weekend with N winds bringing smoke from WA to the area this afternoon. Health: Breathing smoke is a health concern. Certain individuals are especially sensitive...

South Oregon Cascades Rough Patch & Devils Knob Complex, and Jack Fire Issued at: 2021-08-28 07:41 PDT   Weather and Fire: Winds throughout the fire area will be light from the northeast this morning becoming stronger N to NW this afternoon. Expect similar winds tomorrow. Higher temperatures and lower relative humidities will prevail through Sunday. Up to 4,000 acres of fire growth is occurring daily. Rough Patch Complex, Jack Fire, and Devils Knob Complex fire information can be found at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov   Smoke: Smoke conditions today will be similar to yesterday. As fire behavior increases with the higher temps and lower humidities additional smoke may impact the forecast area. North and northwest winds will push smoke toward Shady Cove and Medford. Grants Pass and Roseburg may have significant haze through the weekend with N winds bringing smoke from WA to the area this afternoon.   Health: Breathing smoke is a health concern. Certain individuals...

 Muckamuck Fire UpdateAugust 28, 2021Fire Information: (509) 557-0740Email: 2021.muckamuck@firenet.gov  Start Date: August 4, 2021    Cause: Lightning   Size: 13,119 acres    Containment: 50%Location: Approximately four miles northeast of ConconullyResources Assigned:  223 personnel  Current Situation: The Muckamuck Fire is 50% contained, with spread to the north limited due to suppression action. The priority is to increase control in the fire’s existing footprint with tactics that include hand line construction, burning vegetation and maintaining established dozer lines. Fire crews continue to mop up and back haul excess fire suppression equipment. On Friday, aviation personnel deployed infrared radar to determine and act upon hot spots and other areas with excessive heat, and crews on the ground reported some smoldering and hot spots near the 38 road.Weather: Friday was breezy with gusty northwest winds. Warming is expected this weekend as high pressure settles...

Fire and Weather The Middle Fork Complex is now at 17,842 acres and is 10% contained. The Fire Weather Forecast is expecting a change in weather today due to a thermal trough that has set up, yielding the highest temperatures and lowest humidity since almost two weeks ago, and under full sunshine. Above a strong yet shallow inversion, we have very warm and dry air. Upslope/upcanyon winds will fight nearly in opposition to northeast to north transport winds aloft, Because of this, the inversion isn’t expected to begin clearing until around noon. These weather characteristics will support more active fire behavior than has been observed in several days, as fuels have been preheating and seasonally curing for many days. Coincidently, this is the time of year fuels are at the most receptive to burning conditions. Smoke The inversion will be stronger and shallower than was observed yesterday. Coupled with the upslope/upcanyon winds from various directions fighting shallow transport...

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 Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fires Update Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock August 28, 2021   All Level 2 Evacuation areas in Columbia and Garfield Counties have been reduced to Level 1 effective immediately.  All of the Level 1 areas remain in place.    The Umatilla National Forest has reduced the size of the Fire Emergency Area Closure.  Please see the Green Ridge Facebook page for a full description. With the reduction of the Fire Area Closure, the visiting public is being asked to watch out for fire crews and equipment while traveling on roads.  Please drive safely.   A Virtual Facebook Live Public Meeting is Set for Sunday, 7 PM, August 29.  The meeting will be carried live on the Green Ridge Fire Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/greenridgefire2021.   Northwest Incident Management Team 8 assumed management of the Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fires on August 28.  The incident command post remains at the Last Resort near...

 Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fires UpdateNorthwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock August 28, 2021   All Level 2 Evacuation areas in Columbia and Garfield Counties have been reduced to Level 1 effective immediately.  All of the Level 1 areas remain in place.    The Umatilla National Forest has reduced the size of the Fire Emergency Area Closure.  Please see the Green Ridge Facebook page for a full description. With the reduction of the Fire Area Closure, the visiting public is being asked to watch out for fire crews and equipment while traveling on roads.  Please drive safely.   A Virtual Facebook Live Public Meeting is Set for Sunday, 7 PM, August 29.  The meeting will be carried live on the Green Ridge Fire Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/greenridgefire2021.   Northwest Incident Management Team 8 assumed management of the Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fires on August 28.  The incident command post remains at the Last Resort near...

 Smoke Will Continue to be Visible  Ford Corkscrew Fire Daily Update August 28, 2021      Acres:  15,782 acres  Personnel: 296  Cause: Under investigation  Containment: 91%    Start Date: Sunday, August 15, 2021  Location: Ford, WA  Fuels:  Timber (grass and understory); brush (2 feet)      Announcement:  There will continue to be unburned pockets of trees putting up smoke for the foreseeable future. Until there is wetting rain, or the snow flies, warm, sunny days will cause unburned islands of trees to flame up and put up smoke. Please do not report these smoke plumes unless they are close to the fire line.    Overview: The Ford Corkscrew Fire showed Minimal fire behavior yesterday due to overnight light precipitation, increased cloud cover, and higher RH values. Interior creeping, backing, and flanking fire behavior will continue and will likely cause visible smoke columns.     Fire...

   Rough Patch Complex/Jack Fire Umpqua National Forest U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 1 Mike Goicoechea, Incident Commander August 28, 2021Contact InformationInformation Line: 541-482-1331 8 AM - 8 PM Rough Patch InciWeb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7758/Jack Fire InciWeb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7605/Facebook: www.facebook.com/JackFire2021Email:  2021.jack@firenet.gov Fire Statistics Rough Patch Complex Location: Multiple Locations Date of Origin: 07/29/2021 Cause: Lightning Total fire acres:  29,745      Personnel:  325                 Containment: 11% Cost: $12.8 Million          Fire Statistics Jack FireLocation:  Calapooya Divide Date of Origin: 07/05/2021 Cause: Human Total fire acres:  23,866          Personnel:  283                 Containment: 53% Cost: $39.4 Million  Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 1 took command of the Rough...

Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 1 took command of the Rough Patch Complex/Jack Fire at 6:00 a.m. this morning. There is a new number for Fire Information: 541-482-1331 Summary:  The Rough Patch Complex and Jack Fire are being managed under a full suppression strategy using direct and indirect tactics to minimize fire spread to prevent loss of valuable resources. Leaders’ intent is to minimize any fire progression to the west and to protect private structures throughout the fire area. The Rough Patch consists of four fires: Chaos, Little Bend, Buckhead and Near Minky.    Chaos and Little Bend Fires:  The Chaos fire is at 15,301 acres and the Little Bend Fire is at 6,573 acres. Fireline on the west side of the Chaos fire continues to hold. Crews are making progress on the northwest side of the fire constructing line from Shane Saddle to Bohemia Mountain. Structure protection needs are being evaluated north of the Chaos. Along the southern boundary of Chaos,...

WESTFIR, Ore. – Warmer weather and low humidities will test fire lines and challenge firefighters this weekend.  For the past ten days, the fire has stayed on the ground and burned at relatively low intensities, according to Northwest Incident Management Team 13 Fire Behavior Analyst Dean Warner, but the change in weather will likely cause extreme fire behavior later today and tomorrow.   Lichen have become extremely dry and higher flame lengths could ignite them, carrying fire into the forest canopy. There is also potential for column development, torching and spotting across fire lines.   Line construction is progressing steadily around the Gales Fire footprint, especially along the western edge. Crews and heavy equipment are still building contingency and alternate lines around the northeast edge of the fire and laying hose in preparation for strategic ignitions. A total of five helicopters supported on-the-ground efforts Friday by cooling fire edges...

Inchelium, WA – Yesterday, sunny and windy weather with lower humidity returned forest fuels to a drier condition that supported fire in exposed areas of unburned fuels. Some active fire spread occurred as the fire backed toward containment lines along the north and northeast flanks. Firefighters worked to secure direct and indirect lines and conducted some small-scale burning operations to widen containment lines, supported by helicopter water drops. A small spot fire outside the perimeter was detected and suppressed on the north end. Mop-up and patrol continued around the southeast, south, and west flanks. A warming and drying trend will continue through the weekend. Sunday will be the warmest and driest day with temperatures near 80 degrees. Tuesday a cooling trend is expected to begin with a chance of rain. Fire behavior is expected to increase slightly with the warmer weather. Today, crews will continue to work on direct and indirect fire line on the north flank of the fire,...

Kettle Falls, WA – Yesterday on the Bulldog Mountain fire, chipping of fuels along the northeast edge continued. Firefighters patrolled and took actions to hold the remainder of the fire within containment lines. Work will continue today to chip woody material and remove dangerous snags along the South Boulder Road as well as along the Davis Lake area. This work will prepare these roads as fire lines in the event that the fire moves out of its current footprint. On the Mack Mountain fire, crews completed chipping operations along the 800 Road ahead of the eastern flank. Firefighters will continue to monitor and reinforce fire lines around the fire. Air resources will monitor both fires for active fire behavior. Yesterday the slightly cooler and windier weather provided more moisture over the fire areas as expected. In the weather forecast for the next few days, there will be a wind shift from northwest to southwest. With a new wind pattern and expected warmer temperatures,...

Kettle Falls, WA – Yesterday on the Bulldog Mountain fire, chipping of fuels along the northeast edge continued. Firefighters patrolled and took actions to hold the remainder of the fire within containment lines. Work will continue today to chip woody material and remove dangerous snags along the South Boulder Road as well as along the Davis Lake area. This work will prepare these roads as fire lines in the event that the fire moves out of its current footprint. On the Mack Mountain fire, crews completed chipping operations along the 800 Road ahead of the eastern flank. Firefighters will continue to monitor and reinforce fire lines around the fire. Air resources will monitor both fires for active fire behavior. Yesterday the slightly cooler and windier weather provided more moisture over the fire areas as expected. In the weather forecast for the next few days, there will be a wind shift from northwest to southwest. With a new wind pattern and expected warmer temperatures,...

WALKER CREEK AND CHICKADEE CREEK FIRESDAILY FIRE UPDATE AUGUST 28, 2021NORTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM 12Incident Commanders: Jeff Dimke and Bobby Shindelar The Chickadee Creek Fire is located approximately 15 miles west of Tonasket, Washington. The Walker Creek Fire is located approximately 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 to help ensure the health and safety of community members and firefighters. There will be a warming and drying trend over the weekend, with temperatures today ranging from 70 to 80 degrees. Operations - Fire crews and equipment are being shifted around both fires internally as assignments are completed to allow the most efficient use of resources: Chickadee Creek FireFire crews are continuing mop-up on the western fire perimeter. Firefighters completed additional dozer line on the northern fire edge yesterday and prepared...

Actualización del Incendio Schneider Springs Augusto 28Fecha de inicio: 3 de agosto de 2021Causa: RayoTamaño: 76,764 acresPorcentaje de contención: 8%Recursos asignados: 695 recursosEquipos (16); camiones de bomberos (53); buldócer (7); recursos aéreos (6); otra maquinaria pesada (24) Ayer: Las ráfagas de viento evitaron que los bomberos continuaran la operación de quema en Bethel Ridge durante el día, pero los equipos especiales pudieron continuar en la tarde y durante la noche para llegar desde Malloy Road hasta Bethel Ridge Road. Los equipos monitorearon la línea de contención en Gold Creek y los helicópteros fueron llamados varias ve-ces para verter agua y enfriar los focos calientes en la zona. En general, la intensidad en la parte norte del incendio perma-neció igual, deslizándose y cediendo por laderas empinadas. Los bomberos también continuaron protegiendo estructuras a lo largo de Bumping River Road y construyendo líneas de contención indirectas alrededor de...