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                                                                         Fire Information Line: 458-206-6192                                                              Email: 2020.meacham@firenet.gov Incident Commander:  Mike Almas, Northern Rockies Incident Management Team InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7038/    The Umatilla National Forest received abundant lightning on Tuesday, August 18, 2020.  More than 30 new fires were reported on the Walla Walla Ranger District following the passing storms. With numerous fire starts in the area, the Umatilla National Forest requested a Type 2 incident management team to manage the Hager Ridge Fire and the other fires in the area, which will be managed collectively as the Meacham Complex. Mike Almas’ Northern Rockies Type 2 Incident Management Team assumed command and management of the Meacham Complex on Friday, August 21, 2020, at 6:00 a.m....

Roads, trails and recreation sites below are closed due to White River Fire.    Roads 4410/3550 jnctn:  Bennet Pass snopark (3550);  48/4890 jnctn:  43/3530 jnctn:  43/3530-230;  4890/4891 jnctn:  48/4880 jnctn;  3530/3530-230;  2710/2710/160;   4810 just northwest of Camp Cody;  48 from Hwy 35 to just south of Rock Creek Reservoir CG and Sportsmans Park; 4820 just west of Rock Creek Reservoir CG  Trails   Crane Creek Crane Prairie Boulder Lake Forest Creek Hidden Meadows Bonney Meadows Threemile All of Rock Creek OHV Area Recreation Sites White River Station Forest Creek Keeps Mill Boulder Lake Little Boulder Lake Post Camp Camp Windy Bonney Meadows Post Point OHV Staging Area Gate Creek OHV Staging Area Barlow Crossing

The Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 10 will hold a virtual public meeting at 6 p.m. PST, Friday, August 21, 2020. The meeting will be livestreamed to help meet the Governor of Oregon’s recommendations for minimizing the spread of

 Prineville, Ore. – Effective immediately, Ochoco National Forest officials have put in place an area closure for the Frog Fire burning in the Maury Mountains on the Ochoco National Forest. The Frog Fire, which started August 16 and is now estimated at 3,700 acres, is burning in the steep and rugged terrain of the Maury Mountains in heavy timber and now onto adjacent private rangelands and land managed by the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management.   The following area closure is in place (see map for details):   All lands managed by the US Forest Service west of NFSR (National Forest System Road) 17 in the Maury Mountains. Including Forest Service managed lands within T. 17 S, R. 18 E., sections 20-29 and 33-36; T. 17 S., R. 17 E., sections 19-36; T. 18 S., R. 18 E., sections 1-4, 9-12, 14, and 15; T. 18 S., R. 19 E., sections 1-12, 14-18, 22, and 23.   The following road closures are in place:   •           All National Forest System Roads found within the...

 Thursday - August 20, 2020 MEDIA RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - FIRE ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE – COIDC Incident #OCF-657Frog Fire in the Maury Mountains on the Ochoco National ForestThe fire was first reported to COIDC on Sunday August 16th at 1436. When it was first reported multiple Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center (COIDC) air and ground fire resources were dispatched. As of today the fire has grown to 3700 acres and is continuing to burn. Unpredictable weather and winds have added to the challenge of containment and the Forest Service has assigned a local Type 2 Incident Command Team to the resource list. Ranch owners in the affected area have been individually contacted of the potential need for evacuation. At this time there is no active fire evacuation notices.Crook County Sheriff’s office in consultation with Agency officials of US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are working closely together, along with the Crook County Health Department for any...

NORTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM 12Incident Commander: Jeff Dimke Northwest Incident Management Team 12 is here to serve the community. The safety of citizens and firefighters is our number one priority. The Team is coordinating with the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and Fremont-Winema National Forest to hold a Virtual Information Meeting this Friday. More information to come. The Crane Fire is burning in the mountains 10 miles southeast of Lakeview, Oregon.Today’s weather will be sunny and dry, with a high temperature of 84 degrees in the valleys and winds 12-16 mph gusting to 25 mph on the ridges.Yesterday’s operations:Fire crews began burnout operations last night in the southwestern portion of the fire after winds were weaker than forecast. Firefighters also responded to multiple spot fires outside of fire lines on the western edge of the fire yesterday. Fire crews continued work to remove vegetation along firelines to prepare for burnout operations. Helicopters made...

Jefferson County, Oregon – The Green Ridge fire started on August 16 approximately 12 miles northwest of Sisters, Oregon. High daytime temperatures and afternoon winds yesterday pushed the fire across containment lines on the eastern edge of the fire. In one spot, the fire crossed the FS 11 Road, and firefighters quickly caught that edge with a dozer line. The fire continued to back down the west side of Green Ridge and rolling material on the northwest edge of the fire caused a small area of slop-over overnight. The fire is currently mapped at 1,937 acres.Today, firefighters will continue to use dozers to create containment lines on the eastern 2/3 of the fireline, while crews hold and improve the line through the heat of the day. Where the fire continues to back down the steep slopes of Green Ridge, firefighters will dig handline to stop the fire’s progress. The heavy and medium helicopters will continue to support the ground effort with bucket drops, and heavy airtankers will...

 Prineville, Oregon – Gusty winds, high temperatures and dry fuel conditions contributed to significant fire growth on the Frog Fire yesterday afternoon and through the night.   The Frog Fire predominantly grew to the south through the late night and early morning hours, burning from the Maury Mountains on the Ochoco National Forest onto Bureau of Land Management land and private lands protected by the Brothers-Hampton Rangeland Fire Protection Association. Firefighters constructed preliminary containment lines while also focusing efforts on structure protection. The strategy today will be for crews to establish an anchor point in the northwest area of the fire near Florida Creek. This should allow them to more effectively construct and hold containment lines. Additionally the plan is to keep the fire west of Forest Road 1640 and north of Bear Creek Road. An area closure will be put into place today for all U.S. Forest Service managed lands west of Forest Road 17 in the Maury...

Currently there are three fires burning on the Warm Springs Reservation: the P-515 Fire is the largest; the Lionshead Fire; and the Quarts Butte Fire. At 6:00 a.m. today, an Interagency Incident Management Team (NW Team 7) from the Pacific Northwest (Eric Knerr, IC) assumed management of the P-515 Fire and the Lionshead Fire. Command of the Quarts Butte Fire, which is nearly contained, will remain with Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Fire Management. The P-515 and Lionshead Fires are burning in areas of grass, shrubs, and heavy timber, approximately 14 miles west of the Warm Springs community. Suppression priorities include limiting the spread of the fires and minimizing the impacts to important cultural and natural resources. All three fires are being managed for full suppression. Current Situation: Since the recent lightning activity there is a high demand for firefighting resources nationally and now regionally. Fire managers are looking for opportunities to...

 Currently there are three fires burning on the Warm Springs Reservation: the P-515 Fire is the largest; the Lionshead Fire; and the Quarts Butte Fire. At 6:00 a.m. today, an Interagency Incident Management Team (NW Team 7) from the Pacific Northwest (Eric Knerr, IC) assumed management of the P-515 Fire and the Lionshead Fire. Command of the Quarts Butte Fire, which is nearly contained, will remain with Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Fire Management. The P-515 and Lionshead Fires are burning in areas of grass, shrubs, and heavy timber, approximately 14 miles west of the Warm Springs community. Suppression priorities include limiting the spread of the fires and minimizing the impacts to important cultural and natural resources. All three fires are being managed for full suppression. Current Situation: Since the recent lightning activity there is a high demand for firefighting resources nationally and now regionally. Fire managers are looking for opportunities to...

  Actualización del Incendio Indian Creek para el Jueves, 20 de Agosto Brian Gales, Incident CommanderLonnie Click, Deputy IC   Fecha de inicio: Agosto 16, 2020 Ubicación: Jonesboro, Ore. Causa: Humano/Bajo investigación Tamaño del incendio: 20,300 ac. Contención: 20% Personal total: 201                                       VALE, Ore. – El miércoles el comportamiento del incendio se mantuvo moderado, permitiendo a los combatientes a conducir quemas de ensanche, continuar construyendo y reforzando brechas/líneas y posicionando los recursos entrantes.   El incendio se estimó en 20,300 acres anoche, con 10 por ciento de contención.   Los vientos esperados del oeste pueden cambiar la dirección del fuego más hacia el norte/noreste a terrenos ganaderos sin quemar en los próximos días. Como medida de precaución, los gerentes de incendio están posicionando recursos alrededor del flanco norte/noreste para establecer...

Indian Creek Fire Update for Thursday, August 20, 2020 Brian Gales, Incident CommanderLonnie Click, Deputy Incident Commander                           Start date: Aug. 16, 2020Location: Jonesboro, Oregon Cause: Human/under investigation Fire size: 20,300 acres Containment: 20% Total personnel: 201  VALE, Ore. – Fire behavior remained moderate Wednesday due to smoke and cloud cover, allowing firefighters to conduct burnouts, continue building and reinforcing lines and position incoming resources. The fire was estimated at 20,300 acres last night, with 20 percent containment. Winds moving in from the west could shift the fire’s direction more north/northeast into unburned rangeland during the coming days. As a precautionary measure, fire managers are positioning resources around the north/northeast flank to establish firelines. Existing roads and other natural barriers are being used as a starting point, connected by hand and dozer lines to...

Today firefighters located a spot fire on the north side of Forest Road 48 approximately 1.5 mile from the main fire. A helicopter kept the fire in check with water drops while a 20 person crew established line around the spot fire. Tomorrow the spot fire, estimated between 2 and 5 acres, should be in mop up stage. Work on the main fire today included indirect dozer line along the east flank between Forest Road 48 and White River.  Forest Road 48 was patrolled and a few smaller spot fires where extinguished. Winds continue to be a key factor in suppressing the fire. The fire is estimate to be 450 acres. These less favorable fire weather conditions are expected to continue Thursday.  The communities east of the fire will be smokey while Mt Hood itself is not expected to be.  Given the complexities of this fire, the Mt Hood National Forest has ordered a Type 2 Incident Management Team to take over management of the fire. Over the next two days the current Type 3 team will...

https://www.facebook.com/pg/WascoCountySheriff/posts/?ref=page_internalThe link above is where Wasco County Sheriff has posted a Level 1 Evacuation notice for Sportsman Park and the Rock Creek area.  For information on what the 1-2-3 evacuation notice levels mean go to: https://www.oregon.gov/osp/Docs/Evacuation-Levels.pdfTo sign up for Wasco County's Citizen Alert System go

08/19/20 Joint Release by Deschutes and Jefferson County Sheriffs’ OfficesDue to fire activity involving the Green Ridge Fire, the Deschutes and Jefferson County Sheriffs’ Offices have issued the following evacuation notices. A Level 2 (Get Set) Evacuation notice for the following areas: Residences north of Indian Ford Road; east of Green Ridge Rd 11 and west of Fly Lake Road (USFS 2055). Level 2: Means “BE SET” to evacuate. You must prepare to leave at a moment’s notice. This level indicates there is significant danger to your area, and residents should either voluntary relocate to a shelter or with family and friends outside of the affected area, or if choosing to remain, to be ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice. Residents MAY have time to gather necessary items, but doing so is at their own risk. This may be the only notice you receive. Emergency services cannot guarantee that they will be able to notify you if conditions rapidly deteriorate. Area media services...

Detroit, OR Aug.19, 2020 – Aircraft continued to drop water on the Beachie Creek Fire yesterday as firefighters scouted the steep ridges to locate safe access on the ground. The fire exhibited limited growth in the last 24 hours and is still estimated to be 10 acres with 0% containment.     “Just getting people to the fire is the biggest challenge we have,” says Type Three Incident Commander Jonah Gladney. “There is no road access so firefighters are hiking several miles off-trail and over extremely rough terrain. We are making sure safety is at the forefront of our thinking as we work to gain control of the situation.”   Another crew of firefighters is expected to arrive today. Firefighters are camping out in the Opal Creek area so they can be close to the fire while allowing for social distancing recommendations.   Cooler temperatures and higher relative humidity are expected over the fire for the next few days. Closure order number 06-18-04-20-13 is now in...

Jefferson County, Oregon – The Green Ridge fire started on August 16 approximately 12 miles northwest of Sisters, Oregon. The Central Oregon Fire Management Services Team (COFMS), a local Type 3 Team, has been managing initial attack operations since the fire began. The fire continues to burn in mixed conifers and sagebrush. High temperatures and afternoon winds yesterday caused spotting across the eastern edge of the fire, and the fire grew to approximately 1,013 acres.At 6:00 a.m. today, an Interagency Incident Management Team (NW Team 10) from the Pacific Northwest (Alan Lawson, Incident Commander) assumed management of the fire. Fire operations will focus on scouting for line locations and begin construction of direct and indirect fire line. Suppression priorities include stopping the spread of the fire into private timberland to the east and establishing and holding containment lines on the west where the fire has backed down into the Metolius Basin. More than 170 firefighting...

INDIAN CREEK AM FIRE UPDATE – August 19, 2020 Brian Gales, Incident Commander Lonnie Click, Deputy Incident Commander   Pacific Northwest Incident Management Team 13, under Incident Commander Brian Gales, assumed management of the Indian Creek fire at 6:00 am on August 18th. Firefighters from the Vale and Burns Districts of the Bureau of Land Management performed initial attack in tough environmental conditions. Their actions provided a solid footing for current and future fire suppression efforts. Additional suppression resources have been requested and are arriving daily. The estimated 14,000 acre fire is burning in rugged terrain with dense fuels. Fire growth is being impacted by thunder cells and associated updraft winds. The fire is moving in a north/northeasterly direction. Down draft winds may contribute to up slope fire progression in Trail Creek and the upper reaches of the Pole and Cottonwood Creek drainages.  Current vegetation dryness for this time of year will...