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Effective October 17, 2018 at 1:00 pm. Evacuation levels will be reduced for the following location: The North side of the 33 Road (Agness Road) from Spud Road to Coon Rock Bridge will move from Level 3 (GO) to Level 2 (BE SET). This change only affects the Residences and Businesses on the North side of the 33 Road (Agness Road) including Agness RV Park and Cougar Lane Lodge. All other Areas remain the same. These changes are due to the fire behavior and suppression efforts. There is still a great deal of fire suppression efforts and structure preparedness going on with teams from the Fire Incident Management, CFPA, State Fire Marshal and local fire agencies. The Curry County Sheriff’s Office will continue to provide patrol in the closed areas.

Klondike Fire West Zone –Yesterday, fire containment lines were improved and extended along the fire’s perimeter. Fire crews also worked aggressively to contain the 12 spot fires that were created by last weekend’s wind event. At this time 8 of the 12 have line around them and work is ongoing on the others. Restoration efforts continued; these efforts included road repair, and hazard tree removal. The structural protection task forces remain on scene protecting threatened homes day and night. These resources will stay within the community until fire command determines that the threat has decreased to the extent that the fire can be handled by local resources working with wildland crews. Evacuation levels remain the same, however they are being constantly evaluated by the Sheriff with information and advice provided by fire personnel. Weather/Fire Behavior: Over the next two days, winds will increase slightly to 8 mph with gusts to 13 mph on ridgetops. This is unlikely to...

Incendio Klondite. Zona Oeste. – El personal del Incendio esta enfocando todos sus esfuerzos en asegurar que los fuegos iniciados por los vientos el Domingo pasado, no hayan causado ningun dano en las casas en las areas de Oak Flats, Spud Road y Agness. Los encargados del Incendio estiman que la presencia del viento el pasado Domingo dio como resultado un aumento de 5,000 acres en el incendio al Oeste de las lineas primarias de contencion. Para estas areas mencionadas, permanece en efecto el Nivel #3 de evacuacion mientras los bomberos y maquinarias pesadas trabajan en la construccion y en el enlace de nuevas lineas de contencion y de las ya existentes. Las cinco tareas estructurales del Marshal de Incendios en el Estado de Oregon que arrivo el dia de ayer, se han dividido en grupos de trabajo de dia y de noche para asegurar la proteccion de las viviendas en el area de evacuacion. Estos recursos incluyen 20 camiones de bomberos y 5 cisternas con bomberos pertenecientes a 33...

A community meeting will be held today in the Curry Showcase at the Curry County Fairgrounds at 2:00pm. All are welcome to attend.

Engineers from the Umpqua National Forest are completing survey work in the burned areas to use in preparing a contract for road storm-proofing, culvert modifications, and upgrades to culverts. This work is to be completed by the end of November. Other ongoing actions include purchase of road signs that warn of potential dangers from the 2018 fires. This work is outlined in the Burned Area Emergency Response assessment for the South Umpqua Complex fires: Miles, Columbus and Snowshoe. Full implementation of the BAER treatments will be complete within one year of containment of the fires. The complete BAER reports and treatments maps can be found at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/land/umpqua/landmanagement

Klondike Fire West Zone – Fire personnel focused all efforts to ensure that Sunday’s wind driven spot fires did not damage any of the homes in the Oak Flats, Spud Road and Agness area. Fire managers estimate that the weekend wind event resulted in approximately 5,000 acres of new growth to the west of the primary containment lines. Level 3 evacuations remain in effect for these areas while fire crews and engines work to construct and link together new and existing containment lines. The Oregon State Fire Marshal’s five structural task forces that arrived yesterday have split into day and night shifts to ensure that all homes under evacuation are protected. These resources include twenty engines and five water tenders with firefighters from thirty-three different fire agencies from across the state. Fire behavior moderated significantly yesterday as the 30 mph winds over the weekend diminished significantly, allowing fire firefighters to attack spot fires directly....

Fire management officials on the Pomeroy Ranger District will be implementing activities fuels and pile burning over the next couple weeks.The objective is to reduce activity slash and prepare the ground for natural and artificial regeneration. These units are located in various locations in the South George Timber Sale area (South Park 22 and South Park 40). Units range in size from 20 to 60 acres. The majority of smoke will be visible on the day of ignition and decrease dramatically the following day. Smoldering and lingering smoke will persist for the next several days.Additional information about this prescribed burn is available by visiting the Umatilla National Forest’s new prescribed fire interactive map. This map displays burning activities and is available at https://tinyurl.com/y8b433th. (Note: only piles within timber sale units will appear on the interactive map, piles may be burned in other areas and those areas will not appear on the map). The interactive map allows...

Klondike Fire UpdateOctober 15, 2018 – 12:00 p.m.Eric Knerr, Incident Commander Jody Prummer, Deputy ICInciweb Information: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5998/Facebook: TaylorCreek Fire and Klondike Fire Information - HomeKlondike West Fire Information 541-247-6789 Email: Taylorcreekfire2018@gmail.comKlondike Fire West Zone – Unusually warmer temperatures, low humidity and gusty winds across the fire yesterday afternoon caused an approximately 2000 acre spot fire near the North Fork of Indigo Creek. The Sheriff’s Office, in concurrence with fire officials, quickly made the determination that evacuations were appropriate for residents in the areas of Oak Flat, Spud Road, and along the 33 road in Agness and residents north of the Rogue River.Northwest Incident Management Team 7 (NWIMT7) assumed command of the October 14, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.Today’s Activities: Crews are on site, engaged in suppression activity. Additional resources have been ordered, including aircraft,...

Incendio Klondite, Zona Oeste. Los bomberos ciontuinuan con el trabajo de reparacion de supresion en el Incendio Klondite. El trabajo en la construccion de lineas con bulldozers y las hechas a mano, estan siendo terminadas en los lados Sur y Oeste del incendio. Por esta razon, los bomberos se van a enfocar en otras tareas siempre relacionadas al incendio. Se esta haciendo uso de paja para la estabilizacion del suelo en donde se dara a cabo la esparcion de semillas. Equipo pesado tales como excavadoras y masticadores todavia se encuentran trabajando a lo largo de las carreteras limpiando escombros. Estos esfuerzos mitigaran el potencial de erosion, lavados de terrenos e inundaciones cuando las lluvias y la niebe se hagan presente en el area. En la reunion del dia de ayer con los cooperantes, el Senor Jeremy Dumire, Coordinador de Servicios de Emergencia en la ciudad de Curry, recordo que “la temporada de Incendios no se ha terminado”. El hizo la observacion referente a que las...

Klondike Fire West Zone Firefighters continue suppression repair work on the Klondike Fire. Dozer line and handline repair is wrapping up on the south and west sides of the fire and crews are turning their attention toward other tasks. Straw is being used to stabilize soils in preparation for seeding. Heavy equipment such as excavators and masticators are still working along roadways, clearing debris. These efforts mitigate the potential for erosion, washouts and flooding when winter rain and snow fall in the area. At yesterday’s Cooperators’ meeting, Jeremy Dumire, Curry County Emergency Services Coordinator, reminded us, “Fire season is not over.” He noted that weather conditions with northeasterly winds that are predicted lend themselves to “a second fire season that may last two weeks or more.” Northwest Incident Management Team 12, led by Incident Commander Craig Glazier, will be transferring command to Northwest Incident Management Team 7, led by Incident...

Southern Cascades Interagency Incident Management Team Incident Commander, Jerry Van Dyne Incident Commander Trainee, Eric Risdal October 12, 2018 - 9:00 A.M. Thank You! This will be the final update from the Southern Cascades Interagency Incident Management Team. We would like to thank the public and all the communities within the McKenzie River area for their patience, assistance and support over the last several months. Remaining work and activity in the fire area will be directed by the Willamette National Forest, McKenzie River Ranger District. Fire activity is minimal at this time. Some smoke may still be seen in the fire area, though no additional fire spread is anticipated due to substantial rain and low temperatures. The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team will complete their efforts with on site evaluation work in the next coming days. The BAER team will be developing an independent report and recommendations in the coming weeks. All public inquiries should be...

Incendio Klondite. Zona Oeste Despues de la caida de lluvias durante la semana pasada, el Incendio Klondite se mantiene inactivo. Los bomberos estan enfocados en los trabajos de reparacion despues de la supresion del incendio en las lineas a mano y lineas de bulldozers. La mayoria del equipo de supresion como camiones de bomberos y tanques de agua ya han sido removidos de la linea del fuego.Todos los recursos aereos han sido removidos del area del incendio Klondite. Sin embargo, los helicopteros estan disponibles en Grants Pass en caso de ser necesario. Las mangueras que han sido removidas de la linea de fuego han sido traidas a Gold Beach para ser limpiadas y enrrolladas. De esta manera, millas de mangueras seran removidas hacia el campamento en Agness y desde donde 7 camiones se daran a la tarea de descargar cierta cantidad de estas, dos veces al dia, en Gold Beach. Hasta el momento, 103,000 pies de manguera (19 millas de distancia) han sido limpiadas, enrrolladas, apiladas y...

Klondike Fire West Zone The Klondike Fire remains inactive after last week’s rain event. Crews are continuing work on suppression repair of hand lines and dozer lines. Much of the suppression equipment like engines and water tankers have been removed from the fireline. All air resources have been released from the Klondike Fire but helicopters are available in Grants Pass should the need arise. Firehose collected from the fireline is brought to Gold Beach for cleaning and rolling. Several miles of firehose will be collected and brought to the Agness camp then 7 trucks deliver two loads per day to Gold Beach. So far about 103,000 feet or 19 miles of firehose have been cleaned, rolled, stacked and returned to storage, ready for use on future fires. The weather over the next few days is expected to be sunny with temperatures reaching 60-70 degrees later this week. We are moving into a warmer and dryer trend through the weekend with some wind gusts expected. As the Klondike Fire...

Southern Cascades Interagency Incident Management Team Incident Commander, Jerry Van Dyne Incident Commander Trainee, Eric Risdal October 10, 2018 - 9:00 A.M. Public Information Phone: (541) 822-8216 Available 8:00 am to 7:00 pm Special Announcements: The public is asked to respect the road and area closures for protection to themselves and firefighters. Please refrain from entering the closed areas. The Terwilliger Fire Area Closure implemented August 30th, 2018 by the Willamette National Forest remains in place. The Closure Area is being patrolled and enforced. It is entirely within Lane County Oregon and does not impact Oregon State Highway 126. Public and firefighter safety remains the priority. Forest Service Road (FR) 19 and Terwilliger Hot Springs (also known as Cougar Hot Springs) are within the Terwilliger Area Closure. They remain closed due to unsafe conditions from gravity fall hazards, including rocks, debris and fire-weakened trees. The closure begins at the...

Incendio Klondike. Zona Oeste El incendio Klondite se mantiene en una extension de 167,423 acres de los cuales el 72% esta bajo control. Algunos bomberos han sido movilizados a su lugar de origen y al mismo tiempo otros estan siendo asignados al Incendio. El dia de hoy, fueron asignados 470 bomberos para trabajar en la zona afectada. Agradecemos sinceramente a la comunidad por el continuo apoyo durante los esfuerzos en la extinction del incendio y el trabajo de reparacion despues de este. El trabajo de los bomberos se hace necesario para restaurar en su estado natural las lineas de fuego, las lineas de bulldozers y otras areas afectadas. Se esta trabajando tiempo completo en la labor de reparacion de la zona en donde los bomberos han hecho avances significativos. El Equipo Noroeste #12 esta probando su herramienta nueva de trabajo la cual monitorea reparaciones necesarias despues del Incendio. El Equipo para el Sistema de Informacion Geografica (GIS), ha estado ingresando datos sobre...

Southern Cascades Interagency Incident Management Team Incident Commander, Jerry Van Dyne Incident Commander Trainee, Eric Risdal October 9, 2018 - 9:00 A.M. Public Information Phone: (541) 822-8216 Available 8:00 am to 7:00 pm Special Announcements: The public is asked to respect the road and area closures for protection to themselves and firefighters. Please refrain from entering the closed areas. The Terwilliger Fire Area Closure implemented August 30th, 2018 by the Willamette National Forest remains in place. The Closure Area is being patrolled and enforced. It is entirely within Lane County Oregon and does not impact Oregon State Highway 126. Public and firefighter safety remains the priority. Forest Service Road (FR) 19 and Terwilliger Hot Springs (also known as Cougar Hot Springs) are within the Terwilliger Area Closure. They remain closed due to unsafe conditions from gravity fall hazards, including rocks, debris and fire-weakened trees. The closure begins at the junction...

Klondike Fire West Zone The Klondike Fire is holding at 167,423 acres and the fire containment remains at 72%. While some fire resources head home other types of resources and crews are still arriving. Today we have 470 firefighters assigned to the Klondike Fire. Thank you to the communities for your ongoing support during fire suppression and suppression repair. Firefighters will continue to restore hand lines, dozer lines and other disturbed areas back to their natural state. Suppression repair work is in full swing and crews are making good progress. Northwest Team 12 is testing a new reporting tool referred to as the Suppression Repair tracking tool. Our Geographic Information System (GIS) team has been entering information on the status of repair work throughout the day and the system automatically updates every 5 minutes. As of 7:00am, Tuesday, October 9th, 38% of assessed repair work was completed on points such as drop points, heli-spots, heli-bases, and spike camps. The...

Incendio Klondike. Zona Oeste Las lluvias recientes han contribuido a que las condiciones de caminos se presenten resbaladizas. Esto significa un peligro adicional para los bomberos y otras personas manejando en esas zonas. Los oficiales de Seguridad, estan analizando la situacion con el fin de reducir los riesgos presentes por el derrumbe de material, areas empinadas y resbaladizas y tambien el peligro en las condciones de caminos. Por favor, sea cauteloso cuando se encuentre manejando en las proximidades del Incendio o de caceria. Acerca de 400 bomberos se encuentran reparando lineas de fuego que fueron construidas para contener los 167,423 acres de fuego. Para seguridad personal, estos trabajadores siempre estan vestidos con camisa amarilla. En las carreteras estara movilizandose maquinaria pesada que se ha movilizado para ayudar en los esfuerzos de reparacion. Equipos tales como tanques plegables de agua, bombas de agua y mangueras estan siendo removidas con el uso de...

Klondike Fire West Zone Recent rains have contributed to slippery conditions, creating additional safety hazards for firefighters and others traveling through the area. Analysis is used by safety officers in an effort to reduce risks posed by falling objects, slippery slopes, and hazardous road conditions. Please remember to be cautious when traveling or hunting in the vicinity of the fire. Over 400 firefighters are repairing fireline that was created to contain 167,423 acres of fire and they are wearing yellow for safety. Heavy equipment will be traveling on the roadways, as more resources are brought in to help with repair efforts. Helicopters are being used to remove equipment such as folding water tanks, pumps and fire hose. The operational focus has fully shifted to suppression repair. The repair work is being completed where fire suppression activities took place. These are areas where natural resources have been affected and may include but are not limited to, equipment...

Southern Cascades Interagency Incident Management Team Incident Commander, Jerry Van Dyne Incident Commander Trainee, Eric Risdal October 8, 2018 - 9:00 A.M. Public Information Phone: (541) 822-8216 Available 8:00 am to 7:00 pm Special Announcements: The public is asked to respect the road and area closures for protection to themselves and firefighters. Please refrain from entering the closed areas. The Terwilliger Fire Area Closure implemented August 30th, 2018 by the Willamette National Forest remains in place. The Closure Area is being patrolled and enforced. It is entirely within Lane County Oregon and does not impact Oregon State Highway 126. Public and firefighter safety remains the priority. Forest Service Road (FR) 19 and Terwilliger Hot Springs (also known as Cougar Hot Springs) are within the Terwilliger Area Closure. They remain closed due to unsafe conditions from gravity fall hazards, including rocks, debris and fire-weakened trees. The closure begins at the...