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Community Meeting A community meeting is scheduled for Sunday, August 26 at 3:00 p.m. outside the Agness Community Library located at 3905 Cougar Lane in Agness, Oregon. Klondike Fire West The firefighters continue to implement an aggressive and adaptive approach to suppressing the fire in the Klondike West Zone. Air tankers will continue to be used to check the fire spreading out of Silver Creek toward Silver Peak Ridge. Six heavy air tankers including the DC-10, one of the largest air tankers in the world, were used in the past two days, and will be used again today if possible. So far, roughly two miles of retardant have been laid along the ridge line. Aircraft dropped 121,000 gallons of retardant yesterday along the ridge. Although the fire reached the ridge top in two locations, helicopters and air tankers successfully prevented the fire from spreading over the ridge. Crews continue to improve contingency lines by clearing additional vegetation and laying hose lines. ...

Quick Facts Incident Summary Approximate Acreage Taylor Cr.: (approx) 52,826 acres Klondike: (approx) 87,701 acres Containment Taylor Creek: 95% Klondike: 41% Reported Date (Cause) Taylor Creek & Klondike: July 15, 2018 (lightning) Incident Commanders Richy Harrod, Northwest Incident Management Team 12 Jay Kurth, California Interagency Incident Management Team 4 Resources Taylor Creek: 9 – crews; 22 – engines; 1- water tender; 8-dozers; 0 – helicopters Klondike: 24 – crews; 42 – engines; 1 - water tender; 6 - dozers; 3 - helicopters Total Personnel Taylor Creek: 403 Klondike: 1,240 Cooperating Agencies Oregon Department of Forestry, Bureau of Land Management, Rogue Valley Fire Chiefs Association, Coos Forest Protective Association, Josephine County Sheriff, Josephine County Emergency Management,...

Quick Facts:Incident Start Date: 8/22/2018Incident Start Time: Approx. 12:45 p.m.Incident Type: WildfireCause: Under InvestigationIncident Location: near Sams Valley, Jackson County, OregonLand Threat: Private, BLM, IndustrialCommand Agency: ODF/OSFMFire Size: 1,971 acresContainment: 25%Expected Full Containment: 9/10/2018Civilian Injuries: 0Firefighter Injuries: 1Structures Threatened: 498Structures Destroyed: 1Structures Damaged: 0Current Situation:Over the last 36 hours, firefighters have been able to capitalize on the cooler weather and have gained excellent progress in securing containment lines. On the east side of the fire, mop up operations built upon containment lines that have now held for severaldays. There were a couple of spot fires caught outside of those containment lines yesterday, but those were holdover spots from previous days that were discovered by air resources and quickly contained by firefighters on the ground.The southern and western containment lines are...

Special Statement This air quality forecast predicts potential particulate matter levels, not ozone. Forecast is based on 24 hour average. Fire Ramsey Fire: 110 acres burned in the last 24 hours and containment remained the same at 25%. Burnout operation was completed yesterday securing the fire perimeter. There are still some non-burned fuel inside the perimeter. Miles and Columbus fires: 118 acres burned in the last 24 hours. There are many pockets of fuel available inside the fire perimeter. Smoke was observed in Snowshoe fire burning pockets of fire yet 100% contained. Watson Creek: The fire will be moderate along the perimeter and erratic fire behavior in some area. Fire activities continued through the night as 4,715 acres burned in the last 24 hours from firing operations. Smoke Air quality continued to improve significantly as the fire activities improved in both Ramsey Canyon and Miles/Columbus fires. Current condition remained hot and dry with smoke popping in...

The Miles and Columbus fires will transition to a smaller fire management team Monday morning. This downsizing will be reflected in lower overall personnel and equipment numbers. However, work continues toward full containment of the two fires and repair of areas damaged by firefighting activities is ongoing. Work efforts will be focused on securing and reinforcing fire lines on the east and west ends of the gap between the Miles and Columbus fires, which are slowly burning toward each other. Repair work will focus on restoring no-longer-needed dozer lines and handlines to a more natural state and to prevent runoff from impacting fish-bearing streams. Firefighters will also continue to patrol lines by road and by air to ensure that any flair ups that occur in the fire interior – as was seen yesterday on the Snow Shoe Fire – do not pose a threat to fire containment. Until seasonal rains arrive, stumps, logs, and other ground fuels will continue to produce visible smokes. However,...

Final Update-August 26, 2018 For Immediate Release Incident Commander: Eric Knerr, Northwest Team 7 Contact: Fire Information, 541-239-3619 (Sunday) 541-316-7711 (Beginning Monday) [Condon, Oregon] Minimal fire activity was observed yesterday on the Stubblefield and Lonerock Fires as firefighters continued to mop up remaining hot spots within control lines. Interior burning was observed on the Jennies Peak but posed no threat to the control lines. A cooler, more moist air mass has helped firefighters gain considerable depth on the control lines and they will continue to work today to identify and extinguish any remaining hot spots. Stubblefield Fire– The fire is currently 95% contained and is 54,221 acres. Lonerock Fire – This fire is now 95% contained and 5,056 acres. Jennie’s Peak – This fire is 90% contained and 45,956 acres. Today will be the final day Northwest Team 7 will be managing these fires. Firefighting resources will be remaining to patrol...

Effective 4:15 p.m. August 25th, 2018, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is implementing a Level 2 evacuation notice in the area south to southwest of the Watson Creek Fire: The area south of the 3510 Road from the 33 Road to the west side of the 3509 Road and the east side of the 28 Road. Properties on both sides of the 3428 Road from Dairy Point to the 34 Road. This includes Happy Camp and Clear Springs campgrounds. Both sides of the 34 Road north of the 3428 Road to the junction of the 33 Road and 28 Road.

A map has been posted which shows the area and road closures on federal lands in southwest Oregon.

A map has been posted which shows the area and road closures in Southwest Oregon on the Umpqua, Klamath, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, and the Medford BLM District.

With the advent of hunting season and improved air quality this is a reminder that there are still area and road closures in effect in the area of the Taylor Creek and Klondike Fires. Links to the closure orders are below, and all USFS Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest alerts can be found here.Another useful resource is oregonhuntingmap.com, by clicking on "Layers" and turning on the fire perimeters you can see where the fires are in the hunting units.

With the advent of hunting season and improved air quality this is a reminder that there are still area and road closures in effect in the area of the Taylor Creek and Klondike Fires. Links to the closure orders are below, and all USFS Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest alerts can be found here.Another useful resource is oregonhuntingmap.com, by clicking on "Layers" and turning on the fire perimeters you can see where the fires are in the hunting units.

#QuickFacts:Incident Start Date: 8/22/2018Incident Start Time: Approx. 12:45 p.m.Incident Type: WildfireCause: Under InvestigationIncident Location: near Sams Valley, Jackson County, OregonLand Threat: Private, BLM, IndustrialCommand Agency: ODF/OSFMFire Size: 1,861 acresContainment: 17%Expected Full Containment: 9/10/2018Civilian Injuries: 0Firefighter Injuries: 0Structures Threatened: 498Structures Destroyed: 1Structures Damaged: 0Current Situation:Last night, crews successfully completed burnout operations on the northwestern portions of the fire. Wildland and structure firefighters worked side by side to bring the fire down to control lines just behind the structures on East Evans Creek Road. The burnout operations added several hundred acres to the fire’s size and significantly increased the ability of control lines to stop the fire’s spread.“It was a pivotal day. Yesterday, we were we able to build a fire line and hold it—which has been a very rare occasion this...

8/25 Natchez Fire Update Happy Camp, CA – The upper level low pressure remains in place. Air quality is forecast to improve. The fire will continue to ventilate and flames may increase beyond the smoldering-creeping fire behavior exhibited earlier in the week. With the recent cold front passage, temperatures will be noticeably cooler. Afternoon temperatures will be in the mid-80s. The air mass overhead remains dry. Forecasted relative humidity will range from the 30s to the 20s as the day progresses. North-northwest winds should peak this afternoon with gusts to 16 to 20 mph. The 6- to 10-day weather outlook calls for even cooler temperatures and increased moisture; however, rainfall is not yet in the forecast. Firefighters continue mopping up containment line hot spots, removing snags near control lines, chipping brush piles, back-hauling equipment and patrolling for smokes from Mud Lake north around the northern tip of the fire perimeter and then south to the foot of Baldy...

It is welcome news that the Southwest Oregon smoke outlook is much improved for the next two days.

It is welcome news that the smoke outlook for Southwest Oregon is much improved for the next two days.

Firefighters constructed more than a mile of dozer line on Friday to connect with Forest Road 3372-022 and cut off spread of the fire to the northwest, reducing the expected footprint of the Watson Creek Fire by 5 to 6 square miles if the line continues to hold. Doug McKay, Silver Lake and Paisley District Ranger, said, “Thursday’s defensive holding action during the wind event allowed the team to return to the offensive on Friday, and they are making safe and significant strides toward stopping the fire.” Containment of the fire increased to 15%. The Ingram Guard Station has been wrapped with reflective fire-resistant material and structure protection is in place. Successful firing operations were conducted near the Guard Station on Friday, along Forest Road 33 on the southeast edge of the fire, and on the northwest flank of Hadley Butte. Evacuation notices remain unchanged and are coordinated by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. · Level 3 (GO): Lakeview Estates...

Clear conditions yesterday allowed fire mangers to assess the remaining fire activity from the air. Most of this activity has been in the gap between the Miles and Columbus fires which are slowly burning towards each other. With this reduced fire activity and significant containment achieved, firefighters will no longer work night shifts. To protect communities and areas of private land along the Highway 62 corridor, firefighters burned adjacent the 6640 Road four days ago. Yesterday crews continued mopping up this area. On the west side of this gap, a plan is in place to burn under favorable conditions to form a barrier to westward fire growth. Additionally, fire scars from 2013 and 2017 have formed effective barriers on the east and west sides of the Columbus Fire. Much of the rest of the fire perimeter has been contained. In these areas, firefighters continue to vigilantly monitor and patrol the fire boundary. These areas have been contained which means fire managers have a...

Fire Update – Saturday, August 25, 2018 – 8:00 a.m. Community MeetingA community meeting is scheduled for Sunday, August 26 at 3:00 p.m. outside the Agness Community Library located at 3905 Cougar Lane in Agness, Oregon. Klondike Fire WestThe California Interagency Incident Management Team 4 is managing Klondike Fire West.Air Tankers joined the fire fight yesterday and dropped 105,000 gallons of retardant along the Hobson Knob to Silver Peak trail located on the ridge above the fire burning out of Silver Creek. They will be used again today if visibility is good and they are available. About one-half mile of retardant line was created yesterday and more is expected to be created today. The purpose of the line is to slow the forward progress of the fire coming out of Silver Creek.The fire burned actively south and west of Bald Mountain and is expected to grow in this area again today. The fire is predicted to become active around 1 p.m.The West Zone of the Klondike Fire is burning...

Community Meeting A community meeting is scheduled for Sunday, August 26 at 3:00 p.m. outside the Agness Community Library located at 3905 Cougar Lane in Agness, Oregon. Klondike Fire West The California Interagency Incident Management Team 4 is managing Klondike Fire West. Air Tankers joined the fire fight yesterday and dropped 105,000 gallons of retardant along the Hobson Knob to Silver Peak trail located on the ridge above the fire burning out of Silver Creek. They will be used again today if visibility is good and they are available. About one-half mile of retardant line was created yesterday and more is expected to be created today. The purpose of the line is to slow the forward progress of the fire coming out of Silver Creek. The fire burned actively south and west of Bald Mountain and is expected to grow in this area again today. The fire is predicted to become active around 1 p.m. The West Zone of the Klondike Fire is burning in a very remote and mostly...