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Terwilliger Fire – Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Location: McKenzie River Ranger District, Terwilliger Hot Springs area Start Date: August 19, 2018 Size: 125 acres Containment: 0% Cause: Under Investigation Vegetation: Dense mixed conifer forest Incident Commander: Ricky Cox Resources: 3 crews, 2 helicopters, 7 engines, 3 dozers, total of 87 personnel. Summary: The Gila Las Cruces Type 3 Incident Management Team assumed command of the Terwilliger Fire yesterday at 6 pm and will continue using the full suppression strategy started by local firefighters. The fire is burning actively on both the west and east side of Cougar Reservoir. Yesterday crews worked on building dozer and hand lines on the fire burning west of the reservoir. They also began installing hose lays and sprinklers in the Boone Creek drainage. Fire managers are continually looking for opportunities to safely engage the fire on both sides of the reservoir. The weather will challenge firefighters...

August 21, 2018 For Immediate Release Incident Commanders: Ian Yocum, Oregon State Fire Marshal Eric Knerr, Northwest Team 7 Contact: Rich Tyler/Jeanne Klein 541-239-3619 OSFM/NW Team 7 Public Information Officers Follow Fire Information on local Facebook Pages: Gilliam County Sheriff https://www.facebook.com/GilliamCountySheriff/ South Gilliam County Rural Fire Protection District https://www.facebook.com/South-Gilliam-County-Rural-Fire-Protection-District-783137915065669/?ref=br_rs [Condon, Oregon] NW Team 7 joined the Oregon State Fire Marshal's Office in Unified Command as of 6:00 am Tuesday morning. NW Team 7 will also assume command of Jennie's Peak Fire in Wheeler County and will be assigning resources to that fire. The Stubblefield, Seale, Lonerock, and Jennie's Peak fires now total 77,500 acres burned with 27% containment. There are currently 443 total firefighters on the incident. Last night's community meeting in the town of Lonerock was a success with 17...

Northwest Incident Management Team 6 Shawn Sheldon, Incident Commander Shane Theall, Deputy IC Watson Creek Fire Update Tuesday, August 21, 2018 The Watson Creek Fire continues to burn in the Fremont-Winema National Forest. Some growth occurred on the southeastern edge. The total acreage is now at 32,104. A community meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, August 22, at 7:00 p.m. at the Paisley Community Center. Today, on the northern flank of the fire, crews plan to hold and improve the night operations’ work. East of Slide Lake, crews expect to continue burning and mop up. Dozers are anticipated to strengthen the lines on the 3360 and 3315 Roads around Hadley Butte. Work continues west of the Bald Butte Lookout on the 3411 Road. More firefighting resources are arriving today. Firefighters continue to face challenges due to hazard trees and snags, dead and down lodgepole pine and difficult terrain. Last night’s thunderstorm generated a few lightning strikes...

Community Meeting: There will be a Fire Information meeting today at 6:00 pm at the Grange in Happy Camp, CA. Happy Camp, CA –An upper level low pressure area increased fire behavior Monday and has the potential to continue today. It will be hot, dry and smoky. SW to NW terrain-driven winds (6 mph) will prevail across the valleys during the afternoon with winds shifting northeasterly along ridges overnight. Ridgetop winds may gust to 12 mph. Maximum temperatures are forecast to be 75 to 90 degrees (variation depending on the amount of smoke). Relative humidity will range near 20 percent. Firefighters continue mopping up along primary fireline and around structures from the southern tip of the fire to the South Fork Indian Creek. Fallers and heavy equipment are removing fire-weakened hazard trees along Forest Road 17N32 and Forest Road 48 (Grayback Road). The fire containment line north of South Fork Indian Creek to the northern tip of the fire and then south to Mud Lake...

FIRE AREA EMERGENCY CLOSURE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST Order Number 06-02-03-18-02-01 Pursuant to Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations §261.50 (a) and (b), the following act is prohibited on National Forest System lands and roads within the following described area on the Paisley, Silver Lake and Bly Ranger Districts, Fremont-Winema National Forest, as described in attached Exhibit A. This order supercedes Order Number 06-02-03-18-02 and these prohibitions are effective immediately upon the time and date of the signature on this Order and will remain in effect until December 1, 2018, unless rescinded earlier. PROHIBITION: (1) Going onto or being within an area closed for public health and safety. 36 CFR § 261.53 (e) (2) Being upon a closed road. 36 CFR § 261.54 (e) The area described below will be closed to public access/entry due to hazards and hazardous conditions created as a result of the Watson Creek Fire. AFFECTED AREA / CLOSURE AREA: All legal descriptions are...

There will be a community meeting regarding the Klondike Fire West in the Curry Showcase Room at the Curry County Fairgrounds in Gold Beach tonight beginning at 6 p.m. Join California Interagency Incident Management Team 4 for an update on the fire activity and an opportunity to ask questions. The meeting will be live-streamed or recorded and posted to the Taylor Creek Fire and Klondike Fire Information Page. For more information call (541)

Fire Information Phone number and email have changed: Phone number: 541-560-3374 Email:2018southumpquacomplex@gmail.com Evacuation levels were lowered to Level 1 (be ready) in the Trail and Prospect areas by Jackson County Sheriff’s Office due to hard work and determination by firefighters to secure containment lines and provide for public safety. Homeowners will continue to see smoke and occasional interior flair ups within contained lines. Yesterday’s Activities: The Miles Fire is now 35,455 acres and 39 percent contained. Firefighters continued mop up and removal of hose lays on the southern half of the Miles Fire and the northern edge of the Columbus Fire. Crews tasked with initial attack responsibilities responded to a new small fire west of the Snow Shoe Fire which is now contained. Today’s Activities: Firefighters will continue prep work along the 6640 Road on the east fire flank between the Miles and Columbus Fires. If east winds and fuel conditions are...

Community Meeting Gold Beach – Tuesday, August 21, 6 p.m. at the Curry County Fairgrounds in the Curry Showcase Building, 29392 Ellensburg Avenue, Gold Beach, OR. Weather Another day of elevated fire weather is predicted today. Temperatures will rise to around 90 degrees in the valleys and slightly cooler on the ridges. Relative humidities will be in the high teens or low 20 percent range. It will be slightly cooler on Wednesday with temperatures in the low 80s and relative humidities in the mid 20s. Taylor Creek and Klondike East The Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team is managing the Taylor Creek Fire and Klondike Fire East. The hard, around-the-clock work by firefighters continues to pay dividends in the form of increased containment. The Taylor Creek Fire is now 95% contained and the Klondike Fire is at 32%, more than double what it was two days ago. Fire behavior was not as active as expected on Monday given the hot, dry conditions, a trend that has continued...

Community Meeting Gold Beach – Tuesday, August 21, 6 p.m. at the Curry County Fairgrounds in the Curry Showcase Building, 29392 Ellensburg Avenue, Gold Beach, OR. Weather Another day of elevated fire weather is predicted today. Temperatures will rise to around 90 degrees in the valleys and slightly cooler on the ridges. Relative humidities will be in the high teens or low 20 percent range. It will be slightly cooler on Wednesday with temperatures in the low 80s and relative humidities in the mid 20s. Taylor Creek and Klondike East The Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team is managing the Taylor Creek Fire and Klondike Fire East. The hard, around-the-clock work by firefighters continues to pay dividends in the form of increased containment. The Taylor Creek Fire is now 95% contained and the Klondike Fire is at 32%, more than double what it was two days ago. Fire behavior was not as active as expected on Monday given the hot, dry conditions, a trend that has continued...

Smoke Outlook for 8/21 - 8/22California-Oregon Border South Umpqua ComplexSpecial Statement This air quality forecast predicts potential particulate matter levels, not ozone. Forecast is based on 24 hour average. Fire Miles Fire increased by 2,251 acres burning the northern flank. Columbus Fire increased by 677 acres burning the southern flank bringing a total of 49,943 acres for South Umpqua Complex. Increased fire activities produced more smoke than forecasted yesterday. The planned firing operation for today is expected to produce more smoke until the wind pushes the smoke out of the area. Smoke With today's wind shift from northwest to northeast, smoke impact is expected to increase with greater impact to the communities south of the South Umpqua Complex fire. Inversion will hold down the smoke until a break around noon but smoke will remain visible area wide south of the fire. With a possible development of afternoon thunderstorm, gusty wind may push the smoke out of the area....

Terwilliger Fire evening update Blue River, OR, Aug. 20, 2018 The Forest Service and Oregon Department of Forestry continue to use air and ground crews to actively suppress the fire burning near Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs, which is still estimated at 110 acres. Updated acreage will be available following an infrared flight planned for this evening. The fire started near the trail to Terwilliger Hot Springs with winds pushing the fire away from the springs. The cause of the fire is under investigation. With critically dry fuels, more fire activity and growth are expected. A section of the Aufderheide Scenic Highway (Forest Service Road 19), Terwilliger Hot Springs, and other nearby recreation areas are currently inaccessible due to the fire. Oregon State Highway 126 remains open. No residential areas or structures are currently threatened and there are no evacuation notices at this time. Crews have been unable to assess the extent of damage, if any, to...

A small burnout operation around Slide Lake may increase the amount of smoke in the air this

Northwest Incident Management Team 6 Shawn Sheldon, Incident Commander Shane Theall, Deputy IC Watson Creek Fire Update Monday, August 20, 2018 As firefighters work in challenging terrain on the Watson Creek Fire, favorable wind conditions assisted firefighting efforts on Sunday night. Last night’s infrared flight over the fire shows it has grown to 25,788 acres. On the northwest side of the fire near Forest Road 29, commonly known as Government Harvey Road, crews have been holding and improving the line while also addressing hazardous snags in the area. Near Slide Lake and Withers Lake, the fire is holding. Fire spread is in the direction of McComb Butte near Forest Road 33. Crews will be scouting to strategize modes of attack. On the southwestern edge of the fire, dozer lines are still holding. The temperature today in the fire area will be in the 70s with relative humidity at 20-30%. Winds are forecasted to be out of the north to northeast most of the day...

Community Meeting Natchez Fire Information & Update Tuesday, August 21, 2018 6:00 p.m. Happy Camp Grange 64501 2nd Street, Happy Camp, CA For further Natchez Fire information, please visit: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5948/

Yesterday’s Activities: The Miles Fire is now 33,204 acres and 38 percent contained. Minimal fire growth has allowed crews to shift to more active areas, including Elkhorn Peak. The north end of the Miles Fire and the south side of the Columbus Fire continue to work their way through greener vegetation towards each other. Today’s Activities: Firefighters will continue mop up and patrol as needed along the southern half of the Miles Fire and the northern edge of the Columbus Fire. Hazardous trees (snags) will be removed along travel routes and where mop up activities will be taking place. Crews are monitoring fire behavior and fuel conditions in the gap between the two fires, where forest fuels have greater moisture content and fire movement is slow. Team Transition: On Monday, August 20, the Northern Rockies Incident Management Team (IMT) 2 transferred command to the Pacific Northwest Team (IMT) 2 led by Incident Commander Chris Schulte. Oregon Department of Forestry IMT 3...

8/20 Natchez Fire UpdateCommunity Meeting: There will be a Fire Information meeting at 6:00pm Tuesday evening, August 21, 2018 at the Grange in Happy Camp, CA. Weather: It will be partly cloudy, warm and dry with areas of smoke. SW to NW terrain-driven winds at 0 to 4 mph will prevail across the fire during the afternoon with winds continuing to shift northeasterly along ridges overnight. Ridgetop winds will be SW to NW at 3-7 mph with gusts up to 10 mph. An upper level low pressure system is predicted to move in Monday through Wednesday. There is a chance of a thunderstorm later in the week. Max temperatures are forecasted to be 82 to 92 degrees. Yesterday’s Activities: Patrol and mop-up occurred along the primary fireline from the South Fork Indian Creek to the southern tip of the fire. Low intensity hand firing continued to secure the primary fire line on the south part of the fire. Patrol and mop-up around the structures in this area also occurred. Fallers and heavy...

Community Meetings Cave Junction - Monday, August 20, 6 p.m at Illinois Valley High School, 625 E River St., Cave Junction, OR Agness - Monday, August 20, 6 p.m. at the Agness Community Library, 3905 Cougar Lane. Agness, OR Gold Beach - Tuesday, August 21, 6 p.m. at the Curry County Fairgrounds in the Curry Showcase Building, 29392 Ellensburg Avenue, Gold Beach, OR Weather Today will be another critical fire weather day, with temperatures climbing into the 80s, relative humidities falling into the high teens to lower 20 percent range, and northeast wind gusts of 20 mph or higher in the afternoon. Taylor Creek Fire and Klondike Fire East The Alaska Incident Management Team is managing Taylor Creek Fire and Klondike Fire East. Firefighters working day and night have made progress, shown by a spike in containment on both fires today. Containment on the Taylor Creek Fire rose from 61 to 79 percent Sunday while containment on the Klondike Fire increased from 15 to 28...

Public Meetings:Cave Junction - Monday, August 20, 6 p.m at Illinois Valley High School, 625 E River St., Cave Junction, OR Agness - Monday, August 20, 6 p.m. at the Agness Community Library, 3905 Cougar Lane. Agness, OR Gold Beach - Tuesday, August 21, 6 p.m. at the Curry County Fairgrounds in the Curry Showcase Building, 29392 Ellensburg Avenue, Gold Beach, OR Weather Today will be another critical fire weather day, with temperatures climbing into the 80s, relative humidities falling into the high teens to lower 20 percent range, and northeast wind gusts of 20 mph or higher in the afternoon. Taylor Creek Fire and Klondike Fire East The Alaska Incident Management Team is managing Taylor Creek Fire and Klondike Fire East. Firefighters working day and night have made progress, shown by a spike in containment on both fires today. Containment on the Taylor Creek Fire rose from 61 to 79 percent Sunday while containment on the Klondike Fire increased from 15 to 28...