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Weather: A cold front will decrease temperatures slightly today. It will be partly cloudy with increasing winds and decreasing smoke. Morning winds will be from the S-SW, but shift to W-SW in the early afternoon at 15 to 25 mph in the saddles, gusting to 30 mph on the ridgetops. Humidity will drop as the trough begins pushing dry air downwards. Gusty winds are expected through Saturday. Sunday through Tuesday will bring another warming, drying pattern. Max temps: Lower 90s in the valleys to lower 80s on the ridges Yesterday’s Activities: Sixteen Australian firefighters have arrived at Happy Camp to provide support as crew bosses, task force leaders, division supervisors and helicopter crew members. Firefighters continued to secure the north half of the fire, focusing on mop up and patrol. Crews also strengthened firelines on the south and east sides of the fire. Crews worked along South Fork Indian Creek mopping up and using low intensity hand ignition to secure the fireline as...

Dufur, OR – Current Status: Team 2 will transfer the command of the ODF South Valley Road Fire to an ODF Type 4 Team (IC Blair) working for the Oregon Department of Forestry - The Dalles Unit Office.Following a joint briefing of the two teams at 7:00 a.m., official transition did occur today at 8:00 a.m. The teams spent yesterday shadowing and sharing information to successfully complete the mission. The main responsibility of the Type 4 organization will be to complete any remaining mop-up, patrol the perimeter, and finalize any suppression repair needs. The Type 4 Team (IC Blair) will have the following re-sources assigned: 5 Type 6 engines, 3 hand crews, 1 dozer, 1 skidgine, 1 water tender, 2 helicopters and 3 overhead personnel until the District releases them.Afterwards, the local ODF fire staff will patrol the fire and monitor for smokes frequently throughout the remainder of fire season. 100% containment was achieved at the end of shift Thursday, August 9.This is a very large...

8/10/18: W/SW winds are expected to clear smoke from much of the area. Happy Camp area will see smoke inversion in the morning, but the rest of the forecast area is expected to have cleaner air for the next two

Acreage: 43,388 Containment: 45% Community Meeting tonight in Agness. Fire managers and agency representatives will be on hand to give a fire update and answer questions from the community. Come by the Agness Community Library, 3905 Cougar Lane, Agness, OR on Friday, August 10th at 6pm. The OR Department of Forestry, US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management are working together to advise fire managers. Fire managers hear a single, unified message from Agency Representatives. Very high temperatures, gusts to 20 mph out of the southwest and critical fire weather conditions are expected today. Winds out of the southwest will test fire lines constructed on the north side of both fires. Smoke columns will rise today as the fire becomes active. When the inversion lifts, fire is expected to grow within the perimeter of the fire. The “Firewise” program provides tips to protect your home and property, and is available at www.firewise.org. Increased traffic in the Galice...

The Forest Service has signed a temporary emergency area closure for portions of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest including the Klondike Fire. An emergency road closure is also in effect for Forest Service roads 4103, 4105, 2512 and

A recording from the community meeting in Happy Camp on August 9 can be found at this link. This link can also be found in the Information section of Inciweb, under 'Related Links'.

A community meeting will be held at the Hendrix Fire Incident Command Post located at the intersection of Highway 238 and Hamilton Road in Ruch, Oregon. This meeting will be followed by a short tour of the fire camp. It will also be streamed on Facebook,

The Southwest Oregon Joint Information Center has released the update for August 9,

The Smoke Outlook for southwest Oregon has been released for August 9,

Natchez Fire Information (New Number): 530-493-1524, 7:00 am – 8:00 pm Community Meeting: There will be a Fire Information meeting at 6:00 pm, tonight, Thursday, August 9th, at the Grange in Happy Camp. Weather: Continued hot, mostly sunny with areas of smoke. Winds will be SW in the morning at 10-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph on ridgetops. Afternoon winds will shift westerly and down valley. Windy conditions will continue through Saturday night before a warming and drying pattern returns. Maximum temperatures: Low 100’s in Happy Camp to 80’s on ridges. Yesterday’s Activities: Firefighters continued to hold, mop up and patrol firelines on the entire north half of the fire; this area continues to become more secure. Yesterday’s work focused on improving lines on the south and east sides of the fire in anticipation of windier conditions expected later today through Saturday. The fire is being monitored as it slowly backs downhill towards the control lines at South Fork Indian...

Acreage: 42,996 Containment: 83% Community Meeting tomorrow night in Agness. Fire managers and agency representatives will be on hand to give a fire update and answer questions from the community. Come by the Agness Community Library, 3905 Cougar Lane, Agness, OR on Friday, August 10th at 6pm. Elevated fire weather conditions expected today with critical fire weather conditions tomorrow. It will be another day of very high temperatures with potential for reaching 106 degrees in valley bottoms. Winds will shift from north to westerly and smoke will clear on Friday. This may be a mixed blessing as the cap of smoke has been moderating fire behavior. Expect to see smoke columns rising into the air on Friday as portions of the perimeter become active. The fire edge is now along Bear Camp Road. Night shift resources continued firing operations on the northwest corner of the Taylor Creek Fire. Crews will continue to hold and improve that line today. Trees and boulders loosened by fire on...

Acreage: 36,907 Containment: 15% Community Meeting tomorrow night in Agness. Fire managers and agency representatives will be on hand to give a fire update and answer questions from the community. Come by the Agness Community Library, 3905 Cougar Lane, Agness, OR on Friday, August 10th at 6pm. Elevated fire weather conditions expected today with critical fire weather conditions tomorrow. It will be another day of very high temperatures with potential for reaching 106 degrees in valley bottoms. Winds will shift from north to westerly and smoke will clear on Friday. This may be a mixed blessing as the cap of smoke has been moderating fire behavior. Expect to see smoke columns rising into the air on Friday as portions of the perimeter become active. The fire edge is now along Bear Camp Road. Night shift resources continued firing operations on the northwest corner of the Taylor Creek Fire. Crews will continue to hold and improve that line today. Trees and boulders loosened by fire on...

COMMUNITY MEETING: There will be a Hendrix Fire Community Meeting on Friday, August 10, 2018, at 7 pm. It will be held the Hendrix Fire Incident Command Post located at the intersection of Highway 238 and Hamilton Road in Ruch, Oregon. This meeting will be followed by a short tour of the fire camp. It will also be streamed on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/HendrixFire2018/.Hotter and dryer conditions will continue in southwest Oregon through Thursday. Maximum temperatures near the fire will be in the mid-80s while temperatures at lower elevations will be in the triple digits. Winds will be calm in the morning and then becoming northwesterly around 5 mph in the afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for today for unseasonable hot conditions.Crews spent yesterday patrolling the fire’s perimeter as well as “gridding” in the interior of the fire, a method of searching for hot spots by systematically travelling over an area on parallel courses or...

The community meeting tonight in Happy Camp will be live streamed (6:00 pm) on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NatchezFires2018/). If we encounter technical difficulties while live streaming, the meeting will be recorded and a link to the meeting will be posted in the Information section of

Dufur, OR – Current Status: Last night was the final night shift on this incident. These crews have worked long and hard and have an excellent safety record of no injuries. They will get some much needed rest today and be rolled over into the next day shift plan.Today, crews will focus on meeting the District’s mop-up standards and patrol the fire perimeter and unburned islands. All the hard work putting out this fire will be tested this week by the predicted high temperatures and gusty winds. Sufficient re-sources will remain assigned to the fire to patrol and handle any problems that may arise. Other resources will begin the demobilization process to get much needed rest.Weather Forecast: Red Flag Warnings are in effect for Thursday for hot, dry and unstable conditions. An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect through Thursday. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for Friday for gusty winds. A change in the weather pat-tern begins Thursday when the air mass becomes more unstable. The...

Summary: After an active day of fire on Tuesday, firefighters made good progress on Wednesday. As hotter and drier weather moves into the region today, firefighters are expecting more active fire behavior in the afternoon. Community Meetings: Please note the change in venues for the Shady Cove Public Meeting. To facilitate more guests, the Shady Cove Meeting will be held at Shady Cove School, 37 Schoolhouse Lane. Thursday, August 9: Shady Cove School , 37 Schoolhouse Lane, Shady Cove 6:30 p.m. Friday, August 10: Prospect Community Center, 305 Red Blanket Road, Prospect 6:30 p.m. 25 residents attended the community meeting in Tiller last night. A group of representatives from the Unified Command team answered questions about fire operations, weather, and smoke impacts. Evacuations: Current Jackson County evacuation areas are available on the Jackson County Sheriff’s website: http://jacksoncountyor.org/sheriff/ Residents can check their evacuation level by searching their address...

The Natchez Fire information phone number is now