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

The South Umpqua Complex and Sugar Pine Fires have merged and are now the Miles Fire. The Miles Fire may be found here:

Summary: The containment date has changed to reflect the combination of all the fires. Containment is defined as the status of a wildfire suppression action signifying that a control line has been completed around the fire, as well as any associated spot fires, which can reasonably be expected to stop the fire’s spread. A new Inciweb site will be created for the Miles Fire (including Miles, Columbus, Snow Shoe and Round Top Fires) The South Umpqua Complex and Sugar Pine Fires will no longer be update on Inciweb. For the latest information check: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6112/ Community Meetings: The Unified Command IMTs will be hosting three community meetings in the area this week. Wednesday, August 8: Tiller Rural Fire Protection District, 27598 Tiller Trail Highway, Tiller 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 9: Upper Rogue Community Center 22465 Highway 62, Shady Cove 6:30 p.m. Friday, August 10: Prospect Community Center, 305 Red Blanket Road, Prospect 6:30 p.m. Miles Fire:...

#MilesFire Daily Update for August 8, 2018Link to Inciweb PDF: https://bit.ly/2nkXkPF The containment date has changed to reflect the combination of all the fires. Containment is defined as the status of a wildfire suppression action signifying that a control line has been completed around the fire, as well as any associated spot fires, which can reasonably be expected to stop the fire’s spread.A new Inciweb site will be created for the Miles Fire (including Miles, Columbus, Snow Shoe and Round Top Fires) The South Umpqua Complex and Sugar Pine Fires will no longer be update on Inciweb. For the latest information check: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6112/ Community Meetings: The Unified Command IMTs will be hosting three community meetings in the area this week. Wednesday, August 8: Tiller Rural Fire Protection District, 27598 Tiller Trail Highway, Tiller 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 9: Upper Rogue Community Center 22465 Highway 62, Shady Cove 6:30 p.m. Friday, August 10: Prospect...

South Umpqua Complex InciWeb Information Page Changes With the Miles Fire combining with the Sugar Pine and Goodview Fires, information officers are working to provide up-to-date data for the public on InciWeb. To improve efficiency, a single page will be available for the Miles, Columbus, Snowshoe, and Round Top Fires rather than manage data input separately into the South Umpqua Complex and Sugar Pine pages. We thank you for your patience while we are in process. Fire InformationMilo Base CampMiles, Columbus, Snowshoe and Round Top Fires

Taylor Creek Fire Acreage: 41,977 Containment: 38%Klondike Fire Acreage: 35,072 Containment: 15%Galice Road closure lifted at 5:00 pm on August 7, 2018, restoring access to local businesses and boat ramps. Hard work and diligence of crews working the fire line in this area allowed the road to open to all traffic and the river to all recreation. Crews from the Oregon Fire Marshal’s office continue to patrol the area and protect structures. Firefighters continue to attack the Taylor Creek and Klondike fires. Wherever rollout occurs firefighters use safe tactics to attack and contain the fire. Patrolling crews quickly respond to these situations. Construction of the contingency lines steadily progresses. Crews working the Taylor Creek fire made significant progress completing the Peavine Road contingency line. Firefighters are continuing to monitor the fireline along Galice Road. The Bear Creek fire line progresses as planned. FS Road 2402 contingency line was completed. Oregon...

Community Meeting: There will be a Fire Information meeting at 6:00 pm, Thursday, August 9th, at the Grange in Happy Camp.

Community Meeting Schedule for All Area Fires (Miles Fire, Columbus, Snow Shoe, and Round Top Fires)All Meetings are at 6:30 p.m.Wednesday, August 8 - Tiller Rural Fire Protection District, 27598 Tiller Trail HighwayThursday, August 9 - Upper Rogue Community Center, Shady Cove, 22465 Highway 62Friday, August 10 - Prospect Community Center, 395 Red Blanket Road

The Smoke Outlook for southwest Oregon has been released for August 8,

Garner Complex fires approach 100% patrol status. At noon tomorrow the Southwest Oregon District will assume command of the fire from Florida’s Red Team. Last night, crews with palm-held infrared scanners continued to seek out remaining pockets of heat. Last night hot spots were isolated to a few areas and they were well inside containment lines. Today, crews will hit those hot spots hard and put them to rest. Also today, crews will haul pumps, hose and other fire line equipment down the mountain. “Our crews have been successful at seeking and destroying hot spots,” says Fred Boehm, Chief of Operations “and we’re leaving some suppression equipment there, in case any further mop up is needed.” None of the hot spots pose a threat to the fire’s control lines, and the hose and pumps at the perimeter will be available if a hot spot ever needs attention. Crews and their camp support teams continue to be released from assignment, making them available to support other fires in...

Community Meeting: There will be a Fire Information meeting at 6:00 pm, Thursday, August 9th, at the Grange in Happy Camp. Weather: Continued hot, sunny weather and low humidity with areas of smoke due to high pressure over the area. Winds will be light out of the northeast in the morning at 3 to 5 mph with gusts up to 8 mph in the afternoon. Ridge winds will progress from NW to NE through the day. A low pressure system will increase winds on Thursday afternoon and Friday while providing somewhat cooler temperatures. Yesterday’s Activities: Firefighters continued to hold, mop up and patrol firelines on the entire north half of the fire. This portion of the fire becomes more secure each day. Yesterday’s work focused on mop up and control on the south and east sides of the fire in anticipation of windier conditions on Thursday afternoon and Friday. Limited low intensity hand ignition was used in the southeast part of the fire to secure the area. A 2.3 acre spot fire north of Kelly...

Dufur, OR - Current Status: Crews continued to locate and mark problem hotspots during the night shift while they patrolled the perimeter of the fire line. Today crews will dig those identified areas out and making sure all heat is gone. As the fire fighters gain control of the fire, resources such as crews, engines and aircraft will be slowly released over the next few days to return home or be reassigned to another fire. Crews today were told to pace themselves, drink lots of water and to watch out for each other. This is true every day on the fire line, but especially so today with the forecasted weather.Weather Forecast: An Excessive Heat Watch remains in effect for Wednesday through Thursday. High pressure will bring another day of hot and dry conditions. Temperatures will reach 100-102 and relative humidity will lower into the teens for most of the region this afternoon. Expect winds to increase in the afternoon and evening with West-Northwest winds gusting to 15-20 mph....

Galice Road closure lifted at 5:00 pm on August 7, 2018, restoring access to local businesses and boat ramps. Hard work and diligence of crews working the fire line in this area allowed the road to open to all traffic and the river to all recreation. Crews from the Oregon Fire Marshal’s office continue to patrol the area and protect structures. Firefighters continue to attack the Taylor Creek and Klondike fires. Wherever rollout occurs firefighters use safe tactics to attack and contain the fire. Patrolling crews quickly respond to these situations. Construction of the contingency lines steadily progresses. Crews working the Taylor Creek fire made significant progress completing the Peavine Road contingency line. Firefighters are continuing to monitor the fireline along Galice Road. The Bear Creek fire line progresses as planned. FS Road 2402 contingency line was completed. Oregon National Guard continues their thorough sweep and internal mop up of the eastern fire line. ...

Summary: The containment date has changed to reflect the combination of all the fires. Containment is defined as the status of a wildfire suppression action signifying that a control line has been completed around the fire, as well as any associated spot fires, which can reasonably be expected to stop the fire’s spread. A new Inciweb site will be created for the Miles Fire (including Miles, Columbus, Snow Shoe and Round Top Fires) The South Umpqua Complex and Sugar Pine Fires will no longer be update on Inciweb. For the latest information check: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6112/ Community Meetings: The Unified Command IMTs will be hosting three community meetings in the area this week. Wednesday, August 8: Tiller Rural Fire Protection District, 27598 Tiller Trail Highway, Tiller 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 9: Upper Rogue Community Center 22465 Highway 62, Shady Cove 6:30 p.m. Friday, August 10: Prospect Community Center, 305 Red Blanket Road, Prospect 6:30 p.m. Miles Fire:...

COMMUNITY MEETINGS: There will be a Hendrix Fire Community Meeting tonight at 7 pm. It will be held at The Commons (room), Ashland Middle School, 100 Walker Avenue, Ashland, Oregon. A second meeting will be held on Friday, August, 10, 2018, starting at 7 pm 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. Both meetings will 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 northwest around 5-7 mph in the afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Wednesday and Thursday for unseasonable hot conditions.Crews spent today patrolling the fire’s perimeter as...

Natchez Fire facebook information can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/NatchezFires2018/

The new email for the Natchez Fire is

Josephine County Sheriff's OfficeFire Evacuation Level Changes INCIDENT DATE AND TIME: 8/7/18 at 5:00 pm REPORTING DEPUTY: C. Krauss DETAILS: Due to progress made on the Taylor Creek Fire, the Josephine County Sheriff's Office is issuing a downgrade from a Level 3 “GO” status to a Level 2 “BE SET" status for the following residence at 600 Taylor Creek Road and the following residences on Galice Road 8599, 8585, 8581, 8529, 8519, 8500, 8000, 7185, 7100 and 6755, this includes Indian Mary Park. A Level 2 “BE SET” evacuation means you must be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice. With this downgrade, Galice Road will be opened to all traffic. There will still be firefighting operations in the area, so we would like to remind those travelling in the area to be cautious of firefighters and debris in the roadway. Galice Access Road (Bear Camp Road) will be closed at Galice Road and Taylor Creek Road will be closed in the 600 block of Taylor Creek Road. The closure of the Rogue...

The Smoke Outlook for southwest Oregon has been released for August 7,