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Dufur, OR – A transfer of command from the local ODF Central Oregon District to the unified command of Oregon Department Forestry’s Team 2 (IC Cline) and Oregon State Fire Marshal Green Team (IC Hallman) occurred at 6:00 p.m. tonight. The control lines that were put in yesterday held along the northern edge of the fire. Burnout operations north of Tygh Ridge Rd. yesterday helped keep the fire in check. Today crews worked to hold those lines which were reinforced with retardant drops. This afternoon’s large smoke plume occurred in the Larch Creek and Pine Creek drainages. The fire ran uphill into the wheat fields in the Friend Rd. area. Crews will focus their efforts in this area tonight. Three OSFM Structure Task Forces will be in the Friend and Winslow Rd. areas patrolling and monitoring where the fire is in relation to homes. An infra-red flight will be flown tonight to accurately map the fire perimeter. The weather is expected to moderate slightly over the next few days...

Sugar Pine/Miles Fire Evacuations Expanded - 08/02/18 Update 8/2/18 at 7:00 p.m.:PROSPECT, Ore. - Due to increased fire behavior on the Miles fire, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office is expanding the Sugar Pine/Miles evacuation area toward Prospect. The current evacuation zone now includes the following areas in Trail and Prospect: Level 3 "Go": Elk Creek Road, 8800 and above; Sugar Pine Road, all addresses; Dodes Creek Road, all addresses; Ulrich Road, 829 and above; Shelly Lane, all addresses; 4000-block Lewis Road. Level 2 "Be Set": Lewis Road from Highway 62 to the 3000-block; Evergreen Drive and all intersecting roads; Highway 62 between Lewis Road and Prospect Access Road; Cascade Gorge Road, all addresses; Ulrich Road from Highway 62 to the 820-block; Mill Creek Drive between Highway 62 and Prospect Access Road; Snodgrass Lane, all addresses; Mather Road, all addresses; Skookum Lane, all addresses.A Level 3 "Go" evacuation means you should not delay leaving to gather any...

Update from the Bureau of Land Management, regarding the impacts of the South Valley Fire on the Deschutes River:Yesterday evening the Wasco County Sheriff, in conjunction with local communities and the Prineville BLM, made the decision to temporarily close the Lower Deschutes River Access Road from Maupin City Park to Sherars Bridge. All campers and recreationists in the immediate area were informed of the closure and threat of fire. If crews had not been able to get forward progress of the South Valley Fire stopped, the fire could have reached the river canyon and created the same safety hazards and dangerous situations that we experienced during the Substation and Long Hollow fires when fire crossed the river. As a result, emergency management and local managers worked proactively to keep as many people out of harm’s way as possible.With the arrival of several task forces of engines and the overnight work of firefighters, the South Valley fire officials and the Wasco County...

Release Date: 08/02/18 INCIDENT: Fire Evacuation Level Change: Klondike INCIDENT DATE AND TIME: 08/02/18 @ 1:30 pm REPORTING DEPUTY: C. Krauss DETAILS: Due to the Klondike wildfire, the Josephine County Sheriff's Office is issuing a Level 1 "BE READY" notice for the residences west of Hwy 199 between the intersection of Hwy 199 and Lakeshore Drive north to Waters Creek Road. This Level 1 notice also encompasses Hogue Drive, Norman Road, Illinois River Road, Squaw Mtn Road, Clear Creek Drive, Hidden Creek Road, Circle W Drive, Onion Mtn Road, Butcherknife Road, Slate Creek Road and all secondary roads connected with these road systems. A LEVEL 1 "BE READY" evacuation notice means residents should be aware of the danger that exists in their area, monitor emergency services websites and local media outlets for information. This is the time for preparation and precautionary movement of persons with special needs, mobile property and (under certain circumstances) pets and...

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Smoke Outlook attached as pdf

Garner Complex Community Meeting—Thursday, August 2 – 6:00 p.m. Evans Valley Education & Community Center 8205 East Evans Creek Road, Rogue River Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has lowered the Level 2 (Get Set) to Level 1 (Be Ready) as of 8:00 a.m. this morning. Previous Level 1 evacuations remain in place. Due to ongoing fire operations throughout the area, the public is reminded to avoid fire areas and travel cautiously. Containment on the Garner Complex has climbed to 70%. Firefighting operations have begun winding down, and crews continue mop up activities. Last night, firefighters worked through the night to increase the depth of control lines on the southeast portion of both the Grave Creek and the Pleasant Creek Fires. “We’re thoroughly working the first 300’of the fireline to ensure the fire does not rekindle throughout the long summer,” said Joe Hessel, Incident Commander. Today, 147 National Guard troops will join firefighting operations, adding much...

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

Dufur, OR – The South Valley Fire was reported at 1:30 PM Wednesday afternoon burning in Ponderosa Pine, oak and wheat southwest of Dufur. The fire’s origin was off of South Valley Rd, southwest of Dufur. Afternoon winds pushed the fire more than 5 miles to the southeast and across Highway 197. The fire is currently estimated at 20,000 acres. Containment is at 5%. The fire started on Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) protected lands. The incident is in unified command with ODF and the Oregon State Fire Marshal. Incident management teams from both agencies will take command today from the initial attack incident commander. Initial attackYesterday’s initial attack resources worked extensively to suppress the fire and provide structure protection. Air resources included large air tankers, very large air tankers, Washington Department of Natural Resources FireBoss scoopers, ODF Single Engine Air Tankers (SEATs) and several helicopters. Ground resources totaled 150 firefighters,...

COMMUNITY MEETING: There will be a Hendrix Fire Community Meeting Friday at 7 pm. The meeting will be held at the Ruch Branch Library, 7919 Highway 238, Ruch, Oregon.

COMMUNITY MEETING: There will be a Hendrix Fire Community Meeting Friday at 7 pm. The meeting will be held at the Ruch Branch Library, 7919 Highway 238, Ruch, Oregon. Thursday is expected to have less smoke overall; however, smoke might increase temporarily during the late afternoon and evening hours. Yesterday’s cooling trend will continue. Forecasted low temperatures will be between 52-62 degrees, and high temperatures will range from 72-76 degrees. There will be better humidity recovery in the morning at 58-70%. Minimum relative humidity will be 25-30%. Northwest winds will be 8-12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph on the ridges in and near the fire in the afternoon. The fire’s containment date remains difficult to fully project. Firefighters have reviewed conditions on the ground and determined that the containment date should be readjusted to August 31. This is due to many factors including steep and inaccessible terrain and fire activity in an unburned section...

Timber Crater 6 Fire Update August 2, 2018, 10:00 am NW Incident Management Team (IMT) 9, Brian Goff, Incident Commander Contact us at: TimberCrater6.2018@gmail.com - Fire Information: 541-238-2084 (GoogleVoice) Crater Lake National Park, OR – This will be the last daily update from the NW9 Incident Management Team. Transfer of command for the Timber Crater Fires from Incident Commander Brian Goff’s Type 2 NW IMT 9 to Incident Commander Eric Krueger’s Type 3 IMT will occur tomorrow morning at 6:00 am. Krueger and his team will shadow NW IMT personnel today to ensure a seamless transition. Smoke will be present in the park for most of the day with potentially hazardous levels in the late afternoon and early evening. Tomorrow a dry cold front is predicted to move into the region from the north. This will result in lower temperatures and higher relative humidity, moderating fire behavior. The front will change the predominant wind pattern from a southwest flow...

Total size: 31,596 acres Containment: 30%Suppression Actions: Firefighters successfully burned out areas along the Rogue River yesterday to halt fire spread toward homes in the Hog Creek and Picket Creek areas on the northeast corner of the fire. An unmanned infrared aircraft was used over night to monitor for spot fires across the containment lines. This area remains the number one priority and crews will continue to work throughout the day to secure and mop-up around structures and burn out pockets of unburned vegetation to strengthen control lines. The Oregon State Fire Marshal structural firefighters continue to patrol the Green Tree Loop area. OSFM has a quick-response force on the east side of the Rogue River to respond to any spot fires. Another important objective is to protect structures and timber resources on the west side of the fire. The wind aligned with slope and the fire made a run to the west yesterday afternoon. Structure preparation is complete in the...

Fire Smoke may not limit fire behavior today as much as it has been the past several days. Cooler weather and higher relative humidity is expected over the next several days, however fire is expected to remain active. A subtle change in wind is expected today, which could increase fire behavior. Smoke A subtle change in wind pattern from west to north westerly is expected today. General transport winds are from the southwest at upper levels. Communities near fires are expected to have the worst air quality as a result of direct transport as well as overnight down valley winds. Other Smith River monitor was added today. Additional Smoke Outlooks are being produced for areas in the region. For relief from smoke, travel to the coast, or north of the Umpqua Divide.

Community Meeting in Happy Camp on Thursday, August 2nd, 6:00 pm at the Happy Camp Grange Weather and Fire Behavior: The weather continues to trend cooler, with temperatures in the 80's along the ridges and low 90's across the valleys. Fire behavior will have the opportunity to be very active if the smoke clears in the mid-afternoon as forecasted. Winds will continue to be light out of the west.Yesterday’s Activities: The west side of the fire continues to hold at the 060 road while crews monitor and mop-up along the road. Crews patrolled and mopped up the dozer line between the 4810 and 012 roads on the northern end of the fire. Crews continued to open dozer lines established during the Eclipse Fire in 2017 south of Indian Creek and will work to tie those lines into the 030 road and back into the Siskiyou Wilderness to the southwest. With favorable weather conditions present across the southern end of the fire, crews were able to start low intensity burning operations from...

Weather and Fire Behavior: Today will be mostly sunny, with smoky conditions and gradual cooling continuing. Northwest winds will lead to some west to east clearing along the western Klondike perimeter this afternoon. There is potential for active to very active fire behavior when this clearing occurs. On the Klondike Fire, continued growth of up to one half mile is possible in active areas. Yesterday’s Activities: Crews improved indirect containment lines along the east side on Forest Roads 25 and 2512 and old Biscuit dozer lines north of the fire. These indirect control lines were selected for use because they have the highest probability of successfully stopping further spread of the fire in the steep and rugged terrain and providing for public and firefighter safety. Firefighters also continued to look for opportunities to implement direct control lines closer to the fire that could reduce the overall fire’s footprint. Structure protection in Briggs Valley to the north...

Prospect, Oregon – The Northwest Incident Management Team #13 was mobilized to control nineteen fires on the High Cascades Ranger District west of Crater Lake National Park under the collective name Sugar Pine, which is also the name of one specific fire. Most of these fires were kept small and have been contained. The largest fires Sugar Pine (5,082 acres, increased by 569 acres) and Goodview (1,795 acres, increased by 87 acres) remain uncontrolled. Approximately 7,166 acres have burned on all fires combined. Yesterday evening the Miles Fire, managed by the neighboring South Umpqua Complex, pushed southeast along the Flat Creek drainage towards Elk Creek Road, uniting an older spotfire with the main fire body. Firefighters were able to hold the fire line behind residences above Elk Creek Road. No homes were lost. Level 3 “Go” Evacuation orders from the Jackson County Sheriff are still in place for the upper portions of Elk Creek Road, Sugar Pine Road, and Dodes Creek...

COMMUNITY MEETINGTHURSDAY, AUGUST 2nd at 6:30 p.m. UPPER ROGUE COMMUNITY CENTER Miles Fire remains the top priority of the three fires in this complex. South of Ragsdale Butte crews are continuing a line from Alco Rock to tie into Flat Creek and the fire is staying within the control line. The fire is most active in the Timbered Rock Fire scar from 2002. Level 3 evacuations are still in place for residents of the Elk Creek area. Specifically, south and east of the Miles Fire, 96 structures have Level 3 evacuations in place. Power lines near the Miles Fire are threatened and have been deactivated. Columbus Fire experienced more spotting to the northeast and moved across Crooked Creek, staying south of the 29 Road. High fuel moistures in damp areas have limited growth to the south. Crews on the west edge of the fire continued to mop-up and patrol, while burnout preparation and line improvement continued on the southwest side. Snags have become a significant concern during...

Community Meeting for the Natchez Fire - Thursday, August 2 at 6:00 pm, in Happy Camp at the Happy Camp

Effective 2:30pm today, August 1, Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office has issued an evacuation order for the two residences near the terminus of the South Fork Road (National Forest System Road 17 N 32). The residents received a warning on July 31 and chose to evacuate. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office has also issued an evacuation warning for all other residences accessed by the South Fork Road (Road 17N32) and all residences accessed by the Grayback road north of the junction of the South Fork Road (Road 17 N 32) and the Grayback Road. This warning is being issued as a precautionary measure, the fire is still within the containment lines, but is progressing within close proximity to these residences.