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Whitewater Fire - including Little Devil, Scorpion, Clagett Lake, Slideout, Fire #296 (Section Line) French and Potato Hill Fires September 17, 2017 Daily Update Fire Information Line: 541-719-8371, willamettewildfires2017@gmail.com Location: Willamette National Forest Willamette National Forest Closures: 541-225-6350, https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/willamette/alerts-notices Size: 14,416 acres (total for reported fires) Containment: 35% Resources Assigned: 399 personnel (total for reported fires)The anticipated weather change slowed the spread of fire on the Little Devil, Whitewater and Scorpion Fires. Firefighters are safely engaging in suppression activities throughout the day. Heavy rains cause new safety hazards for responders such as slippery and impassible roads, difficulty navigating steep, rocky terrain and the possibility of hazard trees coming down due to the increase in wind and rain. Despite the change in weather, the work investment firefighters make today is as valuable...

El dia de ayer, la actividad del Incendio Indigo (Incendio 784) fue minima, presentando pocos espacios de materia de combustion quemandose debido al enfriamiento climatico y mojado. El tamano del Incendio alcanzo los 578 acres y todavia no ha logrado cruzar la bifurcacion Oeste del riachuelo Indigo (Indigo Creek) dentro del Condado de Josephine County. Los bomberos estan por terminar lineas indirectas de contencion hacia el Este del Incendio removiendo maleza y enzanchando los caminos forestales 055 y 510. La tripulacion tambien ha hecho progresos con trabajos similares en el area Oeste del Incendio sobre los caminos 2308 y 076 localizados entre Bear Camp y Fish Hook Peak. El Incendio de Chetco Bar actualmente alcanzo los 189,787 acres y ha sido contenido en un 53%. Debido a las condiciones climaticas, la actividad del Incendio en la Zona Este (East Zone) fue relativamente tranquila. Sin embargo, se observaron algunas areas pequenas con fuego activo al Norte de Pearsol Peak y cerca...

Fire Information: (541) 383-5517 Containment: 60% Size: 24,079 Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5517/ Date: September 15, 2017 Milli Fire This will be the last update of the Milli Fire The Milli Fire acreage remains the same with 60% containment. Fire activity remains minimal with the majority of the activity from interior pockets of heat that will continue to produce smoke until a season ending event completely extinguishes this fire. Because of this, we will not produce another fire update until Friday, September 15. This incident will be managed by a Type 4 Incident Management Team effective September 16, 2017 at 6:00 a.m. The firefighters assigned to the fire will continue to rehabilitate fire line along the northwestern edge of the fire area. Work continues in conjunction with Oregon Department of Transportation and the Sisters Ranger District to identify and remove hazard trees along Highway 242 and continue repairing and rehabilitating culverts, fire lines...

MEDIA ADVISORY 12:00 pm, September 18, 2017 The Curry County Sheriff’s Office, working in cooperation with local fire departments, law enforcement agencies, and the Chetco Bar Unified Command withdrew all previous Evacuation Orders, effective 12:00 pm, September 18, 2017. As of now all areas affected by the Chetco Bar Fire are no longer under any Evacuation Order. Residents should stay informed and be ready to take action, if conditions change. Residents can bring animals and livestock back into the community. At this time the Chetco Bar Fire poses no immediate threat to community life, property, or livestock. Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 Evacuation Area Information: There are no Evacuation orders in effect for Curry County. Traffic control measures will be maintained on roads entering Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) areas. The Curry County Sheriff’s Office requests that traffic in the affected areas be limited to residents, essential services, and those engaged...

Tamaño del Incendio Eagle Creek: 48,387 acres Porcentaje de Contención: 32 Tamaño del Incendio Archer: 260 Porcentaje de Contención: 100 Resumen La actividad del incendio se redució ayer cuando comenzo lloviendo sobre el incendio en la tarde resultando. Antes de la lluvia vientos racheados resultaron en fuego activo en el lado este de Shellrock Mountain. Helicopteros regarón agua para calmar areas de fuego. El humo era visible en la area de Herman Creek donde el incendio quemó lentamente. Bomberos siquieron preparando lineas de control para la lluvia esta semana al mismo tiempo que estaban listos para responder. Líneas de control del incendio están seguras en la esquina suroeste y a lo largo del corredor interestatal I-84 hasta el pueblo de Wyeth. Líneas de control están seguras en los lados al sur y al este, pero no se anticipa que el incendio va a crecer significamente con el clima previsto. A pesar de la lluvia el incendío va a seguier siendo fuego lento y humo...

September 18, 2017 12:05 p.m. (noon) For Immediate Release – Evacuation Advisories Discontinued for the McKenzie Bridge Area The Lane County Sheriff’s Office has lifted evacuation advisories for the upper McKenzie Bridge area, including Zones 1-10. This includes Melakwa Boy Scout Camp and the Foley Hot Springs community. For additional information, contact the Lane County Sheriff’s Office public inquiry line at 541-682-3977. The Willamette NF Area and Forest Road closures in these discontinued evacuation zones remain in effect. Information on these closures can be obtained at www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/willamette/alerts-notices. ###

September 18, 2017 12:05 p.m. (noon) For Immediate Release – Evacuation Advisories Discontinued for the McKenzie Bridge Area The Lane County Sheriff’s Office has lifted evacuation advisories for the upper McKenzie Bridge area, including Zones 1-10. This includes Melakwa Boy Scout Camp and the Foley Hot Springs community. For additional information, contact the Lane County Sheriff’s Office public inquiry line at 541-682-3977. The Willamette NF Area and Forest Road closures in these discontinued evacuation zones remain in effect. Information on these closures can be obtained at www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/willamette/alerts-notices. ###

September 18, 2017 12:05 p.m. (noon) For Immediate Release – Evacuation Advisories Discontinued for the McKenzie Bridge Area The Lane County Sheriff’s Office has lifted evacuation advisories for the upper McKenzie Bridge area, including Zones 1-10. This includes Melakwa Boy Scout Camp and the Foley Hot Springs community. For additional information, contact the Lane County Sheriff’s Office public inquiry line at 541-682-3977. The Willamette NF Area and Forest Road closures in these discontinued evacuation zones remain in effect. Information on these closures can be obtained at www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/willamette/alerts-notices. ###

Operations Briefing for Monday, September 18th, 2017 for the Umpqua North Complex of 10 fires. Great Basin IMT #3 PLOPS, Planning Operations Section Chief Dan Gustafson shares today's operations plans for the various fires &/or segments of the fires/complex.link to video of Monday's Ops Brief for

High Cascades Complex West Zone 9/18/2017 10:30 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 316-8352 Fire update: Sunday’s dry, cooler weather allowed firefighters to make good progress on the Broken Lookout Fire. They continued chipping brush, snagging trees and prepping road systems to serve as contingency lines. On the Pup Fire, work continued to keep the fire within the wilderness area. Conditions were good to allow small burnout operations that helped secure and extend fire lines that anchor the southern portion of the fire. It rained overnight in the fire area, and more rain may fall today. Over the next several days, up to an inch and a half is anticipated. While this rainfall will moderate fire behavior, there is still plenty of heat under the tree canopies, and work will continue to suppress both fires. “A little bit of rain doesn’t mean this fire is over,” said Incident Commander Shawn Sheldon. “There’s still a lot of work to do out there.” Safety: Fire crews are...

Link to Video Briefing on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/EagleCreekandIndianCreekFires2017/videos/124897824834400/Good morning, Rick Miller with your operations update today. Today I'm going to start with the Archer Fire over here. I've been remiss in giving you much information on that. So, the Archer fire on the Washington side in the last several days, that fire has not grown, has not shown any smoke and we have been working on suppression repair efforts. And what that means: any of our dozer lines, hand lines that we put in, we're trying to make sure that we put water bars and such in there so that we do not lose soil. And so that's what suppression repair has been looking like for us. So that fire is looking really good. Coming around to the Eagle Creek Fire, starting over here on the west end, yesterday we had clear skies and no rain for most of the day, so until the rain started we continued to strengthen our lines, mop up and do suppression repair on our dozer lines and hand...

Summary: Great Basin Incident Management Team 4 took control of the High Cascade Complex East Zone, Sunday, September 17 at 6:00 p.m. The East Zone includes the Spruce Lake, Blanket Creek, and North Pelican fires. Scattered heat continued to produce smoke, but higher relative humidity limited fire progression Sunday. Crews monitored fire activity and improved contingency line. Preparation of hand and dozer line work will continue today, weather permitting. Spruce Lake Fire: (15,826 acres and 22% contained) Smoke cleared yesterday allowing the fire to be viewed from the air. Minimal change in fire perimeter was observed. Little growth is expected today with cooler and wetter weather moving in. Blanket Creek Fire: (33,322 acres and 28% contained) Growth occurred on the western perimeter at the edge of the Sky Lakes Wilderness near Bessie Cabin. The cabin was wrapped for protection. Containment lines on the west are being evaluated and strengthened. Crews continue to hold and...

Smoke: Light westerly winds and continued showers will limit smoke movement across SW Oregon. Coastal communities and Agness will experience good conditions today. Inland, Cave Junction, Grants Pass, Medford and other Rogue Valley communities will vary from moderate to USG throughout the day.Fire: Low fire behavior, with smoldering, expected today on fires. Chetco Fire Information:The Chetco Bar Fire is 189,787 and 53% contained. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5385/ Miller Complex:Miller Complex is 34,500 acres, and 59% contained.

·New West Side Information Line: 541-412-8531· New Hours: 7AM – 9PMYesterday’s precipitation event sets the stage for this week’s activity across the Chetco Bar Fire area. We can expect light wetting rains to continue to dampen fire activity through Wednesday. Fire containment is now at 53%, up from 43% yesterday. Smoke impacts will remain light to moderate in communities near the fire perimeter, and smoke will remain visible from within the fire perimeter until there is a major, season ending event. Crews continue to strengthen control lines along the northwest perimeter near Snow Camp Mountain. Hand line rehabilitation proceeds in the Snow Camp meadows, and crews continue to remove reflective fire wrap from structures, lookouts and campground signs along the northern perimeter. Patrol and mop up operations continue along the western side of the fire. The focus of operations in these areas is shifting from fire suppression to suppression rehabilitation. Crews...

Horse Creek Complex and Rebel FireUpdate for Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, 9 a.m.Fire Information: (541) 719-8371Online: inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/3860https//facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017 Willamettewildfires2017@gmail.com Rebel Fire: 8,653 acres Horse Creek Complex: Olallie Lookout Fire, 1,572 acres; Roney Fire, 3,548 acres; Avenue Fire, 2,962 acres; Separation Fire, 17,747 acres; Nash Fire, 6,738 acres. Total all fires: 41,220 acres (An IR flight was unable to be conducted last night so no change in acreage could be measured.) Current Resources: Personnel, 375; Crews, 10; Helicopters, 4; Engines, 19; Dozers, 2; Water Tenders, 3; Skidgens, 2. Current Situation: Weather: A definite change of weather pattern is underway today. The forecast calls for southwest winds gusting up to 35 mph along ridges. A prolonged wetting rain event continues with accumulation of up to 1” by Tuesday morning. Weather will be the deciding factor on field operations today. Avenue Fire: The fire continues to...

Eagle Creek Fire Size: 48,387 acres Eagle Creek Fire Containment: 32% Archer Fire Size: 260 acres Archer Fire Containment: 100% Summary Rain began falling across the fire late Sunday afternoon, reducing fire activity. Earlier in the day gusty west winds did increase fire behavior in some areas, especially on the east side of Shellrock Mountain where bucket drops were used to cool hot spots. A column of smoke was also visible as fire burned slowly south in the Herman Creek drainage.Firefighters were ready to engage where necessary, but spent most of the day preparing fire lines for rains predicted this week. Work included removing unneeded equipment and building water bars to mitigate erosion along fire lines. Lines are well secured on the southwest corner and along the I-84 corridor to Wyeth. All contingency lines along the south and east sides remains in place, though no significant additional growth is expected on the fire given predicted weather. Even with rain, smoldering...

Smoke: The strong cold front yesterday pushed the smoke back toward communities to the east, producing AQ to be USG for most areas in the immediate vicinity of the fire. Then last evening an extended period of rain began, greatly decreasing smoke production. The Dalles areas areas around Government Camp still show USG levels this morning. But with the rain showers forecasted for the next few days, all areas should expect moderate to good air quality for at least the next few days. Localized effects where there is a great deal of smoldering heavy fuels may cause higher impacts at times. Fire: No significant fire spread is expected due to the rain event. However, heavy fuels and stumps will continue to smolder for at least the next couple days. Other: Given the current weather and likely end of active fire spread on the Eagle Creek Fire, we will be evaluating the level of Air Resource Advisor support and future Smoke Forecast Outlooks needs.

Jones Fire / Kelsey Fire 9/18/2017 - 8 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 937-5219 jonesfire2017@gmail.com Jones Fire - Size: 10,514 acres Containment: 53% Cause: Lightning Kelsey Fire - Size: 527 acres Containment: 0% Cause: Lightning Starting today Northwest Incident Management Team 7 will be managing both the Kelsey and Jones Fires. Because of the increased traffic from firefighting efforts, the public is advised to use caution while driving along Highway 58 from Dexter to Oakridge. Yesterday’s Activity – A Pacific storm front moved into the area bringing cool and wet conditions. As a result, there was minimal fire behavior and spread yesterday. On the Jones Fire plans for the repair of impacts from the suppression efforts are being finalized. Crews continued to remove fire hose from contained sections of fireline on the west, north, and east flanks. Indirect fireline construction continued on FR 18 and FR 1839 to the east, and south on FR 1825 to...

Jones Fire / Kelsey Fire 9/18/2017 - 8 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 937-5219 jonesfire2017@gmail.com Jones Fire - Size: 10,514 acres Containment: 53% Cause: Lightning Kelsey Fire - Size: 527 acres Containment: 0% Cause: Lightning Starting today Northwest Incident Management Team 7 will be managing both the Kelsey and Jones Fires. Because of the increased traffic from firefighting efforts, the public is advised to use caution while driving along Highway 58 from Dexter to Oakridge. Yesterday’s Activity – A Pacific storm front moved into the area bringing cool and wet conditions. As a result, there was minimal fire behavior and spread yesterday. On the Jones Fire plans for the repair of impacts from the suppression efforts are being finalized. Crews continued to remove fire hose from contained sections of fireline on the west, north, and east flanks. Indirect fireline construction continued on FR 18 and FR 1839 to the east, and south on FR 1825 to...

Horse Creek Complex and Rebel Fire Update for Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, 9 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 719-8371 Online: inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/3860 https//facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017 Willamettewildfires2017@gmail.com Rebel Fire: 8,653 acres Horse Creek Complex: Olallie Lookout Fire, 1,572 acres; Roney Fire, 3,548 acres; Avenue Fire, 2,962 acres; Separation Fire, 17,747 acres; Nash Fire, 6,738 acres. Total all fires: 41,220 acres (An IR flight was unable to be conducted last night so no change in acreage could be measured.) Current Resources: Personnel, 375; Crews, 10; Helicopters, 4; Engines, 19; Dozers, 2; Water Tenders, 3; Skidgens, 2. Current Situation: Weather: A definite change of weather pattern is underway today. The forecast calls for southwest winds gusting up to 35 mph along ridges. A prolonged wetting rain event continues with accumulation of up to 1” by Tuesday morning. Weather will be the deciding factor on field operations today. Avenue Fire: The...