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For information on evacuations for the Eagle Creek Fire, please visit your local Sheriff Departments website or Facebook for current information. Hood River Sheriff: http://www.hoodriversheriff.com/news/breaking-news/Multnomah Sheriff: https://www.mcso.us/site/

Due to yesterday and last night’s active fire behavior, Hood River County Sheriff’s Office expanded Evacuation Levels for portions of Hood River County at 2pm today. The full evacuation notice along with maps of the evacuation zones can be found at: http://www.hoodriversheriff.com/news/breaking-news/ Zones A5 and A6 have been placed on Level 2 (“Get Set”) Evacuation NoticesZones A7, B4, B5, B6, and B7 have been placed on Level 1 (“Get Ready”) Evacuation NoticesThe Cascade Locks area remains at a Level 2 notice and the A4a zone remains at Level 3 (“Go!”) Today brought a decrease in fire behavior, allowing incident managers to implement burn out operations in the area between Herman Creek and Shellrock Mountain. Aerial ignitions have been successful, slowly bringing a controlled line of fire down slope towards the powerline corridor where dozer line has been placed to help stop the fire’s spread. If conditions allow, aerial ignitions will continue tomorrow between...

A ‘meet and greet’ gathering for Elk Lake area residents and businesses to discuss the Nash Fire will be held at 3 PM on Friday, Sept. 15, at the Elk Lake Resort and Marina, 60000 SW Century Drive, Bend, OR 97701. Fire managers for the Horse Creek Complex and other officials will provide current information on wildland fire activities and answer

Evacuation Levels Lowered in the Elk and Lava Lake Areas - 09/14/17 https://twitter.com/DeschutesSO/status/908424592762400768Released by: Sgt. Nathan Garibay, Emergency Services Manager The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office has continued to coordinate with fire managers on the Nash Fire as well as the Deschutes National Forest. Due to current and expected conditions on the Nash Fire, we are lowering evacuation levels as follows: Level 2 (Set) to Level 1 (Ready): Areas surrounding Elk Lake and Hosmer Lake including: Elk Lake Resort, Elk Lake Cabins, Elk Lake CG, Point CG, Little Fawn CG, Mallard Marsh CG, Sunset View Day Use Area, Beach Day Use Area, and Quinn Meadows Horse Camp. Level 1: Means "BE READY" for potential evacuation. 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 movements of persons with special needs, mobile property and...

Evacuation Levels Lowered in the Elk and Lava Lake Areas - 09/14/17 https://twitter.com/DeschutesSO/status/908424592762400768Released by: Sgt. Nathan Garibay, Emergency Services Manager The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office has continued to coordinate with fire managers on the Nash Fire as well as the Deschutes National Forest. Due to current and expected conditions on the Nash Fire, we are lowering evacuation levels as follows: Level 2 (Set) to Level 1 (Ready): Areas surrounding Elk Lake and Hosmer Lake including: Elk Lake Resort, Elk Lake Cabins, Elk Lake CG, Point CG, Little Fawn CG, Mallard Marsh CG, Sunset View Day Use Area, Beach Day Use Area, and Quinn Meadows Horse Camp. Level 1: Means "BE READY" for potential evacuation. 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 movements of persons with special needs, mobile property and...

The Marion County Sheriff's Office moved the evacuation level from Level 2 (Set) to Level 3 (Go) for the areas of Breitenbush Hot Springs and Breitenbush/Devil Creek Summer Homes. These areas are now being threatened by the Little Devil Fire and are no longer considered safe for occupation.Working in cooperation with fire managers, the Marion County Board of Commissioners, Marion County Emergency Management and the Marion County Fire Defense Board, deputy sheriffs will be responding to the area and posting residences and notifying building occupants that it is recommended they evacuate immediately. The Breitenbush area is a vacation destination with very few permanent residents and the area has been at a Level 2 evacuation for several weeks, as a result few residents remain in the area. The intent of the evacuation is to notify those few remaining residents and message to those planning to come to the area to seek other options until the area is safe for return.For the most up to date...

El dia Miercoles, la actividad incendaria mas significativa, en el Incendio de Chetco Bar East Zone se dio al final del perimetro Norte. Se observaron quemazones lentos sin llamas, con llamas bajas, llamas rapidas moviendose cuesta arriba y algunos arboles encendidos cerca de la herradura del Rio Illinois (Illinois River). Los bomberos y las maquinas masticadoras estan trabajando en completar la apertura de la linea de fuego del Incendio Biscuit hacia el Este. Con respecto al Incendio No. 784 (Indigo Fire), situado en West Fork (Oeste) del riachuelo Indigo (Indigo Creek), estuvo activo el dia de ayer. Ha alcanzo un tamano de 182 acres. El Incendio fue detectado el Lunes, 11 de Septiembre y esta localizado acerca de 10 millas Norte de distancia del Incendio de Chetco Bar. Los helicopteros regaron la zona a travez del dia de ayer para reducir la dispersion del fuego. Bomberos de trabajo manual, tractores y maquinas masticadoras continuaron preparando los caminos 055 y 510 a fin de crear...

Las ordenes de Evacuacion para el Condado de Curry, fueron re-evaluadas el dia 13 de los corrientes. Las siguientes areas estan bajo Nivel de Orden de Evacuacion No. 1: •Hacia el Sur de la linea del Condado de Curry en la parte al frente del Oceano, al Norte de el area del Rio Pistol (Pistol River), incluyendo: -La Carretera de Carpenterville y todos los caminos de acceso que intersectan el area Este y Oeste; -La carretera de Gardner ridge desde la interseccion de North Bank al camino de Palmer View. -De la carretera North Bank Chetco hasta Loeb Park, y en el area de South Bank Chetco hasta el Centro de Golf (Salmon Run Golf Course). •El Nivel de orden de Evacuacion No. 1 de Evacuacion tambien esta en efecto para las areas del Norte, en California. Las areas siguientes estan bajo Nivel de orden de Evacuacion No. 2: -Al Este, arriba del camino de Peavine (Peavine Road) en el drenaje de Winchuck. -En el South Bank de Chetco mas arriba del Centro de Golf (Salmon Run Gold...

Miller Complex Fire Update Sept. 14, 2017 NW Incident Management Team (IMT) 9, Brian Goff, Incident Commander Current Situation: Firefighting operations continue to meet objectives using the resources available with public and firefighter safety as the top priority. Over the past few days, crews have made good progress with 47% overall containment on the complex. Containment has been achieved on the Burnt Peak Fire and is near completion on the Creedence and Bigelow Fires. Firefighters continue to conduct patrol and mop-up operations around the perimeter of all of these fires. The public can still expect to see wisps of smoke and smoldering within the interior of these fires until a season-ending event occurs. Meanwhile, crews on the Abney fire are continuing to improve and secure containment lines to the east and northwest and patrolling indirect handline on the west flank. Crews are securing the line on the northeast corner of the fire and back-hauling some...

Jones Fire Camp is completely moved to Dexter State Recreation Site. Access and use of the popular South Bank Fishing Area is closed. The closure point is at the existing entrance to the Dexter State Recreation Site off of State Highway 58. We would like to remind the public to expect additional fire traffic congestion in this area. The Team appreciates the public support for the firefighting efforts and the partnership with the Oregon Parks and Recreation and the surrounding communities. Cooler temperatures and higher relative humidity values helped firefighting efforts yesterday. Actions yesterday included numerous helicopter water drops on the active fire areas in the southeast corner. Work continued on the preparation of a contingency line in that area. Today’s cooler temperatures and higher relative humidity values will assist our fire efforts. Portions of the fire on the south and west side are in patrol and monitor status. Forest Road 1825 and containment lines to the east...

Burn out operations are beginning between Herman Creek and Shellrock Mountain. We'll be using aerial ignition, a tactic used in burn operations when it is unsafe to put firefighters on the ground. Plastic Spherical Dispenser (PSD) balls (about the size of ping pong balls) are injected with an oxidizing agent and ethylene glycol-based antifreeze that causes an exothermic chemical reaction at the time of release. This process provides a reliable auto-ignition with a consistent time delay, allowing the PSDs to reach the ground before ignition. In addition to helping keep our firefighters safe, PSDs are a valuable tool to straighten edges of a fire, provide additional depth in specific areas and are great for steep country where we want fire to back down slopes with low intensity.

Horse Creek Complex and Rebel FireUpdate for Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, 9 a.m.Fire Information: (541) 719-8371Online: inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/3860https//facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017 Rebel Fire: 8,410 acres Horse Creek Complex: Olallie Lookout Fire, 1,500 acres; Roney Fire, 3,349 acres; Avenue Fire, 2,570 acres; Separation Fire, 17,636 acres; Nash Fire, 6,680 acres. Current Resources: Personnel, 424; Crews, 10; Helicopters, 2; Engines, 21; Dozers, 5; Water Tenders, 7; Masticators, 5; Skidgens, 7. A Community Meeting will be held tonight, 7 p.m., at the McKenzie High School Gym, 51187 Blue River Dr., in Finn Rock. Members of the Alaska Team and agency administrators will present the current situation about the fires and answer questions from the public. Current Situation: Avenue Fire: A helicopter and an amphibious “Scooper Plane” making water drops supported firefighters on the ground Wednesday as they controlled the fire’s movement towards established firebreaks. The...

Horse Creek Complex and Rebel FireUpdate for Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, 9 a.m.Fire Information: (541) 719-8371Online: inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/3860https//facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017 Rebel Fire: 8,410 acres Horse Creek Complex: Olallie Lookout Fire, 1,500 acres; Roney Fire, 3,349 acres; Avenue Fire, 2,570 acres; Separation Fire, 17,636 acres; Nash Fire, 6,680 acres. Current Resources: Personnel, 424; Crews, 10; Helicopters, 2; Engines, 21; Dozers, 5; Water Tenders, 7; Masticators, 5; Skidgens, 7. A Community Meeting will be held tonight, 7 p.m., at the McKenzie High School Gym, 51187 Blue River Dr., in Finn Rock. Members of the Alaska Team and agency administrators will present the current situation about the fires and answer questions from the public. Current Situation: Avenue Fire: A helicopter and an amphibious “Scooper Plane” making water drops supported firefighters on the ground Wednesday as they controlled the fire’s movement towards established firebreaks. The...

Horse Creek Complex and Rebel Fire Update for Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, 9 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 719-8371 Online: inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/3860 https//facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017 Rebel Fire: 8,410 acres Horse Creek Complex: Olallie Lookout Fire, 1,500 acres; Roney Fire, 3,349 acres; Avenue Fire, 2,570 acres; Separation Fire, 17,636 acres; Nash Fire, 6,680 acres. Current Resources: Personnel, 424; Crews, 10; Helicopters, 2; Engines, 21; Dozers, 5; Water Tenders, 7; Masticators, 5; Skidgens, 7. A Community Meeting will be held tonight, 7 p.m., at the McKenzie High School Gym, 51187 Blue River Dr., in Finn Rock. Members of the Alaska Team and agency administrators will present the current situation about the fires and answer questions from the public. Current Situation: Avenue Fire: A helicopter and an amphibious “Scooper Plane” making water drops supported firefighters on the ground Wednesday as they controlled the fire’s movement towards established...

Whitewater Fire Including Little Devil, Scorpion, Clagett Lake, Slideout, French and Potato Hill Fires September 14, 2017 Daily Update Fire Information Line: 541-719-8371 Location: Willamette National Forest willamettewildfires2017@gmail.com Willamette National Forest Closures: 541-225-6350, Inciweb Websites: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/willamette/alerts-notices https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5420 Size: 13,865 acres (total for reported fires) Containment: 35% https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5565/ Resources Assigned: 334 personnel (total for reported fires) This will be the last update from the Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8 (NWIIMT8). NWIIMT8 would like to take this opportunity to say “thank you” to the community, cooperators, agency staff, and firefighters for the unwavering support during our management of the Whitewater Fires. Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 11, Nathan Rabe, Incident Commander, will assume command on September 15,...

Whitewater Fire Including Little Devil, Scorpion, Clagett Lake, Slideout, French and Potato Hill Fires September 14, 2017 Daily Update Fire Information Line: 541-719-8371 Location: Willamette National Forest willamettewildfires2017@gmail.com Willamette National Forest Closures: 541-225-6350, Inciweb Websites: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/willamette/alerts-notices https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5420 Size: 13,865 acres (total for reported fires) Containment: 35% https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5565/ Resources Assigned: 334 personnel (total for reported fires) This will be the last update from the Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8 (NWIIMT8). NWIIMT8 would like to take this opportunity to say “thank you” to the community, cooperators, agency staff, and firefighters for the unwavering support during our management of the Whitewater Fires. Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 11, Nathan Rabe, Incident Commander, will assume command on September 15,...

Chetco Bar grew a few hundred acres to 186,365 acres with 12% containment. Miller Complex is at 34,535 acres with 40% containment. On Chetco Bar: Slightly cooler temperatures again today with morning inversions. A dry cold front is expected this afternoon and winds may be gust in the 15-20 mph range from the NW. Upslope/upvalley winds will be more common through morning/early afternoon before gusty NW winds pick up. On Miller Complex: A fairly strong but mainly dry cold front will move through the complex today. We may have light rain or drizzle this morning, then the afternoon will bring some sun with breezy northwest winds over the exposed areas along with cooler and more humid conditions to all areas. Tonight will be chilly with lows possibly dipping into the upper 30s in some places. Very dry air will once again lower down over the area above the inversion tonight. Smoke: Cooling weather over the fires will reduce smoke, although other areas north and east of the fires are...

There will be a community fire briefing at the Winchuck Fire Station at 363 Winchuck River Rd on Friday, September 15th, 2017. Fire managers will provide an operational update about the Chetco Bar

Central Oregon – The Desolation fire stayed within planned containment lines through yesterday evening’s gusty winds as firefighters worked through the day and into the night to keep the fire north of Highway 26 and protect adjacent private residences. An overnight infrared flight mapped the fire at 1,568 acres and showed that most of yesterday’s fire growth occurred to the north and still within Mill Creek Wilderness. The fire is still 0 percent contained. A Level 2 evacuation notice remains in effect for residents in the Mark’s Creek area. The Level 2 evacuation urges residents to stay alert and be prepared to leave if the need arises. Around 195 firefighters are assigned to the fire and will continue working today on completing burnout operations along Forest Road 200, between the fire and private homes along Highway 26, with plans to continue northeast along Forest Roads 250 and 300 toward Cortez Creek. Crews with logging equipment will also continue working along...

Date Started: August 11, 2017Cause: LightningSize: 40,856 acresTotal Personnel: 842Structures Destroyed: 0Firefighter injuries to date: 1Total Complex Containment: 38%Fire Resources: 16 crews, 45 engines, 5 helicopters, 4 bulldozers, and 19 water tenders Current Information: There has been little change in the perimeter of the fires during the past few days. Eagle Rock, Devil and Brokentooth Fires have active fire burning near the edge and firefighters are monitoring these areas closely. The weather is expected to moderate fire activity which will assist fire personnel in the next few days. Last night’s shift reported little to no fire activity. Temperatures were low and humidities were high, leading to a quiet shift. Today, crews will continue the work in the Soda Springs and Eagle Rock Campground areas. Weather permitting, helicopters will also be working along the Highway 138 East Corridor, dropping buckets of water on hot spots. Firefighters will start mopping up around...