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Daily Update Windigo Potter Big Swamp August 30, 2022 (Windigo Fire Wildfire)
Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.govPotter Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/ Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/Weather: Near critical fire weather is expected today, with hot dry weather. Temperatures in the 80-90's with humidity in the teens. Near critical fire weather expected again on Thursday with above average temperatures over the holiday weekend. Find smoke information at AirNow.gov.Big Swamp Fire: Chipping operations and repair to lines on east edge of fire continues today, moving slowly due to steep terrain in that area. Potter Fire: Snag removal and chipper operations are ongoing. Firefighters will continue with monitor and mop up along direct line over the next couple of days.Camel Hump Fire: Local firefighter resources will be on patrol in area.Windigo Fire: Repair...
Windigo Potter Big Swamp Daily Update August 30, 2022 (Big Swamp Wildfire)
Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.govPotter Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/ Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/Weather: Near critical fire weather is expected today, with hot dry weather. Temperatures in the 80-90's with humidity in the teens. Near critical fire weather expected again on Thursday with above average temperatures over the holiday weekend. Find smoke information at AirNow.gov. Big Swamp Fire: Chipping operations and repair to lines on east edge of fire continues today, moving slowly due to steep terrain in that area. Potter Fire: Snag removal and chipper operations are ongoing. Firefighters will continue with monitor and mop up along direct line over the next couple of days. Camel Hump Fire: Local firefighter resources will be on patrol in area. Windigo Fire:...
Cedar Creek Fire Smoke Outlook, Aug 30-31 (Cedar Creek Fire Wildfire)
Smoke Oakridge may have some smoke in the morning again with downslope air flowing down the Salmon Creek drainage. In the afternoon light winds flowing up-valley will likely result in smoke production enough to affect areas east the fire. Waldo Lake may have fairly heavy smoke in the afternoon into the night if smoke near the surface of the fire does not get much lift like what happened on Monday. Crater Lake may receive some smoke from the Rum Creek fire to the southwest. Other locations further from the fire should not be affected by smoke from this fire. Health and Safety Message Most healthy adults and children will recover quickly from wildfire smoke exposure. But certain people are at greater risk including people with respiratory or cardiovascular diseases, children and older adults, pregnant women, people of lower socioeconomic status, and outdoor workers. Please take precautions if you are at-risk.
Daily Update Windigo Fire August 30 2022 (Potter Fire Wildfire)
Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.govPotter Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/ Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/Weather: Near critical fire weather is expected today, with hot dry weather. Temperatures in the 80-90's with humidity in the teens. Near critical fire weather expected again on Thursday with above average temperatures over the holiday weekend. Find smoke information at AirNow.gov.Big Swamp Fire: Chipping operations and repair to lines on east edge of fire continues today, moving slowly due to steep terrain in that area. Potter Fire: Snag removal and chipper operations are ongoing. Firefighters will continue with monitor and mop up along direct line over the next couple of days.Camel Hump Fire: Local firefighter resources will be on patrol in area.Windigo Fire: Repair...
Rum Creek Fire Community Meeting, August 30 (Rum Creek Fire Wildfire)
Rum Creek Fire Community MeetingTuesday, August 30 at 6 p.m.North Valley High School6741 Monument Drive, Grants PassFacebook
Rum Creek Fire update for Monday, Aug. 29, 2022 (Rum Creek Fire Wildfire)
Firefighters building control lines, protecting structures MERLIN, Ore. – Firefighters are making progress protecting homes and structures, and establishing control lines to contain the Rum Creek Fire’s spread to the west, south and east. Crews are constructing a series of direct and indirect control lines on the west side of the fire. Firefighters are building primary containment line to protect the community of Galice. To the east and south of the fire footprint, the fire team is using heavy equipment and hand crews building a series of containment lines based on roads and ridges. On the west flank, crews are reopening a containment line down to the river previously used to suppress the Big Windy Fire. Fire continues to flank east and west below Grave Creek. Crews are using a combination of direct (close to the fire’s edge) and indirect (further from the fire’s edge) to connect a series of control lines between Stratton Creek and Grave Creek Road. Homeowners on and...
Cedar Creek Fire Update, Aug 29 (Cedar Creek Fire Wildfire)
Community Meeting Tuesday August 30th at 6:00PM ~ Greenwaters Park Community Building Community Meeting: A community meeting will be held Tuesday August 30th, 6:00PM at Greenwaters Park Community Building, 48362 Highway 58, Oakridge, Oregon. For those unable to attend in person, the meeting will be streamed live on the Cedar Creek Fire Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CedarCreekFire2022 Current Situation: Crews working in the Waldo Lake Wilderness continued building line, installing pumps and hoses between Waldo Lake and road 269. Two hotshot crews were reassigned from Waldo Lake Wilderness to the vicinity of Alice Creek to construct fireline near the northwestern most fire perimeter. Air operations were limited throughout the day due to smoky conditions causing poor visibility. On the Slapjack fire, crews monitored for hot spots and installed water bars. Water bars are diagonal trenches that diverts water to prevent erosion on steep segments of the fireline. ...
Daily Update 8-29-22 (Big Swamp Wildfire)
Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp Fire Update - August 29, 2022 Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm) Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.gov Potter Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/ Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/ Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/ Big Swamp Fire: Heavy equipment operators continue to repair dozer line in steep terrain as fire crews continue mop up and patrol fire of the area. Potter Fire: Firefighters continue with mop up and completed some backhaul of equipment. Crews will also continue chipping, line repair and snag removal operations. Camel Hump Fire: Fire crews met with Resource Advisors on road repair plans and continue patrol in...
Daily Update - August 29, 2022 (Potter Fire Wildfire)
Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp Fire Update - August 29, 2022 Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm) Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.gov Potter Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/ Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/ Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/ Big Swamp Fire: Heavy equipment operators continue to repair dozer line in steep terrain as fire crews continue mop up and patrol fire of the area. Potter Fire: Firefighters continue with mop up and completed some backhaul of equipment. Crews will also continue chipping, line repair and snag removal operations. Camel Hump Fire: Fire crews met with Resource Advisors on road repair plans and continue patrol in...
Windigo Potter Big Swamp Daily Update 08.29.22 (Windigo Fire Wildfire)
Windigo Potter Big Swamp Daily Update 08.29.22Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm) Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.govPotter Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/ Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/Big Swamp Fire: Heavy equipment operators continue to repair dozer line in steep terrain as fire crews continue mop up and patrol fire of the area.Potter Fire: Firefighters continue with mop up and completed some backhaul of equipment. Crews will also continue chipping, line repair and snag removal operations.Camel Hump Fire: Fire crews met with Resource Advisors on road repair plans and continue patrol in fire area. Windigo Fire: Additional crews led to good progress with road repair and chipping operations. Firefighters continue repairing dozer and hand lines to restore...
Cedar Creek Fire Smoke Outlook, Aug 29-30 (Cedar Creek Fire Wildfire)
SmokeLow speed winds flowing up-valley in the afternoon will likely result in smoke production enough to affect areas close to the fire, especially Waldo Lake. Oakridge may have some smoke in the morning as is common with cooler air flowing from the fire area down the Salmon Creek drainage. Crater Lake may receive some smoke from the Rum Creek fire to the southwest. Other locations further from the fire should not be affected by smoke from this fire. Health and Safety MessageShort term exposure to smoke can range from eye and respiratory tract irritation to more serious effects including reduced lung function, lung inflammation, bronchitis, worsening of asthma and other lung diseases and worsening of cardiovascular
August 29 Evacuation Update (Rum Creek Fire Wildfire)
As of 8 a.m. Monday August 29, Josephine County Sheriff's Office has issued updated evacuation orders and notifications. For a list of the updated evacuations, please check the pdf at the bottom of this
8/29/2022 Crockets Knob Fire Update (Crockets Knob Fire Wildfire)
Crockets Knob Fire UpdateSIZE: 1,632 AcresCONTAINMENT: 0%CAUSE: LightningPERSONNEL: 352LOCATION: 19 miles north of Prairie CityA community meeting will be livestreamed on Facebook tomorrow at 6:00 PM, Tuesday, August 30th. A Facebook account is not required to view the meeting: https://www.facebook.com/CrocketsKnobFireWeather: Temperatures will increase again today, following a warming trend that began yesterday. A cold front moving into the area may produce gusty winds that could increase fire behavior in the next few days in combination with rising temperatures and lower humidity.Operations: Yesterday, crews and heavy equipment made good progress, improving road systems as containment line on the western flank. Masticators are being utilized to reduce fuel loads along FSR 45, removing brush and dead and down timber litter. Additional resources have been arriving to the fire to aid with line construction ahead of hotter and drier weather this week that could contribute to fire...
BLM Medford District Emergency Closure (Rum Creek Fire Wildfire)
Expanded emergency fire closure area issued by the Bureau of Land Management for Rum Creek Fire August 28, 2022Medford, Oregon – As a result of continued fire growth, the Bureau of Land Management Grants Pass Field Office has expanded the temporary closure of BLM-managed lands in the vicinity of Rum Creek Fire for public and firefighter safety. Members of the public may not enter closed areas, and all uses—including hiking, hunting and dispersed camping—are prohibited. Today’s closure order encompasses all public lands west of Interstate 5 and north of T35S R6W and T35S R7W. The southwest boundary comprises the line between the BLM and Forest Service lands. The western boundary includes lands east of East Fork Big Windy Creek and Bunker Creek. The northern boundary is T33S R8W. Bear Camp Road is open at this time. Please see the map for full closure information on the BLM website:...
Cedar Creek Fire, Aug 28 (Cedar Creek Fire Wildfire)
Community Meeting Tuesday August 30th at 6:00PM ~ Greenwaters Park Community Building Community Meeting: A community meeting will be held Tuesday August 30th at 6:00PM at Greenwaters Park Community Building, 48362 Highway 58, Oakridge, Oregon. For those unable to attend, the meeting will be streamed live on the Cedar Creek Fire Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CedarCreekFire2022 Current Situation: Observed fire behavior was creeping and smoldering on Saturday and there was limited fire growth thanks to cooler temperatures and higher humidity. Crews have been working to establish fireline from the west shore of Waldo Lake to the western edge of the Wilderness boundary. One snag fell across Edith Creek and crews were successful in extinguishing the resulting spot fire and held the fire west of Edith Creek. Fireline has been completed along FS Road 5883. Crews have been mopping up and patrolling Black Creek Road (FS Road 2421) day and night to keep the fire north of the road....
Rum Creek Fire Update for Sunday, August 28th, 2022 (Rum Creek Fire Wildfire)
Additional agency resources join Rum Creek Fire MERLIN, Ore. – With the growing complexity of the Rum Creek Fire, Northwest 13 Incident Management Team has been joined by two state agencies to form a unified command of the suppression operation. The end of the day Saturday, Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Incident Management Blue Team and Oregon Department of Forestry’s Incident Management Team 1 had integrated seamlessly. “We want to recognize the exceptional mutual aid work provided by Rogue Valley Task Forces and Rural Metro firefighters in and around Rand, Almeda and Galice during the past 24 hours,” said OSFM Chief Deputy Travis Medema. Under the Emergency Conflagration Act, OSFM brought six task forces and one hand crew to relieve local mutual aid resources. Linn/Benton and Lincoln Task Forces took over structure protection north of Galice and additional swing shift task forces began scouting homes, focusing on fire protection along Galice Road. The fire has...
Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp Fire Update - August 28, 2022 (Potter Fire Wildfire)
Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp Fire Update - August 28, 2022 Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm) Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.govPotter Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/ Northwest Team 10 Incident Commander Alan Lawson welcomes Northwest Team 9. Team 9 will assume management of the fires on Monday morning. At morning briefing today IC Lawson shared his thoughts of the past two weeks on these fires, saying “I respect the diligence and safety record of every crew member on this assignment and feel like Craig BLM Hot Shot, Colin Hagan would have been proud of what we accomplished here.” Weather: Today begins a warming and drying trend with temperatures in the high 70s...
Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp Fire Update - August 28, 2022 (Big Swamp Wildfire)
Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp Fire Update - August 28, 2022 Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm) Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.govPotter Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/ Northwest Team 10 Incident Commander Alan Lawson welcomes Northwest Team 9. Team 9 will assume management of the fires on Monday morning. At morning briefing today IC Lawson shared his thoughts of the past two weeks on these fires, saying “I respect the diligence and safety record of every crew member on this assignment and feel like Craig BLM Hot Shot, Colin Hagan would have been proud of what we accomplished here.” Weather: Today begins a warming and drying trend with temperatures in the high 70s...
Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp Fire Update - August 28, 2022 (Windigo Fire Wildfire)
Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp Fire Update - August 28, 2022 Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm) Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.govPotter Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/ Northwest Team 10 Incident Commander Alan Lawson welcomes Northwest Team 9. Team 9 will assume management of the fires on Monday morning. At morning briefing today IC Lawson shared his thoughts of the past two weeks on these fires, saying “I respect the diligence and safety record of every crew member on this assignment and feel like Craig BLM Hot Shot, Colin Hagan would have been proud of what we accomplished here.” Weather: Today begins a warming and drying trend with temperatures in the high 70s...
8/28/2022 Crockets Knob Fire Update (Crockets Knob Fire Wildfire)
Crockets Knob Fire UpdateSIZE: 1,447 AcresCONTAINMENT: 0%CAUSE: LightningPERSONNEL: 258LOCATION: 19 miles north of Prairie CityNorthwest Incident Management Team 12 assumed command of Crockets Knob Fire as of 7:00 AM this morning. Weather: A cold front moving through the area has contributed to gusty winds across the fire, fueling increased fire behavior. Temperatures will be slightly lower through Sunday night, but a warming and drying trend is predicted beginning Monday. Operations: Yesterday, firefighters continued work along the southern edge of the fire near Big Boulder Creek, as well as removing brush and fuels along FSR 45. Work will continue to strengthen containment lines ahead of an expected warming and drying trend next week that could increase fire activity. Type 1 interagency “hotshot” crews have been engaged in constructing line in steep and rugged terrain along the eastern edge of the fire. Due to difficult access, challenging terrain and long extraction times, the...