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Nash Fire: There has not been much change in the perimeter during the last few days. It is still burning close to the edge of Nash Lake and is approximately 4 miles from Elk Lake. Crews and heavy equipment working along the Cascade Lakes Highway are removing dense vegetation and thinning trees to create a fuel break. They expect to finish in 5 to 7 days. The fuel break is being constructed to protect the Elk and Lava lakes areas and to halt fire spread to the east, in the event the fire moves over the Cascade Crest.

Fire Closure Area Reduced on the Umpqua National Forest Closure reduced, trail and campground open. Roseburg, OR - September 12, 2017, 1:00 p.m. Forest Service officials released a revised set of closures on the Umpqua National Forest, effective September 11, 2017. Of note are the reduced area closure for Cougar Bluffs, the Fall Creek Trail and the Williams Creek Trail are now open. The Bogus Creek, Island and Apple Creek campground are also open. Forest Road 29 on the Tiller Ranger District is now open. All closed roads, areas, recreation sites, trails, river segments, and highway pull-outs can be found on Order 06-15-00-17-381 at https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd558669.pdf Visitors are encouraged to review additional closures adjacent to the Umpqua National Forest that can be found on the websites for the Willamette, Rogue River-Siskiyou, Deschutes, and Fremont-Winema national forests. For more information about closures, contact the Umpqua National...

Good morning, Rick Miller Operations Section Chief. I'll give you an update on what happened yesterday and a little bit of what our plans are for today. Starting on the west end in the Bridal Veil area crews made really good progress both on the north side and the south side. They were mopping up. That's looking really good in there. On both sides of the [west] fire edge spot fires are looking really good. There's no heat at all in them. There's no chance of movement. Coming down the Highway 84 corridor we did have quite a few crews looking at some of these areas. The fire had not quite burned down to our control feature and we went in there direct so it would not burn anymore, or burn those out, so Highway 84 corridor is looking good all the way up to Cascade Locks. The burnout from three days ago we had people patrolling and mopping up so that's looking really good. Our Prep line out further in advance of the fire was implemented so that looks good. Coming over to around the east...

Location: High Cascades Ranger District, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Klamath Ranger District, Fremont-Winema National Forest, Crater Lake National Park Start Date: North Pelican August 10, 2017, Spruce Lake July 29, 2017, Blanket Creek July 26, 2017 Cause: Lightning Size: 98,379 Acres Percent Contained: 28% (% encompasses total of both East and West zone of the complex) Vegetation: timber, brush, heavy logging slash Resources Assigned: 689 personnel (Personnel for the entire complex) Incident Commander: Steve Millert/Dave Gesser with the Southwest Area Type 2 Incident Management Team 3 Closure Information: As a result of the fires in the High Cascades Complex, a number of area road and trail closures are in place within Crater Lake National Park, Rogue-River Siskiyou, Umpqua, and Fremont-Winema National Forests. More road and trail closures may go into effect as the fires progress. For specific closure information, visit...

Horse Creek Complex and Rebel FireUpdate for Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, 9 a.m.Fire Information: (541) 719-8371Online: inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/3860https//facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017 Horse Creek Complex: Olallie Lookout Fire, 1,434 acres; Roney Fire, 3,297 acres; Avenue Fire, 2,410 acres; Separation Fire, 17,234 acres, Nash Fire, 6,576 acres; Rebel Fire, 8,331 acres.Current Resources: Personnel, 401; Crews, 10; Helicopters, 2; Engines, 17; Dozers, 7; Water Tenders, 6; Masticators, 4, Skidgens, 4.Current Situation: Nash Fire: There has not been much change in the perimeter during the last few days. It is still burning close to the edge of Nash Lake and is approximately 4 miles from Elk Lake. Crews and heavy equipment working along the Cascade Lakes Highway are removing dense vegetation and thinning trees to create a fuel break. They expect to finish in 5 to 7 days. The fuel break is being constructed to protect the Elk and Lava lakes areas and to halt fire spread to the east, in...

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – Strong wind gusts out of the northwest fanned the Desolation fire late yesterday afternoon, pushing the fire south out of the wilderness toward private structures along Highway 26 and prompting Level 2 evacuation notices for around 27 residences late yesterday evening. The Level 2 evacuation notice is still active urging residents to stay alert and be prepared to leave if the need arises. The Desolation fire, a lightning start fire reported Saturday in Mill Creek Wilderness on the Ochoco National Forest, is now estimated at about 2,000 acres. A community information meeting will be held tomorrow, Thursday, September 14, at 5 pm in the Eastside Church in Prineville to share information about the fire. Firefighters worked through the night last night putting in several miles of containment line between Highway 26 and the fire using dozers and back burns. Work continues today to strengthen and expand existing containment lines on the south, east and north...

Miller Complex Fire Update Sept. 13, 2017 NW Incident Management Team (IMT) 9, Brian Goff, Incident Commander Fire Statistics: Start Date: August 14, 2017 Cause: Lightning Complex Size: 34,536 acres Personnel: 574 Containment: 40% Community Meetings: The Northwest Incident Management Team 9 and Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest will host a community meeting today, Wednesday, September 13 at 6:00 p.m. at the Applegate Valley Fire Station #9 1095 Upper Applegate Road Jacksonville, OR 97530. Fire personnel will provide a fire briefing for the public. Current Situation: Fire operations continue to meet objectives using available resources, while adjusting to changing weather conditions with the safety of firefighters and the public as first priority. Firefighters are securing containment lines on the Creedence, Bigelow and Burnt Peak fires. Crews on the Abney fire will continue to build, improve and secure containment lines to the east, north and northwest of...

Today 9/13/17 at 11:00 AM, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office released the following update on Evacuation Levels for the Eagle Creek Fire.UPDATE evacuation levels in East Multnomah County can be found at: https://t.co/2YS5nzenxp

Horse Creek Complex and Rebel Fire Update for Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, 9 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 719-8371 Online: inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/3860 https//facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017 Horse Creek Complex: Olallie Lookout Fire, 1,434 acres; Roney Fire, 3,297 acres; Avenue Fire, 2,410 acres; Separation Fire, 17,234 acres, Nash Fire, 6,576 acres; Rebel Fire, 8,331 acres. Current Resources: Personnel, 401; Crews, 10; Helicopters, 2; Engines, 17; Dozers, 7; Water Tenders, 6; Masticators, 4, Skidgens, 4. Current Situation: Nash Fire: There has not been much change in the perimeter during the last few days. It is still burning close to the edge of Nash Lake and is approximately 4 miles from Elk Lake. Crews and heavy equipment working along the Cascade Lakes Highway are removing dense vegetation and thinning trees to create a fuel break. They expect to finish in 5 to 7 days. The fuel break is being constructed to protect the Elk and Lava lakes areas and to halt fire spread to...

Brushing and chipping of the road system between the community of Union Creek and the eastern edge of the Broken Lookout Fire is nearly complete. Once this backup fire break has been established, firefighters will move to the 700 Road, which is much closer to the fire, and will begin to engage directly with plans to stop the fire’s eastward spread. To assist with preventing the east side of the fire from spreading, supervisors from the US Army will meet with fire managers on the line today to see how and where their troops can be of service to the fire effort. Army troops are expected to be on the line Thursday. Tribal representatives have reached an agreement with representatives of the Umpqua and Rogue-Siskiyou National Forests to allow firefighters to engage in fuel mitigation along the sharp divide between the Rogue and Umpqua drainages. The area is important to the Cow Creek Tribe for its cultural and traditional resources, and fire managers have agreed to proceed in a...

RIDDLE, Ore. – Containment on the Horse Prairie Fire has increased to 70 percent. Yesterday, a 150-acre area of unburned fuels was successfully cleaned up in a burnout operation, reducing risk of an unplanned ignition in that area. Today, crews are continuing to put out hot spots from the fire perimeter to 200 feet into completely burned areas, and up to 500 feet in partially burned areas. Near the end of this week, ODF’s Incident Management Team 1 will be dismantling the Fire Camp outside Riddle and transferring command of the fire back to the Douglas Forest Protective Association. DFPA will continue to staff the fire with a Type 3 fire management organization. As a reminder to the public, sections of Cow Creek Road remain closed. Area closures are also still in effect on both Bureau of Land Management and privately managed forest property. About 596 personnel remain engaged in mop up work and rehabilitation of firelines. About 150 Oregon National Guard volunteers are...

Whitewater FireIncluding Little Devil, Scorpion, French and Potato Hill Fires September 13, 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: 13,704 acres (total for reported fires) Containment: 35% https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5565/ Resources Assigned: 373 personnel (total for reported fires) General Information: The Clagett Fire and Fire # 293 located in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness are now under the management of incident commander Doug Johnson. Helicopters dropped buckets of water yesterday in an effort to check the movements of both fires. The Clagett Fire has grown to 77 acres and Fire #293 is estimated at .5 acres. The warmer temperatures and gusty winds also increased the fire behavior on the Little Devil Fire in the...

The Chetco Bar Fire is being managed by Great Basin Incident Management Team 1, under Unified Command with the U.S. Forest Service and the Coos Forest Protective Association. Providing for public and firefighter safety is the highest priority. Tuesday’s weather trend toward slightly cooler temperatures, slightly higher humidities, a bit of cloud cover over the fire and light winds allowed firefighting crews to utilize direct suppression tactics. Air operations were also heavily engaged yesterday, taking advantage of clearer skies and the lighter winds. Water and retardant were dropped into areas to cool the fire’s edge in locations that were accessible to firefighters, to provide for direct attack closest to areas with values at risk. Portions of the fire are smoky with hot spots within the interior and along the perimeter. Fuels are still very dry, despite the bit of rain last week. Fire activity is smoldering, backing, and creeping, with active ground fire in scattered areas....

Smoke: Chetco Bar smoke impacts are expected to be moderate to heavy today with moderating fire behavior.Winds from the north/northeast will again push smoke into Agness and and lesser amounts into coastal areas including Gold Beach, Brookings and south into northernCalifornia. Periods of Unhealthy air may affect coastal towns this morning, clearing as inversions lift late in the morning. Inland, in the Miller Complex and Chetco Bar fires' smoke will influence Cave Junction, Grants Pass, Medford and other Rogue Valley communities with moderate conditions this morning. This is expected to lessen through the day, as heating lifts the inversions.Fire: A generally moderate fire behavior trend is expected today on Chetco Bar with slightly more active fire behavior on the Miller Complex, influencing air across southwestOregon. Chetco Fire Information:https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5385/ Miller Complex:https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5514/Other: The Gold Beach monitor was sent for...

Whitewater FireIncluding Little Devil, Scorpion, French and Potato Hill Fires September 13, 2017 Daily Update Fire Information Line: 541-719-8371 Location: Willamette National Forest willamettewildfires2017@gmail.com Willamette National Forest Closures: 541-225-6350, https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/willamette/alerts-notices Size: 13,704 acres (total for reported fires) Containment: 35%Resources Assigned: 373 personnel (total for reported fires) Inciweb Websites: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5420 https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5565/ General Information: The Clagett Fire and Fire # 293 located in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness are now under the management of incident commander Doug Johnson. Helicopters dropped buckets of water yesterday in an effort to check the movements of both fires. The Clagett Fire has grown to 77 acres and Fire #293 is estimated at .5 acres. The warmer temperatures and gusty winds also increased the fire behavior on the Little Devil Fire in the...

Chetco East Zone Fire Update. Wednesday, September 13, 2017 9:00 a.m. On Tuesday, the most significant fire activity on the Chetco Bar Fire was on the southwestern perimeter. Retardant and water drops were used to slow the fire’s spread in this area. In the Chetco East Zone Fire area, the 784 Fire (Indigo Fire), on the West Fork of Indigo Creek, is approximately 134 acres. This fire is located about one mile west of the Josephine/Curry county line, approximately 10 miles north of the Chetco Bar Fire. As the fire burns in very steep terrain, two dozers and four crews are working to prepare the 055 and 510 road systems for access and fire containment lines to prevent spread eastward. The Chetco Bar East Zone is coordinating response to the 784 Fire/Indigo Fire with the Chetco Bar West Zone to prevent fire spread to the west. Single tree torching was observed on the north side of the Chetco East Zone Fire near the horseshoe of the Illinois River. There was very little...

Date Started: August 11, 2017Cause: LightningSize: 40,343 acresTotal Personnel: 897Structures Destroyed: 0Firefighter injuries to date: 1Total Complex Containment: 37%Fire Resources: 17 crews, 50 engines, 5 helicopters, 4 bulldozers, and 20 water tenders Current Information: A little rain fell on the Complex Tuesday morning, but it not affect the fire to any degree. Fire behavior increased predictably in the afternoon, when the fuel had the least amount of moisture content. The Devil Fire, the Eagle Rock Campground and the north east section of the Ragged Ridge Fire were the most active areas. Tuesday’s night shift reported very little activity on the complex. This was due to cooler temperatures and higher relative humidity. Today, in the Boulder Creek area, crews will monitor fire progression and be ready to burn out along established containment lines if needed. Direct suppression and mop up continues on the Devil Fire. Throughout the complex, firefighters will work on...

Warmer, dry winds picked up yesterday evening, increasing fire behavior. On the Northeast corner, the fire crossed Herman Creek into the Camp Creek drainage about two to three miles south of I-84. It ran approximately three miles to Nick Eaton Ridge with some spots toward Gorton Creek. Firefighters anticipated this potential movement and have been dropping water in the area as conditions permitted, slowing the fire’s advance. These efforts will continue today. Crews are also establishing and strengthening contingency lines along the powerline corridor east of Cascade Locks to Shellrock Mountain and from Mitchell Point to Wahtum Lake. These measures are in place to protect communities and the I-84 corridor. Crews made gains along the I-84 corridor, particularly between Bridal Veil and Warrendale, where more line was completed. Mop up continued on the west end of the fire along with direct line construction on the Southwest side; crews are also scouting powerline corridors to...

As winds shifted westerly today, areas east of the fire experienced increased smoke. Some of this smoke was generated by fire backing slowly southward into the Herman Creek drainage, though the fire has not crossed Herman Creek or created any new threats. A fixed wing aircraft was used to conduct reconnaissance over some parts of the fire, but heavy smoke prevented the use of other aerial resources for water drops. Further east, firefighters continued to construct line along I-84 from Cascade Locks to Shell Mountain and from Wahtum Lake to Mitchell Point. For the most part, these contingency lines follow existing powerline corridors and roads.Work continued along the I-84 corridor, as firefighters strengthened lines between Bridal Veil and the Bonneville Dam. Crews from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) also made progress falling hazard trees along transportation and power transmission corridors. On the far west end of the fire,...

A public meeting has been scheduled for September 13, 2017 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Lowell Rural Fire District Fire Station located at 389 North Pioneer St., Lowell, OR 97452. This will be an opportunity for the public to hear the latest fire information and ask questions about the Jones Fire.