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Fire Information: (541) 316-7711 Containment: 60% Size: 24,025 Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5517/ Milli Fire September 10, 2017 Daily Update REDMOND, Ore.— There was no new growth on the Milli Fire yesterday. Total acreage for the fire today remains at 24,025 acres with 60 percent containment. Resources on scene include 59 personnel from the US Forest Service, the BLM, the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Oregon Department of Transportation. Air quality information is calling for improved conditions today over parts of Central Oregon and firefighters on the ground report reduced smoke above the Milli Fire. The fire may intermittently put up columns of smoke as it moves into interior pockets of unburned fuel. Firefighters today will continue patrolling, mopping up and repairing all repairing all containment lines. Crews also continue monitoring the perimeter as it pushes into the lava flows along Highway 242 ensuring that all hot spots are monitored...

Smoke reports are calling for improved conditions today over parts of Central Oregon.Check http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/ for

We are seeing a warmer and drier trend over the next couple of days with light winds in the afternoon. Exposed areas and ridges will see the most drying whereas shaded areas will see less drying. Fire behavior should be minimal in shaded areas moving to moderate during the afternoon in the more exposed areas. Throughout the last few weeks, it has been difficult because of either cloud cover, dense smoke or limited availability of night infrared flights to know exactly where the fire perimeters were and where they were burning the hottest. To help resolve this problem the Incident Management Team is working with the Oregon Army National Guard to use one of their specialized aircraft, a Lakota helicopter. This Lakota helicopter is equipped with sophisticated daytime infrared capabilities and will increase the real-time information about the fires available to the team. Wildfires are a No Drone Zone. If you fly, we can’t. Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) areas remain in effect....

We are seeing a warmer and drier trend over the next couple of days with light winds in the afternoon. Exposed areas and ridges will see the most drying whereas shaded areas will see less drying. Fire behavior should be minimal in shaded areas moving to moderate during the afternoon in the more exposed areas. Throughout the last few weeks, it has been difficult because of either cloud cover, dense smoke or limited availability of night infrared flights to know exactly where the fire perimeters were and where they were burning the hottest. To help resolve this problem the Incident Management Team is working with the Oregon Army National Guard to use one of their specialized aircraft, a Lakota helicopter. This Lakota helicopter is equipped with sophisticated daytime infrared capabilities and will increase the real-time information about the fires available to the team. Wildfires are a No Drone Zone. If you fly, we can’t. Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) areas remain in effect....

Smoke impacts today will be generally moderate in communities surrounding the Chetco Bar fire. Light northeasterly winds will drift smoke generally southwest and down drainages into communities such as Brookings-Harbor and Gold Beach. Little smoke is likely in these coastal communities south of the fire this morning, then increasing later in the afternoon. Inland communities, including Cave Junction, will see a slow rise in smoke impacts through the day and tonight. Areas north and west of the fire, such as Gold Beach and Agness, are expected to see good conditions worsening to moderate later in the day. With warmer and drier weather, smoke impacts are likely to slowly increase with a forecast increase in fire activity. Fire: Low/Moderate fire behavior is expected today with an increasing trend over the next days, due to warmer, drier predicted weather. The fire is 182, 844 acres burned and is 5% contained.Other: The Brookings monitor is currently online. We are still working to...

We are seeing a warmer and drier trend over the next couple of days with light winds in the afternoon. Exposed areas and ridges will see the most drying whereas shaded areas will see less drying. Fire behavior should be minimal in shaded areas moving to moderate during the afternoon in the more exposed areas. Throughout the last few weeks, it has been difficult because of either cloud cover, dense smoke or limited availability of night infrared flights to know exactly where the fire perimeters were and where they were burning the hottest. To help resolve this problem the Incident Management Team is working with the Oregon Army National Guard to use one of their specialized aircraft, a Lakota helicopter. This Lakota helicopter is equipped with sophisticated daytime infrared capabilities and will increase the real-time information about the fires available to the team. Wildfires are a No Drone Zone. If you fly, we can’t. Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) areas remain in effect....

Two community meetings will be held on Monday, September 11, to share information about the Eagle Creek Fire:6 p.m. at the Edgefield Amphitheater, 2126 Halsey Street, in Troutdale and7:00 p.m. at the Marine Park Pavilion in Cascade LocksSummary: Conditions were calm over the Eagle Creek Fire for most of the day, yesterday. As early smoke and clouds cleared later in the day, fire managers took the opportunity to make aerial observations of the fire. Their flight showed many reasons to be positive about progress being made toward containing the fire. Firefighters continued to close off the western end of the fire near Bridal Veil by strengthening line with burnouts. That burn didn’t really take hold until the afternoon hours when it finally got some sun and lower humidity. Much of the southwest side, difficult to reach because of steep, rugged conditions actually burned back on itself throughout the day. The aerial reconnaissance detected very little smoke in the critical area...

Whitewater FireIncluding Little Devil, Scorpion, French and Potato Hill Fires September 10, 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-noticesSize: 13,339 acres (total for reported fires) Containment: 33% Resources Assigned: 299 personnel (total for reported fires) Inciweb Websites: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5420 https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5565/ Helicopters assigned to the Whitewater Fire were again loaned to assist with initial attack on new starts in Central Oregon and on the Detroit Ranger District yesterday afternoon. The public is reminded that not all areas received rainfall over the past few days and the fire danger remains very high. Please use caution when enjoying the outdoors. Evacuation Levels: The evacuation levels remain unchanged. For additional information of the...

Whitewater Fire Including Little Devil, Scorpion, French and Potato Hill Fires September 10, 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: 13,339 acres (total for reported fires) Containment: 33% https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5565/ Resources Assigned: 299 personnel (total for reported fires) Helicopters assigned to the Whitewater Fire were again loaned to assist with initial attack on new starts in Central Oregon and on the Detroit Ranger District yesterday afternoon. The public is reminded that not all areas received rainfall over the past few days and the fire danger remains very high. Please use caution when enjoying the outdoors. Evacuation Levels: The evacuation levels remain unchanged. For additional information of the...

SmokeThe west wind from yesterday has pushed most ofthe smoke to the east. With a returning east wind todayexpect smoke to return in the evening. Smoke from theWhitewater Fire will continue to impact the forecast area.The communities of Mill City and Detroit will see improvedconditions to the west, while Brietenbush may see slightlyimproved smoke conditions. Sisters, Madras and Bend willsee improved smoke conditions while Black Butte Ranchand Redmond will see slightly improved smoke conditions.Smoke is expected to persist in canyons throughout theday.FireFire activity is expected to be minimal to moderatetoday due to the lower temperatures, higher relativehumidity and decreased stability.OtherLimited visibility along Highway 126 and Highway22 can be expected. Separate smoke forecast will beissued for communities east of the Cascade Crest.Whitewater Fire Information - https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5420/

SmokeThe west wind from yesterday has pushed most of the smoke to the east. With a returning east wind today expect smoke to return in the evening. Smoke from the Whitewater Fire will continue to impact the forecast area. The communities of Mill City and Detroit will see improved conditions to the west, while Brietenbush may see slightly improved smoke conditions. Sisters, Madras and Bend will see improved smoke conditions while Black Butte Ranch and Redmond will see slightly improved smoke conditions. Smoke is expected to persist in canyons throughout the day. FireFire activity is expected to be minimal to moderate today due to the lower temperatures, higher relative humidity and decreased stability. OtherLimited visibility along Highway 126 and Highway 22 can be expected. Separate smoke forecast will be issued for communities east of the Cascade Crest. Whitewater Fire Information - https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5420/

SmokeThe west wind from yesterday has pushed most of the smoke to the east. With a returning east wind tonight expect smoke to return in the overnight hours. Smoke from the Horse Creek Complex, Nash, Rebel, Milli and Whitewater fires continue to produce smoke that will continue to impact Black Butte Ranch, Sisters, Redmond, Bend, Madras, Cascade Lakes and La Pine. In addition, other fires in the Willamette National Forest area will continue to impact communities east of the Cascade Crest. FireFire activity is expected to be minimal to moderate today from the lower temperatures, higher relative humidity and increased stability. OtherExpect areas of low visibility on Highway 20, Highway 126 and Highway 97. Whitewater Fire Information - https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5420/ Milli Fire Information - https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5517/ Horse Creek Complex - https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5523/ Separate smoke forecast will be issued for communities west of the Cascade Crest for...

September 10, 2017 9 a.m. RIDDLE, Ore. – A community meeting about the Horse Prairie Fire and what should be done for burned areas in its aftermath has been scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be in the Riddle Community Hall, 123 Parkside Street in Riddle. Mop up continues on the Horse Prairie Fire about eight miles west of Riddle. Thirty-two hand crews are among 776 people engaged on the fire. Hand crews are continuing to move into burned areas from the fire perimeter to ensure all smoldering woody debris is cold to the touch. Working alongside Oregon Department of Forestry engine crews and Bureau of Land Management resources are: • contracted heavy equipment operators and fallers • 19 contracted private hand crews • eight inmate hand crews from the South Fork, Deer Ridge and Shutter Creek Correctional Institutes • more than 150 Oregon National Guard members. The Guard troops are among more than 700 mobilized to help fight wildfires across...

Suppression responsibility for the High Cascades Complex West Zone will transfer to the Northwest Incident Management Team 6 on Monday. Northwest 7 IMT would like to thank the communities of Union Creek and Prospect for their support the past three weeks. Yesterday’s Activity: A spot fire was discovered on the south flank of the Pup Fire in the Lone Prairie area. Ground and aerial resources quickly contained it at one acre. Crews also made progress preparing the 2947 Road as a containment line on the western boundary. Point protection strategies have been successful in preserving Hershberger Lookout. On the Broken Lookout Fire, crews continued prep work on the north end of the 6510 Road. Burnout and mop-up operations continued on the southern boundary along the 68 Road. Fuels reduction and road preparation continued along the west and north sections of the fire perimeter. Air resources concentrated their efforts to check the fire’s spread in the Woodruff Creek drainage to...

Chetco East Zone Fire Update. Sunday, September 10, 2017. 9:00 a.m. COMMUNITY MEETING TONIGHT in Cave Junction at the Illinois Valley High School at 6:00 pm. Please attend to receive an update on fire activity and to talk to fire managers about their strategies and effort. Saturday’s Chetco East Zone Fire activity was mostly smoldering and creeping. Monitoring flights observed minimal open flame and the fire stalled at tops of ridges above cool north-facing slopes and sites with green vegetation. This is due to high relative humidity and fuels retaining moisture from recent storms. The northern parts of the fire have shown more active movement than the eastern flank. Fire crews have made progress tying together sections of well-established containment lines between the fire and Highway 199, totaling approximately 50 miles of fire line. Work is continuing in steep rocky terrain between Josephine Creek and Parker Creek. Crews identified a potential new contingency line...

Current Information: On Saturday, the Fall Creek Fire was declared 100 percent contained, meaning there is a complete and secure containment line around the entire fire perimeter. Clear visibility allowed aircraft to assist firefighting efforts with water bucket drops to cool off areas with high fire activity on the Happy Dog Fire. Firefighters constructed hose lays to apply water directly on the Ragged Ridge Fire, in the Boulder Creek Drainage. The Rattlesnake Fire will remain in monitor status in the Umpqua Divide Wilderness to clean up forest understory. Crews will continue to hold and improve containment lines on the Brokentooth and the Devil Fire. Minimal fire activity was observed by firefighters Saturday night, due to cooler temperatures and high relative humidity. Fire activity was moderate in the area of Boulder Creek drainage and Eagle Rock Campground which is expected to increase with Sunday’s predicted weather conditions. Today, soldiers of Task Force Spearhead,...

Providing for public and firefighter safety is the incident management team’s top priority. A warm and dry weather pattern will affect the fire area on Sunday and Monday. This weather pattern is expected to bring higher than average temperatures on Sunday and Monday, along with low relative humidities and NE winds. This weather pattern has the potential to result in increased fire behavior. Fire managers are committed to aggressive operations that provide for community well being while ensuring the safety of personnel. Crews will continue to construct direct handline and remove brush from contingency firelines. Firefighters will have a better opportunity to seek out and extinguish burning material close to the line, as problem areas will be readily identifiable and residual moisture will allow for more efficient mop-up operations. Along the west side, the main objective will be patrolling for spot fires and continuing mop-up of existing heat sources. To the north, crews are...

A Community Meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 11 to share information about the Eagle Creek Fire. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Edgefield Amphitheater at 2126 Halsey Street, Troutdale, Oregon.

A Community Meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 11 to share information about the Eagle Creek Fire. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Edgefield Amphitheater at 2126 Halsey Street, Troutdale, Oregon Summary: A break in the weather today marked by moderate temperatures, elevated moisture levels and lighter winds has created the environment for good progress on the Eagle Creek Fire. Firefighters conducted a small burnout between Highway 30 and Homer Mill Road. This is part of the strategy to stop the progress of the fire should a change in the winds threaten the western perimeter of the fire. To the east, firelines along I-84 are being evaluated and improved all the way to Mitchell Point, using bulldozers and specialized heavy machinery including logging equipment. Today and tonight, crews from Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office continue to patrol areas where the fire is close to structures, while extinguishing nearby hot spots. OSFM crews are also identifying,...

Dates: September 4, 2017 Under the recommendation of the Chetco Bar Fire Incident Commander with concurrence of the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office and the Illinois Valley Fire District, a Level 3 evacuation order has been issued for all residents on Illinois River Road within the US Forest Service Boundaries. This includes the Oak Flat Community. A Level 3 “GO” Evacuation means that you need to LEAVE IMMEDIATELY! Danger to your area is current or imminent, and you should evacuate immediately. If you choose to ignore this advisement, you must understand that emergency services may not be available to assist you further. DO NOT delay leaving to gather any belongings or make efforts to protect your home. Access to evacuated areas may be denied until conditions are safe for citizens to return. DO NOT plan to return to check on your house or animals. If it is not safe for you, it is not safe for them! The US Forest Service has closed Illinois River Road...