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Jayson Coil, Operations with the Southwest Area Incident Management Team, provides updates on fire activity and firefighter efforts on the #NashFire.

Effective Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at 1:00 PM, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and Umpqua North Complex Fire Managers are lowering the evacuation levels for the following areas: The Dry Creek Community and residents living in the Slide Creek area (residents living between mileposts 53-56 on Highway 138E) are now on a Level 1 pre-evacuation notice. Level 1 or "Get Ready": 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 movement of persons with special needs, mobile property, pets and livestock. If conditions worsen, emergency services personnel may contact you via an emergency notification

Informe para Incendio Eagle Creek y Incendio Indian Creek Información 541-392-1632 o 971-220-6146 - eaglecreekfire2017@gmail.comActualización – jueves 8 de septiembre, 2017 – 10:30 a.m. Clima favorable ayudo minimizar la actividad del incendio Eagle Creek durante la noche. La humedad climática llego hasta el 100% en muchas áreas por las nubes que ocurrieron ayer, incluyendo en las áreas el sendero Pacific Crest Trail y Benson Plateau cerca de Cascade Locks. Los equipos trabajando en la noche reportaron crecimiento en la cresta cuesta arriba de Cascade Locks. No hay imágenes infrarrojo actualizada de ese crecimiento. Hoy, los equipos continuaran protegiendo estructuras con un enfoque en el flanco este, oeste, y sur del incendio. Como permita el clima, se tomaran acabo operaciones de quema para asegurar la línea de contención cerca de el puente Bridge of the Gods. Esto aumentara el humo en esa área pero ayudara asegurar la línea de largo plazo. Equipos de bomberos...

SW Oregon—Ongoing firefighting efforts on the Blanket Creek Fire have resulted in the need to close the Sky Lakes Wilderness to public entry, both for the health and safety of the public, as well as for the safety of firefighters and fire personnel. This latest closure further extends closures already in place to include the entirety of the Wilderness, which is co-managed by both the Rogue River-Siskiyou and Fremont-Winema National Forests. The closure is effective immediately, and will remain in place through December 31, 2017, unless sooner rescinded. Areas already closed via earlier Forest Orders remain closed, including the OHV trail system near Prospect. The full text of the order, including a list of trails, and a map, can be viewed on the RRSNF’s website. People are encouraged to follow the Forest on both Twitter and Facebook for updates as they become available. Additionally, the High Cascades Complex posts daily fire updates to the incident’s Inciweb page, and the Joint...

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There is a slight chance of showers today. The cooler temperatures and higher humidities will dampen fire behavior. With the lower burning potential, if there are any fire starts from recent lightning, it may be a few days before they are large enough to be detected. Smoke from the Horse Creek Complex will continue to impact the area. The communities of Oakridge, McKenzie Bridge, Cascade Lakes, La Pine, and Bend will see improved conditions. Black Butte Ranch, Sisters, and Redmond will see moderated smoke. Wildfires are a No Drone Zone. If you fly, we can’t. Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) areas remain in effect. knowbeforeyoufly.org Wildfires start in two ways - lightning and people. In Oregon, 70 percent of wildland fires are human caused. Be Aware, Be Smart, Be Careful. Keep Oregon Green This morning, the management of the WHITEWATER, LITTLE DEVIL, SCORPION, and POTATO HILL fires was assumed by Northwest Interagency Type 2 Incident Management Team #8. The management of...

There is a slight chance of showers today. The cooler temperatures and higher humidities will dampen fire behavior. With the lower burning potential, if there are any fire starts from recent lightning, it may be a few days before they are large enough to be detected. Smoke from the Horse Creek Complex will continue to impact the area. The communities of Oakridge, McKenzie Bridge, Cascade Lakes, La Pine, and Bend will see improved conditions. Black Butte Ranch, Sisters, and Redmond will see moderated smoke. Wildfires are a No Drone Zone. If you fly, we can’t. Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) areas remain in effect. knowbeforeyoufly.org Wildfires start in two ways - lightning and people. In Oregon, 70 percent of wildland fires are human caused. Be Aware, Be Smart, Be Careful. Keep Oregon Green This morning, the management of the WHITEWATER, LITTLE DEVIL, SCORPION, and POTATO HILL fires was assumed by Northwest Interagency Type 2 Incident Management Team #8. The management of...

Fire Information: (541) 316-7711 Containment: 60% Size: 24,079 Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5517/ Milli Fire September 8, 2017 Daily Update Thunderstorms passed through Central Oregon yesterday and blanketed the area with lightning and rain. The Milli Fire area likely received between .03 and .10 of an inch of rain yesterday which will help the finer fuels like grass and shrubs retain moisture. Humidity recoveries were good over the fire area, which generally makes fuel less receptive to ignition but this will likely only last for the next few days until a drying and warming trend returns. The area closure in place for the Milli Fire has been reduced. While the western, southern and eastern boundaries of the closure remain the same, the northern border has decreased to open access around Black Butte Ranch and Cold Springs Campground. More information on this closure can be found at the Forest Closures link below. A Red Flag Warning remains in effect through...

There is a slight chance of showers today. The cooler temperatures and higher humidities will dampen fire behavior. With the lower burning potential, if there are any fire starts from recent lightning, it may be a few days before they are large enough to be detected. Smoke from the Horse Creek Complex will continue to impact the area. The communities of Oakridge, McKenzie Bridge, Cascade Lakes, La Pine, and Bend will see improved conditions. Black Butte Ranch, Sisters, and Redmond will see moderated smoke. Wildfires are a No Drone Zone. If you fly, we can’t. Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) areas remain in effect. knowbeforeyoufly.org Wildfires start in two ways - lightning and people. In Oregon, 70 percent of wildland fires are human caused. Be Aware, Be Smart, Be Careful. Keep Oregon Green This morning, the management of the WHITEWATER, LITTLE DEVIL, SCORPION, and POTATO HILL fires was assumed by Northwest Interagency Type 2 Incident Management Team #8. The management of...

Whitewater Fire Including Little Devil, Scorpion, French and Potato Hill Fires September 8, 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 acres of all of the above fires) https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5565/ Resources Assigned: 605 personnel (total resources of all of the above fires) Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8 (NWIIMT8) Doug Johnson, incident commander, assumed management of the Whitewater, Little Devil, Scorpion, French and Potato Hill Fires at 6:00 am this morning. NWIIMT8 would like to take this opportunity to say “thank you” to the Southwest Area Team 1, Bea Day, incident commander, for their hard work and smooth transition of management. Evacuation Levels: For additional...

Whitewater Fire Including Little Devil, Scorpion, French and Potato Hill Fires September 8, 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 acres of all of the above fires) https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5565/ Resources Assigned: 605 personnel (total resources of all of the above fires) Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8 (NWIIMT8) Doug Johnson, incident commander, assumed management of the Whitewater, Little Devil, Scorpion, French and Potato Hill Fires at 6:00 am this morning. NWIIMT8 would like to take this opportunity to say “thank you” to the Southwest Area Team 1, Bea Day, incident commander, for their hard work and smooth transition of management. Evacuation Levels: For additional...

Areas of the upper McKenzie River Valley that have been on a Level 2 evacuation advisory, including zones 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, with the exception of Foley Hot Springs and Camp Melakwa, are being downgraded to a Level 1, “Be Ready”, advisory. This is the lowest level of evacuation advisory. Residents should still be prepared and continue to monitor local news channels and emergency notification websites for information. Zone 10, including Foley Hot Springs and Camp Melakwa will remain on a Level 3, or “Go” now, advisory. Zones 3 and 4 on the attached map will remain on a Level 1, “Be Ready”, advisory. Zones 1 and 2 on the attached map are not on an evacuation advisory. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office has a public hotline set up to help residents and visitors with evacuation information inquires at

Chetco Bar Fire Evacuation Area Re‐Entry Plan September 8, 2017 11:00 am Evacuation Area Re-entry Plan: Based upon current fire behavior and in coordination with the Chetco Bar Incident Management Team, the Curry County Sheriff’s Office is reducing the Level 3 Evacuation to a Level 2 Evacuation outside of the established fire perimeter within Curry County only. Only residents and land owners are allowed to enter the previous Level 3 Evacuation Areas. These Areas include: -Pistol River Road - Carpenterville Road - North Bank Chetco River Road to the established fire perimeter - Gardner Ridge Road to the established fire perimeter - South Bank Chetco River Road All residents that live in these geographic areas must present their picture identification to Curry County Sheriff’s Office Staff to receive re-entry materials. Residents can pick up the re-entry materials from 11am to 4pm at Ray’s Market 906 Chetco Ave in Brookings, Oregon. Residents and land owners will present...

Fire Update – Friday, September 8, 2017 – 10:30 a.m. Favorable weather helped minimize fire activity on the Eagle Creek Fire overnight. Relative humidity reached 100% in many areas as low clouds moved in as far as the Pacific Crest Trail on Benson Plateau above Cascade Locks. Night crews reported, however, that there was some unmeasured fire growth on the ridge above Cascade Locks. No Infrared imagery was available overnight. Today, crews will continue with structure protection and will focus efforts on the western, eastern and southern flanks of the fire. As weather allows, more burnout operations are planned to secure fire line near the Bridge of the Gods. This will bring an increase in smoky conditions, but will help in securing the fire’s edge. Fire crews will be working today to remove brush from Forest Road 2030 around the perimeter of the Bull Run watershed as a fire break to protect the drainage. Yesterday, after the smoke dispersed near the river, helicopters were...

Outlook for Chetco Bar Air QualitySmoke: Smoke impacts improved dramatically in allcommunities surrounding the Chetco Bar fire overnight.Rainfall and wind have helped to clear the air, however,lingering smoke remains in many areas. Inlandcommunities such as Cave Junction, Grants Pass and theRogue River Valley cleared out overnight but conditions areexpected to degrade, possibly reaching the Unhealthyrange later today. Coastal areas South of the fire, such asBrookings, that were mostly free of smoke overnight, areseeing smoke drain down valley and fill back in thismorning. These areas may see periods of Unhealthyconditions with overall impact in the Unhealthy forSensitive Groups range. With warmer and drier weathertomorrow, smoke impacts are likely to increase with aforecast increase in fire activity.Fire: Low/Moderate fire behavior is expected as cool andwet weather moved through. The fire is 177,301 acresburned and is 5% contained.Other: A replacement monitor for Brookings is...

Cooler temperatures, higher relative humidity and wetting rains from passing thunderstorms provided relief again to firefighters yesterday in the complex. Precipitation was highest on Broken Lookout and Pup fires with up to 0.25” compared to Spruce Lake and Blanket Creek fires with as little as 0.05”. Decreased fire behavior and growth were the norm as a result of the moderated weather.Agency administrators have decided to split management of the fires in the High Cascade Complex assigning suppression responsibility of the Broken Lookout and Pup Fires to the current NW Incident Management Team 7 and the Spruce Lake and Blanket Lake fires to Southwest (SW) Team 3. SW Team 3 will also take over management of the North Pelican Fire. Transfer of command is set to take place at 7 a.m. on September 9th. Yesterday’s Activity: Fire crews on the Spruce Lake Fire (14,411 ac) continued chipping and hauling away material along the west side of the North Entrance Road. Fire managers...

The fire is currently at 3,450 acres and containment is now at 25%. Crews continue to control and contain spot fires, patrol and mop up fire perimeter on the north side. The priority is to scout and secure lines west of the Cold Springs Trail Head to the wilderness boundary. The Rogue River-Siskiyou and Fremont-Winema National Forests have placed an area closure on the entire Sky Lakes Wilderness Area. If traveling on Westside Road or through the Rocky Point area, please be vigilant and drive with caution as emergency traffic vehicles are in the area. When smoke is visible, motorists are encouraged to drive with their headlights on. The Fremont-Winema National Forest Area Closure remains in place. This Order closes portions of the forest around the incident to all vehicle and pedestrian entry. The perimeter of the Area Closure includes all Forest Lands west of Westside Road, east of Pelican Butte Road, north of the Forest Service Road (FSR) 3554, and south of FSR 3519 There...

Weather and Fire Behavior: Yesterday’s weather pattern continues into late morning today. Where it occurred, rainfall and high humidity levels greatly reduced fire activity and growth yesterday and overnight. Smoldering and slow burning continued beneath the forest canopy.Larger vegetation remains dry though, and as temperatures rise and humidity levels drop again over the next 72 hours, fire activity will pick up. Areas where little activity occurred yesterday may hide burning roots that, when winds increase and humidity levels drop, will spread to nearby receptive fine fuels like grasses, leaves and small twigs.Yesterday: Poor visibility associated with the weather prevented aircraft (including last night’s scheduled infrared flight) from operating. Firefighters on the northwest fire perimeter were successful in getting containment lines around about 75% of the spot fires caused by the winds a few days prior.With the weather reducing the intensity of the fire, crews working on...

Miller Complex Fire Update Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team - Todd Pechota, Incident Commander Information Center: 541-899-5302 Hours of operation: 7 am – 9 pm Email: MillerComplex2017@gmail.com September 8, 2017 Current Situation: Yesterday’s favorable weather conditions combined with good progress made on containment lines has prompted firefighting and local officials to lift evacuation notices at 8:00 a.m. today for all areas within the Miller Complex in Oregon. The Joe Bar, located in California, will remain under an evacuation warning. Fire officials and crews are feeling positive about yesterday’s progress on containment lines throughout the complex. High humidity, lower temperatures and moisture reduced fire behavior and helped firefighters make good progress 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 the...

SmokeSmoke from the Nash, Milli and Whitewater fireswill continue to impact the forecast area. The communitiesof Black Butte Ranch, Sisters, Redmond, and Bend will seemoderated smoke conditions. Cascade Lakes, La Pine,Bend will see improved conditions. Smoke is expected topersist in canyons throughout the day. The heaviestconcentrations will occur in the morning and in theovernight hours.FireFire activity is expected to be minimal to moderatetoday due to the lower temperatures, higher relativehumidity and decreased stability.OtherOther Highway 20 – Poor visibility west of Sisters toBlack Butte Ranch. Highway 126 – Smoke impacts east ofSisters to Cline Buttes area. Milli Fire Information -https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5517/ Separate smokeforecast will be issued for communities west of theCascade Crest for communities impacted by the