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ORDER Emergency Road Closure FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST Order Number 06-02-01-17-10-0l Pursuant to Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations §26 l .50(b), the following act is prohibited on the following described National Forest System Roads located on the Bly and Paisley Ranger Districts of the Fremont-Winema National Forest, as described in attached Exhibit A. PROHIBITION: (1) BEING ON A CLOSED ROAD. 36 C.F.R. §261.54(e) The Forest Service Roads listed below will be closed to public access due to hazards or hazardous situations created in the Coleman Rim area as a result of the Jade Creek Fire. This prohibition will become effective immediately upon the time and date of the signature on this Order and will remain in effect until further notice. AFFECTED ROADS: Refer to attached map (Exhibit A). All legal descriptions are located within the Willamette Meridian and described as follows: Forest Service Road (FSR) 34, starting at Mitten Spring...

Level 1 (Be Ready) Evacuation Notice for Hwy 126 from MP 45 East to MP 16 near Frissel Boat Launch DETAILS: Residents, campers, and others along the Oregon Route 126 corridor from Milepost 45 on the McKenzie Highway (the intersection with Forest Road 19, also known as Aufderheide Drive) east to Milepost 16 on the Clear Lake Cutoff (near Frissel Boat Launch) are being asked to BE READY (Level 1) to evacuate. The includes the communities of Rainbow, McKenzie Bridge, and Belknap Springs, as well as residents along East King Drive and North Bank Road, and all surrounding areas. This is the lowest level of evacuation notice to advise people in the area that they may be asked to evacuate if fire behavior continues to worsen. Please be aware of the danger that exists in your area and continue to monitor emergency services website and local media outlets for information. For those in the above listed areas, this is the time for preparation and precautionary movement of persons with special...

At 10:00 a.m. this morning, Josephine County Sheriff issued a Level 1 evacuation for Oak Flats, east of the Chetco Bar Fire. Level 1 is the "Ready" in Ready-Set-Go. It means 'Be Prepared'.Residents should be aware of the danger that exists in their area, monitor emergency services websites and local media outlets for information.This is a time for preparation and precautionary movement of persons with special needs, mobile property and (under certain circumstances) pets and livestock. To sign up for evacuation alerts for your area of Josephine County, via the Josephine County Alert (Reverse 911) http://tinyurl.com/Josephine-County-Citizen-Alert

A Level 3 (Go) Evacuation Order has been issued for Kinney Creek Road (1090 Road) and Palmer Creek Road as a precaution. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office​ is going door-to-door in this area to alert residents. The Burnt Peak Fire has been backing down Billy Mountain and continues to move slowly east towards Applegate River as expected.The public will see an increase in firefighting traffic in the Upper Applegate Road area as additional resources engage to protect homes and property. Flames will be visible and smoke will increase. Firefighters expect thefire will continue to move slowly through the area and remain a ground fire. No other evacuation levels are changing on the Burnt Peak Fire.

ODF IMT 3 LINK SMITH, INCIDENT COMMANDER MORE INFORMATION: FACEBOOK.COM/HORSEPRAIRIEFIRE https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5540/# HORSE PRAIRIE FIRE September 2, 2017 9:00 a.m. Camas Valley, Oregon – It’s a day of transition on the Horse Prairie Fire. With the head of the fire predominantly moving south of Cow Creek, firefighters are headed over the mountain to a new camp just off I-5 near Riddle. Oregon Department of Forestry’s incident management team will disassemble the Camas Valley camp overnight and will rebuild their small city in a matter of hours. “Our goal is to make this as seamless as possible,” said Kristin Dodd, who serves as the team’s Logistics Section Chief. “It’s our job to support the firefighters by making sure they are well nourished and rested by providing all the necessities of home away from home.” The logistics section on the team is responsible for feeding and caring for nearly 1,000 people on the Horse Prairie Fire. It not only...

September 2, 2017 – Jade Creek Fire Update BLY, Ore. – Approximately 200 firefighters are assigned to the wind-driven Jade Creek fire that started on August 29, 2017 by lightning. The fire is currently reported at approximately 1,600 acres and is located 15 miles east of Bly, Ore. South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP) has deployed multiple fire resources to the incident, and made continued progress yesterday suppressing the fire with scoopers, helicopters, engines, dozers and hand crews. Additional fire resources are being mobilized today to strengthen the suppression efforts and enhance control lines. Due to increased complexity of the incident, the Jade Creek Fire has been transitioned to a Type 2 Incident Management Team today. Due to the threat of the Jade Creek Fire; the Corral Creek, Dead Horse Creek, Happy Camp, and Clear Springs Campgrounds have been evacuated; as well as hikers to Palisades Rock and Lookout Rock. Campers at Bear Flat and...

Chetco Bar Fire Evacuation Area Re-Entry Plan September 2, 2017 11:00 am. Evacuation Area Re-entry Plan: “ADDITIONAL AREA” Based upon current fire behavior, availability of resources and in coordination with the Chetco Bar Incident Management Team, the Curry County Sheriff’s Office has reduced the area currently under a Level 3 Evacuation to a Level 2 for the area of Mountain Drive off of the North Bank of the Chetco River Road. All of Mountain Drive including Van Pelt Drive, Thomas Lane, Canyon Drive, E. Cougar Drive, and W. Cougar Drive are now within the Level 2 Evacuation level. All residences and businesses within this current Evacuation zone previously described will be allowed to return. All residents that live in this geographic area are asked to present their picture identification to Curry County Sherriff’s Office Staff to receive re-entry materials. Residents must pick up the re-entry materials from 11am to 2pm at Ray’s Market 906 Chetco Ave in Brookings,...

Closures and Use Restrictions: The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with fire managers, has placed a Level 2 (Set) evacuation notice for the areas surrounding the Elk Lake and Hosmer Lake including Elk Lake Resort, Elk Lake Guard Station, Elk Lake Campground(CG), Point CG, Mallard CG, Sunset View Day Use area, Beach Day Use Area, and Quinn Meadow’s Horse Camp and a Level 1 (Ready) evacuation notice for the areas surrounding Lava Lake and Little Lava Lake including Lava Lake Resort, Lava Lake CG, and Little Lava Lake CG. Current maps including the evacuation areas can be found at https://arcg.is/D9OPi

Fire Information Line: 541-719-8135Email: millifireinfo@gmail.com Website: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5517 Blog: http://centralorfireinfo.blogspot.com/ Twitter: @CentralORFire YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/SRRAr3 Cause: Lightning Location of Origin: 9 miles west of Sisters, OR Start date: August 11, 2017, 2:42 pmSize: 22,718 acres Percent Contained: 44% Resources Assigned: 385 personnel Milli FireSeptember 2, 2017 Daily Update A Red Flag Warning (which means critical weather conditions will occur) has been issued for Central Oregon. Fire weather will be hot, dry, and unstable. A stand of timber burned inside the Milli Fire perimeter yesterday around mid-day which caused a brief increase in smoke and dark skies in Sisters. The majority of smoke in the Sisters area is coming from several other fires burning in the region. Air quality has improved over the past two days. Sisters is open for business and ready to host visitors over the holiday weekend. Air operations...

Smoke: The Milli fire continues to produce smoke and haze impacting Sisters and Black Butte Ranch. The Nash fire has increased in size over the last few days, with smoke impacting Redmond, Bend, and Cascade Lakes. In addition, fires in the Willamette National Forest will continue to impact communities east of the Cascade Crest. Other fires in Oregon and Northern California will also continue to greatly impact these areas as well. Fire: Fire activity is expected to be active to very active today from the higher temperatures and low relative humidity. A Red Flag Warning is in place for today through Monday afternoon for unstable conditions. The Milli fire will continue to burn towards the wilderness and produce smoke. Other: Highway 20 – Poor visibility west of Sisters to Black Butte Ranch. Highway 126 – Smoke impacts east of Sisters to Cline Buttes area. Milli Fire Information - https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5517/ Separate smoke forecast will be issued for communities west of...

A fire weather watch is in effect due to hot and dry conditions, with unstable air through Sunday. A red flag warning remains in effect for Saturday from 1:00pm until 8:00pm. Gusty winds, poor humidity, and Haines of 6 will increase fire activity in the area. Forecasters are calling for peak temperature of 95 degrees on Saturday. Sunday will show an increase in humidity with a slight decrease in temperatures. Crews on the western perimeter are working on containment lines near the fire’s edge. Crews working in the north continue to strengthen lines, working in toward the west. While crews in the south are utilizing Lake Francis to assist with mop up efforts. Progress was made in extending containment lines on the fire’s perimeter. Updated mapping shows the current fire size as 1,900 acres and containment holding at 18%. The Fremont-Winema National Forest Area Closure remains in place. This Order closes portions of the forest around the incident to all vehicle and...

High Cascades Complex 9/2/2017 9 a.m. Fire Information: (541) 316-8352 Effective September 1, the Fremont-Winema National Forest has expanded the area closure south and east of the Blanket Creek Fire. The new closure is east of the Sky Lakes Wilderness to Highway 62 on the Fremont-Winema National Forest and down to Sevenmile Marsh. Closures are enacted for public and firefighter safety. For specific information and a map of the closure area see: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/5503/ Fire danger is extreme and the public should use caution as they recreate in the out of doors. Fire restrictions are in place on all public lands across SW Oregon. Yesterday’s Activity: Hot, dry conditions increased fire activity Friday, with smoke plumes forming on several fires within the High Cascades Complex. After several days of being grounded by smoke, aviation resources were able to resume support of suppression efforts. The Blanket Creek Fire (12,514 ac.) continued pushing...

Per Lane County Sheriff's Office: Lane County Emergency Management advises residents and campers along Oregon Route 242 to BE READY to evacuate due to potential fire danger in nearby forests. Specifically, Camp Yale, Foley Hot Springs, Camp White Branch and Camp Melakwa are advised to prepare to evacuate. From these locations the quickest route to safety is west on Route 242 to Highway 126 (also known as the McKenzie Highway). This is the lowest level of evacuation notice to advise people in the area that they may be asked to evacuate if fire behavior worsens over the weekend. For people in proximity to Route 242 this is the time to move people with special needs, large animals, vehicles and

Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Doug JohnsonSeptember 2, 2017 - 9:00 AMSpecial Announcements: A Red Flag Warning (a critical weather condition is or could occur) has been issued for Central Oregon for hot, dry, unstable conditions. The situation is highly dynamic and changing. Forest visitors are reminded to “Know Before You Go”.General Fire Information: The Nash Fire was started by lightning storm in late August. The fire is burning in the Three Sisters Wilderness Area along the crest of the Cascade Mountains on the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests. Smokejumpers were initially deployed and worked to suppress the fire. The smokejumpers were removed due to high risk from very active fire behavior and steep difficult terrain. The fire has been monitored by air. The area became shrouded in smoke over the next several weeks and aerial flights could no longer see the perimeter. Infra-red detecting flights were conducted over the fire to...

Join us for a Community Fire Briefing Sunday, September 3, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in Cave Junction, Oregon. Illinois Valley High School 625 East River Street Cave Junction, Oregon

Per Lane County Sheriff's Office: Lane County Emergency Management advises residents and campers along Oregon Route 242 to BE READY to evacuate due to potential fire danger in nearby forests. Specifically, Camp Yale, Foley Hot Springs, Camp White Branch and Camp Melakwa are advised to prepare to evacuate. From these locations the quickest route to safety is west on Route 242 to Highway 126 (also known as the McKenzie Highway). This is the lowest level of evacuation notice to advise people in the area that they may be asked to evacuate if fire behavior worsens over the weekend. For people in proximity to Route 242 this is the time to move people with special needs, large animals, vehicles and

Fire Weather Today Similar to Large Growth Days on the Whitewater Fire in Early August Expect to see large smoke columns today. A Red Flag Warning is in effect Saturday through Monday due to dry conditions and near record temperatures. Today’s fire weather is similar to the large growth days the Whitewater Fire experienced in early August. Fires continue to produce smoke and haze impacting Breitenbush, Detroit, Oakridge, and McKenzie Bridge. Smoke is expected to hang in canyons throughout the day. Light southwest transport winds may bring smoke from other fires to the western Cascades region. There will be a Horse Creek Complex and Rebel Fire community meeting Sunday, September 3, at 7pm at the Upper McKenzie Community Center, 54745 McKenzie River Drive, Blue River, Oregon. If you fly, we can’t. Every time a drone is spotted anywhere within the Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) area, all aircraft must land until we can be sure the drone is clear of this area. Visit...

Fire Weather Today Similar to Large Growth Days on the Whitewater Fire in Early August Expect to see large smoke columns today. A Red Flag Warning is in effect Saturday through Monday due to dry conditions and near record temperatures. Today’s fire weather is similar to the large growth days the Whitewater Fire experienced in early August. Fires continue to produce smoke and haze impacting Breitenbush, Detroit, Oakridge, and McKenzie Bridge. Smoke is expected to hang in canyons throughout the day. Light southwest transport winds may bring smoke from other fires to the western Cascades region. There will be a Horse Creek Complex and Rebel Fire community meeting Sunday, September 3, at 7pm at the Upper McKenzie Community Center, 54745 McKenzie River Drive, Blue River, Oregon. If you fly, we can’t. Every time a drone is spotted anywhere within the Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) area, all aircraft must land until we can be sure the drone is clear of this area. Visit...

Fire Weather Today Similar to Large Growth Days on the Whitewater Fire in Early August Expect to see large smoke columns today. A Red Flag Warning is in effect Saturday through Monday due to dry conditions and near record temperatures. Today’s fire weather is similar to the large growth days the Whitewater Fire experienced in early August. Fires continue to produce smoke and haze impacting Breitenbush, Detroit, Oakridge, and McKenzie Bridge. Smoke is expected to hang in canyons throughout the day. Light southwest transport winds may bring smoke from other fires to the western Cascades region. There will be a Horse Creek Complex and Rebel Fire community meeting Sunday, September 3, at 7pm at the Upper McKenzie Community Center, 54745 McKenzie River Drive, Blue River, Oregon. If you fly, we can’t. Every time a drone is spotted anywhere within the Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) area, all aircraft must land until we can be sure the drone is clear of this area. Visit...

Fire Weather Today Similar to Large Growth Days on the Whitewater Fire in Early August Expect to see large smoke columns today. A Red Flag Warning is in effect Saturday through Monday due to dry conditions and near record temperatures. Today’s fire weather is similar to the large growth days the Whitewater Fire experienced in early August. Fires continue to produce smoke and haze impacting Breitenbush, Detroit, Oakridge, and McKenzie Bridge. Smoke is expected to hang in canyons throughout the day. Light southwest transport winds may bring smoke from other fires to the western Cascades region. There will be a Horse Creek Complex and Rebel Fire community meeting Sunday, September 3, at 7pm at the Upper McKenzie Community Center, 54745 McKenzie River Drive, Blue River, Oregon. If you fly, we can’t. Every time a drone is spotted anywhere within the Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) area, all aircraft must land until we can be sure the drone is clear of this area. Visit...