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Carretera en Rogue River-siskiyou National Forest, senderos y zonas prohibidas – Incendio Chetco BarDESCRIPCION DE LA ZONA PROHIBIDA:La zona prohibida en el area del Incendio Chetco Bar se ha dirigido hacia el Norte en la carretera 3300 de la siguiente manera:al Este donde se unen la carretera de la ciudad No. 450, al Sur a lo largo de la carretera del sendero del Rio Illinois, conocido como Illinois River Trail (FST 1161) extendiendose hacia la frontera entre el area silvestre de Kalmiopsis (Kalmiopsis Wilderness) y siguiendo al Sur hasta alcanzar la parte mas Sureste de la zona silvestre de Kalmiopsis. Despues de esto, se continua en la frontera Sur del Distrito de Gold Beach hasta la frontera de Oregon-California. La parte mas sureste esta prohibida por la frontera de Oregon-California hacia el Oeste donde se dirige al Norte a lo largo de la zona prohibida en el bosque Nacional hasta la union con la carretera del Servicio Forestal No. 3300 (FSR...

The South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP) area has seen multiple new fire starts over the last 24 hours as a result of a lightning storm that moved through the eastern portion of the zone on Monday, for more information on these local fires visit https://scofmp.blogspot.com/ The heavy area smoke continues to linger within the basin leading to air quality advisories but has contributed to the lessening of fire activity due to the shading effect of the smoke. The weather forecast is predicting warmer temperatures, lower relative humidity and a Red Flag Warning in effect for gusty winds through the weekend. Solid progress has made holding the perimeter around the North Pelican fire. Infrared mapping shows the current fire size as 1,825 acres and containment holding at 18%. Tree trimming and line construction has been initiated on the snowmobile trail between Cold Springs trailhead and Rock Creek which. Work in that area will increase fire traffic on the Cold...

The Rogue-River Siskiyou National Forest has expanded the area closure west of Hwy 62 and 230 around the Broken Lookout, Windy Gap, Paradise and Pup fires. The area generally runs from Woodruff Bridge on the south to the junction of the Rogue River-Siskiyou and Umpqua National Forest boundaries on the north. The new Closure also closes all OHV trails on the High Cascades Ranger District. For specific information visit: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5503. Closures are enacted for public and firefighter safety.

Chetco Bar Fire - Air Quality Update - August 31 Smoke: Smoke production is expected to increase significantly today with active fire behavior. Winds from the North and Northeast will drift smoke toward coastal areas over Brookings and further South into NW California. Highway 101 may see reduced visibility near theOregon/California boarder. Smoke impacts are expected to increase to Unhealthy/Very Unhealthy in Brookings by this evening. Although Gold Beach and Agness are upstream of the Chetco Bar smoke, smoke from Horse Prairie is expected to drift into these areas increasing conditions to USG (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). In the Cave Junction and Grants Pass regions, Unhealthy conditions are expected to remain as smoke from several regional fires impact this zone. Fire: Very active to extreme fire behavior is expected today. A fire weather warning is in effect. The fire is currently at 131,197 acres burned and is 5% contained. Other: A smoke monitor in Gold Beach has been...

Milli Fire - August 31st Daily Update 8:00am Location of Origin: 9 miles west of Sisters, OR Start date: August 11, 2017, 2:42 pm Size: Approximately 22,190 acres Percent Contained: 44% Cause: Lightning Resources Assigned: 451 personnel Fire Information number: 541-719-8135 Fire Activity The private land within the perimeter once again became active late yesterday afternoon. Crews patrolled the eastern fireline and found one small spot fire, 20 feet by 20 feet in size. The spot was contained. Firefighters worked through the night to complete a low-intensity burnout on the private land which will strengthen the eastern fire line. Fuels continue to burn within the fire perimeter which will produce some smoke. Fire behavior consists mostly of creeping and smoldering with a few isolated pockets of unburned trees potentially torching. Firefighters have found minimal hotspots within contained areas of the fire. They will continue to patrol, mop up, and rehab contained areas of the fire....

August 31, 2017, 9:00 a.m. Umpqua North Complex Update Fire Information Line (541) 378-6944 UmpquaNorthComplex17@gmail.com Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Recorded Information: (855) 419-2349 Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5505/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UmpquaNationalForest/ Incident: Lightning started dozens of fires across the northern Umpqua National Forest along both sides of Highway 138 East during the week of Aug. 9, 2017. There are currently 14 active fires in the complex, which is located 50 miles east of Roseburg in Douglas County, Ore. Incident Command: Unified Command – Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team; Tom Kurth, Incident Commander, Douglas Forest Protective Association; Dan Thorpe, Incident Commander. The California Interagency Incident Management Team, Jay Kurth, Incident Commander, will take over managing the complex at 7:00 a.m. Friday. Current Size: 25,358 acres estimated total of complex based on...

Staley and Tumble Bug 2 Fire UpdateThursday, August 31, 2017 8 a.m. Fire information phone: 503-867-7705Email: StaleyFire17@gmail.comNW Incident Management Team (IMT) 9, Brian Goff, Incident CommanderStart date: Aug. 9, 2017 Current Size: Staley is 2,153 acres; Tumble Bug 2 is 87 acresPercent Containment: 61% Location: Willamette National Forest Cause: Lightning Good progress has been made on the suppression of the Staley and Tumble Bug 2 Fires. Tumble Bug 2 will soon be in patrol status and the Staley Fire has stayed within all primary control lines planned by the Incident Management Team. Weather and Smoke: Skies should be clear on Thursday and relatively smoke-free in the Oakridge area. Winds will be breezy out of the north with temperatures slightly warmer from the mid 70s to the low 80s. The day and nighttime humidity will be falling. The hot and dry Labor Day Weekend may see smoke returning from other fires in the region. Current and predicted smoke conditions can be found at:...