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Special Statement Oregon DEQ has issued an air quality advisory for southern Lake County, Detroit Lake area and Diamond Lake area through Friday OR DEQ AQ Advisory Fire and Weather: This afternoon will be windier and drier than the last few days which may result in increased fire behavior. Firefighters are strengthening new containment lines and continue to monitoring existing containment areas. The Rough Patch Fire is 46,092 acres. The Devils Knob Complex is 65,764 acres. Both are 35 - 40% contained. Smoke: With the possibility of more fire activity there follows a chance of increased smoke production today. Air quality throughout the forecast area may be compromised today by increased smoke. Tonight smoke may be trapped closer to the ground by a shallow inversion, but it should lift tomorrow by about 2 PM. Communities close to the fires will continue to experience periods of degraded air quality, especially overnight. Communities along the I-5 corridor between Roseburg and...

Special Statement Oregon DEQ has issued an air quality advisory for southern Lake County, Detroit Lake area and Diamond Lake area through Friday OR DEQ AQ Advisory Fire and Weather: This afternoon will be windier and drier than the last few days which may result in increased fire behavior. Firefighters are strengthening new containment lines and continue to monitoring existing containment areas. The Rough Patch Fire is 46,092 acres. The Devils Knob Complex is 65,764 acres. Both are 35 - 40% contained. Smoke: With the possibility of more fire activity there follows a chance of increased smoke production today. Air quality throughout the forecast area may be compromised today by increased smoke. Tonight smoke may be trapped closer to the ground by a shallow inversion, but it should lift tomorrow by about 2 PM. Communities close to the fires will continue to experience periods of degraded air quality, especially overnight. Communities along the I-5 corridor between Roseburg and Grants...

   Fire Update for Tuesday, September 14, 2021                                                                               Fire Information:  541-482-1331 Incident Summary:  Warmer and drier air began impacting the fire area yesterday.   Last night’s breezy east winds are forecasted to transition to north winds today.   These north dry and potentially gusty winds could produce increased surface fire and isolated single and group tree torching on the northeast side of the Complex where heat and unburned fuel remains.  On the southern and western sides of the Complex, minimal heat is being observed.  Isolated pockets of smoldering and creeping fire could occur in some areas today.   Firefighters and support crews in all areas of the Complex will continue working to contain fires utilizing a full suppression strategy. Chaos and Little Bend Fires:  The Chaos Fire is 25,392 acres, and the...

Incident Summary:  Warmer and drier air began impacting the fire area yesterday.   Last night’s breezy east winds are forecasted to transition to north winds today.   These north dry and potentially gusty winds could produce increased surface fire and isolated single and group tree torching on the northeast side of the Complex where heat and unburned fuel remains.  On the southern and western sides of the Complex, minimal heat is being observed.  Isolated pockets of smoldering and creeping fire could occur in some areas today.   Firefighters and support crews in all areas of the Complex will continue working to contain fires utilizing a full suppression strategy. Chaos and Little Bend Fires:  The Chaos Fire is 25,392 acres, and the Little Bend Creek Fire is 8,970 acres. The northern tip of the Chaos fire that crossed the 2460 road near Fairfield Peak stayed in check yesterday. Firefighters are using hand crews and hose lays to improve containment in this area.  If...

Devil’s Knob Complex Update Tuesday, September 14, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. Rocky Mountain Type 1 Incident Management Team Dan Dallas, Incident Commander Information phone: 541-900-6133 Email:2021.DevilsKnob@firenet.gov  Information staffing hours: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Current Situation: Yesterday marks the second day in a row with minimal perimeter growth. Nighttime humidity recovery and mild weather conditions throughout the day moderated fire activity, allowing firefighters to make good progress. In Division E of the Smith Fire, the west section of line was contained. On other divisions, direct and indirect fireline construction continued, with firing operations occurring in Division H of the Big Hamlin Fire.  Today, fire behavior is expected to be much more active due to poor nighttime humidity recovery overnight. Morning humidity is predominately in the 20-30% range and will drop throughout the day contributing to elevated fire behavior. By...

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE UMPQUA & WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FORESTS Roseburg and Springfield, OR ORDER NO. 06-15-00-21-449 EMERGENCY FIRE AREA CLOSURE Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50(a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited upon roads, trails, and general forest areas within the Umpqua National Forest and Willamette National Forest as described below and shown in Exhibit A. This Order will be effective beginning September 9, 2021, and ending April 6, 2022, unless rescinded sooner. PROHIBITIONS: 1. Being on the road. [36 CFR § 261.54(e)] 2. Going into or being upon an area closed for the protection of public health or safety. [36 CFR § 261.52(e)] 3. Being on a trail. [36 CFR § 261.55(a)] CLOSURE AREA: Southern Closure Boundary: Starting at the intersection of Forest Service Road (FSR) 3230 and FSR 32 in T32S, R02W, Section 6, following FSR 32 Southeast to FSR 3232, following FSR 3232 Southwest to FSR 3232-910, following FSR...

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE UMPQUA & WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FORESTS Roseburg and Springfield, OR ORDER NO. 06-15-00-21-449 EMERGENCY FIRE AREA CLOSURE Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50(a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited upon roads, trails, and general forest areas within the Umpqua National Forest and Willamette National Forest as described below and shown in Exhibit A. This Order will be effective beginning September 9, 2021, and ending April 6, 2022, unless rescinded sooner. PROHIBITIONS: 1. Being on the road. [36 CFR § 261.54(e)] 2. Going into or being upon an area closed for the protection of public health or safety. [36 CFR § 261.52(e)] 3. Being on a trail. [36 CFR § 261.55(a)] CLOSURE AREA: Southern Closure Boundary: Starting at the intersection of Forest Service Road (FSR) 3230 and FSR 32 in T32S, R02W, Section 6, following FSR 32 Southeast to FSR 3232, following FSR 3232 Southwest to FSR 3232-910, following FSR...

 Cougar Peak Fire Update   Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander Kevin Stock Oregon State Fire Marshal Incident Management Blue Team, Incident Commander Scott Magers September 13, 2021 – Evening Thank You to everyone who attended the Paisley community meeting tonight.                A recording of the meeting is available on the Cougar Peak Fire Facebook page. Lakeview Ore. – Many areas around the fire today were free of smoke, allowing air resources to support our firefighters on the ground. Helicopter bucket drops helped make substantial progress working hotspots within the fire that could have potentially threatened the fires perimeter. Despite the higher temperatures, fire growth remained minimal today. Due to the line that dozers and crews have put in, and the last couple days of mop-up and cold trailing, the fire stayed effectively within its footprint today. Extreme drought and the rapid drying of the fuels after last week’s...

 Community MeetingMonday September 13, 2021 – 6:30 PM In person at the Paisley School District on 260 Green Street Also live streaming on the Cougar Peak Fire Facebook page Broadcasted on KPAI 103.1 and KORV 93.5Lakeview Ore. - Firefighters continue making progress lining 230 miles of fire perimeter. An increase in winds is anticipated over the next few days and are expected to test the completed dozer and handlines. Today’s focus will be on the eastern and southern edges of the fire. Resources will continue building and reinforcing lines and extinguishing hot spots close to the fire’s edge. The southeast corner has been mopped up 25 feet into the interior. The southwest and northern perimeter of the fire has been prepped for burn out operations, weather and resources permitting, those operations will be conducted in locations where indirect line was previously constructed. The heavy equipment group will be working the northwest side of the fire to build contingency lines....

Wildfire season isn’t over yet. On Thursday, September 9, Harney County received abundant late afternoon and evening lightning, and two positive strikes in the Dry Mountain area north of Riley sparked separate wildfires with surprising acreage for this time of year. Quick response from the Silver Creek Rangeland Fire Protection Association, Burns Interagency Fire Zone and private contractors kept the Silver Creek fire at 86 acres before being fully contained on September 11. The Big Meadow fire, burning in heavy timber, with limited ground access due to rocky and rough terrain, is still active at 2,600 acres and only 15 percent contained. Once smoke and weather conditions improved on Friday, September 10, a multitude of air resources were able to fly and provide significant suppression support at Big Meadow. Very Large Air Tankers (8,000-gallon capacity), Large Air Tankers (2,000 to 4,000-gallon capacity), Single Engine Air Tankers (800-gallon capacity), a Type 3 Helicopter...

 John Day, Hines and Prairie City, OR. — (September 10, 2021) Multiple resources from the Malheur National Forest, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the Silver Creek Rural Fire Protection Association (RFPA) responded to a reported wildfire on Thursday

Middle Fork Complex Daily Update – September 13, 2021 Northwest Incident Management Team 6 Shawn Sheldon, Incident Commander  Phone: 425-324-1267 (8am – 8pm) Email: 2021.middlefork@firenet.gov InciWeb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7745 Facebook: facebook.com/MiddleForkComplex  Twitter: twitter.com/willametteNF                       Size: 29,145 acres                                      Origin/Location: North of Oakridge, OR Contained: 24%                                         Date/Time Detected: July 29, 2021, 2:00 p.m. Number of Personnel: 747                         Cause: Lightning                                                                             Westfir, OR – The UAS (drone) was utilized yesterday and was successful in locating, mapping and estimating sizes of the spot fires...

   Green Ridge Fire Update Monday September 13, 2021 Fire Information Line: (509) 542-7964 Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7628/ Email: 2021.GreenRidge@firenet.gov Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenridgefire2021     Green Ridge Fire is being managed by the Southern Area Gray Incident Management Team with Mitch Ketron as the incident commander. The Gray Team took command of the Green Ridge Fire on September 4, 2021 at 0600.Green Ridge Fire: Size: 42,722 acres, Containment: 40%, Total Personnel: 143, Location: 30 miles east of Walla Walla, Reported: July 7, 2021, Cause: Lightning. Please, stay clear of firefighting operations and drive safely! The public should watch out for fire crews and equipment while traveling on forest roads. Some roads remain closed with barriers. Barriers are in place to protect firefighters and the public, so please respect the closed areas. Stay clear of fire-blackened areas for the many unseen hazards that exist, including...

Special StatementThe latest Air Quality Alerts and Advisories issued by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will be posted on the "Oregon Smoke Blog". Note that this Outlook is based on the 24-hour AQI, for current conditions go to "EPA's Airnow Fire and Smoke Map". Fire and WeatherFire continues to creep and smolder in some portions of the fire, but overall activity has been moderate. Successful suppression activities continue on the eastern half of the fire and repair continues on the western half. We will warm and dry a bit over the next couple of days, but no extreme fire weather is expected. Rain could be headed our way by the end of the week. SmokeToday will be very similar to yesterday. Most areas will see 'Good' or 'Moderate' air quality, with a few periods of smoke in the afternoon. Oakridge, Fall Creek, and areas closest to the fire will see the most smoke, possibly at 'USG' or 'Unhealthy' levels, around mid-day and late afternoon. Smoke from other large...

 Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7773/Email: 2021.bull@firenet.govPhone: 971-277-5075Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mthoodnf                   https://www.facebook.com/willamettenfTwitter: https://twitter.com/mthoodnf                         https://twitter.com/willamettenfCause: Lightning                   Size:  19,950 acres             Containment: 14%                Personnel: 594  Incident Command: Type 2 Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 4, Rick Connell, Incident Commander  Current Status: Recent cool and damp weather has kept fire activity moderated. A Distributed Real-Time Infrared (DRTI) flight as well as an overnight infrared (IR) flight mapped an increase of only 601 acres over the past couple of days. Along the eastern side of the fire crews increased the depth of mop up working from the edge of the containment line. Firefighters monitored and patrolled the southeast corner and...

Fire and Weather: Continued cool temperatures, light winds and high relative humidity in the higher elevations will moderated fire behavior over the forecast area today, tomorrow may be warmer and drier which could increase fire potential. Firefighters continue to hold existing containment lines and are reassessing future containment lines. The Rough Patch Fire is 46,092 acres. The Devils Knob Complex is 64,940 acres. Both are 35 - 40% contained. The Jack Fire remains at 23,990 acres and 55% contained.  Smoke: Air quality throughout the forecast area should be improved again today with westerly and northerly winds pushing smoke to the south and east. Communities close to the fires will continue to experience periods of degraded air quality similar to yesterday. Communities along the I-5 corridor between Roseburg and Medford should have Good to Moderate air quality today and tomorrow. Crater Lake Rim and Diamond Lake should have good to moderate air quality for the next few

Fire and Weather:Continued cool temperatures, light winds and high relative humidity in the higher elevations will moderated fire behavior over the forecast area today, tomorrow may be warmer and drier which could increase fire potential. Firefighters continue to hold existing containment lines and are reassessing future containment lines. The Rough Patch Fire is 46,092 acres. The Devils Knob Complex is 64,940 acres. Both are 35 - 40% contained. The Jack Fire remains at 23,990 acres and 55% contained.Smoke:Air quality throughout the forecast area should be improved again today with westerly and northerly winds pushing smoketo the south and east. Communities close to the fires will continue to experience periods of degraded air quality similar to yesterday. Communities along the I-5 corridor between Roseburg and Medford should have Good to Moderate air quality today and tomorrow. Crater Lake Rim and Diamond Lake should have good to moderate air quality for the next

Incident Summary:  The Great Basin Incident Management Team 2 took command of the Rough Patch Complex and Jack Fires at 6:00 a.m. Both fires are being managed under a full suppression strategy using containment and confinement tactics to minimize fire spread to prevent loss of valuable resources.  Objectives include keeping the fires as small as possible while working toward full containment.  Weather in the area is forecast to be cooler and more humid. Some precipitation was received across the fire Thursday night, with .10 to .30 inches of rain received in some locations.  It is predicted to remain at these seasonably lower temperatures for the next few days. Weather conditions east of the Cascades could bring more humidity and cloud cover to the fire area, perhaps even some drizzle on Friday. These changes reflect the typical patterns for this time of year and may have the potential to diminish fire activity, especially if prolonged over several...

Incident Summary:  To start the week there will be a shift to hot and dry weather with gradually decreasing humidity. The incoming flow of  warm, dry air with wind gusts up to 20 mph over the next 48 hours is expected to accelerate creeping fire behavior and the potential for single tree torching. Large growth of the fire is not expected to take place. Firefighters and support crews in all areas of the Complex are working to reach containment of the fires through a full suppression strategy. Fire closures are still in effect, please see closure listings below for specific locations. Chaos and Little Bend Fires:  The Chaos Fire is 25,392 acres and the Little Bend Creek Fire is 8,970 acres. Work on the northern tip of the Chaos fire is becoming secure.  Crews have stabilized the spot fire that crossed the 2460 road near Fairfield Peak last Thursday. Firefighters are working to strengthen containment lines. The fire at Horse Heaven Creek – off the 3829 road continues to slowly...

Devil’s Knob Complex Update Monday, September 13, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. Rocky Mountain Type 1 Incident Management Team Dan Dallas, Incident Commander Information phone: 541-900-6133 Email:2021.DevilsKnob@firenet.gov  Information staffing hours: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Current Situation: As expected, fire activity remained consistent with the past few days with minimal perimeter fire growth. Firefighters took advantage of the cool temperatures and elevated humidity by adding fireline depth through firing operations in Division H of the Big Hamlin Fire and Division F on the Smith Fire. Heavy equipment also supported operations through the continued construction of indirect firelines in Divisions G and A and finished line construction to the north in Division G. Weather will be similar to yesterday, ranging between 70 and 80 degrees, but humidity will drop by about 3-5%. The area is in a Pacific flow pattern resulting in weather that changes daily and differs across the...