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Email: 2021.DevilsKnob@Firenet.govInformation line: 541.900.6133 - 8 a.m.-8 p.m.Facebook: Facebook.com/2021DevilsKnobComplex Total Acreage: 34,382 Complex Total Containment: 25% Personnel assigned: 749  The Devil's Knob Complex is a group of lightning-caused fires on the Tiller Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest and private lands protected by Douglas Forest Protective Association and the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians.  Most growth within the complex has been concentrated along the north and east sides of the Smith Fire, although smoky conditions have somewhat limited fire behavior in recent days. If smoke clears, fire activity is anticipated to be moderate, but new smoke columns may appear.   Smith Fire (18,750 acres): The Smith Fire showed moderate activity yesterday along much of the east side from Coffeepot Creek to Dumont Creek, an area which is inaccessible and too hazardous to place firefighters. Efforts are...

Weather and Fire: Clouds from the marine layer overnight will linger until early afternoon. Winds in the drainages will be terrain driven both today and Tuesday with northwest winds on the upper slopes and ridges after 1500. A short term increase or surge in fire fighting personnel will allow for increased burn out operations over the next few days. Fire fighters will continue to mop up and patrol cooler edges of the fires and scout for additional containment opportunities. Incident specific information can be found on Inciweb and Facebook. Smoke: The pattern of NW winds will keep air quality in Roseburg and Grants Pass good to moderate. Communities close to the fires will have unhealthy air quality throughout the day and overnight. Smoke in the drainages will tend to flow down drainage until around early afternoon, then shift to up drainage. An increased scale in burnouts today and tomorrow may increase smoke impacts to the forecast area. Health:  Consider creating a low cost...

Smoke Outlook for 8/30 - 8/31South Oregon Cascades Rough Patch & Devils Knob Complex, and Jack Fire Issued at: 2021-08-30 07:48 PDTWeather and Fire: Clouds from the marine layer overnight will linger until early afternoon. Winds in the drainages will be terrain driven both today and Tuesday with northwest winds on the upper slopes and ridges after 1500. A short term increase or surge in fire fighting personnel will allow for increased burn out operations over the next few days. Fire fighters will continue to mop up and patrol cooler edges of the fires and scout for additional containment opportunities. Incident specific information can be found on Inciweb and Facebook. Smoke:  The pattern of NW winds will keep air quality in Roseburg and Grants Pass good to moderate. Communities close to the fires will have unhealthy air quality throughout the day and overnight. Smoke in the drainages will tend to flow down drainage until around early afternoon, then shift to up drainage. An...

Rough Patch Complex/Jack Fire  Umpqua National Forest   U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 1  Mike Goicoechea, Incident Commander  August 29, 2021  Contact InformationInformation Line: 541-482-1331 8 AM - 8 PM Rough Patch InciWeb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7758/Jack Fire InciWeb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7605/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/JackFire2021 Email: 2021.jack@firenet.gov Fire Statistics Rough Patch Complex  Location: Calapooya Divide Date of Origin: 07/29/2021 Cause: Lightning Total fire acres: 31,345 Personnel: 397  Containment: 11% Cost: $13.8 Million   Fire Statistics Jack Fire Location: Hwy 138 between Glide & Diamond Lake Date of Origin: 07/05/2021 Cause: Human Total fire acres: 23,884 Personnel: 274  Containment: 53% Cost: $39.9 Million Summary: The Rough Patch Complex and Jack fire are being managed under a full suppression strategy using direct and indirect...

Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fires Update  Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock  August 29, 2021    Please stay clear of firefighting operations and drive safely! With the reduction of the Emergency Fire Area Closure, the public is being asked to 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.    A Virtual Facebook Live Public Meeting is set for today at 7 PM.  The meeting will be live streamed on the Green Ridge Fire Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/greenridgefire2021.    Green Ridge Fire Statistics: Size: 39,598, Containment: 35%, Total Personnel: 182, Location: 30 miles east of Walla Walla, Reported: July 7, 2021, Cause: Lightning.    Lick Creek Fire Statistics: Size: 80,421, Containment: 100%, Total Personnel: 6, Location: 20 miles southwest of Asotin, WA, Reported:...

 Summary:  The Rough Patch Complex and Jack fire are being managed under a full suppression strategy using direct and indirect tactics to minimize fire spread to prevent loss of valuable resources. Leaders’ intent is to minimize any fire progression to the west and to protect private structures throughout the fire area. The Rough Patch consists of four fires: Chaos, Little Bend, Buckhead and Near Minky. Overall, there was minimum fire activity yesterday across the Rough Patch Complex and the Jack fire. Much of the fire growth was due to indirect burning operations conducted as a tactic to secure the fires’ perimeters in areas where direct suppression tactics poses a risk to firefighter safety.  Chaos and Little Bend Fires:  The Chaos fire is at 16,539 acres and the Little Bend fire is at 6,717 acres. Fireline on the west side of the Chaos fire continues to hold. Today crews will be prepping the north end of Chaos fire to conduct additional burning operations as...

Fire and WeatherThe Middle Fork Complex is now at 18,506 acres and is 12% contained. The Fire Weather Forecast for today is very warm temperatures and dry conditions, with more sunshine. A strong, smoky, yet shallow inversion exists this morning; it will slowly rise and then gradually erode between 1100-1400 hrs. Today, northeasterly transport winds will be subsiding as north/northwest transport winds develop. Fuels are dry, and drought conditions continue to push live fuels into dormancy, adding to the fuel load. The Fire Behavior Forecast expects active, and possible localized areas of extreme fire behavior today as fuels respond to the very warm and dry conditions, especially where they have been preheated.SmokeYesterday, upslope/up canyon smoke lofted and “cycled” back via the northeast flow aloft; overall producing a bit of a cap. “Cycling” occurs early again today, but then transport winds will shift to be more out of the west-northwest, in tandem with many of our up...

  Great Basin Type 2 Incident Management Team #4     Bull Complex Fire Update Sunday, 29 August 2021 Contact Fire Information:  971.277.5075 or 2021.Bull@firenet.gov https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7773/ #BullComplex https://www.facebook.com/mthoodnf or https://twitter.com/mthoodnf  Firefighters continue to strengthen and hold previously constructed containment lines as warmer weather conditions were present over the Bull Complex Fire yesterday. Focus areas are the southeast and northeast portions of the fire where the main fire is now up against containment lines.  The warmer temperatures led to increased fire activity and higher volumes of smoke. Similar smoke volumes as yesterday are likely to settle into the valleys overnight and persist through the morning today.  Fire behavior is expected to be higher again today but isn’t expected to pose a high risk to critical focus areas.  The Bull Complex grew approximately 470 acres Saturday.  Weather conditions...

South Oregon Cascades Rough Patch & Devils Knob Complex, and Jack Fire   Issued at: 2021-08-29 07:31 PDT  Weather and Fire:  Light northeast winds in the morning will become northwest in the afternoon today with similar winds tomorrow. The increase in fire behavior observed yesterday should continue today with higher temperatures and lower humidities than were seen earlier in the week. Fire fighting personnel are scouting for containment lines, conducting burn outs, and mopping up and patrolling cooler edges of the fires. Incident specific information can be found on Inciweb. Smoke:  Grants Pass, Roseburg, and Medford air quality will improve when winds shift to the NW. Smoke will again pool overnight. Monday areas west of the crest will remain mostly clear. In general, areas SE of the fires will have unhealthy air in the afternoons. Medford will have unhealthy conditions this morning that should clear with the NW winds. Health:  Consider watching the Fire and Smoke Map on...

 WESTFIR, Ore. – Firefighters continue to make progress toward containment of the Gales Fire, using strategic ignitions at key locations to reinforce completed hand and dozer lines.  While protecting life, communities and private property remain the primary objectives of suppression efforts, firefighters are also careful to protect natural, cultural and recreational values within the fire zone to the greatest extent possible.  There are ten resource advisors, called READs, assigned to the Gales Fire and two assigned to the much smaller Kwis Fire. READs are specialists in fields ranging from botany and archaeology to wildlife that work with firefighters to identify sensitive sites and strategies for protecting them.  For example, archaeology READs are flagging routes for heavy equipment operators to cut line without damaging indigenous sites. Others are working with firefighters to protect early trails and camps along the Saddleblanket Mountain and...

South Oregon Cascades Rough Patch & Devils Knob Complex, and Jack Fire  Issued at: 2021-08-29 07:31 PDT    Weather and Fire:   Light northeast winds in the morning will become northwest in the afternoon today with similar winds tomorrow. The increase in fire behavior observed yesterday should continue today with higher temperatures and lower humidities than were seen earlier in the week. Fire fighting personnel are scouting for containment lines, conducting burn outs, and mopping up and patrolling cooler edges of the fires. Incident specific information can be found on Inciweb. Smoke:   Grants Pass, Roseburg, and Medford air quality will improve when winds shift to the NW. Smoke will again pool overnight. Monday areas west of the crest will remain mostly clear. In general, areas SE of the fires will have unhealthy air in the afternoons. Medford will have unhealthy conditions this morning that should clear with the NW winds. Health:   Consider watching the Fire and Smoke...

Community Meeting today at 7:30 p.m. at Tiller Volunteer Fire Department 27598 Tiller Trail Hwy, Tiller, OR  Email: 2021.DevilsKnob@Firenet.govFacebook: Facebook.com/2021DevilsKnobComplex Complex Total Containment: 25% Personnel assigned: 728 Information line: 541.900.6133 - 8 a.m.-8 p.m.Total Acreage: 32,391 The Devil's Knob Complex is a group of lightning-caused fires on the Tiller Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest and private lands protected by Douglas Forest Protective Association and the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians.   Smith Fire (17,107 acres): Along the fire’s northwest perimeter, firefighters continue to improve holding lines and hold and mop up previous strategic firing operations. Along the south side, crews are preparing for additional burn operations and working to mop up and box in some areas of fire that crossed containment lines. In Ash Valley, a system of hose lays and sprinklers is in place...

As the Smith Fire – part of the Devil’s Knob Complex - works its way toward Ash Valley, crews are tasked with the ever-important job of structure defense. Firefighters from around the country have been working along Forest Service Road 28 to stop the fire’s progression. Their mission is to help suppress the fire and defend the homes within Ash Valley and other areas of the complex. Structure Protection Specialist Art Hatfield, part of the Florida Forest Service Red Incident Management Team, and firefighters from Douglas and Linn counties were brought in to help provide protection for homes and structures. Specialized equipment and resources were ordered specifically to place focus on structure defense using hose lays, sprinklers and building firelines near the homes most at risk. Crews developed and implemented a detailed plan that can be enacted at a moment’s notice in case it’s needed. With years of formal and on-the-job training, Hatfield has developed an invaluable...

South Oregon Cascades Rough Patch & Devils Knob Complex, and Jack Fire  Issued at: 2021-08-28 07:41 PDT Weather and Fire: Winds throughout the fire area will be light from the northeast this morning becoming stronger N to NW this afternoon. Expect similar winds tomorrow. Higher temperatures and lower relative humidities will prevail through Sunday. Up to 4,000 acres of fire growth is occurring daily. Rough Patch Complex, Jack Fire, and Devils Knob Complex fire information can be found at https://inciweb.nwcg.govSmoke: Smoke conditions today will be similar to yesterday. As fire behavior increases with the higher temps and lower humidities additional smoke may impact the forecast area. North and northwest winds will push smoke toward Shady Cove and Medford. Grants Pass and Roseburg may have significant haze through the weekend with N winds bringing smoke from WA to the area this afternoon. Health: Breathing smoke is a health concern. Certain individuals are especially sensitive...

South Oregon Cascades Rough Patch & Devils Knob Complex, and Jack Fire Issued at: 2021-08-28 07:41 PDT   Weather and Fire: Winds throughout the fire area will be light from the northeast this morning becoming stronger N to NW this afternoon. Expect similar winds tomorrow. Higher temperatures and lower relative humidities will prevail through Sunday. Up to 4,000 acres of fire growth is occurring daily. Rough Patch Complex, Jack Fire, and Devils Knob Complex fire information can be found at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov   Smoke: Smoke conditions today will be similar to yesterday. As fire behavior increases with the higher temps and lower humidities additional smoke may impact the forecast area. North and northwest winds will push smoke toward Shady Cove and Medford. Grants Pass and Roseburg may have significant haze through the weekend with N winds bringing smoke from WA to the area this afternoon.   Health: Breathing smoke is a health concern. Certain individuals...

Fire and Weather The Middle Fork Complex is now at 17,842 acres and is 10% contained. The Fire Weather Forecast is expecting a change in weather today due to a thermal trough that has set up, yielding the highest temperatures and lowest humidity since almost two weeks ago, and under full sunshine. Above a strong yet shallow inversion, we have very warm and dry air. Upslope/upcanyon winds will fight nearly in opposition to northeast to north transport winds aloft, Because of this, the inversion isn’t expected to begin clearing until around noon. These weather characteristics will support more active fire behavior than has been observed in several days, as fuels have been preheating and seasonally curing for many days. Coincidently, this is the time of year fuels are at the most receptive to burning conditions. Smoke The inversion will be stronger and shallower than was observed yesterday. Coupled with the upslope/upcanyon winds from various directions fighting shallow transport...

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 Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fires Update Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock August 28, 2021   All Level 2 Evacuation areas in Columbia and Garfield Counties have been reduced to Level 1 effective immediately.  All of the Level 1 areas remain in place.    The Umatilla National Forest has reduced the size of the Fire Emergency Area Closure.  Please see the Green Ridge Facebook page for a full description. With the reduction of the Fire Area Closure, the visiting public is being asked to watch out for fire crews and equipment while traveling on roads.  Please drive safely.   A Virtual Facebook Live Public Meeting is Set for Sunday, 7 PM, August 29.  The meeting will be carried live on the Green Ridge Fire Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/greenridgefire2021.   Northwest Incident Management Team 8 assumed management of the Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fires on August 28.  The incident command post remains at the Last Resort near...

 Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fires UpdateNorthwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock August 28, 2021   All Level 2 Evacuation areas in Columbia and Garfield Counties have been reduced to Level 1 effective immediately.  All of the Level 1 areas remain in place.    The Umatilla National Forest has reduced the size of the Fire Emergency Area Closure.  Please see the Green Ridge Facebook page for a full description. With the reduction of the Fire Area Closure, the visiting public is being asked to watch out for fire crews and equipment while traveling on roads.  Please drive safely.   A Virtual Facebook Live Public Meeting is Set for Sunday, 7 PM, August 29.  The meeting will be carried live on the Green Ridge Fire Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/greenridgefire2021.   Northwest Incident Management Team 8 assumed management of the Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fires on August 28.  The incident command post remains at the Last Resort near...