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For Immediate ReleaseAugust 13, 2021Media Contact: Tamara Schmidt541-891-6758tamara.schmidt@usda.govPatton Meadow and Willow Valley Fire morning updateLAKEVIEW, Ore. – The Patton Meadow and Willow Valley Fires are continuing to burn in Klamath and Lake counties. The Patton Meadow Fire is estimated to be 7,000 acres with no containment. Wildland firefighters are working to keep the fire north of Oregon State Highway 140 and west of the structures along Cottonwood Road. The fire is burning approximately 10 miles west of Lakeview in Lake County on the Fremont-Winema National Forest Lakeview District and Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) protected state and private lands. The Willow Valley Fire is estimated to be 800 acres, including 37 acres burning in California, with no containment. The fire is currently burning 16 miles southeast of Bonanza in Klamath County, mostly on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District lands north of the Stateline, as well as part of the Modoc...

El cuerpo de bomberos reforzo las líneas de control en el Incendio Poole CreeCANYONVILLE, Ore.— Los bomberos condujeron operaciones de quema de manera exitosa para reforzar las líneas de control en el Incendio Poole Creek.Las quemas realizadas al atardecer al lado oriental del incendio, lograron estabilizar la línea de fuego en Stouts Creek Road. También se dieron mas operaciones de quema en la esquina sureste del fuego con el fin de mejorar las líneas de control existentes.El Jefe de la Sección de Operaciones Mike Carlson menciono que las estrategias seguidas por los bomberos esta semana, ha sido realmente exitosa. “El trabajo arduo efectuado por los bomberos ha valido la pena. Estamos bien cerca de acabar con el incendio.”En general, el fuego dentro del Complejo ha sido controlado en un 28 por ciento. El área del Incendio Poole Creek ha alcanzado un tamaño de 696 acres, lo cual, la mayor parte del crecimiento fue debido a causas naturales del mismo. El día de hoy,...

Bull Complex Fire Update August 13, 2021Fire Information Line: 503-668-1437For Immediate Release Overview: The Southern Area Incident Management Gray Team transitioned on the Bull Complex Fire at 6:00 AM, Friday, August 13th. The team will be managing the Janus, Kola, Ridge, Round Lake, and Ogre Creek Fires that make up the Bull Complex on the Mt. Hood National Forest. Current Situation: Weather conditions continue to be hot and dry with temperatures hovering around 100 degrees with afternoon wind gusts of 15-20 mph along the ridge tops. Very low relative humidity combined with hot daytime temperatures bring another day of increased fire behavior due to the weather. Emphasis is on keeping the fire footprint as small as possible, while protecting historic structures such as lookouts and recreational facilities and natural and cultural resources within the immediate fire area. All the fires on the Bull Complex have full suppression as the suppression strategy. Wildland Fire Crews...

Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fire Update  Friday, August 13, 2021, 10:00 a.m.   Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Black Troy Hagan, Incident Commander   Green Ridge Fire Statistics: Size:  29,759 acres  Containment:  15% Total Personnel: 482 Location: 30 miles east of Walla Walla Reported: July 7, 2021 Cause: Lightning  Lick Creek Fire Statistics: Size:  80,421 acres Containment:  96% Total Personnel: 21 Location: 20 miles southwest of Asotin, WA Reported: July 7, 2021 Cause: Lightning   Crews complete firing operation on Thursday, scouting continues to the south  Current Situation: Green Ridge Fire: The Green Ridge Fire grew to 29,759 acres on Thursday and remains 15% contained. The southern edge of the fire was active near Oregon Butte in Division A and accounts for much of today’s increase in acreage. Crews successfully completed the firing operations on Thursday in Division M on the northern edge of the fire. The firing operations removed...

Smoke Discussion Yesterdays observed smoke impacts were greater than predicted. Similar conditions can be expected today along with very hot temperatures and continued dry conditions. Poor ventilation and light winds will limit clearing again today. Eugene and Springfield can expect Moderate to USG conditions today with a slight chance of clearing in the afternoon. Oakridge, Lowell, and McKenzie Bridge communities will overall see Unhealthy conditions with periods of Very Unhealthy for today. Little relief from smoke is expected. It is recommended to remain indoors as much as possible in these areas for at least the next 24-48 hours when Unhealthy conditions exist. La Pine and surrounding area will see Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy conditions this morning with some improvement by the afternoon. Bend can expect USG and Moderate in the morning hours but clearing skies by the afternoon. The extended forecast brings some hope by Sunday as ventilation improves coupled with stronger...

Approx. Fire Size (acres): Gales and Elephant Rock: 6,448 Knoll: 544 Kwis: 1,440 Ninemile: 442 Knoll Fire: Crews are working to hold the fire west of Highway 126 and mopping up as needed. Smoke had a dampening effect on fire activity yesterday. Islands of unburned forest remain within the fire perimeter and will likely result in increased smoke as they naturally consume. Firefighters will continue to patrol and extinguish any spot fires that may be caused by embers that may cross the containment line. Gales and Ninemile Fires: Work on the Gales Fire continues as crews establish an anchor point on the northwestern portion of the fire and prepare an indirect line to limit fire spread to the west and north. Crews maintained the southern edge of the fire where fire activity increased, but remained within the primary containment line. Additional resources have been assigned to the Ninemile Fire and are assessing and applying indirect containment strategies. Kwis Fire: Smoke...

Smoke Discussion Yesterdays observed smoke impacts were greater than predicted. Similar conditions can be expected today along with very hot temperatures and continued dry conditions. Poor ventilation and light winds will limit clearing again today. Eugene and Springfield can expect Moderate to USG conditions today with a slight chance of clearing in the afternoon. Oakridge, Lowell, and McKenzie Bridge communities will overall see Unhealthy conditions with periods of Very Unhealthy for today. Little relief from smoke is expected. It is recommended to remain indoors as much as possible in these areas for at least the next 24-48 hours when Unhealthy conditions exist. La Pine and surrounding area will see Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy conditions this morning with some improvement by the afternoon. Bend can expect USG and Moderate in the morning hours but clearing skies by the afternoon. The extended forecast brings some hope by Sunday as ventilation improves coupled with stronger...

Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fire Update  Friday, August 13, 2021, 10:00 a.m.   Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Black Troy Hagan, Incident Commander   Green Ridge Fire Statistics: Size:  29,759 acres  Containment:  15% Total Personnel: 482 Location: 30 miles east of Walla Walla Reported: July 7, 2021 Cause: Lightning  Lick Creek Fire Statistics: Size:  80,421 acres Containment:  96% Total Personnel: 21 Location: 20 miles southwest of Asotin, WA Reported: July 7, 2021 Cause: Lightning   Crews complete firing operation on Thursday, scouting continues to the south  Current Situation: Green Ridge Fire: The Green Ridge Fire grew to 29,759 acres on Thursday and remains 15% contained. The southern edge of the fire was active near Oregon Butte in Division A and accounts for much of today’s increase in acreage. Crews successfully completed the firing operations on Thursday in Division M on the northern edge of the fire. The firing operations removed...

Approx. Fire Size (acres): Gales and Elephant Rock: 6,448 Knoll: 544 Kwis: 1,440 Ninemile: 442 Kwis Fire: Smoke within the fire area helped to moderate fire activity yesterday despite the extremely hot and dry conditions. Firefighters worked through the day and into the evening to hold the fire within the primary containment line. Crews continued preparing fire line south of the fire using existing roads, dozer line, and hand line from Forest Road 5871 to Forest Road 207, bolstering it with strategic firing operations to remove unburned fuels between the line and active fire. Today crews will be holding and securing the fire edge and identifying and developing alternative containment lines further out from the fire, should they become necessary. Kwis Fire Structure Protection: Task Force 35 from Clackamas County completed structure and defensible space prep at the repeater on top of Dead Mountain. Three structures were prepped by clearing vegetation and fallen debris....

For the Patton Meadow Fire, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Management has identified areas for Level 3 (Go Now), Level 2 (Get Set) and Level 1 (Be Ready) in the fire area. Lake County Evacuations Level 3 Evacuation Notice (GO NOW – Residents should leave IMMEDIATELY.) • Juniper RV Park to Patton Meadow. • All of Drews Gap, on both sides of Oregon State Highway 140. Level 2 (GET SET – Residents are urged to be prepared to leave IMMEDIATELY if necessary.) • North of Oregon State Highway 140 from Juniper RV Park to Lower Cottonwood. Level 1 (GET READY – Residents should make preparations for potential evacuation.) • East of Lower Cottonwood Road and Cottonwood Creek. The Red Cross has been contacted to establish an evacuation center for the Patton Meadow Fire. Once one is established, the location will be shared. There are no evacuation orders in place for the Willow Valley Fire. However, residents in the Willow Valley Reservoir area should be...

Fire Crews Strengthen Control Lines on Poole Creek FireCANYONVILLE, Ore.— Firefighters conducted successful burn-out operations last night to strengthen control lines on the Poole Creek Fire. An evening burn out on the fire’s eastern fringe stabilized the Stouts Creek Road fire line. There were also burn operations on the southeast corner of the fire to improve control lines there. Operations Section Chief Mike Carlson said the strategy firefighters have been following this week is working. “Hard work is paying off. We’re getting closer to pinching this fire off.” Overall containment on the Complex has risen to 28 percent. Poole Creek Fire grew by 696 acres, most of which was from natural fire growth. It now stands at 4,361 acres and accounts for 90% of acreage in the Complex. The number of personnel has reached 1,257. Firefighters today will be cooling heat in burned areas and working to extinguish any fire starts beyond established control lines. Thick smoke yesterday...

Cuerpo de bomberos planean más quemas para asegurar el flanco del Incendio Poole CreekCANYONVILLE, Oregon.— Los bomberos trabajando en el Incendio de Poole Cree, planean continuar esta noche con las operaciones estratégicas de incendio con la finalidad de reforzar las líneas de fuego. Las líneas fueron utilizadas para confinar el fuego que ha estado quemando desde el principio de esta semana. En estos momentos, los bomberos han logrado detener la propagación del incendio, donde el objetivo es quemar de una manera controlada al Sur de la línea de control más importante que se une con el área de Stouts Creek Road y con localización nororiental.En el atardecer del día de hoy, los residentes podrán observar columnas de humo y resplandor proveniente de las quemas en la parte trasera del incidente.En el lado Suroeste del incendio Poole Creek, los bomberos terminaron de limpiar y contener de una manera exitosa, esa porción del incendio. Este éxito junto con otros esfuerzos de...

   Devil’s Knob Complex Morning Update Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock August 13, 2021 Notice of Public Meeting at the Tiller Volunteer Fire District, Saturday, August 14th, 7:30 PM A Red Flag Warning will be in effect today from 2 – 11 PM. An Excessive Heat Warning will extend through Saturday for all of southwest Oregon The Devil's Knob Complex is a group of 40 plus lightning caused fires with the majority burning on the Tiller Ranger District, Umpqua National Forest with a number of fires burning on private lands protected by Douglas Forest Protective Association. The fires were started from thunderstorms on July 29th and August 1st. The Devil’s Knob Complex is situated between the Rough Patch Complex and Jack Fire to the north, which is being managed by Northwest Incident Management Team 13 and the Skyline Ridge Complex to the southwest, which is being managed by Oregon Department of Forestry Team 1. The Devil's...

GLIDE, Ore. – With critical anchor points in place, a new swing shift began strategic ignitions Thursday night around the Jack Fire and Rough Patch Complex.   “We started burn operations today and our goal is to continue to bring those around to reinforce indirect lines and secure containment lines in key locations,” said John Spencer, operations section chief for Northwest 13 Incident Management Team.   Ground resources continued battling spot fires and holdover ignitions around both fire footprints, as well as building, holding and patrolling containment lines.   Military support personnel have joined the firefighting efforts, with three wildland firefighting crews from the Oregon Army and Air Force National Guard deployed to the incident.   WEATHER:  Medford National Weather Service is forecasting a Red Flag Warning for the region today. Highs are expected to peak around 100° again today, with humidities as low as 10 percent. Temperatures will drop into the 90s for...

GLIDE, Ore. – With critical anchor points in place, a new swing shift began strategic ignitions Thursday night around the Jack Fire and Rough Patch Complex.   “We started burn operations today and our goal is to continue to bring those around to reinforce indirect lines and secure containment lines in key locations,” said John Spencer, operations section chief for Northwest 13 Incident Management Team.   Ground resources continued battling spot fires and holdover ignitions around both fire footprints, as well as building, holding and patrolling containment lines.   Military support personnel have joined the firefighting efforts, with three wildland firefighting crews from the Oregon Army and Air Force National Guard deployed to the incident.   WEATHER:  Medford National Weather Service is forecasting a Red Flag Warning for the region today. Highs are expected to peak around 100° again today, with humidities as low as 10 percent. Temperatures will drop into the 90s for...

Black Butte Fire Statistics Total Acres: 16,609 Acres Containment: 25% Personnel: 688 Date of Ignition: 08/03/2021 Cause of Fires: Lightning/Natural Structures Threatened: 12 Injuries: 0 Aircraft: 4 Dozers: 8   Engines: 26 Black Butte Fire information: Firefighters were able to secure black line from the north and along the eastern edge of the fire.  On the northeast edge, crews will secure and hold alternate lines and continue to prep the 416 road.  Along the eastern edge of the fire, crews will again utilize air support to limit fire spread east of the North Fork of the Malheur River. Crews are putting in direct line from Vale Dip south to the River. Protecting private lands and structures at Flag Prairie is a priority. Mop-up will begin on primary lines and crews will patrol and secure spots across containment lines.   Along the southern edge of the fire, crews will hold and secure lines and put in hose lay to the North Fork of the Malheur River to control fire spread to the...

   Actualizacion del Incendio de Bootleg Agosto 13, 2021   Localización: 28 millas noreste de Klamath Falls, OR                             Contención:  98%                Tamaño: 413,717 acres (646 millas cuadrada)                                        Personal: 376   Incendio Walrus                                                                                            Incendio Yainax Localización: 10.5 millas Norte de Bonanza                                             Localización: 10 millas Noreste de Bonanza Tamaño: 75 acres                                                                                          Tamaño: 84 acres Contención:...

Bootleg Fire Update August 13, 2021 Location: 28 miles northeast of Klamath Falls, OR Containment: 98% Size: 413,717 acres (646 square miles) Personnel: 376 Walrus Fire Location: 10.5 miles N of Bonanza Size:75 acres Containment: 90% Yainax Fire Location: 10 miles NE of Bonanza Size: 84 acres Containment: 70% (Klamath Falls, OR) – A Type 3 incident management organization will assume command of Bootleg Fire from the Pacific Northwest Incident Management Team 2 on Saturday, August 14 at 6:00 a.m. In total, eight Incident Management Teams were assigned to manage the Bootleg Fire since it began on July 6. On Thursday afternoon, firefighters and helicopters from the Bootleg Fire provided assistance with two new fires in the area. The Patton Meadow is approximately 2,000 acres on the Fremont-Winema-Forest west of Lakeview and the Willow Valley fire is on the Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District south of Bonanza at approximately 220 acres. Both the Patton Meadow...

 Firefighters plan more burn outs to secure flanks of Poole Creek Fire   CANYONVILLE, Ore.— Firefighters on the Poole Creek Fire are planning to continue strategic firing operations tonight to strengthen fire lines. The lines were used to confine spot fires that burned earlier in the week. Now that firefighters have stopped the spread of the spot fires, the aim is to safely burn in a controlled manner south of the main northeastern control line, which ties into Stouts Creek Road. Local residents can expect smoke columns and glow from the back burns this evening.   Firefighters on the southwest side of the Poole Creek Fire have successfully mopped up and contained that portion of the fire. The success of that and other control efforts, along with a slight cooling trend and little wind, have fire managers feeling guardedly optimistic about containing the Poole Creek Fire in coming days.   The 200-acre O’Shea Fire just east of Canyonville has been mopped up 100 feet into the...

Lake County Sheriff’s Office Media ReleaseAugust 12, 2021 4:45 p.m.For Immediate Release Contact: Melanie Lasley(541) 947-6003mlasley@co.lake.or.usLakeview, OR – Evacuations. A new fire has started from a lightning strike west of Lakeview in the Antelope Canyon/Patton Meadow area. Effective immediately for residences North of Highway 140 and East of Patton Meadow Road: Level 3 – GO NOW!No Level 3 Evacuations at this time.Level 2 – Be SetNo Level 2 Evacuations at this time.Level 1 – Be ReadyResidences north of Highway 140 and East of Patton Meadow Road: A Level 1 evacuation is in effect from 140 West starting Antelope Canyon, west to Patton Meadow Road, and north of Patton Meadow Road to the Forest Service Boundary. Further, the Fremont-Winema Forest remains closed; see updated closure orders on the Fremont-Winema website under ‘Alerts and Notices’.Fire Information. Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches are in effect in parts of Lake County over the next several...