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S-503 Fire Update Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock June 22, 2021 - 9:00 AM Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander Kevin Stock, assumed management of the S-503 Fire yesterday morning. The incident command post is located at the Wasco County Fairgrounds and a base camp is located off Ashby Rd also in Tygh Valley.  A spike camp is located in Bear Springs Campground. This fire is being managed as a full suppression fire. General Updates: The S-503 Fire continues to burn in timber and grasses on the Confederated Tribe of the Warm Springs Reservation and privately owned in-holdings protected by Oregon Department of Forestry. Firefighters are focused on securing areas of concern including structures, residences, and values at risk. Night shift continued line construction on the southern portion of the fire tying into a large meadow. In addition, resources secured line around two spot fires over the S-560 and S-570 Roads. Today,...

Firefighters make good progress despite challenging weather conditions Bonanza, OR—Despite the forecast for challenging winds the Cutoff Fire experienced no new growth and the fire stayed within its established footprint. On the northern portion of the fire, firefighters began mop-up operations and strengthened control lines. Several helicopters dropped water on the southern portion of the fire where winds and dry fuel conditions caused more active fire behavior.This evening, night resources will continue to monitor for thunderstorms which are forecast to develop into the early morning hours. These passing storms could bring wetting rains and hail directly under the cells. Gusty and erratic winds are associated with thunderstorm activity. Crews are also prepared to respond if new starts materialize from the passing storms. The current Red Flag Warning expires at 12:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 23.At noon on June 21, 2021, Klamath County Emergency Management and Klamath County...

 S-503 Fire Update Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock June 21, 2021 - 9:00 PM Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander Kevin Stock, assumed management of the S-503 Fire this morning.  The incident command post is located at the Wasco County Fairgrounds and a Base Camp is located off Ashby Rd also in Tygh Valley.  A spike camp is located in Bear Springs Campground. This fire is being managed as a full suppression fire.   General Updates: The S-503 Fire continues to burn in timber and grasses on the Confederated Tribe of the Warm Springs Reservation.  Firefighters are focused on securing areas of concern including structures and residences and values at risk. On the northwest and north flanks, firefighters are beginning mop-up cooling any smokes near the containment lines. On the east flank, a spot fire near Bald Peter has been boxed in with retardant and direct dozer line is being constructed to secure.  On the southwest flank,...

 BONANZA, Ore.— At noon on June 21, 2021 Klamath County Emergency Management, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office, working with Incident Command for the Cutoff Fire in Bonanza Oregon reduced the evacuation Level 3 (GO NOW) to Level 2 (GET SET). •     Level 2 (GET SET) East of Bly Mountain Cutoff Rd, North to Grizzly Ln, West of Hummingbird Dr, and Forest Service Rd 3812 South three miles past Keno Springs Rd. •      Level 1 (GET READY) East of Bly Mountain Cutoff Rd, North to Hwy 140 and Kingfisher Dr, West of Hummingbird Dr, South to Grizzly

 Fire crews work spot fires as they prepare for shifting winds BONANZA, Ore.—Firefighters were kept busy overnight suppressing a number of small fires started by drifting embers on the southern and eastern flanks of the Cutoff Fire, six miles north of Bonanza in Klamath County. Fire lines on the northern and western portions of the fire held overnight. Today, firefighters will begin mopping up those portions of the fire, cooling hot spots. Over half of the fire’s 1,150-acre perimeter has been lined. Containment remains at 10 percent.The fire is burning on a mix of public and private forestland and threatens approximately 125 structures. Evacuations remain in effect today with a Level 3 (GO NOW) evacuation for the area east of Bly Mountain Cutoff Road, between Jaguar Lane/Racoon Lane and Spaniel Lane/ Crocodile Lane, west of Thrasher Drive. Those levels will be reviewed later today for possible change.Firefighters will be challenged late today when winds are expected to pick up....

 Fire Crews Make Steady Progress on Cutoff Fire Near BonanzaBonanza, Ore.—Firefighters on the ground used bulldozers, other heavy equipment, and hand tools to build containment lines around the Cutoff Fire near Bonanza. In the air, skies above the fire were busy with heavy air tankers, helicopters, and single engine air tankers (SEATS) dropping water and retardant to slow the fire’s spread. Fire managers estimate that over half of the fire’s 1,500-acre perimeter has been lined. Containment sits at 10%, indicating that the control lines will need to be significantly strengthened before they will withstand forecasted hot, dry weather. The fire is burning on a mix of public and private forestland and threatens approximately 125 structures. In consultation with the fire’s Incident Commander, Klamath County Emergency Management issued a Level 3 (GO NOW) evacuation for the area east of Bly Mountain Cutoff Road, between Jaguar Lane/Racoon Lane and Spaniel Lane/ Crocodile Lane, west...

For Immediate Release: Sunday, June 20, 2021 at 0830Incident Commander: Shawn Jaca IC & Cason McCain ICTE-mail – javin.dimmick@ctwsbnr.org Fire Information: 541-553-2004 Warm Springs, Oregon - This update is for the S-503 Fire burning on the Warm Springs Reservation. This fire is being managed for full suppression.  Current Status:  Crews worked throughout the night as the S-503 fire has grown to an estimated 4300 acres and is 0% contained. The location of the S-503 fire is moving to the southeast currently. It is located on the north-end of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation. The perimeter of the fire is changing rapidly. It is roughly 3 miles east of HWY 26 and 8 miles north of Simnasho.  Today’s Operations: The area of concern and values at risk are the private structures and other infrastructure in the Pine Grove area to the northeast of the fire. Another area of concern is to the southwest as winds are predicted to shift throughout the day. Crews...

 John Day, Prairie City and Hines, OR. – (June 18, 2021) After carefully monitoring conditions across the Forest, fire officials have determined that conditions are within specific parameters, including temperature, relative humidity, and fuel moisture to start prescribed fire operations in specifically planned units.      ·       Blue Mountain Ranger District– crews will continue ignitions on Soda Bear 4a today and tomorrow.  Crews will continue patrolling Murderers Creek 6.  There may be a potential for ignitions on Galena next week.   ·       Emigrant Creek Ranger District – will patrol areas of ignition in Marshall Devine (MD), used for guard school/rookie training.   ·       Prairie City Ranger District – will patrol the 2 acres in Merit 8 that were part of guard school/rookie training. Crews will continue patrolling Elk 16 C.For the safety of firefighters and the public, roads and areas of prescribed fire activity will be signed. Please avoid...

John Day, Prairie City and Hines, OR. – (June 14, 2021) After carefully monitoring conditions across the Forest, fire officials have determined that conditions are within specific parameters, including temperature, relative humidity, and fuel moisture to start prescribed fire operations in specifically planned units.      ·         Blue Mountain Ranger District– crews are planning on possible ignitions on Soda Bear 4a and b (ground ignition up to 1600 acres) Tuesday, June 15 with potential to also begin ignitions in Starr units 6 & 7, 644 acres.    ·         Emigrant Creek Ranger District – will have less than 1 acre of ignition in Marshall Devine (MD) B as part of the guard school/rookie training on Thursday, June 17.  No plans at this time for ignitions in the Silvies 7 unit this week.   ·         Prairie City Ranger District – will be burning 1-2 acres in Merit 8 for Prairie City’s guard school/rookie training just west of Logan Valley,...

John Day, Prairie City and Hines, OR. – (June 11, 2021) After carefully monitoring conditions across the Forest, fire officials have determined that conditions are within specific parameters, including temperature, relative humidity, and fuel moisture to start prescribed fire operations in specifically planned units.    Blue Mountain Ranger District– will be conducting rookie/guard school training fire today. It will be conducted between 1000 and 1630 today and will be no more than one acre in size. They will be utilizing a small portion of Starr Unit 22 on the NW corner of Bear Valley for this exercise.  Emigrant Creek Ranger District – No burning over the upcoming weekend. The district will assess an additional 200 acres in Silvies 7 to burn next week, once the temperature and relative humidity come into prescription.  Prairie City Ranger District –The district will consider burning 1-3 acres in Merit 8 for Prairie City’s guard school/rookie training just west of...

   Quick Facts Incident Summary Approximate Size: Joseph Canyon 7,610 acres Dry Creek 1,585 acres Fire Containment: Joseph Canyon 95% Dry Creek 95% Incident Commander: Jason Loomis Resources on the fires: Crews: 0 Helicopters: 0 Engines: 0   Total Personnel: 31 Jurisdiction: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Vale District Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Forestry, Washington Department of Natural Resources Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7513/ https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7517/   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/WallowaWhitmanNF/ Oregon Smoke Blog http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/ Joseph Canyon and Dry Creek Fires June 11, 2021 Forest Service: (541) 519-8051 Bureau of Land Management: (541) 523-1407 Oregon Department of Forestry: (541) 263-0661 E-mail: 2021.josephcanyon@firenet.gov   For Immediate Release Incident Commander: Jason Loomis, Northwest Team 7   ...

   Quick Facts Incident Summary Approximate Size: Joseph Canyon 7,610 acres Dry Creek 1,585 acres Fire Containment: Joseph Canyon 95% Dry Creek 95% Incident Commander: Jason Loomis Resources on the fires: Crews: 0 Helicopters: 0 Engines: 0   Total Personnel: 31 Jurisdiction: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Vale District Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Forestry, Washington Department of Natural Resources Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7513/ https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7517/   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/WallowaWhitmanNF/ Oregon Smoke Blog http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/ Joseph Canyon and Dry Creek Fires June 11, 2021 Forest Service: (541) 519-8051 Bureau of Land Management: (541) 523-1407 Oregon Department of Forestry: (541) 263-0661 E-mail: 2021.josephcanyon@firenet.gov   For Immediate Release Incident Commander: Jason Loomis, Northwest Team 7   ...

   Quick Facts Incident Summary Approximate Size: Joseph Canyon 7,610 acres Dry Creek 1,564 acres Fire Containment: Joseph Canyon 90% Dry Creek 90% Incident Commander: Jason Loomis Resources on the fires: Crews: 3 Helicopters: 5 Engines: 3   Total Personnel: 183 Jurisdiction: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Vale District Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Forestry, Washington Department of Natural Resources Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7513/ https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7517/   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/NPT1855 Oregon Smoke Blog http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/ Joseph Canyon and Dry Creek Fires June 10, 2021 Fire Information: (541) 579-0648 E-mail: 2021.josephcanyon@firenet.gov   For Immediate Release Incident Commander: Jason Loomis, Northwest Team 7   Enterprise, Oregon - Demobilization of resources continues today as conditions have moderated and...

   Quick Facts Incident Summary Approximate Size: Joseph Canyon 7,610 acres Dry Creek 1,564 acres Fire Containment: Joseph Canyon 90% Dry Creek 90% Incident Commander: Jason Loomis Resources on the fires: Crews: 3 Helicopters: 5 Engines: 3   Total Personnel: 183 Jurisdiction: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Vale District Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Forestry, Washington Department of Natural Resources Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7513/ https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7517/   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/NPT1855 Oregon Smoke Blog http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/ Joseph Canyon and Dry Creek Fires June 10, 2021 Fire Information: (541) 579-0648 E-mail: 2021.josephcanyon@firenet.gov   For Immediate Release Incident Commander: Jason Loomis, Northwest Team 7   Enterprise, Oregon - Demobilization of resources continues today as conditions have moderated and...

   Quick Facts Incident Summary Approximate Size: Joseph Canyon 7,610 acres Dry Creek 1,564 acres Fire Containment: Joseph Canyon 60% Dry Creek 60% Incident Commander: Jason Loomis Resources on the fires: Crews: 9 Helicopters: 5 Engines: 3   Total Personnel: 316 Jurisdiction: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Vale District Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Forestry, Washington Department of Natural Resources Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7513/ https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7517/   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/NPT1855 Oregon Smoke Blog http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/ Joseph Canyon and Dry Creek Fires June 9, 2021 Fire Information: (541) 579-0648 E-mail: Cheyne_Rossbach@firenet.gov   For Immediate Release Incident Commander: Jason Loomis, Northwest Team 7   Enterprise, Oregon -The objective for both the Joseph Canyon and Dry Creek fires is to limit the duration and...

   Quick Facts Incident Summary Approximate Size: Joseph Canyon 7,610 acres Dry Creek 1,564 acres Fire Containment: Joseph Canyon 60% Dry Creek 60% Incident Commander: Jason Loomis Resources on the fires: Crews: 9 Helicopters: 5 Engines: 3   Total Personnel: 316 Jurisdiction: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Vale District Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Forestry, Washington Department of Natural Resources Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7513/ https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7517/   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/NPT1855 Oregon Smoke Blog http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/ Joseph Canyon and Dry Creek Fires June 9, 2021 Fire Information: (541) 579-0648 E-mail: Cheyne_Rossbach@firenet.gov   For Immediate Release Incident Commander: Jason Loomis, Northwest Team 7   Enterprise, Oregon -The objective for both the Joseph Canyon and Dry Creek fires is to limit the duration and...

   Quick Facts Incident Summary Approximate Size: Joseph Canyon 7,575 acres Dry Creek 1,500 acres Fire Containment: Joseph Canyon 20% Dry Creek 50% Incident Commander: Jason Loomis Resources on the fires: Crews: 9 Helicopters: 8 Engines: 14   Total Personnel: 337 Jurisdiction: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Vale District Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Forestry, Washington Department of Natural Resources Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7513/ https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7517/   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/NPT1855 Oregon Smoke Blog http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/ Joseph Canyon and Dry Creek Fires June 8, 2021 Fire Information: (541) 579-0648 E-mail: Cheyne_Rossbach@firenet.gov     For Immediate Release Incident Commander: Jason Loomis, Northwest Team 7   Northwest Incident Management Team 7 began full management of the Joseph Canyon and Dry Creek fires...

   Quick Facts Incident Summary Approximate Size: Joseph Canyon 7,575 acres Dry Creek 1,500 acres Fire Containment: Joseph Canyon 20% Dry Creek 50% Incident Commander: Jason Loomis Resources on the fires: Crews: 9 Helicopters: 8 Engines: 14   Total Personnel: 337 Jurisdiction: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Vale District Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Forestry, Washington Department of Natural Resources Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7513/ https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7517/   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/NPT1855 Oregon Smoke Blog http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/ Joseph Canyon and Dry Creek Fires June 8, 2021 Fire Information: (541) 579-0648 E-mail: Cheyne_Rossbach@firenet.gov     For Immediate Release Incident Commander: Jason Loomis, Northwest Team 7   Northwest Incident Management Team 7 began full management of the Joseph Canyon and Dry Creek fires...

Lapwai, Idaho- On June 4th, the Joseph Canyon fire started and is still actively burning on part of the Precious Lands Wildlife Management Area in Northeastern Oregon. Due to the extremely steep terrain, poor road access, and unpredictable nature of this fire, the Nez Perce Tribe has decided to implement an immediate, temporary closure of the Precious Lands area to all public use. "Given the unpredictable nature of wild fires, we want to best ensure the fire crews are able to focus on their critical work without any additional concerns for public users being in the area. Public safety is always top priority," stated Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee Chairman, Samuel Penney. The fire is burning in and around the Grande Ronde and Joseph Creek Areas of Critical Environmental Concern on the Vale District Bureau of Land Management and in the Nez Perce Precious Lands Wildlife Area (Héte’wits Wétes). Firefighters from the Oregon Department of Forestry are working to protect...