Big Windy Complex

25 miles NW of Grants Pass.  35% contained.  23,708 acres in size. 1,058 personnel. Lightning caused. Containment lines currently holding.  Thunderstorms and more lightning expected. Limited work being done. Expected time for containment: 9/7/13.

Douglas Complex

Roseburg, OR.  48,679 acres in size.

  • Rabbit Mountain Fire: 23,952 acres
  • Dad’s Creek Fire: 24,464 acres
  • Farmer Gulch Fire: 249 acres
  • Misc small fires: 14 acres

83% contained.  25 Type 2 Crews (Medium),  37 Entines, 11 Dozers, 12 Water Tenders, 1,145 personnel.  Estimated Cost so far, $49.4 Million.

Status:  Light rain fell on the Douglas Complex this morning, helping crews with their mission of mopping up inside of the fireline. Crews are instructed to mop up at least 200 feet inside the fireline where the fire consumed most of the available ground-level vegetation. Where consumption was less complete, and the chance of flare-ups is higher, crews are mopping up 300-500 feet inside of the fireline.

Unburned islands of vegetation farther inside the burned area continue to flare up and burn out. These flare-ups are monitored, and helicopters are called in to drop buckets of water on the hot spots. This reduces the chance of embers floating across the fireline to cause spotfires.

Government Flats Complex

Prinville, OR.  Briefing Updated 10pm.  20% containment. 3 fires in complex. 4 residences, 9 outbuildings have burned.  $6.6 Million cost to date.

Fire Status: With Friday’s weather forecast again calling for westerly gusts of up to 30 miles per hour in the evening, conditions will remain at critical levels, with potential for extreme fire behavior and rapid rates of spread. The Blackburn Fire has the potential to become plume-dominated (with a developed column overriding the local environmental influences) and slope-driven. Strong winds out of the west, combined with steep canyon slopes, will challenge firefighters attempting to contain the blaze. Fire officials have stated there is a low to moderate risk the fire will move to the east and northeast through the North Fork Mill Creek drainage towards Ketchum Road and Thompson Ridge.

Structural fire engines and firefighters are continuing to secure and patrol homes and other structures along Obrist, Upper Mill Creek, and Reservoir roads, as well as the water treatment plant.

Evacuations:

The following evacuation notifications have been issued by the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office and the Hood River County Division of Emergency Management:

Level III (GO NOW)

Residents on Mosier Creek Road between addresses 2855 to 3475 and any side roads.

Residents on Godberson Road within three miles of the southern end of Godberson Road and any side roads.

Residents on Ketchum Road.

Residents on Vensel Road to the Osburn Cut-Off and any side roads.

Level II (Get Set)

Residents on Chenoweth Road between Vensel Road and Browns Creek Road and any side roads.

Residents for ALL of Browns Creek Road and any side roads.

Residents for the 5000 block of Cherry Heights to Browns Creek Road.

Wells Road and any side roads Upper Mill Creek Road east to the 6500 block of Mill Creek Road.

Orbrist Road.

Level I (Get Ready)

New A Level I evacuation notice has been issued for Fir Mountain Road east of the irrigation ditch, Fir Mountain Loop, and Swyers Drive. This notice affects approximately 20 residences.

When you hear the terms Level I, II, or III evacuation notice, remember “ready, set, go.” Level I means be aware of the fire in your area and start getting ready, Level II means make final preparations and get and set to evacuate, and Level III means evacuate immediately—GO NOW.

The American Red Cross has established an evacuation center at their office, 507 West 9th Street, The Dalles. Please register on their Safe and Well program either at the center or on line atwww.redcross.org. Their public number is (888) 680-1455.

For information regarding evacuation notices, please contact the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office at 541-506-2580 or the Hood River County Division of Emergency Services at 541-386-1213 during business hours.

The Mt. Hood National Forest has announced the following closures:

The following campgrounds are closed: Knebal Springs, Lower Eight Mile Crossing, Eight Mile, and Gibson Prairie. Five Mile Lookout is also closed.

The following major trails are closed:

  • Surveyors Ridge # 688 both south and north trailheads
  • Eightmile Loop #496
  • Knebal Springs # 474
  • Bottle Prairie #455
  • North-South #451
  • Oak Ridge #688A
  • Dog River #675
  • Zig Zag #678

Forest Roads 17, 1720, 4430 and all their associated spur roads are closed along with and all other National Forest System Roads and minor trails within the closure area depicted on a map posted on InciWeb.org at http://inciweb.org/incident/maps/3662/

Labrador Fire

Cave Junction, OR.  Illnois River Road Road. News release as of 8pm.

Vinegar Fire

Mopping up area.  Looking for hot spots.  News release as of 8/22/13 AM.  Video update on youtube.com
http://youtu.be/v-LSKfMAjkk.

Whiskey Complex

Douglas Co, 6 miles East of Tiller.  17,420 acres in size.  Multiple fires in Complex.  Whiskey: 15,714 (80% containment), Buckeye: 1,683 (100%), Smith Ridge: 23 (100%).

400 personnel. 8 Crews (3 Hotshot).  12 Engines, 1 Dozer, 12 Water Tenders, 148 Overhead crew, 1 Air resources (Type I – Light)

Closure Information:inciweb.org/incident/3562 or tinyurl.com/k5c4aab 

Fire Blog: www.whiskeycomplex.wordpress.com

Air Quality: oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/

Source:  Courtesy of inciweb.org

2013  The NW Fire Blog