FIRE LOCATION
- 8 miles East of Estcada
- Along hwy 224
- Along Clackamas River
- Mt. Hood National Forest
![Map of fire area [Photo Credit: 36PitFire IMT]](https://thenwfireblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/900.jpg)
- Start 9/13/2014
- 1500 hours
- Cause under investigation
![Firefighters conducting a burnout operation. [Photo Credit: 36PitFire IMT]](https://thenwfireblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/901.jpeg)
- Heavy deep fuels
- Extremely steep terrain in excess of 60-degrees
- Footing difficulties
- Rolling debris
- Weakened trees
![Another look at Firefighters conducting Burnout operations [Photo Credit: 36PitFire IMT]](https://thenwfireblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/902.jpeg)
- 5101 acres
- 45% containment
![View seen from Hwy 224, approximately 4 miles from Estacada [Photo Courtesy: inciweb]](https://thenwfireblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/905.jpeg)
- Fire increased on 9/20
- Change in weather conditions; unfavorable
- Major wind event – E gusting to 40 mph
- Dry relative humidity
- Increased temps
- Lines tests but most held
- Others held from Firefighters hard work past week
- Fire crossed to W of S Fork of Clackamas River
- Fire up against 45 Rd / Hillock Burn Rd
- Firefighters worked through out night building fire line, holding fire, patrolling & watching for hot spots
![Retardant Plane [very tiny in middle of photo] dropping above 36PitFire [Photo Courtesy: inciweb]](https://thenwfireblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/906.jpeg)
- Expected to be active
- Significant smoke will be visible
- Mop-up in process for NW, Northern & Southern perimters
- Hold & secure fire lines
- Using Palm IRS, heat detection device for mapping & ID hot spots
- Helo coming in later afternoon with FLIR to locate hot spots
![Carter Bridge [Photo Credit; D Strand via inciweb]](https://thenwfireblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/907.jpeg)
- 1048 personnel
- Includes 12 Elite Hotshot hand crews
- 17 States represented: AK, CA, ID, WA, IN, MI, MO, WV, MT, NV, OR, WI, PA, RI, UT, WY
- Helos: (2) Type 1 Heavy, (1) Type 2 Medium and (1) Type 3.
!["Group Tree Torching" by Heidi Brown, Photographer [Photo Courtesy: inciweb]](https://thenwfireblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/908.jpeg)
Level 3 Evacuation Order – “Leave Now”
- Hillockburn Rd – 4 structures
![OR Fire Marshal Engines by Kevin Albright, Photographer [Photo Courtesy: inciweb]](https://thenwfireblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/909.jpeg)
- Hillockburn Rd – 6 structures
- E of Habelt Rd to Skinner Rd – all homes
- Skinner Rd E of Habelt Rd – all homes
- E side of Kinzy Rd – all homes
- N or Skinner Rd – all homes
- Brief Rd – all homes
- SE Fall Creek Rd – all homes
- Michaels Rd – all homes
- Tumala Mtn Rd E of Divers Rd in Estacada – all homes
!["Group Trees Torching" by Kevin Albright, Photographer [Photo Courtesy: inciweb]](https://thenwfireblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/910.jpeg)
- Hillockburn Rd W of Habelt Rd to Dodge Church – all homes
- Pederson Rd – all homes
![Fire Operations on 9/16/2014. [Photo Courtesy: inciweb]](https://thenwfireblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/911.jpeg)
- Lazy Bend Camp
- Promontory Park
- LaDee OHV area
![Smoke visible from Hwy 224. [Photo Courtesy: inciweb]](https://thenwfireblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/912.jpeg)
- Hwy 224 reopened
- Workers access only with valid ID
COMMUNITY MEETINGS
- Held 9/20/14 Saturday
- 175 Community members in attendance
- Topics: Fire Strategies, Tactics
- Positive feedback
- Strong Community Support for Firefighting, Firefighters
CONTACT INFORMATION
- Fire Line Info. 360-280-4352 or 503-630-1711. Staffed from 0800-2000 hours. Email: 36pitfire@gmail.com
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