NW Wildfires Still Active | Sept 14 2017

September 14, 2017 / The NW Fire Blog (TM) / Leave a comment

POST SUMMARY | We are bringing you the most up-to-date fire info from various sources. NOTE : We are posting ahead of some fire sources which may throw some of the numbers off. We will be posting another update hopefully this evening.

Here is our recap for Thursday, September 14, 2017.

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1. AMERICAN FIRE. 11 miles W of Cliffdell, WA. Moderate fire behavior with group torching, backing and creeping. 2,946 acres. 0% containment. $850,000 cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC)

2. CHETCO BAR FIRE. 17 miles W of Selma, OR. Moderate fire behavior with creeping, backing and torching. Managing Indigo Fire also. 185,92 acres. 12% contained. 1,600 personnel. 48 crews, 45 engines, 15 helicopters. 30 structures lost. $48.3 M cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC)

3. DESOLATION FIRE. 20 miles NE Prineville, OR. 300 acres. 0% contained. 8 personnel. 0 resources. $150,000 cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC)

Desolation Fire, airtanker use, September 12, 2017

4. DIAMOND CREEK FIRE. 27 miles N of Winthrop, WA. Active fire behavior with torching and backing. 119,000 acres. 30% contained. 109 personnel. 2 crews, 5 engines, 1 helicopter. 3 structures destroyed. $13.7 M cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC)

Credit: Z Winters

5. EAGLE CREEK FIRE. 1 mile from Cascade Locks, OR. Active fire behavior with running and flanking. 37,567 acres. 17% contained. 934 personnel. 26 crews, 46 engines and 12 helicopters. 4 structures lost. $13.1 M cost-to-date. $13.1 M cost-to-date. (Sources : NIFC, Inciweb)

Night back burn off of I-84 west of Cascade Locks

6. FALCON COMPLEX. 25 miles E of Tiller, OR. Minimal fire behavior. 2,935 acres. 90% contained. 123 personnel. 3 crews, 7 engines, 1 helicopter. $1,000 cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC)

7. HAMPTON FIRE. 8 miles SE of Prospect, OR. Minimal fire behavior. 840 acres. 95% contained. 2 personnel. 0 resources. $112,000 cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC)

8. HARD ROCK FIRE. 20 miles S of Harper, OR. No new updates.

9. HIGH CASCADE COMPLEX. 9 miles NE of Prospect, OR. Moderate fire behavior with single-tree torching, short-range spotting. Rain over fire line on Wednesday. 59,855 acres. 16% contained. 932 personnel. 21 crews, 44 engines and 7 helicopters. 1 structure lost. $1,000 cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC, Inciweb)

10. HORSE CREEK COMPLEX. 7 miles S of Belknap, OR. 31,735 acres. 0% contained. 348 personnel. 8 crews, 17 engines and 2 helicopters. 1 structure lost. $31.8 M cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC)

11. HORSE PRAIRIE FIRE. 15 miles NW of Canyonville, OR. 16,436 acres. 80% contained. 404 personnel. 13 crews, 12 engines, 3 helicopters. 2 structures lost. $16.2 M cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC)

12. JOLLY MTN FIRE. Active fire behavior with backing, group torching, backing and creeping. 33,950 acres. 25% contained. 788 personnel. 18 crews, 55 engines and 5 helicopters. 0 structures lost. $20.7 M cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC, Inciweb)

Sunset

13. JONES FIRE. 10 miles NE of Lowell, OR. Moderate fire behavior with single-tree torching, flanking and backing. 9,367 acres. 55% contained. 223 personnel. 3 crews, 19 engines, 6 helicopters. 1 structure lost. $18.5 M cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC)

14. MILLER COMPLEX. 34,536 acres. 40% contained. 574 personnel. 14 crews, 34 engines and 4 helos. 0 structures lost. $21.1 M cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC)

15. MILLI FIRE. 9 miles W of Sisters, OR. Minimal fire behavior. 24,025 acres. 60% contained. 27 personnel. 4 engines. $15.1 M cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC)

Smoldering tree trunk

16. NORSE PEAK FIRE. 11 miles W of Cliffdell, WA. Minimal fire behavior with backing and creeping. Cooler temps helping with fire suppression. 52,502 acres. 12% contained. 660 personnel. 14 crews, 19 engines and 4 helicopters. 1 structure lost. $13.8 M cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC, Inciweb and Norse Peak Facebook)

Credit: Jason Emhoff (via Inciweb)

17. POTATO HILL FIRE. 20 miles NW of Sisters, OR. Minimal fire behavior. 199 acres. 95% contained. 37 personnel. 1 crew, 2 engines and no additional resources. $437,000 cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC, Inciweb)

View of the Potato Hill Fire from Highway 20 on August 31.

18. REBEL FIRE. 22 miles N of Oakridge, OR. Active fire behavior with group torching. 8,410 acres. 20% containment. 76 personnel. 2 crews, 4 engines and no additional resources. $6 M cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC, Inciweb)

19. SAWMILL CREEK FIRE. 25 miles W of Cle Elum, WA. 915 acres. 0% contained. 450 personnel. 7 crews, 12 engines and 2 helicopters. $2 M cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC, Inciweb)

Cutting line Still

20. STALEY FIRE. 33 mile from Oakridge, OR. No new updates. (Sources: NIFC, Inciweb) No updates with Inciweb since 9/10/2017.

Picture of portable tanks and water truck.

21. UMPQUA NORTH COMPLEX. 50 miles East of Roseburg, OR. Active fire behavior with uphill runs, group torching and backing. 40,856 acres. 38% contained. 842 personnel. 16 crews, 45 engines and 5 helos. 1 structure lost. $31.8 M cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC, Inciweb)

Briefing at Broken Arrow camp

22. SPRUCE LAKE FIRE. 19 miles NE of Prospect, OR in the Crater National Park. Part of the High Cascades Complex. Minimal fire behavior.

23. UNO PEAK FIRE. 16 miles NW of Manson, WA. Active fire behavior with group torching, uphill runs and flanking. 8,060 acres. 10% contained. 323 personnel. 7 crews, 12 engines and 5 helicopters. 1 structure lost. $4.2 M cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC, Inciweb)

Hand crews work constructing containment line on the Uno Peak Fire

24. WHITEWATER FIRE. 10 miles E of Idanha, OR. Active fire behavior with flanking, backing and smoldering. IMT 2 Teams recycling. 13,666 acres. 35% contained. 297 personnel. 5 crews, 8 engines and 2 helos. No structures lost. $32.6 M cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC, Inciweb)

25. EAST CRATER FIRE. 12 miles W of Trout Lake, WA. Minimal fire behavior. 470 acres. 0% contained. 36 personnel. 1 crew and no additional resources. $390,000 cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC, Inciweb)

dark vertical cloud rising above the forest floor in the distance. Photo was tken east of the fire from a high vantage point on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Credit: Bill Leslie (via Inciweb)

26. INDIGO FIRE. 8 miles E of Agnes Creek, OR. Moderate fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. 143 acres. 0% contained. $15,000 cost-to-date. (Sources: NIFC)

FIRE IMAGES. All Photo credits are of those uploaded to Inciweb, unless the individual photographer is listed. We do not lie claim to any of these photos and have given the Photo Credit to the best of our ability.

Some Wildfires Dying Down | Sept 10 2017

September 10, 2017September 10, 2017 / The NW Fire Blog (TM) / Leave a comment

POST SUMMARY | The tireless efforts of thousands of firefighters across the Northwest are beginning to make a dent into the many wildfires burning in our areas.

Nationally speaking, there were 121 new wildfires reported on Sunday, with them being light initial fire activity. Four of them were new large new incidents. There are a minimum of 38 not contained fires with 2 Area Command teams with 2 NIMOs, 16 Type 1 IMTs and 22 Type 2 IMTs committed throughout the United States.

Know a wildland firefighter or a deployed/previously deployed member? Remember to thank them for their hard work in protecting properties and saving lives. There are countless other Agencies and organizations that support these men/women on the fire line and interface with the communities they work to save.

Law Enforcement Officials have released preliminary investigation information on the Eagle Creek Fire burning in Oregon. The cause of this fire is from discharged fireworks by at least one 15-year old and Police are seeking additional assistance from the Public to locate additional possible other teens seen in the area.

Here is our recap for Sunday, September 10, 2017, showing some have been downgraded to minimal fire behavior and much-needed rain occurring over the fire line.

ARCHER MTN FIRE

Pacific Cascade Region – WA DNR. 3 miles from Dodson (Skamania County), WA. Timber, brush and grass fire fuels. #ArcherMtnFire

Credit: WA DNR

253 acres. 30% contained. Fire crews continue with line construction and burnout operations. Evacuation orders have been downgraded.

Credit: WA DNR

12 homes, 10 others are currently under threat.

110 personnel. 3 crews, 11 engines, 0 helicopters or any other equipment assigned.

BRIDGE CREEK FIRE

2 miles NE of Keller, WA. Start 8/9/2017. Colville Agency. Lightning caused. #BridgeCreekFire

3,711 acres. 98% contained. Fire behavior is minimal with creeping and smoldering. Firefighters to mop-up, secure lines, patrol and monitor fire. To remove 34 miles of hose lines and pumps has been much completed.

100 personnel. 2 crews, 8 engines and 0 helicopters or any other equipment.

$16,200,000 Cost-to-date.

CHETCO BAR FIRE

Congressional and State and Forest Service Reps visited the Fire. Credit: Forest Service NW.

PUBLIC COMMUNITY MEETING. 9/10/2017 @ 1800 hours. Illinois Valley H.S. 625 E. River St in Cave Junction, OR. Hosted by the Chetco Bar Fire – East Zone IMT.

5 miles NE of Brookings , OR (SW part of the State) on the Rogue River-Siskiyou NF in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. Lightning caused. Fire fuels include: mixed conifer, brush and snags from previous fire scars (2002 Biscuit Fire and 1987 Silver Fire scars). #ChetcoBarFire

184,207 acres. 5% contained. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering and creeping. Flight recon showing low minimal flames and the fire stalled on tops of ridges above cool north-facing slopes and sites with green vegetation. RH has increased and fuels are retaining moisture from previously storms that have passed through the area.

The Northern side of the fire is showing more active fire behavior than the Eastern flank. Fire crews have successfully secured established containment lines, totally 50 miles. Today, hand crews will work closing small gaps in the fire lines on the Eastern flank.

Unified Command is made up of CFPA, OSFM and PNW Team 3.

A wooden building with a metal roof has hoselines across the ground around it and sprinklers set on low posts. A higher tripod behind one corner also holds a sprinkler.

Structure protection using hoses and sprinkler system to protect the McCaleb Ranch building. Credit: NW IMT #13

Resources include: 2 Type 3, 2 Type 2, 1 Type 1 and National Guard Type 1 helicopters. 9 Type 2 crews, 9 engines, 6 fallers, 6 bulldozers, 1 water tender, 3 masticators and 1 skidder. Total 1,421 personnel.

Incident Cooperators include Red Cross, BLM, USDA Forest Service, Brookings F&R, Coos FPA, Curry County, Harbor RFPD, Illinois Valley FD, Josephine County (JoCo), OR DOT, OR DOF and OR State Fire Marshal.

8,523 homes, 3,713 non-residential, 50 minor structures threatened. 1 home, 8 non-residential structures damaged and 6 homes, 24 other structures destroyed.

TFR issued by the FAA is in effect.

$40,800,000 Cost-to-Date.

DIAMOND CREEK FIRE

Fire is burning in both the United States and Canada, as the fire had previously crossed over. We are covering in both locations.

27 miles NNW of Winthrop, WA. 12 miles North of Mazama, WA. Start 7/23/2017. Possible human-caused. #DiamondCreekFire

Photos and a video from mid-afternoon recon flight on August 10, of confluence of Drake Creek and Jinks Creek area.

Diamond Creek fire on 8/10/2017 from an afternoon recon flight showing that of Drake Creek and Jinks Creek areas. Credit: John Szulc/OSC1.

More fire personnel arrived today bring the total to 85 personnel with 1 helicopter and 1 bulldozer.

91,500 acres in the U.S. and 14,000 acres in Canada. 30% contained.

Recon air flight conducted over fire line and active fire at the head of Monument Creek with fire fuels to the South. Weather was moderate overnight with increased humidity and lower temps. The fire did not spread very much to the South. Fire perimeter remains two miles North of the fire line that prompted a Level 2 evacuation in the Mazama communities.

Fire continues to burn in steep, rugged terrain in the Pasaytan Wilderness.

500 homes, 6 mixed used and 150 minor structures currently being threatened. 1 home, plus 2 minor structures have been destroyed.

$12,200,000 Cost-to-Date.

EAGLE CREEK FIRE

COMMUNITY MEETING. 9/11/2017 (Monday). 1800 hours. Edgefield Amphitheater at 2126 Halsey Street, Troutdale, OR.

Night back burn off of I-84 west of Cascade Locks

Burnout operations during night operations off of I-84 West of Cascade Locks, OR.

A break in the weather with moderate temps, higher RH levels and lighter winds has allowed Fire crews to make good progress on this fire.

2 miles South of Cascade Locks, OR on the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (USFS). Start 9/2/2017. Human caused. #EagleCreekFire

Fire behavior is active with group torching, flanking and backing. Smoke to remain moderate and to impact fire activities but not as serious as the day prior. 33,382 acres. 7% contained. Estimated containment date is 9/30/2017.

Type 6 IMT (IC). WA DNR is responsible / lead Fire Agency. 987 personnel.

This IS what the EOC looks like during a Disaster and all the faces behind coordination/communication activities. Credit: Forest Service NW.

Level 3 Evacuations. Cascade Locks South of WaNaPa. Warrendale. Dodson to Larch Mtn. LaTourell. Corebbe East of the 38700 block of Hwy 30. Archer Mtn and West of Deville Rd. in Skamania County, Washington.

Level 2 Evacuations. Cascade Locks North of WaNaPa, Viento State Park along I-84 corridor, Wyeth. 38700 block of Hwy to the Sandy River. Smith-Cripe Rd, Franz Rd. Dim Mill Rd., Archer Mtn. Rd. and East of Deville Rd.

Night back burn off of I-84 west of Cascade Locks

Level 1 Evacuations. Public land West of Hwy 281 (Lost Lake area), North of Mt. Hood. Portions of Hood River. Area running from Collins Rd. in Dee at the South end of I-84 on the North end and all areas West of Country Club South to Reed Rd., running due South to Hwy 281 and along 281 to MP 12.5. The Middle Fork of the Hood River until it comes parallel with the South end of Collins Road. East of 257th, North of Stark and West of the Sandy River in Troutdale. Mabee Mines Rd.

Red Cross Shelter. Contact EOC 509-427-8076 for Shelter info. Set-up at the Skamania Fairgrounds, across from Stevenson, WA.

Smoke Conditions Info. https://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/

A green harden canopy has a red and white Fire Information sign. The canopy has tables and people are visible beneath the canopy

Public Education at the Hood River Saturday Farmer’s Market.

Multnomah Co. Sheriff Updates: https://www.flashalert.net/id/MCSO

Hood River Co. Sheriff Updates: http://www.hoodriversheriff.com/news/breaking-news/

Road Closures: https://tripcheck.com

Fire Wise Tips/Info: http://www.firewise.org/

$7,100,000 CTD.

EAST CRATER FIRE

Includes 3 fires. East Crater Fire, Bear Creek Fire and Siouxon Fire located in proximity of 12 miles West of Trout Lake, WA. #EastCraterFire #BearCreekFire #SiouxonFire

EAST CRATER FIRE. Low temps, light rain has kept fire activities low and reducing fire spread to a minimal and fire size of 467 acres. Crews continue to remove trees and brush to prep roads on the East side as fire line to reduce fire spread outside of the wilderness. Fire has been burning in the Indian Heaven Wilderness since the fire started on 9/3/2017.

BEAR CREEK FIRE. Saturday was aided by cooler temps and higher humidity enabling crews to make great progress securing the fire line and mop-up operations. Crews will focus on locating remaining heat and extinguishing hot spots in the interior when safe to do so. Fire is 36 acres. This fire is located 3 miles NE of Carson, Washington. Concerns of protecting the Bear Creek Watershed remains on the top of their priority list due to the values at risk as this is the water supply for the community of Carson.

SIOUXION FIRE. Gifford Pinchot NF, a 10-person crew from WA DNR and a set of fallers continued constructing line around the 2 acre ire. This fire is located 1/4 mile off the Siouxon trail approximately 1 mile up from 5701 Road trailhead.

FALCON COMPLEX

2 fires. Umpqua NF. 25 miles East of Tiller, OR. #FalconComplex

225 personnel. 6 crews, 14 engines and 1 helicopters with no additional equipment assigned.

2,935 acres. 68% contained. The fire behavior is minimal.

There are 5 homes and 15 minor structures threatened.

$14,800,000 Cost-to-Date.

HIGH CASCADES COMPLEX

4 fires burning within the Crater Lake National Park, the Rogue River – Siskiyou NF on the High Cascades Ranger District, the Umpqua NF, Tiller Ranger District and the Fremont – Winema NF in the Sky Lakes wilderness, OR. Fire behavior is moderate with isolated torching, creeping and smoldering. #HighCascadesComplex

PUP FIRE. A spot fire was discovered on Saturday on the South flank of the Pup Fire in the Lone Prairie area. Ground and aerial resources responded and quickly contained the spot fire to a single acre fire.

BROKEN LOOKOUT FIRE. Crews continued with prep work on the north end of 6510 Rd. Burnout and mop-up operations in effect.

Totals: 425 personnel. 16 crews, 39 engines and 6 helicopters assigned. 70,654 acres. 21% contained.

69 homes, 23 mixed used and 100 minor structures are under threat. 1 structure has been destroyed. Level 2 in the McKenzie River area downgraded from a Level 2 to a Level 1.

$40,200,000 Cost-to-Date.

HORSE CREEK COMPLEX

5 fires. Willamette NF. 50 miles East of Roseburg, OR. Managing Rebel Fire and Nash Fires. 7 miles South of Belknap Springs, OR. Timber. Total acres are 29,417 with a 0% containment status. 776 personnel. 28 crews, 8 helicopters and 13 engines. #HorseCreekComplex

Smoke and ash at the Horse Creek Road Guard on September 4.

NASH FIRE. 4 miles from Elk Lake. Has burned almost to the edge of Nash Lake. Crews will using a Lakota helicopter equipped with daytime infrared capability to determine exact location of the fire perimeter and areas of active fires. 6,376 acres. #NashFire Level 2. Elk and Hosmer Lakes in Deschutes County. Level 1. Lava Lake and Little Lava Lake. For Evacuation alerts, sign up through the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office http://bit.ly/2f3NWMA. or call 541-693-6911.

Structures prepared with sprinklers ahead of the fire

OLALLIE LOOKOUT FIRE. 1,174 acres. The Lakota copter will fly over this fire along with the RONEY FIRE (3,135 acres). Both fires show minimal fire behavior and are being monitored.

SEPARATION FIRE. Fire crews are working both sides on the East and West of this fire burning on the North side of Hwy 242. Copters are being used to assist with fire suppression and containment activities on the fire’s edge.

REBEL FIRE. Crews completed containment lines along with FS rd. 19 (Aufderheide Drive) from Box Canyon to Cougar Dam. They continue to remove fallen trees or ones that are threatening on FS Rd. 19. 7,706 acres. $5,300,000 Cost-to-Date. #RebelFire

View from a helicopter of the Horse Creek Complex(Roney Fire) burning in the Three Sisters Wilderness

AVENUE FIRE. Located South of Foley Hot Springs and SE of McKenzie Bridge. Fire is visible from the Community of McKenzie Bridge and it is moving down the ridge above King Rd. towards fire lines. Structure protection to be conducted along Hwy 242 between Foley Hot Springs and Camp White Branch.

BOX CANYON FIRE. 27 acres.

PETE FIRE. 51 acres.

$3,700,000 Cost-to-Date.

HORSE PRAIRIE FIRE

Horse Prairie Fire Panoramic Photo

12 miles West of Riddle and 8 miles SE of Camas Valley, OR on the Douglas Fire Protective Association lands. Reported 8/27/2017 around 1530 hours. Cause is unknown. #HorsePrairieFire

776 personnel with 28 crews, 8 helicopters and 13 engines.

Incident Cooperators include: DFPA, Coos FPA, OR DOF andTenmile RFD, along with multiple industrial landowners, logging companies and contract firefighting crews.

16,436 acres. 40% contained. Estimated containment date is 9/15/2017.

2 structures have been lost. 9 homes are threatened.

$14,400,000 Cost-to-Date.

JACK CREEK FIRE

Jack Creek Fire View From Van Epps Pass Sept 9

2,732 acres. 0% contained.

Minimal fire behavior with creeping and isolated single tree torching. Fire was observed as having moved into the Jack Creek, Stuart and Eightmile Lake basins.

Point protection implemented by the Wenatchee River Ranger District trail members, Wilderness Rangers and Stock Program Lead assisted local Fire District firefighters with recreational facilities within the Alpine Lakes areas. Pack animals transported in 65# of wrap for structural protection. Phase I consisted of wrapping Wallowa wood toilets at Eightmile, Little Eightmile and Stuart Lakes. Wood signage was also removed.

Unknown cost-to-date known.

JOLLY MTN FIRE

WA State Gov. Jay Inslee declared a State-of-Emergency for this wildfire and others across the State. http://governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/proclamations/proc_17-12.pdf

Conditions firefighters face on the Jolly Mtn. Fire. Credit: Ken Gregor (via Inciweb)

11 miles NW of Cle Elum, WA. Start 8/11/2017. Lightning caused. Type 1 PNW Team 2. #JollyMtnFire

814 personnel. 17 crews, 5 helicopters and 75 engines. (State Mobe staffed)

Incident Cooperators include the American Red Cross, USFS – Okanogan – Wenatchee NF, Kittitas County Fire Districts #7 and 6 along with the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office, Nature Conservancy, Redmond Hotshots and WA DNR.

Hotshot Crews in Fire camp. Credit: Kale Casey

29,432 acres. 10% containment. Fire is moderate behavior with backing, group torching and spotting. Portions of the fire is backing with some group torching in pockets of unburned heavy ground fuels. Estimated containment date is 10/15/2017.

The fire is currently backing towards containment lines on the West and East sides and is expected along the Northern perimeter. Limited growth is expected. On the West perimeter crews will begin construction of indirect fire lines South of Salmon la Sac to protect assets at risk to the North. On the East perimeter, crews are firing areas in Jungle Creek and Johnson Creek to remove fire fuels. Structure protection still in effect.

Filling station on the Jolly Mtn Fire. Credit Kale Casey

EVACUATION INFO. Kittitas County. http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/press/default.aspx. Evacuations in effect until at least Monday, 9/11/2017.

RED CROSS SHELTER. Putnam Centennial Center (Senior Center). 719 E. 3rd Street, Cle Elum, WA 98922.

There are 4,204 homes and 1,073 minor structures currently still being threatened.

$16,500,000 Cost-to-date.

JONES FIRE

Start 8/10/2017 around 1850 hours. Located in the Little Fall Creek watershed in the Willamette NF and 9 miles East of Fall Creek Reservoir, as well as 1 mile North of Clark Butte, OR. Lightning caused. #JonesFire

Unified Command consists of the NW IMT Team #12, Willamette NF and the OR DOF. Command will be returned from the Type 2 IMT to a local unit today. 406 personnel. 12 crews, 17 engines and 3 helicopters.

Fire behavior is minimal with backing, flanking and single-tree torching. 8,536 acres. 48% contained.

4 homes and 1 minor structure is being threatened. 1 structure destroyed.

Green trees may be weakened by the 2003 previous fire. Crews will continue to secure containment lines and mop-up operations. Focus on the new Forest Service Rd 18 spot fire is being addressed.

Closures in effect.

$16,800,000 Cost-to-Date.

MILLER COMPLEX

17 miles East Cave Junction OR. 25 fires. Start 8/14/2017 by lightning. #MillerComplex

Creedence Fire. 7 miles South of Williams. 2,089 acres. 40% contained. Min fire behavior.

Bigelow Fire. Same location as Creedence Fire. 71 acres. 72% containment. Min fire behavior.

Burnt Peak Fire. 9 miles SW of Ruch, 3 miles N of Applegate Lake. 447 acres. 74% containment. Crews to secure containment lines.

Abney Fire. South of Applegate Lake, North of Seiad Valley, CA. 27,160 acres. 12% contained. Fire moving to the South.

Cedar Fire. Fire burning in the Red Buttes Wilderness area.

Totals: 34,126 acres. 35% containment status. 604 personnel. 15 crews, 35 engines, 6 helicopters. Fire is moderate with flanking, backing and torching. 110 homes, 20 mixed use buildings and 5 minor structures are currently being threatened.

$18,900,000 Cost-to-Date.

MILLIFIRE

Deschutes NF. 9 miles West of Sisters, OR. Timber. #MilliFire

59 personnel. 2 crews, 5 engines.

Fire behavior is active with flanking and backing. 24,025 acres. 60% contained. Fire crews will work to repair and rehab lines along the Northwestern fire edge. Growth is expected to occur.

205 homes are under threat.

$15,000,000 Cost-to-Date.

NORSE PEAK FIRE

11 miles West of Cliffdell, WA. Start 8/11/2017. Lightning caused. #NorsePeakFire #AmericanFire

Incident Cooperators include Nile – Cliffdell FD, WA DNR, Okanogan – Wenatchee NF, WA State National Guard, WA DNR, Yakima County Sheriff Office, WA State DOT, WA State EM and the Yakima Valley OEM.

National Guard during a briefing on the Norse Peak Fire.

NORSE PEAK FIRE. 49,997 acres. 12% containment. Crews continue to work on SR 410. Smoke has increased and moderate fire behavior occurred due to under story fire fuels. Fire is contained to the North side SR 410. Fire creeping towards structures in the Crystal Mtn, Gold Hill and Silver Springs areas. Crews working hard to remove vegetation, establish handlines and sprinkler lines int he area. It’s been determined enough fire resources are in the area to stop any significant fire spread. Work on FS Rd. 462 is complete.

Structure protection of cabins.

1 minor injury reported.

599 personnel. 13 crews, 33 engines, 4 helicopters, 3 bulldozers, 10 water tenders.

AMERICAN FIRE. 1,958 acres. Increased fire activity on Saturday with rollout (ignited materials) rolling down into unburned fuels. Fire is now more active with uphill runs in under story in dead, down and ground fire fuels. Air resources deployed and were very successful in limiting fire spread. Structure protection in effect along Bumping River Rd. from the lake to Ira Ford Lane. Firefighters will continue to work their way North today.

CA Central Coast IMT is now Fire Management on this wildfire.

Closure List here –> https://www.fs-usda.gov/alerts/okawen/alerts-notices

$10,500,000 Cost-to-Date (Norse Peak) and $440,000 Cost-to-Date (American Fire) = Total $10,940,000.

NORTH PELICAN FIRE

Fremont-Winema NF. IMT 2. 25 miles NW of Klamath Falls, OR. #NorthPelicanFire

Fire behavior is moderate with soldering, flanking and single-tree torching. 3,474 acres. 25% containment.

219 personnel. 3 crews, 22 engines and 0 helicopters.

CLOSURES. FS lands West of Westside Rd. East of Pelican Butte Rd. North of FS Rd. 3554. South of FS rd. 3519.

$4,500,000 Cost-to-Date.

POTATO HILL FIRE

Between FS Rd. 830 and Hwy 20 South of Lost Lake Campground in OR. Reported 8/29/2017. Cause unknown. #PotatoHillFire

11 personnel. 2 engines.

Fire behavior is minimal. 199 acres with 95% containment.

$377,000 Cost-to-Date.

SAWMILL CREEK FIRE

COMMUNITY MEETING. 9/10/2017 @ 1800 hours. Greenwater FD. 59705 SR 410, Greenwater, WA.

National Guards assisting Fire Command.

South Puget Sound Region – WA DNR. IMT West of the Norse Peak wilderness and South of the Tacoma watershed, WA. Timber. #SawmillCreekFire

Started 9/4/2017 @ 1930 hours. PDT. 360 personnel. 10 crews, 20 engines, 3 bulldozers. Management has transitioned from a Type 3 SE WA Team 1 to a Type 2 Southern CA IMT Team. ICP is stationed at the Enumclaw Rodeo Grounds in Enumclaw, WA.

Incident Cooperators include: Fish and Wildfire Service, NOAA, Mt. Baker-Snowualmie NF, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Pierce Co. Sheriff Office, WA DNR, WA State National Guard and WA DOT.

Fire remained within containment lines, located NE of the town of Greenwater. Fire behavior was minimal overnight due to light rain and lower temps. Continues to threaten the City of Tacoma watershed, industrial timberland, USFS forest lands and DNR protected lands.

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CLOSURES. (Fire) https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mbs/alerts-notices/?aid=43123

TRAIL INFO. https://www.pcta.org/ (Pacific Crest Trail or PCT)

WEATHER INFO. NOAA. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=47.2528768&lon=-122.44429059999999#.WbVt0LKGM9B

EVACUATION PREPAREDNESS. WA DNR. http://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/wildfire/wildfire-preparedness/emergency-preparedness

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848 acres. 0% contained.

No structures reported as damaged or destroyed.

No injuries have been reported.

$867,000 Cost-to-Date.

STALEY FIRE

Burning on the Willamette National Forest, Middle Fork Ranger District and 23 miles South of Oakridge, OR. Start 8/9/2017@ 2100 Hours PDT. Lightning caused. 2,300 acres and 81% contained. #Staley Fire

Fire behavior is minimal as rain fell over the fire line on Thursday, September 7, 2017.

90 personnel. 1 crew and 6 engines.

$8,300,000 CTD.

UMPQUA NORTH COMPLEX

COMMUNITY MEETING. 9/11/2017 (Monday). 1700 hours. 2900 NW Stewart Pkwy, Roseburg, OR.

Located 50 miles East of Roseburg, OR and along 35 miles of the Hwy 138 corridor and spread throughout the North Umpqua and Diamond Lake Ranger Districts. Started as multiple fires. Start 8/11/2017 around 1030 hours. Lightning caused. Fire fuels include Timber, tall grass and brush. Complex has 9 active wildfires.

Welcome to Umpqua

Majority were lightning caused and moved through the area in August. Main fires separated into east and west zones. #UmquaNorthComplex

Tents are lined up for soldiers of Task Force Spearhead 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division from Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington Friday morning, Sept. 8, 2017, at the Incident Command Post for the Umpqua North Complex. The 200 so

Tents lined up for Task Force Spearhead consisting of 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat team, 7th Infantry Division (JBLM) at the ICP.

CA IMT Team 4 is Fire Management team. 998 personnel.

39,529 acres. 36% containment Estimated containment is 9/30/2017.

Happy Dog Fire. Mop-up operations on the primary containment lines on the East side to continue.

Soldiers of Task Force Spearhead 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division from Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington listen to a briefing Friday morning, Sept. 8, 2017, at the Incident Command Post for the Umpqua North Complex. The 200 sold

Task Force Spearhead being briefed at the ICP.

Devil Fire. Continuing with fire suppression activities.

Fall Creek Fire. In monitor status. 100% contained.

Hwy 138 Fire. Crews working to secure and improve containment lines to contain fire heading towards the Hwy 138 corridor.

Additional wildfires are Oak Nob Fire, Brokentooth Fire, Copeland Fire, Rattlesnake Fire, #320 Fire and #443 Fire.

Burnout operations in progress

Fires are still threatening homes and is due to continue to spread and will continue threatening additional structures, as well power lines, road system, commercial timber values.

EVACUATIONS. Level 1. Changed from Level 2 to Level 1. Dry Creek / Illahee Flat areas on Hwy 138 from MP 46.5 to MP 49. Soda Springs/Slide Creek area on Hwy 138 from MP 53 to 56.

Transmission Lines. Re-energized South transmission line between Illahee Flat and Fish Creek Power Plant. This allows Fish Creek Power Plan to power the electrical grid.

Burn Operation in Toketee Falls

Task Force Spearhead. 10X Crews organized into 3X Strike Teams, overhead and support personnel US Army is providing ,conducted their last day of field training. The unit is scheduled to be or is already operational today.

Incident Cooperators include BLM, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Douglas Forest Protective Association, OR DOF and OR DOT.

$27,700,000 Cost-to-Date.

UNO PEAK FIRE

16 miles NE of Manson, WA. Start 8/30/2017. Cause unknown. 7, 236 acres. 1% contained. Estimated containment date is 10/15/2017. #UnoPeak

273 personnel. 5 crews, 8 engines and 1 helicopter.

Fire behavior is active with torching, flanking and backing.

$2,600,000 Cost-to-Date.

WA Wildfires Expected to Burn into October | Sept 7 2017

September 7, 2017 / The NW Fire Blog (TM) / Leave a comment

Some wildfires have been burning already for a few months, while others are expected to burn well into October or possibly into November. Overnight, there were eight new wildfires with one being a brand new large incident (Archer Mtn Fire) ,

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The AMERICAN FIRE started on August 10, 2017 from lightning and is located about 11 miles West of Cliffdell, Washington. Currently the fire is at 1,320 acres that has not wavered from a zero-percent containment status.

Fire behavior is active with single tree and group torching. The fire crossed over the American Ridge on Tuesday, September 5th and is slowly backing down towards Bumping Lake. Crews were working on continuing with their hose lays and installing sprinklers in the area for structure protection activities.

There are approximately 110 homes still being threatened.

The USDA Forest Service is the lead Agency with two personnel due to being monitored by the Agency. NORSE PEAK FIRE fire crews are on stand-by in they are needed for fire suppression.

Total costs for fire suppression and containment expenses have reached $403,000 to date.

#AmericanFire #NorsePeakFire

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New Wildfire! TThe ARCHER MOUNTAIN FIRE started overnight from a spot fire from the EAGLE CREEK FIRE.

The fire has burned 120 acres and is currently listed at a six-percent containment status.

There are 82 personnel along with six engines and three crews.

Fire behavior was reported as active with backing and running.

There are currently 12 homes that are being threatened.

#ArcherMtnFire #ArcherMountainFire

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The BRIDGE CREEK FIRE was ignited by lightning and is located about two miles NE of Keller, Washington on August 8, 2017. Crews from the Mount Tolman Fire Center immediately responded and applied an initial fire attack on August 9, 2017. Their Incident Management Command team would transition over to the NWIMT Team 6 on August 11, 2017.

A 20-person fire crew on the Bridge Creek Fire.

This is what a 20-person fire crew looks like on the Bridge Creek Fire.

The NWIMT Team 6 would later transition in with the NW IMT Team 11 which assumed command on August 25th around 1800 hours.

The Type 2 IMT team is scheduled to transition with a new and local Type 3 IMT on Friday, September 8th.

NW IMT Team 11 at an evening meeting. These are the faces behind the fire line management team.

The main focus for Fire Management and crews was to protect the Bridge Creek Road, a key route for the tribal community, which has been completed. Some areas of the fire have demobilized, while others are still focusing on Division G, which was the center of attention on yesterday’s post where most of the fire was burning. Today, crews will complete mop-up to 30 feet. Other divisions are reporting they have mopped up to 100 feet into the fire area where it was safe to do so.

Extinguishing the fire.

The lead Agency is the Colville Agency. They currently have 276 personnel along with three crews, one helicopter and 14 engines assigned to this fire that has burned 3,711 acres. Fire crews have successfully gained an 85% containment status.

Fire is currently burning within containment lines in tall grass, timber, dead and downed debris.

Costs for fire suppression and containment expenses have reached a whopping $15,700,000.

#BridgeCreekFire

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The DIAMOND CREEK FIRE is burning 27 miles NNW of Winthrop, Washington on the Pasayten Wilderness that was sparked by human intervention on July 23, 2017 around 0945 hours. Law enforcement officials have not released the cause of the fire.

Fire fuels include heavy dead and down timber stands.

There has been one home and two minor structures destroyed with 500 homes and 150 minor structures under threat.

A Washington Smoke Blog, which data is gathered from County, State and Federal Agencies along with Indian Tribes and posted to this map by volunteers show the massive amounts of smoke pouring into the lowlands all across the NW. http://wasmoke.blogspot.com/

USDA Forest Service is the lead Agency and has 10 personnel assigned under their command along with one helicopter.

The Diamond Creek Fire crossed over the Canadian border on August 29, 2107.

Fire was reported to have extreme behavior yesterday, appears to be listed as just active.

104,000 acres and 65% contained. Estimated containment date is 10/15/2017. Fire fuels include heavy dead and down timber stands.

The cost-to-date for this fire has reached $11,500,000.

#DiamondCreekFire

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The EAST CRATER FIRE is burning 12 miles West of Trout Lake, Washington on Gifford Pinchot National Forest lands and reported to be in the Indian Heaven Wilderness. The fire is also burning in the Bear Creek Watershed.

It was started by an unknown cause on September 3, 2017. Law enforcement officials are investigating.

1,000 acres have been burned.

There are 19 personnel on this fire with one engine.

$20,000 is the cost-to-date fire suppression and containment total.

#EastCraterFire

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The JACK CREEK FIRE is another wildfire ignited by lightning. This fire is located 15 miles WSW of Leavenworth, Washington that started on August 11, 2017.

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Helicopter working on the Jack Creek Fire.

National Forest closure list can be found here. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/5581/40150/

There has been 1,800 acres burned and there is a zero-percent containment status. Estimated containment is November 1, 2017.

The USDA Forest Service is the lead Agency along with 20 personnel. No other resources are assigned to this incident.

#JackCreekFire

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The JOLLY MOUNTAIN FIRE has been burning intensely ever since it was ignited by lightning on August 11, 2017. This fire is located 11 miles NW of Cle Elum.

Community relations is key to keep the community well aware of what is happening, what to expect and how to stay prepared.

COMMUNITY MEETING. September 7, 2017 @ 1800 hours. Walter Strom Middle School Gym. 2694 SR 903, Cle Elum, WA 98922.

Over 800 (809 to be exact) firefighters along with 17 crews, 77 engines and nine helicopters are assigned on this fire.

4,204 homes and 1,073 minor structures are currently being threatened.

Incident Cooperators include for this Fire include the American Red Cross, Kittitas County Fire Districts #6 and #7. Kittitas County Sheriff Office, WA DNR and the Nature Conservancy.

National Guard personnel stage at Camp Murray ready to assist at the Jolly Mtn Fire in Cle Elum (Credit: WNG)

On September 2, 2017, the Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee declared a State-of-Emergency due to wildfires burning across the State. This has activated the National Guard, EOC, local and State firefighting resources.

The Jolly Fire has definitely burning intensely and this is one of many Fire Images of this incredible out-of-control wildfire.

For those whom may have breathing issues from all the heavy smoke hanging in the air, there are FREE Personal N95 air masks are available at the Kittitas County Public Health Department, Central Washington University SURC Info desk, Putnam Center in Cle Elum and Kittitas Fire District #7 in Upper County.

There has been 24,514 acres consumed and a five-percent containment status reached. Estimated containment date is October 15, 2017.

Fire behavior is active with uphill runs, group torching and spotting.

About $13,600,000 in fire suppression and containment cost-to-date have been reached.

#JollyMtnFire #JollyMountainFire

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The NORSE PEAK FIRE Management team is currently managing the AMERICAN FIRE and all of its personnel have been on stand-by for weeks in case needed to staff that wildfire. The Norse Peak Fire was started by lightning on August 11, 2017 and is located about 11 miles West of Cliffdell in the same area as its sister fire.

Smoke column on the Norse Peak Fire. (Credit: Marlon Batin via Inciweb)

CLOSURE. The White River entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park is closed. Park Updates – https://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htm.

Fire behavior is active with flanking, single tree and group torching. There has been 43,482 acres scorched with an eight-percent containment status.

There are currently 371 personnel along with 10 crews, two helicopters and 28 engines assigned to this incident.

EVACUATIONS. Level 3 evacuations were conducted for the Silver Springs Campground, Silver Creek, Deep Creek, Joke Creek, Alta Community, Pick Handle Basin, Goat Creek, Gold Hill Community and the Crystal Mtn Ski Resort areas in Pierce County. Level 3 had been ordered for Goose Prairie along Bumping River Road in Yakima County.

Total fire suppression and containment cost-to-date have reached $8,000,000.

#NorsePeakFire

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The QUARRY FIRE is the closest fire burning near Seattle, Washington. This wildfire is burning 30 miles NE of North Bend on the Mt. Baker – Snoqualmie National Forest was human-caused that ignited on August 11, 2017.

Dozer and Fire Fighter

Roadways are being used as Fire breaks.

Fire fuels include timber and medium logging slash. There has been 130 acres consumed but a 40-percent under control status has been reached.

There is the same amount of resources are there were yesterday with 90 personnel, two crews and three engines.

Due to rugged landscapes, the fire cannot be contained but only listed as under “control”.

#QuarryFire

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The SAWMILL CREEK FIRE started on September 4, 2017, from an unknown cause. It is burning 10 miles NE of Greenwater, Washington in the Greenwater Watershed. There have been 848 acres burned and at the time of this posting, there is a zero containment status.

Smoke and hazy conditions along the fireline

10 miles NE of Greenwater, Washington. Start 9/4/2017 around 1930 hours.Cause unknown.

Fire fuels include Timber (litter & understory). Currently burning on industrial timber, NF land and WA DNR protected lands and in the Greenriver Watershed. Fire is still burning on industrial timber land, National Forest lands and WA DNR protected lands inside of the watershed.

Fire activity along Sawmill Ridge

WA DNR – South Puget Sound Region is the lead Fire Agency and is assigned 54 personnel and five engines. The Type 3 SE WA IMT Team 1 has taken command of this fire incident.

Cost for fire suppression and containment expenses have reached $150,000 in the initial stages of this fire.

#SawmillFire

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UNO PEAK FIRE started on August 30, 2017, from an unknown cause. It is located 16 miles NW of Manson, Washington. Fire has burned 6,520 acres and has a one-percent containment status. Estimated containment is October 15, 2017.

The Ferry Peak Fire on September 1, 2017.

Ferry Peak Fire on the Uno Fire. (Credit: USFS)

Firefighters will continue to work on building and improving the primary indirect line, structure protection and sprinkler lays in the Llama Ranch area and begin structure protection in the Canoe Creek area. Culvert installation on Gold Creek will continue.

Fire is threatening 13 homes and 22 minor structures. It has already destroyed one cabin.

USDA Forest Service is the lead Agency assigned 233 personnel, six crews, eight engines and a single helicopter.

Overall, fire suppression and containment costs have topped out at $1,500,000.

#UnoPeak

Fires Spread All Over Our Landscapes | Sept 6 2017

September 6, 2017 / The NW Fire Blog (TM) / Leave a comment

POST SUMMARY | Wildfires seem to be popping up all over our landscapes here in Washington and Oregon without permission of course, but we must fight them however we can. Here is how firefighters are doing just that and more.

**We are currently tracking almost NW 30 wildfires on a daily basis, while working to bring you Fire Info on additional fires (CA wildfires on The CA Fire Report). Here is our recap for 10+ Washington State wildfires for Wednesday, September 6, 2017.**

Note: Fires shown on this map are only for those 350+ acres.

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WASHINGTON STATE FIRES

AMERICAN FIRE

11 miles W of Cliffdell. Start 8/10/2017. Lightning caused. USDA lead agency with 2 personnel. 0 resources.

635 acres. 0% contained. 110 homes still threatened.

Fire is being monitored to make sure it remains confined to the wilderness. Fire crossed over the Kettle Creek to the East. No further details on this fire due to heavy smoke and limited visibility.

Norse Peak Fire personnel are on stand-by in case needed for fire suppression efforts.

There are currently no other resources or personnel assigned to this fire at this time.

#AmericanFire

BRIDGE CREEK FIRE

2 miles NE of Keller. Start 8/9/2017. Colville Agency. Lightning caused.

276 total personnel. 5 line crews, 16 engines, 5 bulldozers, 14 water tenders, 1 skidgins, 2 masticators and 1 feller-buncher along with air resources (1 Type 2 medium helicopter).

Briefing on the Bridge Creek Fire.

Fire has been knocked down to a moderate fire behavior with smoldering, creeping and isolated torching. Some resources are being demobilizing from this fire, as fewer resources are needed at this time.

The Mount Tolman Fire Center has set the Fire Danger Level at “Very High” across the Colville Reservation.

Remaining fire personnel will focus on much of the heat of the fire located along the NE perimeter and interior in Division G. They will also work to establish a solid mop-up line 100 feet from the fire’s edge. This is where the greatest number of personnel are assigned.

Putting the water on the red stuff.

Other firefighters will continue to utilize the infrared camera along the SW perimeter. There are only three areas where heat has been observed.

3,709 acres. 84% contained. The estimated containment date has been changed from 9/20/2017 to 10/20/2017.

Daisy Trail/Lynx Creek Rd., Red Thunder Cutoff , BIA Rd. 1045, Oregon City Rd. and Boss Creek Roads are closed, along with Summit Trail and Oregon City are closed.

$15.4 Million CTD. #BridgeCreekFire

DIAMOND CREEK FIRE

27 miles NNW of Winthrop on the Pasayten Wilderness. Start 7/23/2017 around 0945 hours. Cause has been solved and determined to be human intervention. Law Enforcement Officials have not released the cause to the Public.

USDA Forest Service lead Agency. 50 personnel. 1 engine and 2 helicopters.

The Diamond Creek Fire crossed over the Canadian border on 8/29/2017.

Extreme fire behavior with short-crown runs, group torching and spotting is occurring. Heavy smoke appears as the inversion continues, now into multiple days enabling the fire to be stuck in rocky terrain just over Butte Pass at the head of Monument Creek. Majority of the fire continues to move NW into Canada.

Fire in the Dollar Creek drainage on 7/31/2017.

105,000 acres and 65% contained. Estimated containment date is 10/15/2017. Fire fuels include Heavy dead and down timber stands.

1 home and 2 minor structures destroyed. 500 homes and 150 minor structures threatened.

Today is the 88th consecutive day without rain over much of the North Central Washington State area. Much of the same weather will continue mid-week.

$10 Million CTD. #DiamondCreekFire

EAST CRATER FIRE

12 miles West of Trout Lake was reported on 9/3/2017, as burning in the Indian Heaven wilderness on the Gifford Pinchot NF. Unknown cause but is under investigation. Fire currently unstaffed and with no resources assigned to this wildfire.

Fire reported in the Indian Heaven Wilderness on the Gifford Pinchot NF on Saturday. The Pacific Crest Trail or PCT as known to hikers were evacuated and other trails.

The Indian Heaven Wilderness and approximately 10 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail or the PCT are closed at this time.

Signed Closure Order for East Crater Fire 9/4/2017

Closure map for the East Crater Fire on 9/4/2017.

All trails including the Indian Heaven Wilderness and West to the 65 Road and 30 Road extending North to the 30 Road intersection with Road 24 are closed.

The 24 Road and all campgrounds accessed by the 24 Road from the 30 Road to the 6020 Road are also closed.

Eastern border shut down from the 24 road south along 6020 and the 6030 road to its junction with 6035.

Additional closures on the Southern border at Indian Heave wilderness and the 60 road along with the PCT between FS Road 60 near Crest Horse Camp north to Surprise Lakes.

1,000 acres. 0% contained. Estimated containment date is 9/23/2017

$20,000 CTD. #EastCraterFire

JACK CREEK FIRE

15 miles WSW of Leavenworth. Start 8/11/2017. Lightning caused. 20 personnel. 0 resources.

NE winds will pull wildfire smoke into the area from the State of Montana and our nearby neighbor, British Columbia, Canada. This will reduce visibility, which is currently impacting aircraft recon and infrared flights.

A recon flight shows the magnitude on the Jack Creek Fire on 9/2/2017.

Moderate fire behavior with backing, flanking and isolated tree torching. Firefighters have spotted fire over Jack Ridge and has been established in the Eightmile drainage prompting immediate evacuation of campers and day hikers closing off all trails in the area.

Firefighters to begin point protection activities within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.

Fire grew to the South in the Van Epps drainage and grew largely east through the 2008 Jack Creek fire footprint. It currently has a moderate fire behavior with surface fire, single-tree and group tree torching.

National Forest closure list can be found here. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/5581/40150/

Column to the left is Jack Creek, column in the bottom right is the Jolly Mountain Fire

Jack Creek smoke column from the South on 9/2/2017.

Fire Managers are allowing the fire to burn its natural course for ecological benefits.

2,154 estimated acres. 0% contained. Estimated containment date is 11/1/2017.

#JackCreekFire

JOLLY MOUNTAIN FIRE

11 miles NW of Cle Elum. Start 8/11/2017. Lightning caused.

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Credit: Jolly Mtn Facebook Page

The Washington State National Guard was activated on 9/6/2017 at the request of the Kittitas County EOC to assist with road blocks, traffic control and firefighting efforts.

WNG personnel will work directly under EOC Command for Law Enforcement support while firefighting resources work for the PNW 2 Type 1 IMT. They were also requested back in 2014 for the Snag Canyon Fire.

PNW Team 2, a Type 1 IMT. 775 total personnel. 16 crews, 9 helicopters and 78 engines. Fire is in State Mobe status, which activates many resources at the Local, County and State levels bringing out those statewide.

COMMUNITY MEETING

9/7/2017 @ 1800 Hours

Walter Strom Middle School Gym @ 2694 SR 903, Cle Elum WA 98922

Jolly Mtn Fire ICP briefing Governor Inslee on 9/5/2017. You can see how massive the fire is in the middle of the map. Credit: Gov. Inslee Office

Incident Cooperators include: American Red Cross, Kittitas County Fire Districts #6 and #7. Kittitas County Sheriff Office, WA DNR and the Nature Conservancy.

On 9/2/2017, Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee declared a State-Of-Emergency due to wildfires across the State. This activated the National Guard, the EOC and local and state firefighting resources.

There are 775 personnel, 19 crews, 78 engines and 9 helicopters assigned to this incident.

Proclamation Order. http://governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/proclamations/proc_17-12.pdf

Fire crew briefing

4,204 homes and 1,073 minor structures threatened. (no change since 9/5’s post.)

FREE Personal N95 air masks are available at the Kittitas County Public Health Department, Central Washington University SURC Info desk, Putnam Center in Cle Elum and Kittitas Fire District #7 in Upper County.

24,514 acres. 0% contained. Estimated containment date is 10/15/2017.

$12.9 Million fire suppression and containment costs-to-date.

#JollyMtnFire #JollyMountainFire

NORSE PEAK FIRE

11 miles West of Cliffdell. Start 8/11/2017. Lightning caused.

Raven Roost on 9/3/2017. Credit: Jason Emhoff (Courtesy: Inciweb)

The infrared camera used shows a substantial increase in acreage for both the NORSE PEAK FIRE and AMERICAN FIREs.

NORSE PEAK FIRE crossed over the PCT on Monday and entered the Crystal Mountain ski area.

341 personnel. 6 crews, 22 engines, 2 helicopters, 3 bulldozers and 7 water tenders.

Fire personnel will continue to complete work along SR 410 to the SSE. The fire on the Western edge continues to threaten structures and crews are working on suppression and containment.

View from Pyramid Pass on 9/3/2017. Credit: Ken Didion (Courtesy: Inciweb)

Enumclaw residents are not due to evacuate as the fire is about 30 miles away from them. Enumclaw FD has put out a Presser that they are not expecting the fire to move towards town. They are monitoring the fire situation very closely.

43,485 acres. 8% contained. Estimated containment date is 10/1/2017.

$7.6 Million total costs. #NorsePeakFire

QUARRY FIRE

30 miles NE of North Bend on the Mt. Baker – Snoqualmie NF. Fire burning on private land and Forest lands. Start 8/11/2017. Human caused. Fire fuels include timber and medium logging slash.

Crew

90 personnel. 2 crews and 3 engines. The current IC (NV Team 3) transitioned with a local Type 3 organization on 9/3/2017 @ 0600 hours.

Due to rugged landscapes, the fire cannot be contained but only listed as under “control”.

Fire behavior is slowly moving to South and East. 130 acres. 40% controlled. Estimated containment is 10/1/2017.

$ Unknown. #QuarryFire

SAWMILL CREEK FIRE New!

Fire activity along Sawmill Ridge

10 miles NE of Greenwater, Washington. Start 9/4/2017 around 1930 hours.Cause unknown.

Fire fuels include Timber (litter & understory). Currently burning on industrial timber, NF land and WA DNR protected lands and in the Greenriver Watershed.

75 personnel. 2 crews and 5 engines. Lead Agency is WA DNR. IC is a Type 3, SE WA IMT Team 1. Type 3 resources have been ordered and will be soon arriving to the fire line.

840 acres. 0% contained.

#SawmillFire

UNO PEAK FIRE

Smoke from the Uno Peak Fire on September 1, 2017.

16 miles NE of Manson and burning on the steep slopes of the east shore of Lake Chelan on USFS managed lands. Start 8/30/2017. Cause unknown.

13 homes and 22 minor structures threatened. One home destroyed. Fire fuels include timber and brush.

220 personnel. 4 crews, 7 engines and 1 helicopters. Fire Command is being managed by the NW IMT Team #10 which they assumed command on 9/2/2017.

Fire behavior is active with torching, flanking and backing. 6,017 acres. 1% contained. Estimated containment date 10/15/2017.

$1.4 Million CTD. #UnoPeak

Firestorms Explode in the NW | Sept 5 2017

September 5, 2017 / The NW Fire Blog (TM) / Leave a comment

POST SUMMARY | Some wildfires have turned into Firestorms burning up everything that stands in its path, as if it were a runaway freight train.

Here is our recap for Tuesday, September 5, 2017.

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WASHINGTON STATE FIRES

AMERICAN FIRE

11 miles W of Cliffdell. Start 8/10/2017. Lightning caused. USDA lead agency with 2 personnel. 0 resources. $397,000 total costs. #AmericanFire

Active fire behavior with single-tree torching, backing and flanking. Estimated containment date is 10/1/2017. 500 acres. 0% contained. 110 structures threatened.

BRIDGE CREEK FIRE

2 miles NE of Keller. Start 8/9/2017. Colville Agency. Lightning caused. 286 personnel. 5 crews, 18 engines, 1 helicopter. $15.1 Million CTD. $15.1 Million total costs. #BridgeCreekFire

SEAT (Fire Boss). Credit: Bonnie Boyd (via Inciweb)

Active fire behavior with backing, creeping and isolated torching. 3,709 acres. 78% contained. 0 structures/infrastructure/assets threatened. Estimated containment date is 9/20/2017.

DIAMOND CREEK FIRE. 27 miles NNW of Winthrop. Start 7/23/2017. Cause under investigation. 16 personnel. 2 helicopters. 1 engine. #DiamondCreekFire

58,794 acres. 65% contained. Estimated containment date is 10/15/2017. 1 home destroyed. 4 minor structures threatened. 2 minor structures destroyed.

EAST CRATER FIRE. 12 miles West of Trout Lake. Start 9/3/2017. Unknown cause. 19 personnel. 1 engine. $20,000 CTD. #EastCraterFire

Moderate fire behavior. 1,000 acres. 0% contained. Estimated containment date is 9/23/2017

JACK CREEK FIRE. 15 miles WSW of Leavenworth. Start 8/11/2017. Lightning caused. 20 personnel. 0 resources. #JackCreekFire

Recon flight over the Jack Creek Fire on 9/2/2017.

Structure protection within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness will start on Wednesday. 2,154 acres. Estimated containment date is 11/1/2017.

JOLLY MTN FIRE. 13 miles NW of Cle Elum. Start 8/11/2017. Lightning caused. 711 personnel. 15 crews, 82 engines and 5 helicopters. $12 Million total costs. #JollyMtnFire

23,106 acres. 0% contained. Estimated containment date is 10/15/2017.

NORSE PEAK FIRE. 11 miles West of Cliffdell. Start 8/11/2017. Lightning caused. 337 personnel., 9 crews, 22 engines, 3 bulldozers, 7 water tenders and 2 helicopters. $6.9 Million total costs. #NorsePeakFire

Smoke is coming from a wilderness area, with a yellow view around them.

Fire burning on the Norse Peak Fire.

19,382 acres. 8% contained. Estimated containment date is 10/1/2017.

QUARRY FIRE. 30 miles NE of North Bend. Start 8/11/2017. Human caused. 90 personnel. 2 crews and 3 engines. $ Unknown. #QuarryFire

130 acres. 40% contained. Estimated containment is 10/1/2017.

UNO PEAK FIRE. 16 miles NE of Manson. Start 8/30/2017. Cause unknown. 186 personnel. 4 crews, 4 engines and 2 helicopters. #UnoPeak

2,382 acres. 1% contained. Estimated containment date 10/15/2017.

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OREGON FIRES

CHETCO BAR FIRE. 5 miles NE of Brookings in the Rogue River-Siskiyou NF in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. #ChetcoBarFire

Start 7/12/2017. Lightning caused. Fire fuels include: mixed conifer, brush and snags from previous fire scars (2002 Biscuit Fire and 1987 Silver Fire scars). Extreme fire behavior with group torching, spotting and short-crown runs.

Eagle Fire. Credit: IAFF Local 1159.

Resources include 1,599 personnel. 42 crews, 80 engines, 22 dozers, 21 water tenders and 7 helicopters.

Chetco Bar Fire Community Briefing

9/6/2017 @ 1800 Hours

Brookings-Harbor H.S., 625 Pioneer Rd, Brookings, OR

176,700 acres. 5% contained. 8,523 homes, 3,713 non-residential commercial and 50 other minor structures. 1 home and 8 minor structures damaged 6 homes, 20 minor structures destroyed.

Eagle Creek Fire surrounds Munra Pt. in the Columbia River Gorge on 9/4/2017. Credit: Multnomah County Sheriff.

Unified Command is made up of CFPA, OSFM and PNW Team 3.

Become a Fire Smart Hero to yourself and your Family by becoming Firewise. Here is how you can start today by following these great recommendations, Courtesy of Forest Service NW.

A temporary flight restriction or TFR is in effect. No drones have been present that Fire Officials know of and to keep firefighters safe in the air and ground, it must stay clear of them. Unsure where you can fly? Check out this website at http://www.KnowBeforeYouFly.org

EAGLE CREEK FIRE

2 miles South of Cascade Locks on the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (USFS). Start 9/2/2017. Human caused. 457 personnel. 4 crews, 29 engines and 5 helicopters. $700,000 total costs. #EagleCreekFire

Smoke billows from the mountainside. Courtesy of Eagle Creek and Indian Creek Fires 2017

283 homes and 15 mixed commercial/residential structures threatened.

Extreme fire behavior with torching, wind-driven runs and long-range spotting. Fire has moved across the river and burning in both Oregon and Washington State. Fire crews were busy with structure protection and evacuations.

10,000 acres. 0% contained. Estimated containment is unknown.

Multnomah County Sheriff Office states as of 1000 hours on Tuesday there are no new evacuations but the previous orders are still in effect. Level 3 Warrendale, Dodson, Larch Mountain, Latourell, Bridal Veil and East Corbett. Level 2 Corbett and Springdale. Evacuation Shelter is located at the Mt. Hood Community College at 3691 NE 17th Drive, Gresham, OR.

Social Media is reporting this fire located about 30-40 miles is East of Portland’s air is full of a brownish-grey color of smoke is hanging in the air for the several days and soot raining down below.

STALEY FIRE

Burning on the Willamette National Forest, Middle Fork Ranger District and 23 miles South of Oakridge. Start 8/9/2017@ 2100 Hours PDT. Lightning caused. #Staley Fire

Mop-up operations around Staley Fire.

Fire behavior is moderate and backing. 2,234 acres. 76% contained. 217 personnel.

TUMBLE BUG 2 FIRE. Started at the time and about 5 miles East of the Staley. Suppression efforts being made on fire suppression and structural protection of public and private timber, cultural and historic resources and critical habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl and Bull Trout. Fire now in patrol status. #TumbleBug2Fire

Jade Creek Fire

JADE CREEK FIRE. 16 miles East of Bly on the Oregon Fremont – Winema NF. Start 8/29/2017. Lightning caused. Fire fuels include timber and logging slash. 287 personnel. SW Area IMT 3. #JadeCreekFire

Very little smoldering and creeping observed on Monday. Crews are continuing with mop-up operations. 782 acres. 51% contained.

HIGH CASCADES COMPLEX

20 fires burning within the Crater Lake National Park, the Rogue River – Siskiyou NF on the High Cascades Ranger District, the Umpqua NF, Tiller Ranger District and the Fremont – Winema NF in the Sky Lakes wilderness. 13 of these wilderness have been contained and are in patrol status. 7 are being managed with full suppression strategy. 742 personnel. #HighCascadesComplex

Snow shelter covered with fire-resistant wrapping.

Broken Lookout Fire. Priority fire due to Hwy 62 and Union Creek. To use air resources to stop fire spread and to strengthen containment lines, as well as structure protection.

Blanket Fire. 2nd priority due to Hwys 230 & 138 and the entrance to Crater Lake National Park. Burning within the Blanket Creek drainage on the Rogue River – Siskiyou NF. Crater Lake National Park. A lightning strike caused the fire to ignite on 7/26/2017.

Spruce Lake Fire. 3rd priority due to Hwy 62 and Wood River Valley. Another lightning strike caused this fire on 7/29/2017, burning on the West side of the Crater Lake National Park. NW IMT Team 7 took over management on 8/24/2017.

Burnout operations during night operations

Pup Fire. 4th priority due to Hwy 62. To provide structure protection for Hershberger Lookout and nearby telecommunications site.

Incident Cooperators include OR DOF, OR Military Department and Warm Springs FD.

Fire remains to be active with short-crown runs, group torching and short-range spotting. 42,120 acres. 18% contained.

POTATO HILL FIRE

Between FS Rd. 830 and Hwy 20 South of Lost Lake Campground in OR. Reported 8/29/2017. Cause unknown. 59 personnel. #PotatoHillFire

Potato Hill fire on 8/31/2017.

Crews continue to mop up within the fire perimeter and secure containment lines as the fire continues to smolder in heavy fire fuels such as heavy logging slash and timber (litter & understory). Smoke due to heavily impact Hwy 20 night and early morning.

HORSE PRAIRIE FIR

12 miles West of Riddle and 8 miles SE of Camas Valley. Reported 8/27/2017 around 1530 hours. Cause is unknown. 1,099 personnel.

Incident Cooperators include: DFPA, Coos FPA, OR DOF andTenmile RFD, along with multiple industrial landowners, logging companies and contract firefighting crews.

16,419 acres. 25% contained.

JONES FIRE

Located in the Little Fall Creek watershed in the Willamette NF and 9 miles East of Fall Creek Reservoir, as well as 1 mile North of Clark Butte. Start 8/10/2017 around 1850 hours. Lightning caused. 558 personnel. 4 camp crews, 15 hand crews, 22 engines, 8 dozers, 23 water tenders, 2 medium and 1 light helicopters. #JonesFire

Fire Moon. Credit: Marcus Kauffman

Unified Command consists of the NW IMT Team #12, Willamette NF and the OR DOF.

Fire behavior is active with spotting, uphill runs, and group torching. Monday’s activities included addressing and use fire suppression tactics to put out spot fires and securing lines again.

8,536 acres, 48% contained. Estimated containment date is 10/30/2017.

UMPQUA NORTH COMPLEX

Dry Cr., Happy Dog Fire 9-1-17, Kari Greer, USFS

Dry Creek and Happy Dog Fire on 9/1/2017. Credit: Kari Gree/USFS

Located 50 miles East of Roseburg, OR and along 35 miles of the Hwy 138 corridor and spread throughout the North Umpqua and Diamond Lake Ranger Districts. Started as multiple fires. Start 8/11/2017 around 1030 hours. Majority were lightning caused and moved through the area in August. Main fires separated into east and weest zones. 956 personnel. #UmquaNorthComplex

Fire fuels include timber, tall grass and brush.

Oak Knob, Brookentooth, Devil, Rattlesnake, Happy Dog Fires.

31,568 acres. 24% contained. Estimated containment is 9/30/2017.

New Wildfires Ignite on Labor Day | Sept 4 2017

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POST SUMMARY | Due to the vast number of wildfires breaking out, we will be only covering any wildfire over 10,000 acres in detail, while those under this total will be summarized at the end of each of their States respectively.

Here are the wildfires for the State of Washington. Oregon will be posted shortly.

DIAMOND CREEK FIRE . 27 miles NNW of Winthrop and 12 miles North of Mazama, WA. Start 7/23/17. Burning within the Pasayten Wilderness. The fire crossed into Canada on August 29, 2017.

Fire continued to move East 2-3 miles further into the Ashonola drainage and into farther North in BC. Smoke could be seen to the West, moving into the Little Willie drainage. Fire is expected to move towards Spanish Camp, Remmel Lake and Ptarmigan Creek areas. Smoke to impact air quality in upper Methow Valley. Large smoke columns expected to impact nearby trails.

mopping up along the fireline

75,000 acres. 65% contained. Estimated containment is 10/15/2017.

Cause is unknown, under investigation.

USDA Forest Service is lead Agency. 50 personnel. 2 engines and 1 helicopter.

1 home and 2 minor structures were destroyed and 4 minor structures are threatened.

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JOLLY MOUNTAIN FIRE. 11 miles NW of Cle Elum, WA on the Okanogan – Wenatchee NF. Start 8/11/17 by lightning. Timber (litter and understory).

20,975 acres. 0% containment. Estimated containment is 10/15/2017.

Extreme fire behavior with crowning, long-range spotting and flanking.

USDA Forest Service is lead Agency. 677 personnel. 12 crews, 77 engines and 5 helicopters.

Heavy smoke settled into the valleys and did not lift until 1600 hours. Fire behavior increased but not as significantly as it did on Saturday allowing fire crews to make good progress in the Teanaway Valley area. Crews continued burnout operations throughout the night to further secure communities and values at risk. Aerial resources helped slow the fire’s forward progression along the Sasse Ridge and on Hex Mountain.

Incident Operations Chief Brad Sawyer at Community Meeting August 31, 2017

4,204 homes and 1,073 minor structures are threatened.

Evacuations, which impacted homes, shelter info. Contact the EOC at 509-933-8305.

$10.8 Million CTD.

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NORSE PEAK FIRE . 11 miles West of Cliffdell, WA on the Okanogan – Wenatchee NF. This fire along with the American Fire are being managed by the same IC IMT team and resources. Start 8/11/2017 by lightning. Timber (litter and understory), heavy dead and down material.

PUBLIC MEETING. 9/5/2017 @ 1830 – 1900 hours. Nile Valley Community Church, 60 Bedrock Lane in Naches.

Smoke is coming from a wilderness area, with a yellow view around them.

Inversion conditions remained in place, giving firefighters opportunities to make progress on containment lines. Brushing operations continued along 462 Rd. to the West. Prep work continues along FS Rd. 1900 to the East between 410 and Kaner Flat.

USDA Forest Service lead Agency. 330 personnel. 6 crews, 28 engines , 7 water tenders and 2 helicopters.

Incident Cooperators are the Nile – Cliffdell FD, WA DNR, Yakima Valley OEM and USFS.

An Engine Crew wating for a large orange tank of water to fill up. Crew members are sitting by the supplies setting some up and making sure the Tank fills properly

110 homes are threatened. Level 1 Evacuations. All facilities along Bumping River Road and the 1900 Road up to Kaner Flat Campground.

An Engine Crew waiting for the orange portable tank of water aka Pumpkin to fill up.Forest Closures List. https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/okawen/alerts-notices.

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FIRES UNDER 10,000 ACRES.

American Fire. 364 acres. 0% contained. Estimated containment 10/1/2017. 2 personnel. $396,000 CTD. Fire being managed with the Norse Peak Fire. Fire is located 11 miles West of Cliffdell, WA on the Okanogan-Wenatchee NF.

Bridge Creek Fire. 3,696 acres. 75% contained. 311 personnel. 4 crews, 9 engines and 6 helicopters. $14.8 Million CTD. fire is located 11 miles NE of Keller, WA in the Colville Agency, BIA managed lands.

Jack Creek Fire. 1,200 acres. 0% contained. 20 personnel. 0 resources. $25,000 CTD. Fire is located 15 miles SW of Leavenworth, WA on the Okanogan-Wenatchee NF.

Uno Peak Fire. 2,151 acres. 1% contained. 166 personnel. 4 crews, 1 engine, 2 helicopters. 1 structure lost. $650,000 CTD. Fire is located 16 miles NW of Manson, WA on the Okanogan-Wenatchee NF.

Temps Increase, RH Falls Equals Firestorm Conditions | Sept 3 2017

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AMERICAN FIRE

11 miles West of Cliffdell, WA. Start 8/10/17. Lightning caused. 110 homes threatened. Estimated containment date of 10/1/2017.

USDA Forest Service is lead Agency. 4 personnel. Fire being monitored to keep it within the wilderness.

Moderate fire behavior with flanking and backing down slope towards Naches River. Norse Peak fire resources are available if needed. 362 acres. 0% contained. Estimated containment is 10/1/2017.

$395,000 cost-to-date. (CTD) #AmericanFire

Fire Fact:

Bureau of Indian Affairs reported as of 9/2/2017: 156 human-caused fires (4,939 total acres) and 2 lightning-caused fires (117 acres). – GACC

BRIDGE CREEK FIRE

12 miles NE of Keller, WA. Start 8/9/17. Lightning. Conifer and hardwood stands, with large fallen trees. Estimated containment is 9/20/17.

USDI Bureau of Indian Affairs. 373 personnel. 9 crews, 2 helos and 4 engines. Active fire behavior with backing, flanking and torching.

A 20-person fire crew on the Bridge Creek Fire.

Commercial timber, infrastructure and cultural resources are under threaten. Direct fire lines strategies are in effect to prevent fire spread. A Fire Weather Watch for the next few days has been forecasted and expected to move through the area

Active fire behavior with backing, flanking and torching. 3,679 acres. 70% contained. $14.3 Million CTD. #BridgeCreekFire

Fire Fact:

BLM reported as of 9/2/2017, that there were 80 human-caused wildfires (125,686 acres) and 132 lightning-caused fires (84,407 acres). – GACC

CHETCO BAR FIRE

E/NE of Brookings, OR in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness on the Rogue River-Siskiyou NF. Start 7/12/17. Lightning. Timber, brush and closed canopy understory litter. Steep, rugged and inaccessible terrain.

smoke column 7-29-17

8,523 homes + 3,713 non-residential commercial, 50 other minor structures threatened. 1 home, 8 minor structures have been damaged. 6 homes and 20 minor other structures destroyed.

Extreme fire behavior with group torching, short-crown runs and spotting. 142,857 acres. 10% contained. Estimated containment is 10/15/2017.

View from the eastside of the fire near Tincup Peak

West & NW sides of the fire is focusing on putting out hot spots. Eastern flank, firefighters are reopening old dozer lines SW of Cave Junction and engine crews are preparing structures to pull back yet burned fire fuels and installing sprinkler systems. Crews are planning to construct contingency fire line to the South into California. OR State Fire Marshal task forces are patrolling and assessing structural assets in the Level 2 and Level 3 evacuation areas. SW Flanks, crews checking fire spread into Emily creek area. Western perimeter, mop up operations and continued line construction and some possible burnout operations to secure the Pistol River fire lines.

RRSNF Kalmiopsis Wilderness' Chetco Bar Fire at roughly 100 acres, July 16, 2017

Extreme to hazardous smoky conditions to seriously impact the communities downwind of the fire on all sides. Visibility will be reduced on Hwy 101 and 199, other local roadways in the area. Gold Beach and Brookings, coastal areas are expected see some of the smoke dissipating to the W-NW while moving to the SE.

Level 3 evacuations were reduced to Level 2 on Saturday for those in the Mountain Drive area off the North Bank of Chetco. Level 1 evacuations were in effect for Oak Flats in Josephine County. No recon aircraft with FLIR in operation on Saturday night.

Aug 7, 2017 Looking south at TIncup drainage

Level 1 Notifications. Issued 9/22/017 at 1000 hours. Oak Flats, East of Chetco Bar Fire.

USDA Forest Service is the lead Agency. 1,629 personnel. 45 crews, 82 engines and 7 helicopters. IMT 1 and IMT 2 teams (IC).

$27.3 Million CTD. #ChetcoBarFire

DIAMOND CREEK FIRE

27 miles NNW of Winthrop, WA. Start 7/23/17. Cause unknown, under investigation. Timber and brush.

Crew and chipper removing debris from the Ortell Creek Road, August 26

Fire behavior became active on Saturday with burning in the interior islands and movement into the Ashnola River drainage to the SE towards the Spanish Camp, Remmel Lake areas. It is also moving farther N-E into British Columbia, Canada. Smoke to continue to impact the air quality in the upper Methow Valley.

1 home and 2 minor structures were destroyed. 4 minor structures are still threatened.

USDA Forest Service is lead Agency. 50 personnel. 2 helicopters and 1 engine. Unknown $ CTD. #DiamondCreekFire

Fire Fact:

Since 9/2/2017, DNR reported 613 human-caused wildfires (6,992 acres) and 44 lightning-caused wildfires (14,781 acres). – GACC, 9/2/2017.

EAGLE CREEK FIRE

New! 1/2 miles from Cascade Locks, OR. Reported 9/2/2017 afternoon around 1600 hours in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Timber. Human-caused and being investigated by the Oregon State Police.

Eagle Creek Fire,September 2, 2017

Fire grew to 3,000 acres overnight. 0% contained.

153 hikers had to shelter-in-place near Tunnel Falls on 9/2/2017 due to their only exit was cut off. A National Guard helicopter dropped off supplies on Saturday as well until local SAR organizations whom were were assisting the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office help evacuate the groups out of the Wahtum Lake area.

HEAT ADVISORY in effect until Tuesday, 9/5/2017 2200 hours PDT.

Type 2 IMT ordered and en route.

To learn more about Ready, Set, Go! visit http://wildlandfirersg.org/

Level 3 evacuations. Community of Cascade Locks, residences South of I-84.

Level 2 evacuations. Communities North of I-84.

A Red Cross Shelter has been established at the Skamania County Fairgrounds across from the Columbia River in Stevenson, Washington.

EAST CRATER FIRE

New! 12 miles West of Trout Lake, WA in the Indian Heaven Wilderness on the Gifford Pinchot NF and 10 miles off of the PCT. Start 9/3/2017 this afternoon. Cause is unknown and under investigation.

100 acres. 0% contained.

Level 3 evacuations. Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) and sweeping campgrounds in the area. Evacuation info –> https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/giffordpinchot/alerts-notices #EastCraterFire

FALCON COMPLEX

25 miles East of Tiller, OR. 8/8/2017 started. Lightning caused. Multiple fires.

Puerto Rico C-4 Fire Crew. Credit: Jose Martinez via Inciweb

Total 2,935 acres. 55% contained. Estimated containment is 9/15/2017.

Upper Ash Flat 325 Fire. 1.5 miles from upper end of Ash Valley and close to private land. 1,983 acres. 55% containment. Mop-up operations and secure fire lines in effect.

Double Buck 289 Fire. 762 acres. 55% contained. Directly East of Skookum Pond.

Credit: Scott Lind via Inciwe

Buckskin 313 Fire. 56 acres. 100% contained. Located North of Buckeye Creek along FR 730. In patrol status.

Cougar 284 Fire. 40 acres and 100% contained.

Tallow 311 Fire. 89 acres. 100% contained. Located between Ralph and Tallow Creeks. In patrol status.

Freeze 317 Fire. 5 acres. 100% contained. In the area West of Abbott Creek.

5 homes and 15 minor structures are threatened.

Smoke lingers over Skookum Pond near the Double Buck Fire on the Falcon Complex, Tiller Ranger District

Credit: Brett Brown

USDA Forest Service is lead Agency. 299 personnel. 8 crews, 1 helicopter and 18 engines.

$13.4 Million CTD. #FalconComplex #FreezeFire

FANCHER DOUBLE FIRE

Fires burning from CA to Canada. Credit: WA Dept of Energy

New! Near Medical Lake, WA. Start 9/3/2017 @ 1638 hours (when DNR released through Social Media).

200 acres. 90% contained. Sounds like will be fully contained by either 9/3 or 9/4.

3 aircraft including helicopter, dozer, hand crews and 5 engines. #FancherDoubleFire

HIGH CASCADES COMPLEX

9 miles NE of Prospect, OR. Burning in the Crater Lake National Park. Started 8/12/17. Cause unknown and under investigation. Timber (litter and understory, closed timber litter and brush (2 feet). Complex includes Blanket Creek, Spruce Creek, Broken Lookout, Windy Gap, Paradise, Union Creek and Pup Fires.

Air operations to establish a fueling station near Fort Klamath. Air resources to working all sides of the fires to slow the fire spread, knock down flare ups and to transport crews/equipment to complete indirect containment lines.

Total 28,326 acres. 33% contained. Estimated containment date is 10/15/2017.

Blanket Creek Fire crews are ready to do a burnout along Forest Road (FR) 3282 to get ahead of the fire head. Crews are working to identify operations for indirect containment lines along trails and/or roads on the NE flank.

Spruce Lake Fire crews are looking for ways to protect Red Cone.

Broken Lookout/Windy Gap/Paradise Fires, crews are working to strengthen established containment lines and constructed dozer/handlines.

Pup Fire is being monitored along with continued point protection on the Hershberger Lookout and nearby telecommunication site.

69 homes, 23 mixed commercial/residential and 100 minor structures are threatened.

USDA Forest Service is lead Agency. 647 personnel. 20 crews, 26 engines and 6 helicopters.

$13.4 Million CTD. #FalconComplex #BlanketCreekFire #SpruceLakeFire #BrokenLookoutFire #WindyGapFire #ParadiseFire #PupFire #CraterLakeNP

Fire Fact:

OR Dept. of Forestry reported 472 human-caused wildfires (1,289 acres) and 163 lightning-caused fires (1,721 acres). – GACC, 9/2/2017.

HORSE CREEK COMPLEX

South of Hwy 126 and East of FS Road 19 on the Willamette NF, OR. Started 8/21/17. timber, litter and light logging slash. Cause unknown, under investigation. A RED FLAG WARNING is in effect until Tuesday due to dry conditions and near record temps. Includes Nash, Jones, Rebel, Whitewater Fires.

Structures prepared with sprinklers ahead of the fire

Nash Fire. 6 miles North of Elk Lake, OR. Started 8/10/17 by Lightning. Timber. RED FLAG WARNING until Tuesday from dry-unstable conditions and hot temps.

Active fire behavior with wind-drive runs, torching and spotting. NE flank merged with Separation Fire. Fires continue to move up the Western slope of South Sister Mtn to the south around Rock Mesa into Sphinx Creek. 3,132 acres. 0% contained. Estimated containment date is 10/1/17. 4 personnel.

50 homes and 3 mixed commercial/residential and 150 other minor structures are threatened.

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Evacuations are in effect (see areas listed) conducted by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. Level 2 (Get Set) evacuations include Lakes – Elk and Hosmer; Resort – Elk Lake; Campgrounds – Elk Lake, Point, Little Fawn, Mallard Marsh; Day Use Areas – Sunset View, Beach Day and Quinn Meadows Horse Camp. Level 1 (Get Ready) notifications Lakes: Lava and Little Lava; Resort – Lava Lake; Campgrounds – Lava Lake, Little Lava.

$11,000 CTD. #NashFire

Whitewater Fire/Jones/Rebel Fires. (See separate posts)

150 homes, 770 mixed commercial/residential structures are currently being threatened.

10,054 acres. 0% contained. Estimated containment date is 9/30/17.

USDA Forest Service. 90 personnel. 2 crews and 9 engines.

$2.1 Million CTD. #HorseCreekComplex

Fire Fact:

The Forest Service reported 380 human-caused fires totaling 67,904 acres and 697 lightning-caused fires for a total of 279,338 acres. – GACC, 9/2/2017.

HORSE PRAIRIE FIRE

15 miles NW of Canyonville, OR. Started 8/26/2017. Unknown cause and is under investigation. Timber (littler and understory) and medium logging slash.

Active fire behavior with uphill runs and backing. 11,925 acres. 20% contained. Estimated containment is 9/15/2017.

RED FLAG WARNING remains in effect due to elevated temps and NE winds (similar to California’s Santa Ana winds) which is fueling the fire.

Fire crews to continue on Cow Creek where most of the fire is most active. They will also improve road systems and ridge tops with hand and dozer lines to prep for burnout operations. Fire is West of the town of the Riddle and continues to move away from communities.

9 homes threatened. 2 minor structures destroyed.

Level 3 evacuations is in effect for Lower Cow Creek Road from the end of County Maintenance to Union Creek and Doe Creek Road. Local Fire Departments are staffing one engine at nine different homes inside the evacuation area.

OR Dept. of Forestry is lead Agency. 1,042 personnel. 46 crews, 39 engines and 8 helos.

$5.1 Million CTD. #HorsePrairieFire

Fire Fact:

There are over wildfires burning in the NW (WA and OR). – USFS

INDIAN CREEK FIRE

20 miles W-SW of Hood River, OR in the Mark O Hatfield Wilderness on the Hood River District of Mt. Hood NF. Started 7/4/2017. Cause unknown and under investigation. Timber (litter and understory).

Lead USDA Forest Service. 61 personnel. 1 crew, 2 helicopters and 0 engines.

Unknown $ CTD. #IndianCreekFire

JACK CREEK FIRE

New! 15 miles SW of Leavenworth, WA and on the Okanogan – Wenatchee NF and in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Started 8/11/2017 around 2115 hours PDT but was dormant for several weeks. Lightning caused. Timber.

Column to the left is Jack Creek, column in the bottom right is the Jolly Mountain Fire

692 acres. 0% containment.

Fire is being managed as an ecological benefit. Assets will be determined as the fire increases/spreads over time. It will be watched from the air. #JackCreekFire

JADE CREEK FIRE

16 miles East of Bly, OR. Started 8/29/2017. Lightning caused. Timber (grass and understory, medium logging slash)

1,600 acres. 0% contained. Estimated containment date is 10/4/2017.

Jade Creek Fire Closure Order Map

Moderate fire behavior with torching is burning in steep, rock terrain and is wind-driven making it difficult for crews to fight. Fire is spreading to the NE. Intermittent road closures on Hwy 140 between Bly and Lakeview are in effect due to poor visibility at times.

2 homes are threatened.

Level 3 evacuations in effect for Corral Creek, Dead Horse Creek, Happy Camp and Clear Springs Campgrounds; hikers from Palisades Rock and Lookout Rock.

OR DOF is lead Agency. 208 personnel. 6 crews, 2 helicopters and 15 engines.

$2 Million CTD. #JadeCreekFire

Fire Fact:

The Fish and Wildland Services reported 27 human-caused fires (3,341 acres) and 3 lightning-caused fires (17,639 acres). – GACC, 9/2/2017

JOLLY MOUNTAIN FIRE

13 miles NW of Cle Elum, WA on the Okanogan – Wenatchee NF. Start 8/11/17 by lightning. Timber (litter and understory). Public Info. Evacuations, which impacted homes, shelter info. Contact the EOC at 509-933-8305.

On Saturday, fire burned throughout day. extreme fire behavior with crowning and backing increased late in the day when evening winds began to push fire down into drainages including the West side of Sasse Ridge and into the West Fork of the Teanaway River.

4,204 homes, 1,073 other minor structures are under threat.

Level 3 evacuations. From Double O Ranch Road North to Boulder Creek.

Level 2 evacuations. South of Double O Ranch Road including Ronald and Roslyn.

USDA Forest Service is lead Agency. 600 personnel. 12 crews, 67 engines and 5 helicopters. More resources are on order.

$9.6 Million CTD. #JollyMountainFire #JollyMtnFire

Fire Fact:

For the first time in the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office history for a full-force callout of all available Law Enforcement personnel to be called in. – KCSO on the Jolly Mtn Fire evacuations.

JONES FIRE (Part of the HORSE CREEK COMPLEX)

10 miles NE of Lowell, OR on the Willamette NF. Started 8/10/17 by lightning. Large downed trees and standing snags. Green trees may weakened from 2003 fire in same area. RED FLAG WARNING for Saturday through Monday due to high temps, low relative humidity and strong drying winds. These prime conditions make for increased fire activity.

8,184 acres. 51% contained. Estimated containment is 9/30/2017.

Jones Fire 8-19

4 homes and 1 minor structure threatened. 1 minor structure destroyed.

USFS is lead Agency. NW IMT Team 12 (IC). 691 personnel. 20 crews, 6 helicopters and 30 engines. IMT 2.

$12.9 Million CTD. #JonesFire

MCKAY 1035 NE FIRE

5 miles NE of La Pine, OR on the Deschutes NF. Started 8/29/17. Cause unknown and under investigation. Timber and brush.

Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. 1,221 acres. 60% contained. Estimated containment is 9/2/2017.

0 homes are threatened and there are no evacuations in effect.

Crews are working to suppress and contain the fire on all flanks and mop up least 50-feet into the burned area, as well as addressing hot spots.

USDA Forest Service is lead Agency. 67 personnel. 1 crew, 8 engines.

$325,000 CTD. #McKayFire

Fire Fact:

The National Park Service reported 1,743 human-caused fires (210,155 acres) and 1,066 lightning-caused fires (406,574 acres). Collectively, they have had over 2,809 fires with a total of 616,729 scorched acres! – GACC, 9/2/2017

MILLER COMPLEX

17 miles East of Cave Junction, OR on the Rogue River – Siskiyou NF. Started 8/14/2017. Lightning caused. Mixed conifer understory with Shasta red fir dominance and numerous snags. IMT 1. Timber. Multiple fires.

Active fire behavior with short-crown runs, torching and short-range spotting. 17,965 acres. 40% contained. Estimated containment is 9/30/2017.

40 homes and 5 minor structures threatened. None has been damaged or destroyed.

USDA Forest Service lead Agency. 596 personnel. 17 crews, 40 engines and 1 helicopter.

$12.1 Million CTD. #MillerComplex

MILLI FIRE

9 miles West of Sisters in the Deschutes NF and the Three Sisters Wilderness, OR. Started 8/11/17 by lightning. Timber and brush.

Active fire behavior with running, flanking and backing. 22,527 acres. 50% containment. Estimated containment is 10/1/2017.

SE and South fire perimeters will continue to be in patrol and mop-up operations.

West side of fire continues to burn downslope with occasional torching unburned fuels and established containment lines.

Structure protection on the Nash Fire.

NW side fire is backing down to OR 242.

USDA Forest Service. 370 personnel. 59 crews, 19 engines and 4 helicopters.

$14.1 Million CTD. #MilliFire

NAYLOX FIRE

10 miles North of Klamath Falls on Hagelstein Rim, OR. Start 8/29/2017. Cause is unknown and under investigation.Timber (grass and understory) and brush.

Moderate fire behavior on Wednesday with isolated torching and wind-driven runs. Fire crews will focus on suppression operations that will concentrate holding existing lines and structure protection.

423 acres. 40% contained. Estimated containment date is 9/5/2017.

5 homes threatened. 2 structures destroyed. No evacuations in effect.V

OR DOF lead Agency. 52 personnel. 1 crew, 2 helos and 11 engines.

$220,000 CTD. #NayloxFire

NORSE PEAK FIRE

11 miles West of Cliffdell, WA on the Okanogan – Wenatchee NF. This fire along with the American Fire are being managed by the same IC IMT team and resources. Start 8/11/2017 by lightning. Timber (litter and understory), heavy dead and down material.

SR 410 still closed from Chinook Pass (MP 69) to Hell’s Crossing (MP 84). Highway will reopen at 2000 hours for nighttime travel only. Pleasant Valley, Lodgepole Campgrounds and Salmon Cove Group Site are closed.

110 homes threatened.

17,100 acres with 8% containment. Estimated containment date is 10/1/2017.

USDA Forest Service lead Agency. 327 personnel. 9 crews, 23 engines and 2 helicopters.

$5.8 Million CTD. #NorsePeakFire

NORTH PELICAN FIRE

25 miles NW of Klamath Falls, OR and on the Fremont – Winema NF. Timber and brush.

Mop up activities

Moderate fire behavior with backing, short-range spotting and group torching. 1,900 acres. 18% containment. Estimated containment is 10/15/2017.

200 homes are threatened.

Hand tools being utilized to remove area fuels

Western fire perimeter (East of Cold Springs trailhead). Work in area increased fire traffic on Cold Springs Rd. Closed beyond its junction with FS Rd. 3659. Progression on holding the perimeter around the fire.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH has been issued for hot and dry conditions which are expected throughout weekend. Gusty easterly winds, poor relative humidity (RH) recoveries with a Haines of 6 are expected to increase fire behavior.

USDA Forest Service is lead Agency. 164 personnel. 3 crews, 14 engines.

$3 Million CTD. #NorthPelicanFire

POTATO HILL FIRE

20 miles NW of Sisters, OR. Started 8/29/2017 from an unknown cause and is under investigation. Heavy logging slash and timber.

Fire is burning in old fire scar with several of standing dead trees. Smoke could impact Hwy 20 visibility at night and early morning. Crews will continue with direct line construction and burnout operations of small unburned interior fuels.

199 acres. 35% contained. Estimated containment is 9/6/2017.

USDA Forest Service is lead Agency. 35 personnel. 1 crew and 2 engines.

Unknown $ CTD totals. #PotatoHillFire

QUARRY FIRE

30 miles NE of North Bend, WA. Started 8/11/2017. Human caused. Timber (litter and understory) and medium logging slash.

The fire is burning in steep, heavily forested landscapes on the Mt. Baker – Snoqualmie NF. Roads are being improved to act as fire breaks.

USDA Forest Service is lead Agency. 90 personnel. 2 crews and 3 engines. Estimated containment is 10/1/2017.

Estimated $ CTD unknown. #QuarryFire

REBEL FIRE (Part of the HORSECREEK COMPLEX)

13 miles South of McKenzie Bridge, OR. Started 8/4/2017 by an unknown cause. Timber (Litter and understory) and light logging slash.

6,632 acres. 19% contained. Estimated containment is 9/30/2017.

Burning in heavy timber and steep terrain along the South Fork of McKenzie River. Crews continuing to use indirect fire tactics and prepping line along FS Rd. 19 (Aufderheide Drive). Will use burnout operations when conditions are favorable.

USDA Forest Service as lead agency. 58 personnel. 2 crews and 3 engines.

$4.4 Million CTD. #RebelFire

STALEY FIRE

23 miles South of Oakridge, OR on the Willamette NF. Started 8/10/2017. Lightning caused. Timber and brush. Includes the TUMBLE BUG 2 FIRE.

Moderate fire behavior with backing and flanking. 2,234 acres. 76% contained. Estimated containment is 9/15/2017.

Great fire suppression efforts have been made on both wildfires. Fire lines have been established around both fires and are widening and strengthening them by conducting burnout operations. Mop-up operations of remaining hot spots within 100 feet of the control line. Some fire resources have been released to other fires or to their home Fire Agency for much-needed rest.

376 personnel. 9 crews, 1 helicopter and 9 engines. IMT 2 (IC).

$7.3 Million CTD. #StaleyFire

SULTAN FIRE

New! Sultan Basin Road & FS Rd 6110, Sultan WA. Start 9/3/2017 around 1500 – 1515 hours. Brush Fire was spreading to the East with uphill runs into timber. Local Fire District on-scene with 2 DNR engines. 1 overhead team was en route with one hour ETA (around 1600 hours).

Unknown acres. 100% contained as of 1635 hours. #SultanFire

Smoke impacts in Eastern WA. Credit: WA Dept. of Ecology.

UMPQUA NORTH COMPLEX

50 miles East of Roseburg, OR (along Hwy 138). 8 fires. Started 8/11/2017. Cause unknown and under investigation. Timber, tall grass and brush.

Active fire behavior with uphill runs, single-tree torching and backing. 27,344 acres. 20% contained. Estimated containment is 9/302/017.

101 single homes, 58 non-residential structures and 35 other minor structures threatened. 13 homes damaged. 1 minor structure destroyed.

USDA Forest Service is lead Agency. 1,005 personnel. 23 crews, 5 helicopters and 78 engines.

$20.7 Million CTD. #UmpquaNorthComplex

Fire Fact:

Help yourself and your family by creating a defensible space around your home to protect it from wildfires. This has helped save so many structures and truly does work! Here is how. (Credit: WA DNR)

UNO PEAK FIRE

16 miles NW of Manson, WA. Started 8/30/2017 by an unknown cause that is under investigation. Timber and brush.

Uno Peak’s column of smoke looks eerily mean. Fire behavior will increase as temps rise. Credit: Uno Peak Fire

2,200 acres. 1% contained. Estimated containment is 10/15/2017.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER started on Saturday causing the fires to actively spread to the bottom of Safety Harbor drainage but did not cross over to the canyon. Water drops throughout the day slowed fire forward progression while hotshots and other ground resources improved control lines to the SW.

Smoke is expected to drift down to Lake Chelan and over the Waterville Plateau and highly visible from Manson, Chelan, Pateros and Twisp.

1 home threatened. 0 damaged or destroyed.

USDA Forest Service is lead Agency. 109 personnel. 2 crews, 1 engine.

$350,000 CTD. #UnoPeakFire

WHITEWATER FIRE (Part of the HORSE CREEK COMPLEX)

15 miles East of Detroit, OR. Started 7/23/2017 and caused by lightning. Timber and brush. Active fire behavior with isolated torching, flanking and backing. 11,434 acres. 33% contained. Estimated containment is 10/31/2017.

S-SW Flank. Burnout operations conducted. Protection of timber assets and private properties on West side of containment lines.

NW Flank. Evaluation of implementation of firing operations ongoing and determination of favorable conditions and the number of resources needed.

USDA Forest Service is lead Agency. 783 personnel. 22 crews, 23 engines and 5 helicopters.

$25.9 Million CTD. #WhitewaterFire #HorseCreekComplex

NW Wildfires Explode | August 31 2017

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POST SUMMARY | The Jolly Mtn Fire burning in Cle Elum exploded on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, causing multiple evacuations.

NOTE: While we understand some of you are asking on specific fires, we are working to the best of our ability to gain information on each fire. This is why we have compiled this into a SINGLE post because there are just so many wildfires breaking out.

Several wildfires have ignited and jumped on to our Fire Map. (Note: The fire map only is showing fires over 300+ acres) Here is our SitRep for Thursday, August 31, 2017.

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AMERICAN FIRE. (WA) 11 miles West of Cliffdell. Started 8/10/2017. Lightning caused. Timber. Estimated containment date is 10/1/2017. Hwy 410 and numerous campground closures still in effect. *The American, Norse Peak and the Union Creek Fires are managed by the same single IMT team.

Active fire behavior with flanking, backing and single-torching. Homes threatened.

325 acres. 0% contained. 4 personnel. 0 resources on fire. $310,000 CTD. #AmericanFire

BRIDGE CREEK FIRE. (WA) 11 miles NE of Keller. Start 8/9/2017. Lightning caused. Timber and tall grass.

Active fire behavior with backing and single-tree torching.

3,575 acres. 48% contained. 520 personnel. 13 crews, 19 engines and 4 helicopters. $12.6 Million CTD. #BridgeCreekFire

CHETCO BAR FIRE. (OR) 16 miles West of Selma and E/NE of Brookings within the Kalmiopsis Wilderness . Start 7/12/2017. USDA Forest Service. Lightning. Timber, brush and closed-canopy understory litter. Steep and rugged terrain.

Chetco Bar Fire activity at 1900 on 8-16-17

Extreme fire behavior on the Chetco Bar Fire taken on 8/16/2017.

Fire behavior has been downgraded to moderate with single-tree torching, backing with uphill runs.

IMT and the Curry County Sheriff’s Office has reduced the area currently under a LEVEL 3 evacuation to a LEVEL 2 starting at the western checkpoint on the North Bank Chetco Road at Da-Tone Rock and East to the North Fork of the Chetco River. This is not including the upper portions of Mountain Drive or Coho Drive. (See additional areas on this weblink –> https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/5385/39353/

26 structures have been lost.

Incident Cooperators. Red Cross, Brookings Fire & Rescue, Coos Forest Protective Association, Curry County, Harbor Rural Fire Protection Department, OR DOF and the OR Fire Marshal.

128,758 acres. 5% contained. 1,427 personnel. 37 crews, 78 engines and 7 helicopters CTD. #ChetcoBarFire

DIAMOND CREEK FIRE. (WA) 27 miles NNW of Withrop. Started 7/23/2017. Cause

Photo of active burning north of Cougar Lake

Active fire on the North of Cougar Lake. (Credit: Sara Billings)

unknown, under investigation. Timber and brush. USDA Forest Services. Estimated containment date is 10/15/2017. 1 home, 2 minor structures destroyed. 1 minor structure damaged.

Active fire behavior with running, torching and spotting. Homes threatened. 3 destroyed

48,924 acres. 26% contained. 7 crews. 2 helicopters. $8 Million CTD. #Diamond CreekFire

FALCON COMPLEX (OR) 2 fires. 25 miles East of Tiller. Timber, brush and grass. Lightning caused. USDA Forest Service.

NWIMT 7 ICP is located at Broken Arrow Campground near Diamond Lake. This complex consists of Paradise Fire, Windy Gap Fire and Pup Fire resources are working out of a fire camp established at Milo Academy. Smaller fires are being managed by a Type 3 organization for the Tiller Ranger District.

Moderate fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Homes threatened.

2,935 acres. 45% contained. 319 personnel. 8 crews, 21 engines and 1 helo. $12 Million CTD. #FalconComplex

Paradise Fire. 411 acres. 60% contained. Located on the ridge between Paradise and Cougar Creeks, South of Jackson Creek. Crews are doing construction of indirect handlines on the SW side of the fire between Paradise and Windy Gap. Dozer line off of the FR 500 road has begun. They are constructing an indirect line to the North.

Windy Gap Fire. 87 acres. 0% contained. Located partially in the Research Natural area of the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness, 1 mile West of Abbot Butte. The southern fire perimeter has been fully lined.

Pup Fire. 145 acres. 0% contained. Located in the headwaters of Hershberger Creek near Pup meadow in the Rogue – Umpqua Divide Wilderness. Firefighters have established an anchor point and constructed direct line to contain the fire as it moved out of the wilderness boundary. Water drops have been used to keep the fire from spreading to the NE and East.

2,935 acres. 40% contained. 323 personnel. 8 crews, 21 engines, 1 helicopter. $11.3 Million CTD. #Falcon Complex

HIGH CASCADES COMPLEX (OR) 6 fires. 9 miles NE of Prospect. Timber. IMT 2. 20

fires burning within Crater Lake National Park on the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest in the High Cascades Ranger District. It is also burning on the Umpqua National Forest in the tiller Ranger District and the Fremont – Winema National Forest in the Sky Lakes wilderness.

Active fire behavior with short-crown runs and group torching. Structures are being threatened.

25,232 acres. 35% contained. 624 personnel. 14 crews, 22 engines and 7 helicopters. $34.6 Million CTD. #HighCascadesComplex

HORSE CREEK COMPLEX (OR) 7 miles South of Belknap Springs. Timber.

Public Info Meeting. Wednesday, 8/30/2017 @ 1900 hours. Upper McKenzie Community Center. 54745 McKenzie River Drive, Blue River, OR.

Avenue Fire. Burning on the McKenzie River Ranger District area. 3 miles SE of McKenzie Bridge and nearby Olallie Lookout Fire, Separation Fire, Roney Fire and Nash fires.

Nash Fire. Significant fire growth has occurred over the last few days. Fire crews are working to construct and clean indirect control lines by hand as well as with dozers. Continued structure assessments and protection to be done.

Rebel Fire. 22 miles North of Oakridge. Timber.

Active fire behavior with short-crown runs, torching and flanking. Structures threatened.

8,317 acres. 0% contained. 131 personnel. 4 crews and 8 engines. $1.9 Million CTD. #RebelFire

Scorpion Fire. Detected 8/28/2017. North of Breitenbush between mile 6 and 8.

Crews work to secure the edge of the Scorpion Fire

Working to secure the fire’s edge on the Scorpion Fire

Approximately 30-acre fire moving North. Firefighters are waiting to enter the area when it is safe to use fire suppression tactics.

Whitewater Fire. 10 miles East of Idahana. Burning in the Mount Jefferson

View from Whitewater Fire lookout - credit: Seth Witherow, Steelhead Enterprises

View from the Whitewater Fire Lookout on the Whitewater Fire. (Credit: Seth)

Wilderness and Willamette National Forest land located about 13 miles East of Detroit.

Active fire behavior with uphill runs, torching and flanking. Structures threatened.

10,988 acres. 31% contained. 774 personnel. 18 crews, 29 engines and 5 helicopters. $24.9 Million CTD. #WhitewaterFire

Little Devil Fire. Burning approximately 2.5 miles SE of the Breitenbush Hot Springs area. Minimal fire growth on Tuesday. Firefighters are working South of this area to build control lines and to maintain sprinkler systems previously installed.

1,129 acres. 0% contained. #HorseCreekComplex

HORSE PRAIRIE FIRE. (OR). Start 8/27/2017 @ 1530 hours. OR DOF. Natural cover fire near Horse Prairie located 12 miles West of Riddle and 8 miles SE of Camas Valley and 15 miles NW of Canyonville.

Douglas County Sheriff Office Evacuation Hotline. 855-419-2349 or http://www.dcso.com/alerts

Active fire behavior with running and spotting.

2 structures have been lost.

7,400 acres. 15% contained. 915 personnel. 33 crews, 24 engines and 8 helicopters. $1.7 Million CTD. #HorsePrairieFire

INDIAN CREEK FIRE. (OR) 20 miles WSW of Hood River in the Hatfield Wilderness

An aerial view looking southeast at the Indian Creek Fire, showing a moderate amount of smoke rising from a dense stand of trees. This is more smoke than seen in recent pictures.

Indian Creek fire taken on 8/20/2017.

on the Hood River Ranger District. Started 7/4/2017 near 7 1/2 Mile Camp by Eagle Creek Trail #440.

Fire behavior is moderate with smoldering, creeping, flanking and creeping.

61 personnel. 356 acres. 10% contained. #IndianCreekFire

JOLLY MTN FIRE. (WA) IMT 2. 13 miles NW of Cle Elum. Timber.

Community Briefing. 8/31/2017 @ 1800 hours. Walter Strom Middle School. 2694 SR 903, Cle Elum WA 98922.

Fire Info and a Warning. You don’t ever see these Red signage unless you are in a fire zone. (Credit: DNR)

Extreme fire behavior with wind-driven runs, spotting and crowning.

Extreme fire behavior shows itself in this firestorm image on the Jolly Mtn Fire.

Evacuations in effect for the Teanaway Community Forest grow to also inclde 29 Pines Campground and DNR lands North of Dickey Creek. Evacuations for the Middle Florth and North Fork Teanaway. LEVEL 3 evacuations (GO NOW) in effect.

7,692 acres. 0% contained. 379 personnel. 6 crews, 24 engines and 6 helicopters. $6.6 Million CTD. #JollyMtnFire

JONES FIRE (OR) IMT2. 10 miles NE of Lowell. Timber and grass.

Fire moon on the Jones Fire (Credit: Marcus Kauffman)

Active fire behavior with uphill runs, backing and single-tree torching. Structures threatened.

1 structure has been lost.

6,983 acres. 45% contained. 652 personnel. 19 crews, 25 engines and 3 helicopters. $10.8 Million CTD. #JonesFire

MCKAY FIRE. (OR) 5 miles NE of La Pine. Timber and brush.

Moderate fire behavior with single-tree torching, backing and short-range spotting.

1,260 acres. 50% contained. 118 personnel. 2 crews, 13 engines. $150,000 CTD. #McKayFire

MILLER COMPLEX (OR) 5 fires. IMT 1. 17 miles East of Cave Junction. Timber.

Firefighters work on night shift on the Burnt Peak Fire

Night ops on Miller Complex Fire

Active fire behavior with uphill runs, torching and spotting.

14,238 acres. 40% contained. 558 personnel. 11 crews, 37 engines and 1 helicopter. $9.9 Million CTD. #MillerComplexFires

MILLI FIRE. (OR) The Three Sisters Wilderness. 9 miles West of Sisters. Start 8/11/2017. Lightning. Timber.

Burnout operations on the Milli Fire

Active fire behavior with flanking and backing.

21,703 acres. 44% contained. 451 personnel. 9 crews, 22 engines and 3 helicopters. $14.3 Million CTD. #MilliFire

NAYLOX FIRE New! (OR) Klamath Unit. OR DOF. 10 miles North of Klamath Falls. Timber and brush.

Moderate fire behavior with isolated torching and creeping. Homes threatened.

2 structures lost.

440 acres. 10% contained. 48 personnel. 1 crews, 11 engines and 2 helicopters. $200,000 CTD. #NayloxFire

NENA FIRE. (OR) 7 miles NE of Simnasho. Tiber and short grass.

Minimal fire behavior.

10 structures lost.

68,007 acres. 95% contained. 12 crews. 1 helicopter. $8.9 Million CTD #NenaFire

NORTH PELICAN FIRE. (OR) 25 miles NW of Klamath Falls. Reported 8/10/2017. Lightning caused.

IC, L Hunter, IC(t) T. Parrish, Rocky Point Community Members Public Meeting 8-26-17

Community Briefing on the North Pelican Fire

Moderate fire behavior with backing, creeping, and isolated torching. Homes threatened.

1,800 acres. 72% contained. 153 personnel. 2 crews, 15 engines and 1 helicopter. $2.4 Million CTD. #NorthPelicanFire

NORSE PEAK FIRE.* (WA) Started 8/11/2017. USDA Forest Service. Lightning. Timber (litter and understory), heavy dead and down material.

White smoke billows above dark ridgelines in the distance. Some orange flames are barely visible. The narrow top of a conifer tree is in the right foreground.

Large amounts of smoke billow out of the mountainside. (Credit: PCT hiker)

Active fire behavior with backing, group torching and short-range spotting. Homes threatened.

13,750 acres. 8% contained. 344 personnel. 7 crews, 20 engines and 2 helicopters. $4.5 Million CTD. #NorsePeakFire

OVERLOOK FIRE New! (OR) Vale District. BLM. 15 miles SE of Rome. Brush and short grass.

Active fire behavior.

900 acres. 20% contained. 45 personnel. 1 crew, 9 engines. $50,000 CTD. #OverlookFire

POTATO HILL FIRE New! (OR) West of Forest Service Rd 2690 and south of Highway

View from US20 of helicopter dropping water

View from US 20 on the new Potato HIll Fire.

20 and South of the Lost Lake Camground. Reported 8/29/2017. Heavy logging slash and timber (litter and understory).

31 personnel. 50 acres. 0% contained. #PotatoHillFire

QUARRY FIRE New! (WA) Snoqualmie National Forest, 30 miles NW of North Bend. Start 811/2017. Burning on both private lands and the forest service. Human caused. Timber and medium logging slash. Estimated containment date is 10/1/2017.

51 personnel 130 acres. 0% contained. #QuarryFire

SCATTER CREEK FIRE (WA) South Puget Sound Region. DNR. Started on private land, 1 mile East of Rochester. Timber, brush and short grass.

Moderate fire behavior.

6 structures lost.

384 acres. 100% contained. 146 personnel. 8 crews, 14 engines. $1.3 Million CTD. #ScatterCreekFire

STALEY FIRE (OR) IMT2. 23 miles South of Oakridge. Timber and brush.

Picture of firefighter using a drip torch to light fire below a road.

Burnout operations.

Moderate fire behavior with backing and single-tree torching.

2,104 acres. 61% contained. 521 personnel. 15 engines, 15 crews and 1 helicopter. $6 Million CTD. #StaleyFire

UMPQUA NORTH COMPLEX. (OR) 7 fires. (2) IMT1 teams managing this fire. 50 miles East of Roseburg. Timber, brush and grass.

Briefing at Toketee Ranger Station, by DOTY AKIMT

Briefing. (Credit: Doty, AKIMT)

Active fire behavior with flanking and torching.

1 structure has been lost.

23,501 acres. 21% contained. 1,040 personnel. 21 crews, 84 engines and 5 helicopters. $17 Million CTD. #UmpquaNorthComplex

NW Wildfires and Smoke | August 30 2017

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POST SUMMARY | A smokey haze from the Jolly Mountain Fire in Cle Elum has now moved into Western Washington. A brush fire broke out in Kent, Washington on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 that had been burning for quite some time. Heavy traffic flowed past extreme fire behavior and visible as flames shot up the hillside into a residential area.

NOTE: While we understand some of you are asking specific fires, we are working to the best of our ability to gain information on each fire. This is why we have compiled this into a SINGLE post because there are just so many wildfires breaking out.

Several wildfires have ignited and jumped on to our Fire Map. (Note: The fire map only is showing fires over 300+ acres) Here is our SitRep for Wednesday, August 30, 2017.

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Moderate fire behavior with flanking, backing and group torching. Homes threatened.

300 acres. 0% contained. 16 personnel. 4 engines. $300,000 CTD. #AmericanFire

BRIDGE CREEK FIRE. (WA) 11 miles NE of Keller. Start 8/9/2017. Lightning caused. Timber and tall grass.

Active fire behavior with backing, flanking, torching.

3,530 acres. 42% contained. 551 personnel. 14 crews, 22 engines. 4 helicopters. $11.8 Million CTD. #BridgeCreekFire

Fire Activity on the Chetco Bar Fire on Aug. 17, 2017 at 9:00pm

Chetco Fire on 8/17/2017.

Moderate fire activity Monday with a coastal inversion. Wednesday’s fire behavior changed to extreme fire behavior with torching, spotting, wind-driven runs. Smoke moved out in the afternoon.

120 National Guard firefighters are en route to assist with mop-up operations on the Fire’s Western perimeter.

Aircraft in the area affected by low visibility, therefore were grounded several different times. Fire has grown and with that so has the width and length of the containment lines on the Southern and Western sides of the fire’s edge.

Incident Cooperators. Red Cross, Brookings Fire & Rescue, Coos Forest Protective Association, Curry County, Harbor Rural Fire Protection Department, OR DOF and the OR Fire Marshal.

125,271 acres. 5% contained. 1,498 personnel. 38 crews, 114 engines, 8 helicopters. 26 structures lost. $20.6 Million CTD. #ChetcoBarFire

DIAMOND CREEK FIRE. (WA) 27 miles NNW of Withrop. Started 7/23/2017. Cause unknown, under investigation. Timber and brush. USDA Forest Services. Estimated containment date is 10/15/2017. 1 home, 2 minor structures destroyed. 1 minor structure damaged.

Interior burning of green islands burning inside of fire’s perimeter. Limited amount of fire growth expected. Fire crews will continue to keep this fire out of Canada’s border. Fire being monitored from air. Aircraft will be used to assist with fire suppression needs.

Unknown $ CTD. #Diamond CreekFire

FALCON COMPLEX (OR) 2 fires. 25 miles East of Tiller. Timber, brush and grass. Lightning caused. USDA Forest Service. Moderate fire behavior with expected cooler temps. Crews to monitor any new potential spot fires, security lines and burn out operations as needed.

Hersheberger Lookout will be wrapped in a fire protective material during the Falcon Complex as the Pup burns nearby

Historic Hersheberger Lookout.

Moderate fire behavior on Monday on all fires within the complex. Crews monitoring all fires and watching for hot spots, securing fire lines and completely burnout operations as needed.

Paradise Fire. 411 acres. 60% contained. Located on the ridge between Paradise and Cougar Creeks, South of Jackson Creek. Crews are doing construction of indirect handlines on the SW side of the fire between Paradise and Windy Gap. Dozer line off of the FR 500 road has began. They are constructing an indirect line to the North.

2,935 acres. 40% contained. 323 personnel. 8 crews, 21 engines, 1 helicopter. $11.3 Million CTD. #Falcon Complex

HIGH CASCADES COMPLEX (OR) 6 fires. 9 miles NE of Prospect. Timber. IMT 2. 20

Single tree with its interior burning on the High Cascades Complex fires.

Active fire behavior with short-crown runs and group torching. Homes threatened.

22,692 acres. 38% contained. 589 personnel. 12 crews, 23 engines, 7 helicopter. $35.8 Million CTD. #HighCascadesComplex

HORSE CREEK COMPLEX (OR) 7 miles South of Belknap Springs. Timber.

Public Info Meeting. Wednesday, 8/30/2017 @ 1900 hours. Upper McKenzie Community Center. 54745 McKenzie River Drive, Blue River, OR.

Video: Watch PNW2 Deputy Incident Commander Rob Allen deliver the leader's intent at morning briefing for the Whitewater, Rebel, and Horse Creek Complex Fires.

Avenue Fire. Burning on the McKenzie River Ranger District area. 3 miles SE of McKenzie Bridge and nearby Olallie Lookout Fire, Separation Fire, Roney Fire and Nash fires.

Nash Fire. Significant fire growth has occurred over the last few days. Fire rews are working to construct and clean indirect control lines by hand as well as with dozers. Continued structure assessments and protection to be done.

Rebel Fire. 22 miles North of Oakridge. Timber. Moderate fire behavior with uphill runs, single-tree torching and flanking. 4,979 acres. 19% contained. 52 crews. 1 crew, 3 engines. $1.7 Million CTD. #RebelFire

Scorpion Fire. Detected 8/28/2017. North of Breitenbush between mile 6 and 8. Appoximately 30-acre fire moving North. Firefighters are waiting to enter the area when it is safe to use fire suppression tactics.

Whitewater Fire. 10 miles East of Idahana. Burning in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness and Willamette National Forest land located about 13 miles East of Detroit. IMT 1 recycling. Managing Rebel and Horse Creek Complex fires. Timber and brush. Crews are monitoring the Southern control lines where previous firing operations were done. They will strengthen existing control lines and do assements. Moderate fire behavior with uphill runs, single-tree torching. Homes threatened. 10,432 acres. 31% contained. 827 personnel. 21 crews, 26 engines, 5 helicopters. $24 Million CTD. #WhitewaterFire

1,129 acres. 0% contained. #HorseCreekComplex

Horse Prairie Fire

Extreme fire behavior with crowning, group torching and spotting reported overnight. An additional 400 acres were burned. Night Operations Section Chief of the OR DOF reported: fire conditions were much hotter and dryer on the ridges around 0300 on Wednesday morning than in Camas Valley – about 8 miles North of the fire. The fire is moving primarily S-SE direction. Homes threatened.

Douglas County Sheriff Office Evacuation Hotline. 855-419-2349 or http://www.dcso.com/alerts

Active fire behavior with group torching, short-crown runs and long-range spotting. Homes threatened.

4,410 acres. 15% contained. 794 personnel. 29 crews, 21 engines, 8 helos. $1 Million CTD. #HorsePrairieFire

INDIAN CREEK FIRE. (OR) 20 miles WSW of Hood River in the Hatfield Wilderness on the Hood River Ranger District. Started 7/4/2017 near 7 1/2 Mile Camp by Eagle Creek Trail #440.

Fire behavior is moderate with smoldering, creeping, flanking and creeping.

61 personnel. 356 acres. 10% contained. #IndianCreekFire

JOLLY MTN FIRE. (WA) IMT 2. 13 miles NW of Cle Elum. Timber.

Active fire behavior with flanking, short-crown runs and torching. Homes threatened.

5,164 acres. 0% contained. 372 personnel. 7 crews, 22 engines, 4 helicopters. $6 Million CTD. #JollyMtnFire

JONES FIRE (OR) IMT2. 10 miles NE of Lowell. Timber and grass.

Moderate fire behavior with flanking, backing and smoldering. Structures threatened.

6,670 acres. 40% contained. 688 personnel. 21 crews, 24 engines, 2 helicopters. 1 structure lost. $10.2 Million CTD. #JonesFire

MCKAY FIRE. (OR) New! 5 miles NE of La Pine. Timber and brush.

Extreme fire behavior with group torching and long-range spotting. Evacuations in effect. 120 acres. 0% contained. 118 personnel. 2 crews, 13 engines. $50,000 CTD. #McKayFire

MILLER COMPLEX (OR) 5 fires. IMT 1. 17 miles East of Cave Junction. Timber.

Active fire behavior with uphill runs, group torching and spotting. Homes threatened.

12,595 acres. 40% contained. 563 personnel. 11 crews, 36 engines, 1 helicopter. $9.2 Million CTD. #MillerComplexFires

MILLI FIRE. (OR) The Three Sisters Wilderness. 9 miles West of Sisters. Start 8/11/2017. Lightning. Timber.

Active fire behavior with flanking, torching and backing. Homes threatened.

21,100 acres. 44% contained. 500 personnel. 11 crews, 22 engines, 3 helicopters. $13.6 Million CTD. #MilliFire

NENA FIRE. (OR) 7 miles NE of Simnasho. Tiber and short grass.

Minimal fire behavior. 68,000 acres. 90% contained. 15 personnel. 1 helicopter. 10 structures lost. #NenaFire

NORTH PELICAN FIRE. (OR) 25 miles NW of Klamath Falls. Reported 8/10/2017. Lightning caused. Continuing to burn primarily in a remote area of Pelican Butte. Rocky terrain and remote location prevents firefighters access to fire suppression of this fire.

1,728 acres. 18% contained. 153 personnel. 2 crews, 15 engines, 1 helicopter. $2.1 Million CTD. #NorthPelicanFire

NORSE PEAK FIRE.* (WA) Started 8/11/2017. USDA Forest Service. Lightning. Timber (litter and understory), heavy dead and down material.

Extreme fire behavior with running, group torching and short-range spotting. Homes threatened.

13,504 acres. 8% contained. 349 personnel. 8 crews, 16 engines, 2 helicopters. $4 Million CTD. #NorsePeakFire

SCATTER CREEK FIRE (WA) South Puget Sound Region. DNR. Started on private land, 1 mile East of Rochester. Timber, brush and short grass.

Moderate fire behavior.

384 acres. 90% contained. 146 personnel. 8 crews, 14 engines. 6 structures lost. $1.3 Million CTD. #ScatterCreekFire

STALEY FIRE (OR) IMT2. 23 miles South of Oakridge. Timber and brush.

Active fire behavior with backing, single-tree torching and short-range spotting.

1,912 acres. 56% contained. 555 personnel. 16 crews, 18 engines, 1 helicopter. $5.5 Million CTD. #StaleyFire

UMPQUA NORTH COMPLEX. (OR) 7 fires. (2) IMT1 teams managing this fire. 50 miles East of Roseburg. Timber, brush and grass.

IMT 1 recycling on 9/1/2017. Active fire behavior with flanking and torching. Homes threatened.

20,924 acres. 7% contained. 1,022 personnel. 21 crews, 80 engines, 6 helicopters. 1 structure lost. #UmpquaNorthComplex

UNION CREEK FIRE. * (WA) Fire started 8/11/2017 from an unknown cause. Timber and heavy logging slash. USDA Forest Service. Hwy 410 and surrounding camp facilities are currently closed.

Active Wildfires | Northern Rockies | August 19 2017

August 19, 2017 / The NW Fire Blog (TM)

Post Summary | Want to know what’s happening in other regions? The Northern Rockies consist of fires in Idaho and Montana.

(Graphic) Map of Northern Rockies Geographic Area Daily Fire Weather Outlook

Please NOTE: We are still providing fire information in the NW but we also covering stories in other regions as well.

Here is our recap for Idaho and Montana which is part of the Northern Rockies region. This is for Saturday, August 19, 2017.

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1. LOLO PEAK FIRE

A column is coming up in the Carlton Creek area as the fire behavior increases.

Fire column coming up Carlton Creek area on the Lolo Peak Fire. (Courtesy/Inciweb)

Lolo NF. Type 1 IMT. 10 miles SW of Lolo, MT. Closed end timber liter and timber (litter/understory). Lightning caused. Extreme fire behavior with crowning, running and spotting. 18,896 acres. 0% contained. 655 personnel. 14 crews, 27 engines, 6 helicopters. 850 residences under evacuation order. 750 homes under evacuation warning. 10 structures lost. Structures threatened. Evacuations in effect. $18.8 Million CTD.

2. SUNRISE FIRE

When a sunset photobombs a large wildfire – you get a wild-looking fire image on the Sunrise Fire. (Courtesy/Inciweb)

Lolo NF. Type 1 IMT of this wildfire, plus Burdette Fire. 11 miles SE of Superior MT. Lightning caused. Timber and brush. Active fire behavior with short-crown runs, short-range spotting and backing. 24,784 acres. 35% containment. 585 personnel. 10 crews, 46 engines, 7 helicopters. Threats to homes, I-90, Montana Rail Link, transmission lines and to other structures. Evacuations in effect. $21.5 Million CTD. Estimated containment is 9/30/2017.

3. BURDETTE FIRE

Burdette Fire creeping and smoldering 7/26/17

This is what creeping and smoldering fire looks like. This is on the Burdette Fire on 7/26/2017. (Courtesy/Inciweb)

Lolo NF. IMT 1 of this wildfire also managing Sunrise Fire. 13 miles SE of Tarkio, MT. Lightning caused. Timber. Min fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. 649 acres. Petty Creek and Fish Creek areas could be part of a threat. 90% contained. 3 personnel. 0 resources. $1.2 Million CTD. Estimated containment is 9/30/2017.

4. SAPPHIRE COMPLEX

Firing Operations on the Goat Creek Fire July 31

Firing operations on the Goat Creek Fire. Taken on 7/31/2017. (Courtesy/Inciweb)

Lolo NF. IMT 2. (3 fires). Type 2 IMT. 15 miles SE of Clinton and 25 miles SE of Missoula, MT. Lightning caused. Complex includes Sliderock Fire, Goat Creek Fire and Little Hogback Fire. Timber (litter, grass and understory) and closed timber. Active fire behavior with wind-driven runs, group torching and long-range spotting. 36,056 acres. 42% contained 558 personnel. 9 crews, 41 engines and 6 helicopters. 1 structure lost. Multiple homes, commercial properties, BPA power lines, a communication site and other structures are threatened. Evacuations in effect. $22.2 Million CTD. Estimated containment status is 10/31/2017.

5. RICE RIDGE FIRE

Lolo NF. 6 miles North of Seeley Lake and 7 miles East of Eureka, MT. Timber (grass and understory). Lightning caused. Type 2 IMT. Extreme fire behavior with crowning, group torching and spotting. 14,834 acres. 62% contained. 573 personnel. 9 crews, 32 engines, 4 helicopters. Town of Seeley Lake and outlying communities are threatened. $14.3 Million CTD. Anticipated containment is 10/1/2017.

6. GILBRALTER RIDGE FIRE

A night time picture that shows flames in the understory of ponderosa pine trees

When fire hits ponderosa pine trees on the Gilbralter Ridge Fire. (Courtesy/Inciweb)

Kootenai NF. Type 2 IMT. 7 miles East of Eureka, MT. Timber. Lightning caused. Active fire behavior with creeping, torching and spotting. Homes being threatened. Evacuation warnings in effect. 2,884 acres. 13% contained. 424 personnel. 7 crews, 27 engines and 3 helos. $5.4 Million CTD. Estimated containment is 9/30/2017.

7. MEYERS FIRE

Large column on the Meyers Fire. Photo taken on 8/18/2017 @ 1800 hours. (Courtesy/Inciweb)

Beaverhead – Deerlodge NF. IMT 2. 4 miles NE of Florence, ID. Timber, brush and grass. Moderate fire behavior with flanking, uphill runs and short-range spotting. Structures under threat. Evacuations n the Frog pond area are in effect. 14,151 acres. 5% contained. 451 personnel. 11 crews, 10 engines and 4 helos. $17.5 Million CTD.

8. HANOVER FIRE

Smoke rises up from the Hanover Fire near Halls Gulch drainage

Fire near the Halls Gulch drainage on the Hanover Fire. (Courtesy/Inciweb)

Nez Perce – Clearwater NF. Type 2 IMT. 4 miles NE of Florence and 17 miles NW of Riggins, ID. Lightning caused. Timber, brush and grass. Moderate fire behavior with flanking, uphill runs and short-range spotting. Structures threatened including many residences, lookout structures, active mine, grazing and communication sites are under threat. 13,716 acres. 35% contained. 315 personnel. 3 crews, 8 engines and 3 helos. $6.9 Million CTD. Estimated containment is 10/15/2017.

9. TAMARACK FIRE

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A dozer working on a roadway on the Tamarack Fire. Taken on 8/18/2017. (Courtesy/Inciweb)

Northwestern Land Office, Montana DNR. IMT 2. IMT also managing the Peoples Creek Fire. Started on forest service land 22 miles NW of Marion, MT. Timber. Active fire behavior with group and single-tree torching and backing. Threatened are Lookouts, high tension power lines and timber investments. 340 acres. 40% contained. 212 personnel. 4 crews, 10 engines. $1.6 Million CTD. Estimated containment is 10/1/2017.

10. PEOPLES CREEK FIRE

Northwestern Land Office, Montana DNR. Started on private land 9 miles East of Libby, MT. Timber and grass. Min fire behavior. 77 acres. 90% contained. 10 personnel.2 engines. $365,000 CTD.

11. LIBERTY FIRE

Firefighters on the fire line on the Liberty Fire. (Credit: Kari Greer/Inciweb)

Flathead Agency, BIA. IMT 2. 17 miles SE of Arlee, MT. Timber. Lightning caused. Active fire behavior with wind-driven runs, group torching and long-range spotting. Structures under threat including cultural and timber resources, plus endangered species habitat. 5,813 acres. 90% contained. 252 personnel. 2 crews, 8 engines and 1 helo. $9.5 Million CTD. Estimated containment is 9/25/2017.

12. PARK CREEK FIRE

Fire activity on the afternoon of 7/20. Taken bu Security Officer Duggan.

Smoke column on the Park Creek Fire. Taken on 7/20/2017. (Courtesy/Inciweb)

Helena – Lewis and Clark NF. Fire Command transferred from IMT 2 to local unit on Friday, 8/18/2017. 2 miles North of Lincoln, MT. Timber. Lightning caused. Moderate fire behavior. 6,632 acres. 50% contained. 178 personnel. 4 crews, 8 engines and 1 helo. $9.6 Million CTD. Estimated containment is 9/30/2017.

13. ARRASTRA CREEK FIRE

Helena – Lewis and Clark NF. 6 miles NW of Lincoln, MT. Timber. Lightning caused. Moderate fire behavior. Structures under threat. 5,810 acres. 41% contained. 24 personnel. 3 engines. $3.9 Million CTD. Estimated containment is 9/30/2017.

Taken on the Beaver reek Road, below the Arrastra Trailhead on road 1804A

Arrastra Fire taken on 7/20/2017. (Courtesy/Inciweb)

14. BUCK FIRE

Idaho Panhandle NF. 16 miles SE of Avery, ID. Timber and brush. Human caused. Min fire behavior. 132 acres. 60% contained. 72 personnel. 2 crew. 3 helos. $1.4 Million CTD. Estimated containment is 10/10/2017.

15. BLUE BAY FIRE

A small white smoke column is visible from across a lake, surrounded by timber.

Smoke column visible from across Flathead Lake. (Credit: Kim Kelly/Fire Ecologist. Courtesy/Inciweb)

Flathead Agency, BIA. 10 miles NE of Polson, MT. Timber. Lightning caused. Active fire behavior with single-tree and group torching and uphill runs. 270 acres. 10% contained. 104 personnel. 3 crews, 2 engines and 4 helos. Commercial timber, cultural and rec areas threatened. $1 Million CTD. Estimated containment is 8/25/2017.

16. WOLVERINE FIRE

Blackfeet Agency. BIA. 10 miles NE of St. Mary and 7 miles East of Babb, MT. Timber, brush and short grass. Human caused. Active fire behavior with flanking, torching and wind-driven runs. 3,010 acres. 20% containment. 32 personnel. 7 engines, 1 helo. 1 structure destroyed. Multiple homes threatened. $85,000 CTD. Estimated containment is 8/25/2017.

17. SCALP FIRE

Looking East on the Scalp Fire. (Courtesy/Inciweb)

Bow Mountain n the Bob Marshall Wilderness and 3 miles South of Gooseberry Cabin in MT. Lightning caused. Started 8/15/2017 around 1900 hours. Fire is being managed for resource benefit/natural ecological role. The fire is visible from both Spotted Bear and Beartop Lookouts. It is being managed by the Spotted Bear Ranger District. 30 acres. 0% contained. Timber, heavy timber and snags. Active fire behavior including pocket torching, short-range spotting and re-burning uphill.

18. DOLLY VARDEN FIRE

Looking eastward on the Dolly Varden Fire. (Courtesy/Inciweb)

Flathead NF. Reported around 1930 hours on 8/15/2017. 5.5 miles SE of Schafer Meadows Work Center above Dolly Varden Creek in the Great Bear Wilderness in MT. Fire being managed as a resource benefit. 3 personnel. 10 acres. Timber, heavy timber and snags. Moderate fire activity with single-tree and pocket torching, some uphill runs and moving eastward.

19. MONAHAN FIRE

Group torching on the north end of the fire.

Group torching on the Northern end of the fire on the Monahan Fire. (Courtesy/Inciweb)

Located between Monahan Mountain (Lolo NF) and Little Apex Mountain (Flathead NF). Being managed as natural ecological fire. This is based out of the Spotted Bear Ranger District office. Reported at 2000 hours on 7/23/2017. Lightning caused. Smoke can be seen from the Ovando and Helmville areas. 11 personnel. 1,895 acres. Unknown containment status. Fire is burning in timber, short grass, subalpine fir and in heavy dead/down woody fire fuels. Estimated containment is 10/1/2017.

20. GOAT CREEK FIRE

Goat Creek & Sliderock PM Fire Activity 7/23/17

Goat Creek Fire on 7/23/2017. (Courtesy/Inciweb)

Part of the Sapphire Complex and along with Slide Rock, Little Hogback Fire. Started 7/24/2017. Lolo NF. Lightning caused. 6 miles South of Bonita Guard Station and 1 mile EAst of Rock Creek Road on Missoula Ranger District. In remote terrain. 8,100 acres. 83% contained. Timber, litter, grass and understory.

21. LITTLE HOGBACK FIRE

Part of the Sapphire Complex and included other wildfires Sliderock Fire, Goat Creek Fires. This wildfire started on 7/13/2017 around 1751 hours. Fire being managed by the Northern Rockies IMT 2 IC. Located 27 miles SE of Missoula, MT. Lightning caused. Burning in remote terrain. 27,071 acres. 16% contained. Burning in timber, litter, grass and understory.

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POST SUMMARY | The tireless efforts of thousands of firefighters across the Northwest are beginning to make a dent into the many wildfires burning in our areas.

Here is our recap for Sunday, September 10, 2017, showing some have been downgraded to minimal fire behavior and much-needed rain occurring over the fire line.

ARCHER MTN FIRE

BRIDGE CREEK FIRE

CHETCO BAR FIRE

DIAMOND CREEK FIRE

EAGLE CREEK FIRE

EAST CRATER FIRE

FALCON COMPLEX

HIGH CASCADES COMPLEX

HORSE CREEK COMPLEX

HORSE PRAIRIE FIRE

JACK CREEK FIRE

JOLLY MTN FIRE

JONES FIRE

MILLER COMPLEX

MILLIFIRE

NORSE PEAK FIRE

NORTH PELICAN FIRE

POTATO HILL FIRE

SAWMILL CREEK FIRE

STALEY FIRE

UMPQUA NORTH COMPLEX

UNO PEAK FIRE

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Some wildfires have been burning already for a few months, while others are expected to burn well into October or possibly into November. Overnight, there were eight new wildfires with one being a brand new large incident (Archer Mtn Fire) ,

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POST SUMMARY | Wildfires seem to be popping up all over our landscapes here in Washington and Oregon without permission of course, but we must fight them however we can. Here is how firefighters are doing just that and more.

We are currently tracking almost NW 30 wildfires on a daily basis, while working to bring you Fire Info on additional fires (CA wildfires on The CA Fire Report). Here is our recap for 10+ Washington State wildfires for Wednesday, September 6, 2017.

WASHINGTON STATE FIRES

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POST SUMMARY | Some wildfires have turned into Firestorms burning up everything that stands in its path, as if it were a runaway freight train.

Here is our recap for Tuesday, September 5, 2017.

WASHINGTON STATE FIRES

OREGON FIRES

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POST SUMMARY | Due to the vast number of wildfires breaking out, we will be only covering any wildfire over 10,000 acres in detail, while those under this total will be summarized at the end of each of their States respectively.

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**We are currently tracking almost NW 30 wildfires on a daily basis, while working to bring you Fire Info on additional fires (CA wildfires on The CA Fire Report). Here is our recap for 10+ Washington State wildfires for Wednesday, September 6, 2017.**