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FIRE NEWS--Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center
For Immediate Release: July 22, 2014 9:00 p.m.
Central Oregon EVENING Fire Update
YELLOW Highlight indicates changed information since the last
Update
Central
Oregon- Reports of new lightning-caused fires began coming into
Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center at 3 p.m. in the afternoon today. Early fire reports were primarily located in the same area of
the Ochoco National Forest and Prineville BLM that was hard hit during the last
lightning storm. Many of the new starts
are close to where the Ochoco Complex and Center fires are already burning.
Initial attack crews and engines were
prepared to respond to these starts and by 5 p.m. firefighting resources were dispatched
across the Central Oregon area from Crescent to Paulina. By 9 p.m. the Central Oregon Interagency
Dispatch Center was responding to 40+ reports with many fires already lined and
contained.
Fire
Name
|
Location
|
Size
(ESTIMATES)
|
Activity
|
Bridge
99 Complex
Deschutes
National Forest
|
Bridge 99 - ½ mile east of Lower Bridge
Campground, 9 miles north of Camp Sherman off of FS Rd.
1490
Bear Butte 2 adjacent to Jefferson Creek and
west of Park Creek drainage within the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness.
|
5,915 acres TOTAL
31%
contained
|
Oregon Incident Management Team 2 is
managing the fire. For more
information on the fire: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3963/# or
phone: 541-549-3219.
Firefighters made good progress yesterday
constructing containment lines and conducting small burn-outs to further
secure the Bridge 99 Fire. The fire
settled down nicely under heavy cloud cover for most of the day, which
assisted firefighters.
EVACUATIONS
in place: Today all private lands along the Metolius
River from Allen Springs Campground to Lake Billy Chinook (including the
Metolius Arm) were reduced to a Level 2 Evacuation Order. The Three Rivers Subdivision reduced to a
Level 1 Evacuation Order. The subdivisions
of Rim Park, Forest Park, and Air Park along with the Cove Palisades State
Park are in a Level I Evacuation Order.
Monty and Perry South Campgrounds REOPENED.
CLOSURES: Forest Road 12, from
its intersection with Forest Roads 1270/1298 to Bridge 99, Forest Road 14,
from Bridge 99 to its intersection with Forest Road 1400/700(Allen Springs
Campground), Forest Road 1140, from its intersection with Forest Roads
1150/118 to the intersection with Forest Road 1152, Forest Road 1154, from
its intersection with Forest Road 1150 to the intersection with Forest Road
1140 an Forest Road 1420400. The
Jefferson Lake Trail (#40001.1), Sugarpine Ridge trail (#4002), Shirley Lake
Trail (#4003), Cabot Lake Trail (#4003) and the Pacific Crest Trail north of
the Shirley Lake Trail and south of the Willamette National Forest boundary
in the Cathedral Rocks Area are closed.
|
Center
Fire
Prineville
BLM
Post-Paulina
RFPA
|
3 miles NE of Post.
Private
and
|
2,515
acres
30%
contained
|
No additional updated information.
|
Logging
Unit Fires
Warm
Springs Reservation
Mt.
Hood National Forest
Deschutes
National Forest
|
North side of Bear Butte near the Bear Butte
2 fire
|
9,500
acres
5% containment
|
Pacific Northwest Team 2 (Incident Commander Chris
Schulte) took command of the Logging Unit Fires. The Logging Unit Fires
include Camas Prairie, Logging Unit, Skyline, Haily and the north side of
Bear Butte 2.
For more information on the web: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3973/
NEW Public Information Line: 541-777-2862
EVACUATIONS: A Level 2
Notification has been issued to the residents of the Sid Walter Flat
Area. Approximately 54 residences are
affected by the notification. The fire
is approximately 3.5 miles from the closest structure and 8 miles from the
Incident Command Post on County Line Road.
CLOSURES: On the Mt. Hood National Forest, Forest
Road 4220 between Forest Road 46 and Warm Springs. Closure area near Ollalie Lakes.
Pacific Crest Trail from Breitenbush Lake (Mile 2047.1) to
Forest Road 42 at the Joe Graham
campground (Mile 2083)
|
Ochoco
Complex-
Ochoco
National Forest Service
Prineville
BLM
|
Lava Fire
Near
the junction of FS Road 22 and FS Road 4210, near the NW corner of Big Summit
Prairie
Fox
Fire/Oscar Canyon Fire
3
miles NW of the North Fork Wilderness Study area, near FS Road 4230.
Broadway
Fire
S of
FS Road 2630, near Peterson Lava
Antelope Fire
3
miles E of FS Road 22 near FS Road 900
|
6,333
acres TOTAL
191 acres
45% contained
6,116 Acres 18% contained
53 acres 100% contained
21 acres
100% contained
|
Great Basin
Incident Management Team 6 is managing the fires. The complex includes 4 fires (Lava, Fox, Broadway, and
Antelope) on the Ochoco National Forest and the Oscar Canyon Fire burning on
the Prineville BLM within the North Fork Wilderness Study area.
Firefighters made excellent progress
yesterday, keeping acreage growth to a minimum. Crews completed mop up on the Antelope Fire
and will continue mop up on the Broadway Fire for a couple more days to
secure the line.
A Public Meeting will
be held tonight at 7 p.m. at the Bowman Museum, 246 N. Main Street, in
Prineville to share information on the Waterman and Ochoco Complexes.
CLOSURES: The Ochoco National Forest has issued an area closure that encompasses all National Forest system lands from Forest Road 42, along both the north and south forest boundary to Highway 26 on the west, with additional acreage north of the Mill Creek Wilderness. The closure covers all campgrounds, trailheads, forest roads, and developed facilities on National Forest System lands within the closure area. The closure order and a map of the closure is located on the web at: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3972 |
Pine
Creek Complex
Now includes:
Pine Creek Fire
Jack Knife Fire
Black Rock Fire
Donny Brook Fire
Sherman
County
Oregon
Department of Forestry
Prineville
BLM
Ash
Butte Rangeland Fire Protection Association
Private
lands
|
Donnybrook
Fire
11 miles SW of Antelope
Black
Rock Fire
3 miles NW of Clarno; NW of the Pine Creek
Fire
Pine
Creek Fire
11
miles south of Fossil, in the Carrol Rim Area
Jack
Knife Fire
Lower John Day Recreation Area, Sherman
County, 8 miles SE of Grass Valley.
|
102,002acres
TOTAL
22,763 acres
70% contained
35,731 acres
85% contained
30,245 acres
65% contained
13,263 acres
100% contained
|
A
Type II Western Montana Team (Fry) is managing these fires.
Firefighters strengthened containment lines
yesterday, which has significantly increased containment on both the
Donnybrook , Black Rock and Pine Creek fires. Continuing mop-up operations on
the Pine Creek Fire. Firefighters are monitoring and putting out hotspots
mostly in stumps and slash piles on the Donnybrook Fire.
NEW Public Information Line:
541-763-0917. This line will be
staffed from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
NEW Information available on the web:
Black
Rock Fire:
Pine
Creek Fire:
Jack
Knife Fire:
EVACUATIONS: Wheeler County Sheriff
Dept lifted all Evacuation Advisements for Wheeler County at noon.
(Twickenham, West Branch, and Rowe Road)
|
Shaniko
Butte
Warm
Springs Reservation
|
12 miles north of the town of Warm Springs.
|
42,500
acre
75%
containment
|
Oregon Incident Management Team 1 is
managing the fire. Crews completed
four miles of burnout along the S-210 Road at the southernmost boundary of
the fire
For information on this fire, contact the
Shaniko Butte incident at 541-553-8190, or look for information on at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3960/
EVACUATIONS: The
Level 2 Notification for residences near Dant and the Level 1 Notification
for homes along Road S-300 Simnasho have both been removed. Under the authority of the Wasco County
Sheriff, residences in the Kaskella area will temporarily remain on a Level 1
Notification.
CLOSURES: S-300/Highway 3 Junction and Redlake Cemetery Road/Highway 3
Junction.
|
Sunflower
Fire
Umatilla
National Forest
|
10 miles NNE of Monument
|
7,146
acres
50%
containment
|
The fire is burning on the south side of the
Wall creek drainage between Happy and Wilson Creeks has moved into the Little
Wilson and Big Wilson Creek drainages.
Localized winds caused torching and spotting throughout the day
yesterday.
A community meeting will be held in Monument
at the Senior and Community center at 1 p.m. today to provide updates to the
public about the fire.
Firefighters are making excellent progress
securing the fire perimeter. The fire
has not crossed Indian Creek Road.
Precipitation overnight did not thoroughly wet the ground vegetation.
For more information contact the fire
information line (1-800-923-6891) or find information on the web at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3964/
CLOSURES: National Forest System
Road (NFSR) 22 from the junction with NFSR 22 and NFSR 21 in Section 23, T6S,
R26E to the south and east to the Section 20 & Section 21 border; thence
southerly along the Section 20 & Section 21 border from the NFSR 22,
Section 20 & 21 border junction to the NFSR 22 where it crosses the
Section 29 & Section 28; thence south westerly on NFSR 22 to the junction
with NFSR 23 in Section 29, T7S, R27; thence west on NFSR 23 to the junction
with NFSR 2128 in Section 25 of T7S, R26E; thence northerly on NFSR 2128 to
where it intersects with the Morrow County OHV park boundary on the northwest
corner of Section 2, T7S, R26E; thence easterly and northerly along the
boundary of OHV park to where the OHV park boundary meets the NFSR 22 road on
the boundary of Section 23 & Section 26, T6S, R26E; thence northerly to
the NFSR 22 and NFSR 21 junction in Section 23, T6S, R26E.
|
Ward
Canyon
Private
lands
South
Sherman County
|
8 miles west of Antelope
|
Estimated
at 15,000 acres
|
The fire continues to be managed by South
Sherman County.
|
Waterman
Complex
Oregon
Department of Forestry
Ochoco
National Forest
|
Bailey Butte (private land west of
Mitchell).
Toney Butte (10 miles northeast of Spray,
just east of Hwy 207).
Junction Springs
|
12,520
acres TOTAL
75%
contained
Bailey Butte
10,276 acres
70% contained
Toney Butte
2,200 acres
100% contained
Junction Springs
15 acres
100% contained
#376
.25 acres
100% contained
|
Oregon Incident Management Team 3 is
managing this incident.
Successful burnout operations are allowing
Hwy 26 to REOPEN tomorrow for travel.
One lane of travel will be available and cars will be escorted with a
pilot car. People should anticipate up
to 45 minute delays at times.
A Public Meeting will be held tonight at 7
p.m. at the Bowman Museum, 246 N. Main Street, in Prineville to share
information on the Waterman and Ochoco Complexes.
Fire Information Phone #: 541-787-4321
Due to an increase in relative humidity,
firefighters were unable to complete burnout operations early this morning. During the evening crews did burnout
operations from Corral Flats to the Hwy 26 corridor. Once the burnout and hazard tree operations
along Hwy 26 it will partially open for travel.
EVACUATIONS: The Crook County
Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with fire managers, has lowered the
Evacuation Notice to a Level 2 in the Marks Creek areas of 9 a.m. this
morning. The Evacuation Level for the West Branch area was
lifted at noon today.
ALTERNATE
ROUTE BETWEEN PRINEVILLE AND MITCHELL: An
alternate driving route through the Ochoco National Forest between Prineville
and Mitchell is open, but the Forest Roads can be steep, rock and washed out
in places. People should have a map
and an appropriate vehicle before choosing this route.
From Prineville, turn south on Combs Flat
Road and continue east on Highway 380 past Post and Paulina. About 5 miles east of Paulina, turn north
on Wolf Creek Road and continue north to a Y where Forest Road 42 and Forest
Road 58 depart. Take Forest Road 42. The road passes Salters Cabin campground and
Wolf Creek campground as it enters the national forest.
Follow Forest Road 42 to Six Corners
junction, then turn onto Forest Road 122, which leaves the junction heading
east before turning north. Stay on
Forest Road 12 to its junction with Highway 26, about 10 miles east of
Mitchell. For additional information,
please contact Patrick Lair, Ochoco NF Public Affairs Officer, at
541-416-6647.
CLOSURES:
Forest Roads 450, 2630, 150, 2200, 2210,
300, 2610, Buck Creek Road to its intersection with the east edge of the Mill
Creek Wilderness and Forest Roads 650, 27, 2745, 010 and 2750. Walton Lake, Round Mountain, Crystal
Springs, Wildwood, Ochoco Divide and Whistler campgrounds are all closed.
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