Fire Information: (541)
316-7711
Containment: 60%
Size: 24,079
Milli Fire
September 8, 2017 Daily Update
Thunderstorms passed through Central Oregon yesterday and blanketed the area with lightning and rain. The Milli Fire area likely received between .03 and .10 of an inch of rain yesterday which will help the finer fuels like grass and shrubs retain moisture. Humidity recoveries were good over the fire area, which generally makes fuel less receptive to ignition but this will likely only last for the next few days until a drying and warming trend returns.
The area closure in place for the Milli Fire has been reduced. While the western, southern and eastern boundaries of the closure remain the same, the northern border has decreased to open access around Black Butte Ranch and Cold Springs Campground. More information on this closure can be found at: Deschutes National Forest Alerts & Closures.
A Red Flag
Warning remains in effect through 11:00 p.m. today for abundant lightning and
gusty outflow winds. If any new fires are ignited from lightning strikes
in the Milli Fire area, the team will respond to them.
Firefighters continue repairing and rehabilitating fire line along
the northwestern edge of the fire area. Crews also continue monitoring the
perimeter as it pushes into the lava flows along Highway 242 ensuring that all
hot spots are monitored until cold. The majority of heat from this fire remains
in the southwestern edge of the fire perimeter as it moves slowly south in the
Pole Creek burn and west into rock.
Acreage on this fire will
likely grow moderately in the coming week while containment remains at 60%.
The west side of the fire continues to burn down slope with occasional
torching in pockets of timber in the Three Sisters Wilderness and will continue
to extinguish naturally when it runs out of fuel in the lava fields. Fire will
also continue a slow move to the southwest in the Pole Creek burn area where
overhead hazards remain a concern for firefighter safety. When necessary,
firefighter will utilize indirect firefighting tactics like helicopter bucket
drops to cool hot spots.
Links
Road Closures - OR 242 is closed east of Cascade Crest to the junction of FR 15.
For further information see www.tripcheck.com
Forest Closures- For further information go to: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/deschutes/alerts-notices
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