BEND –The Nash Fire,
burning approximately 4 miles from Elk Lake, experienced minimal growth
yesterday. Some light rain is expected on the fire today.
Firefighters anticipate another 3 to 4 days
of clearing vegetation along the Cascade Lakes Highway (Forest Road 46), which
will create an opportunity should the fire move east for firefighters to
protect the infrastructure around Elk and Hosmer Lakes and Cascade Lakes
Highway.
Approximately 100 firefighters are working on
the Nash Fire under command of the Type 1 Incident Management Team (Southwest
Team 1). Incident Commander Bea Day along with Deschutes National Forest
leadership is managing the 6,159 acre fire.
Direct action on the fire continues to be
hampered by the steep terrain and safety hazards for firefighters. Crews will
take direct action on the fire when they can safely engage.
There is a
Red Flag Warning again today, Thursday, for abundant lightning. The smoke and
cloud cover should moderate fire activity but there is still the potential for
strong outflow winds associated with thunderstorms which could increase fire
activity.
Evacuation Notifications for the
NASH FIRE:
Level Two (Be Set): Elk Lake
Resort, Elk Lake Campground (CG), Point CG, Little Fawn CG, Mallard Marsh CG,
Sunset View Day Use Area, Beach Day Use Area, and Quinn Meadows Horse Camp.
Level One (Be Ready): Lava Lake
Resort, Lava Lake CG, and Little Lava Lake CG.
For information on these
evacuation notifications, you can call the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office at
541-693-6911.
Sign up for Deschutes County emergency
alerts at http://bit.ly/2f3NWMA. Contact the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office at (541)
693‐6911 or visit https://sheriff.deschutes.org for more information.
For fire information on the Nash
Fire, please call 541-719-8371 or email: WillametteWildfires2017@gmail.com.
For Central Oregon Fire
Information, please call 541-316-7711 or keep up-to-date on fire activity by
following us on Twitter at @CentralORFire.
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