Photos of Ten Mile Canyon Fire

An air tanker coming in for a retardant drop on the Ten Mile Canyon Fire

A view of the Ten Mile Canyon burn area

Central Oregon EVENING Fire Update, 7/9, 6:20pm

Central Oregon EVENING Fire Update

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – Thunder clouds dominated the skies across Central Oregon this afternoon, blanketing the landscape with localized rain and approximately 150 lightning strikes. Four fires were ignited as a result of the strikes and all were held to under ¼ acre. The largest fire of the afternoon was north of Tumalo Reservoir and was held to 0.55 acres by crews. This fire is under investigation.

All evacuations and closures for The Ten Mile Canyon Fire (Incident #368) near the junction of Highway 97 and 197 have been lifted this evening. The fire has grown to 6,707 acres and is 25% contained. Nearly 100 firefighters are assigned to the incident and have been working to prevent the fire from jumping the Deschutes River to the west. A VLAT (Very Large Air Tanker) has been dropping retardant on the western flank and firefighters have been performing small burnout operations to prevent further spread. The fire, reported yesterday afternoon, has been determined to be human caused and is still under investigation.

The Corner Creek Fire remained at 28,766 acres and is 50% contained as of 9:00 a.m. this morning.  Wet and cooler weather allowed crews to continue strengthening the fire lines along the perimeter, but work was cut short on portions of the fire line due to lightning in the area yesterday afternoon.  Thunderstorms yesterday dropped rain from less than 0.10 inch to 0.25 inch across the fire.  The Corner Creek Fire stayed within established containment lines.  Continued helicopter water drops successfully checked the spread of the fire along unlined fire edge.

As a reminder, several closures are still in place for the Corner Creek Fire including an Ochoco National Forest area closure and the South Fork Road/Co. Rd. 42 which is closed to the general public from near Dayville to south of the US Forest Service 58 Road junction due to fire activity. To read the entire closure order and view a map of the area closure, please visit the Ochoco National Forest website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/ochoco/alerts-notices 

Information about the Sugarloaf and Corner Creek Fires, managed by the Oregon Interagency Incident Management Team 2 of Forestry Team 2, can be found athttp://inciweb.nwcg.gov/

All of Central Oregon is under a Red Flag Warning for abundant lightning and gusty winds through 9:00 p.m. this evening.

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Central Oregon MORNING Fire Update, 7/9 11:00 a.m.

Central Oregon MORNING Fire Update 

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – Incident #368 near the junction of Highway 97 and 197, has been named Ten Mile Canyon Fire and has grown to approximately 7,000 acres after being reported yesterday afternoon. Four 20-person hand crews, several engines and three helicopters are engaging the fire this morning. The fire has no containment at this time.

Afternoon thunderstorms are anticipated over the fire area which has the potential to bring both rain and gusty winds The Ten Mile Canyon Fire is burning on private land and is likely to move toward the nearby BLM land, so mandatory evacuations are still in place for the South Junction and Wingdam campgrounds. The only road closure in place at this time remains the South Junction Road, which was closed last night. This fire has been determined to be human caused and is under investigation.

The Corner Creek Fire remained at 28,766 acres as of 9:00 a.m. this morning.  Wet and cooler weather allowed crews to continue strengthening the fire lines along the perimeter, but work was cut short on portions of the fire line due to lightning in the area in the afternoon.  Thunderstorms yesterday dropped rain from less than 0.10 inch to 0.25 inch across the fire.  The Corner Creek Fire stayed within established containment lines.  Continued helicopter water drops successfully checked the spread of the fire along unlined fire edge.

As a reminder, several closures are still in place for the Corner Creek Fire including an Ochoco National Forest area closure and the South Fork Road/Co. Rd. 42 which is closed to the general public from near Dayville to south of the US Forest Service 58 Road junction due to fire activity. To read the entire closure order and view a map of the area closure, please visit the Ochoco National Forest website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/ochoco/alerts-notices  

Information about the Sugarloaf and Corner Creek Fires, managed by the Oregon Interagency Incident Management Team 2 of Forestry Team 2, can be found at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/

Corner Creek Fire Update, 7/9, 9:00am

Corner Creek Fire Update

Thursday, July 9th, 2015, 9:00 a.m.

Fire Information: (541) 987-2348

The Corner Creek Fire remained at 28,766 acres.  Wet and cooler weather allowed crews to continue strengthening the fire lines along the perimeter, but work was cut short on portions of the fire line due to lightning in the area in the afternoon.  Thunderstorms yesterday dropped rain from less than 0.10 inch to 0.25 inch across the fire.  The Corner Creek Fire stayed within established containment lines.  Continued helicopter water drops successfully checked the spread of the fire along unlined fire edge.

A red flag warning for lightning is in effect today from 12:00pm to 9:00pm across the fire.  The weather service is forecasting scattered thunderstorms with frequent lightning.

The fire is 50 percent contained and 1,124 people are assigned to the Corner Creek Fire suppression effort. Today’s focus continues on securing the fire’s perimeter and mopping up hot spots inside the fire line.

The fire is burning on public lands managed by the Ochoco National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management – Prineville District, with some private lands within or near to the burned area. The fire started June 29 from a lightning strike in the Black Canyon Wilderness.

The north end of the fire is burning in the Black Canyon Wilderness, with rugged terrain and limited access. Management of this section of the fire has been split into a separate branch to maintain a safe span of control for the fire organization. Crews are building containment lines in this area using light-on-the-land suppression tactics. They are camping in a remote “spike” camp to the west of the wilderness to reduce travel times to their work areas.

Aircraft assigned to the Corner Creek Fire were also used yesterday to help with firefighting efforts on the West Fork Fire, located 10 miles southeast of Dayville on the Malheur National Forest.

For additional Information, please visit: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4349 and http://centralorfireinfo.blogspot.com/

 

Closure Information

Road Closure:  South Fork Road/Co. Rd. 42 has been closed to the general public from near Dayville to south of the US Forest Service 58 Road junction due to fire activity.

Area Closure:  On the North, from the Ochoco Forest boundary at the North Fork of Birch Creek in Township 13S, Range 25E, Section 30, south to the Ochoco Forest Boundary near the junction of the 58 and 030 roads (including Sugar Creek Campground), and all roads, trails and Forest lands east to the Ochoco Forest Boundary (see Inciweb map).

Detailed closure information is located at: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/maps/4349/10/

Central Oregon Fire Update, 7/8

Central Oregon Fire Update

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – Several new wildfires dotted the Central Oregon landscape this afternoon. The most active incident, #368 near the junction of Highway 97 and 197, has grown to approximately 3,000 acres after being reported late this afternoon. A 20-person hand crew, four engines, an air tanker, two SEATs (Single Engine Air Tankers), a bulldozer, and helicopters are responding. The fire is burning on private land with the potential of entering BLM land. Due to the proximity of the fire with camping areas, the South Junction and Wingdam campgrounds are under Level 2 evacuations at this time, meaning campers need to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice. Road closures are in place for South Junction Road and a section of Highway 97 from the Hwy 97/197 junction south to the rest area. This fire is being managed as a Type 3 incident and the cause is undetermined.

Five other incidents scattered across Central Oregon are being engaged by firefighters this evening. Incident #373 in Steelhead Falls, east of Crooked River Ranch on the Deschutes River; incident #371 immediately north of Suttle Lake, #372 two miles north of Suttle Lake, and #367 south of Diamond Peak are all on the Deschutes National Forest and incidents #369 and #370, east of the Oregon Badlands have all been held to 1/10 to ½ acre by firefighters. All of these fires were caused by recent lightning storms with the exception of #371, which is undetermined at this time.

The Corner Creek Fire grew slightly to 28,766 acres yesterday. The moderate weather conditions on the fire allowed crews to continue strengthening the fire lines along the perimeter. The Corner Creek Fire stayed within established containment lines. Helicopter water drops successfully checked the spread of the fire along unlined fire edge. The fire is burning on public lands managed by the Ochoco National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management – Prineville District, with some private lands within or near to the burned area. The fire started June 29 from a lightning strike in the Black Canyon Wilderness.

As a reminder, several closures are still in place for the Corner Creek Fire including an Ochoco National Forest area closure and the South Fork Road/Co. Rd. 42 which is closed to the general public from near Dayville to south of the US Forest Service 58 Road junction due to fire activity. To read the entire closure order and view a map of the area closure, please visit the Ochoco National Forest website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/ochoco/alerts-notices

Information about the Sugarloaf and Corner Creek Fires, managed by the Oregon Department of Forestry Team 1, can be found at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/

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Corner Creek Fire Update, 7/8

Corner Creek Fire Update

Wednesday, July 08, 2015, 9:00 a.m.

Fire Information: (541) 987-2348

The Corner Creek Fire grew slightly to 28,766 acres yesterday.  The moderate weather conditions on the fire allowed crews to continue strengthening the fire lines along the perimeter. The Corner Creek Fire stayed within established containment lines. Helicopter water drops successfully checked the spread of the fire along unlined fire edge.

The fire is 40 percent contained and 866 people are assigned to the Corner Creek Fire suppression effort. Today’s focus continues on securing the fire’s perimeter and mopping up hot spots inside the fire line.

Today at 6:00 a.m., the Oregon Interagency Incident Management Team 2, headed by Incident Commander Brett Fillis, took over management of the Corner Creek Fire. The fire had been managed since July 2 by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Incident Management Team 1, led by Incident Commander John Buckman.

The fire is burning on public lands managed by the Ochoco National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management – Prineville District, with some private lands within or near to the burned area. The fire started June 29 from a lightning strike in the Black Canyon Wilderness.

The north end of the fire is burning in the Black Canyon Wilderness, with rugged terrain and limited access. Management of this section of the fire has been split into a separate branch to maintain a safe span of control for the fire organization. Crews are building containment lines in this area using light-on-the-land suppression tactics. They are camping in a remote “spike” camp to the west of the wilderness to reduce travel times to their work areas.

Aircraft assigned to the Corner Creek Fire were used yesterday to help with firefighting efforts on the West Fork Fire, located 10 miles southeast of Dayville on the Malheur National Forest.

For additional Information, please visit: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4349 and http://centralorfireinfo.blogspot.com/

 

Closure Information

Road Closure:  South Fork Road/Co. Rd. 42 has been closed to the general public from near Dayville to south of the US Forest Service 58 Road junction due to fire activity.

Area Closure:  On the North, from the Ochoco Forest boundary at the North Fork of Birch Creek in Township 13S, Range 25E, Section 30, south to the Ochoco Forest Boundary near the junction of the 58 and 030 roads (including Sugar Creek Campground), and all roads, trails and Forest lands east to the Ochoco Forest Boundary (see Inciweb map).

Detailed closure information is located at: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/maps/4349/10/

7/7 Central Oregon Fire Update

Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center

4550 SW Airport Way

Prineville, OR  97754

Contact:  Media Desk:  541-416-6811           Email address:  Centralorfireinfo@gmail.com

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FIRE NEWS--Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center

For Immediate Release:  July 7, 2015.

Central Oregon Fire Update

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – Firefighters spent the afternoon working on Incident #351, 10 miles southeast of Sisters, Oregon near Cline Butte. The fire was held to 5 acres due in no small part to the aircraft that aided ground forces. One heavy airtanker worked the head of the fire while two Single Engine Air Tankers (SEATS) and two helicopters offered support to the three engines, a bulldozer and hand crew working to build fire line. By early evening a fire line was constructed around the perimeter of the fire area and firefighters were mopping up with the help of the remaining Type 1 helicopter. The fire was started by lightning.

The Corner Creek Fire grew slightly to 27,166 acres on Monday due to fire line relocation and burnout operations along the fire’s western flank. Despite some gusty winds to 30 mph late Monday afternoon, the Corner Creek Fire stayed within containment lines. The fire is 15 percent contained and 1,100 people are assigned to the suppression effort. The majority of the work today was focused on securing the fire’s perimeter and mopping up hot spots inside the fire line. The fire is burning on public lands managed by the Ochoco National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management – Prineville District, with some private lands within or near to the burned area. The fire started June 29 from a lightning strike in the Black Canyon Wilderness.

Tomorrow at 6:00 a.m., a new incident management team will take control of the Corner Creek Fire. The incoming team is the Oregon Interagency Incident Management Team 2, headed by Incident Commander Brett Fillis.

As a reminder, several closures are still in place for the Corner Creek Fire including an Ochoco National Forest area closure and the South Fork Road/Co. Rd. 42 which is closed to the general public from near Dayville to south of the US Forest Service 58 Road junction due to fire activity. To read the entire closure order and view a map of the area closure, please visit the Ochoco National Forest website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/ochoco/alerts-notices 

Information about the Sugarloaf and Corner Creek Fires, managed by the Oregon Department of Forestry Team 1, can be found at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/

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