Oregon Lightning Fire Update
Initial Attack Fire Activity Summary 06/30 AM
Central Washington – 10 new and numerous smokes. Four new in the Goldendale area will be complexed with a Type 3 IC. Two largest are 50+ acres each but no problems are reported.
Yakama BIA – Will have recon up at 0800. No problems reported.
Central Oregon – 12 new. Class AB and no problems reported.
Mt Hood NF – 12 confirmed, all Class A.
Warm Springs BIA – 2 confirmed. Largest is 75 acres located near Kaneetah. Fire is staffed with no problems reported.
Klamath Falls – 4 – 5 new. All Class A with no problems.
Washington State Patrol reports numerous fires in the Columbia Basin but no information is available yet.
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Initial Attack Fire Activity Summary, June 29 AM:
Rogue River NF – 1 new Class AB. No problems.
Medford ODF - 5 new. Largest is 2 ac. No problems.
Umpqua NF – has several new. All Class AB with no problems yet.
Douglas FPA– Has several new. No problems reported.
Klamath Falls – Crater Lake NP has 1 new at 1/4 ac. No problems.
Eugene –Will put detection up at 1100. Got some precip at lower elevations last night.
Central Oregon – 2 human-caused on 6/28 for 32 acres.
Planned prescribed fire activity today: None.
Weather Synopsis: Widespread thunderstorms in Oregon today, turning moderately wet towards evening.
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South winds have filled the Willamette Valley with California wildfire smoke. So much for smoke-free Eugene Olympic Track and Field Trials. They got it, and it was not from field burning. In fact, just a little swathing going on at this point, no combine work, let alone straw removal and then field burning. Gee. A non-issue from farmers, but the wildfire and WFU smoke is here in spades.