Golden Stairs Fire
Location: 10 miles N of Prospect, Jackson Co., OR
Specific Location: Woodruff Creek, Rogue River-Siskiyou NF, 2 miles E of Union Creek on Hwy 62, Lat 42° 55´ 20″ Lon 122° 30´ 20″
Date of Origin: 08/02/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/12/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 183
Size: 186 acres
Percent contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $2,233,879
The local Type 3 IMT will assume responsibility for the fires at 0600, 8/13/2009.
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Situation as of 08/11/2009 5:30 am
Personnel: 259
Size: 181 acres
Percent contained: 50%
Expected 100% containment today.
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Situation as of 08/08/2009 5:30 pm
Personnel: 300
Size: 50 acres
Percent contained: 20%
Costs to Date: $750,000
ABCD JulyAugust Fires. This complex of fires has as many as 59 fires burning, 39 confirmed, 20 reported but not yet located. The Golden Stairs Fire is ~45 acres and 90 percent lined. Northern Rockies Type 2 IMT engaged.
Muddy Creek Fire
Location: 11 mi SE of Antelope, Jefferson Co., OR
Specific Location: Muddy Creek, Lat 44°50′27″ Long 120°37′3″
Date of Origin: 08/02/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/07/2009 7:00 pm
Personnel: 5
Size: 16,600 acres
Percent contained: 40%
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Situation as of 08/05/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 8
Size: 16,600 acres
Percent contained: 20%
Today firefighters conducted burnout using roads, existing containment lines and natural barriers.
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Situation as of 08/05/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 8
Size: 15,500 acres
Percent contained: 20%
Expected Containment 08/08/2009
Running range fire pushed by winds. Most of this fire has burned on private land. It has moved onto Bureau of Land Management protected lands.
Tiller Complex Fires
Location: N and E of Tiller, Douglas Co., OR
Specific Location: Umpqua NF
Date of Origin: 08/01/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/14/2009 4:00 pm
Personnel: 30
Size: 117 acres
Percent contained: 100%
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Situation as of 08/11/2009 9:00 am
Personnel: 351
Size: 94 acres
Percent contained: 90%
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Situation as of 08/09/2009 6:30 pm
Personnel: 408
Size: 90 acres
Percent contained: 85%
Due to the discovery of six new fires yesterday and a predicted Haines Index of 5, the transition with the Type 3 organization was delayed 24-48 hours.
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Situation as of 08/08/2009 5:00 pm
Personnel: 434
Size: 85 acres
Percent contained: 65%
Costs to Date: $2,800,000
Six newly discovered fires in the wilderness area were added to the complex today. These “new” starts are most likely from the lightning that came through the area on 8/5. Due to the remote locations, five of the fires were staffed with smoke jumpers and one with heli-rappellers.
Suppression action has taken place on 35 fires within the complex totaling 85 acres.
Changes in acreage reported is the result of six newly discovered fires today. The team is
preparing transition plans for the Type 3 organization set to take over the complex on Monday.
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Situation as of 08/07/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 579
Size: 80 acres
Percent contained: 55%
Costs to Date: $2,100,000
Suppression action has been taken on 31 fires within the complex totaling 80 acres. Changes in acreage reported today is the result of a newly discovered fire yesterday and better mapping.
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Situation as of 08/06/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 468
Size: 70 acres
Percent contained: 35%
Firefighters continue to pick up new sleeper fires. There is continued good progress made on mop up of all known fires on the incident. Good humidity recovery overnight but minimal precipitation on the fire. Fire activity today was primarily creeping ground fires.
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Situation as of 08/05/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 413
Size: 70 acres
Percent contained: 15%
Suppression action has been taken on approximately 25 individual fires within the complex. The fires are spread out over a large geographic area, including wilderness areas. Firefighters continue to pick up new sleeper fires. Fire crews will continue with initial attack on all new starts within the established boundary. Firefighters will assist the local district with the suppression of any new starts outside of the boundary.
Steep slopes with an old growth forest characteristic are making escape routes and safety zones difficult to establish. An abundance of poison oak is growing within the fire area. Also snakes and spiders are a concern.
North Fork Complex Fires
Location: 15 miles SE of Ukiah, OR
Specific Location: Kelsay Butte, N. Fork John Day River, North Fork John Day Wilderness, Umatilla NF, Lat 44° 55′ 28″ Longitude 118° 39′ 5″
Date of Origin: 08/01/2009
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 10/01/2009 5:15 pm
Personnel: 7
Size: 12,407 acres
Percent contained: 5%
Costs to Date: Not reported
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Situation as of 09/14/2009 4:20 pm
Personnel: 107
Size: 8,410 acres
Percent contained: 5%
Costs to Date: Not reported
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Situation as of 08/23/2009 6:20 pm
Personnel: 70
Size: 1,731 acres
Percent contained: 5%
Costs to Date: $3,400,000
Transition to IC4 James. Transition of Forest T2IA crew personnel.
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Situation as of 08/21/2009 6:30 pm
Personnel: 50
Size: 1,460 acres
Percent contained: 5%
Costs to Date: $3,290,000
Smoldering, creeping. Planned Actions: Keep active fires south of the North Fork John Day River.
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Situation as of 08/11/2009 7:30 pm
Personnel: 219
Size: 1,360 acres
Percent contained: 5%
The North Fork Complex fires will be transitioned to a Type 4 (Johnson) team at 0600 on Wednesday, August 12, 2009.
The complex is comprised of the following: Fire #122, 5 acres, 0% contained; Fire #129, 355 acres, 0% contained; Fire #136, 965 acres, 0% contained; Fire #137, 5 acres, 100% contained; Fire #138, 30 acres, 90% contained; Fire #142, 25 square feet, 100% contained.
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Situation as of 08/08/2009 4:00 pm
Personnel: 378
Size: 1,360 acres
Percent contained: 5%
Costs to Date: $1,938,494
Significant precipitation, 1.7 inches was received on the complex over the last 36 hours. Lack of IR last night due to weather conditions, as well as continued precipitation resulted in no change to the reported acres or percent containment.
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Situation as of 08/07/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 462
Size: 1,360 acres
Percent contained: 5%
The complex is comprised of the following: Fire 122: 5 acres, 0% contained; Fire 129: 355 acres, 0% contained; Fire 136: 965 acres, 0% contained; Fire 137: 5 acres, 100% contained; Fire 138: 30 acres, 80% contained; Fire 142: 25 sq ft, 100% contained. Reduction in total acres due to improved mapping.
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Situation as of 08/06/2009 7:20 pm
Personnel: 426
Size: 1,436 acres
Percent contained: 5%
Costs to Date: $890,500
Reduction in acres resulting from improved mapping. Today, resulting from coordinated
discussions between the Forest, the Long Term Analysis Team and the Blue Mtn. IMT, a new
indirect strategy was adopted that encompasses Fire 122, 129 and 136. Total size of the
projection area is 13,200.
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Situation as of 08/05/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 381
Size: 1,407 acres
Percent contained: 5%
The individual breakdown is: Fire 122 - 2 acres; Fire 129 - 550 acres; Fire 136 - 800 acres; Fire 137 - 5 acres; Fire 138 - 50 acres; Fire 142 - 25 sq. ft.
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Situation as of 08/05/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 355
Size: 957 acres
Percent contained: 5%
10 threatened structures are a group of buildings within a Forest Service Guard Station facility.
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Situation as of 08/04/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 50
Size: 850 acres
Percent contained: 5%
This fire complex includes 6 fires. A Type Two Incident Management Team will take over today.
Long Prong Fire
Location: ~35 air miles NE of Enterprise, Wallowa Co., OR
Specific Location: Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Long Prong Creek, Lat 45° 39´ 07″, Lon 116° 38´ 03″
Date of Origin: 07/26/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/04/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 114
Size: 145 acres
Percent contained: 95%
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Situation as of 08/03/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 156
Size: 145 acres
Percent contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $718,700
The fire is creeping in grass and underburn of timber stringers. Isolated torching. Minimum growth in fire size. Crews have timber stringers lined and most of the grassy slopes.
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Williams Creek Fire
Location: 3 miles W of Steamboat, Douglas Co. OR
Specific Location: Umpqua NF, Williams Creek, Lat 43° 20´ 20″, Lon 122° 47´ 13″
Date of Origin: 07/28/2009 (discovery date)
Cause: Under investigation
Situation as of 08/17/2009 8:00 am
Personnel: 449
Size: 8,395 acres
Percent contained: 100%
The Bureau of Land Management closure area, campground closures, the North Umpqua River closure and the level 1 evacuation notices will be lifted today. A main transmission line was energized at 1630 hours yesterday.
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Situation as of 08/15/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 582
Size: 8,395 acres
Percent contained: 92%
Costs to Date: $13,739,880
Powerlines to be energized at 1200 hours on 08/16/09. Continue demob. Transfer of
command scheduled 08/17/09 at 0600.
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Cougar Creek Fire
Location: 10 miles S of John Day, Grant Co., OR
Specific Location: Malheur NF, Strawberry Wilderness, Lat 44° 17´ 53″, Lon 118° 56´ 30″
Date of Origin: 07/25/2009
Cause: Under investigation
Situation as of 08/04/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 84
Size: 1,063 acres
Percent Contained: 95%
This fire is 95 percent contained and has been turned back to the local unit for the remainder of the mop up.
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Situation as of 08/03/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 238
Size: 1,063 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $2,450,420
Final helicopter IR flight conducted today to identify remaining and/or undetected hot spot within as well as outside the control lines. The Blue Mountain IMT will transition the fire to a Type 3 organization on 8/3/2009 at 0600. Reduced fire activity. Remaining heat is from consumption of interior fuels.
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McGinnis Creek Fire
Location: 9 miles S of Kimberly; 4 miles NW of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Visitor’s Center; 2 miles W of the John Day River; and about 12 miles SE of Spray, Wheeler Co., OR
Specific Location: Private and BLM lands, McGinnis Creek vicinity, Lat 44° 39´ 15″, Lon 119° 40´ 41″
Date of Origin: 07/24/2009
Cause: Under investigation
Situation as of 07/31/2009 4:30 pm
Personnel: 114
Size: 3,417 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $2,400,000
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Situation as of 07/29/2009 2:00 pm
Personnel: 480
Size: 3,417 acres
Percent Contained: 80%
Costs to Date: $1,796,490
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Situation as of 07/28/2009 3:00 pm
Personnel: 488
Size: 3,417 acres
Percent Contained: 60%
Costs to Date: $1,452,000
Line reinforcement and mopping up. Prevent spotting from flare ups with aircraft. Potential of wind shift from N to NE funneling wind down canyon, with gusts from 15 to 25 mph.
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Situation as of 07/27/2009 3:00 pm
Personnel: 505
Size: 3,417 acres
Percent Contained: 50%
Costs to Date: $980,000
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Situation as of 07/27/2009 2:00 pm
Personnel: 462
Size: 2,410 acres. Update: 3,200 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
Threatened Structures: 76
Oregon Department of Forestry Incident Management Team 1 was dispatched and assumed control of the McGinnis Creek Fire on Sunday, July 26, 2009.
Desert Ridge Fire
Location: 7 miles north of Crater Lake, Klamath Co., OR
Specific Location: S slope Gaywas Peak within Crater Lake NP, Lat 43° 03´ 18″, Lon 122° 08´ 46″
Date of Origin: 07/03/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 07/22/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 34
Size: 276 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
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Situation as of 07/21/2009 3:00 pm
Personnel: 35
Size: 170 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $200,000
Now being managed for the “benefit” of park resources. Single and multiple tree torching.
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Situation as of 07/20/2009 3:00 pm
Personnel: 32
Size: 80 acres
Percent Contained: 40%
Fire is 2 miles S of the Whitney Fire [here]. The Desert Ridge Fire has not been reported by the Northwest Interagency Coordinating Center, although it has been burning for 2 weeks.
Fire crews burned out containment lines today. Active fire behavior is anticipated tomorrow. Expansive lava and pumice beds to S and E will limit fire spread in those directions.
Whitney Fire
Location: 10 miles north of Crater Lake, Douglas and Klamath Cos., OR
Specific Location: 3 miles S of Diamond Lake, Lat 43° 04´ 55″, Lon 122° 08´ 25″
Date of Origin: 07/03/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 07/22/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 114
Size: 92 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
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Situation as of 07/21/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 197
Size: 92 acres
Percent Contained: 80%
Costs to Date: $901,694
Type 2 IMT (Paul) to transfer command local Type 3 today.
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Situation as of 07/21/2009 7:45 am
Personnel: 185
Size: 92 acres
Percent Contained: 70%
Type 2 IMT (Paul) committed.
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Situation as of 07/20/2009 noon
Personnel: 185
Size: 92 acres
Percent Contained: 50%
Fire has hand line constructed around the perimeter. Fire Weather Watch in effect today for a Haines 6 with strong winds predicted. Coordination with State Police and ODOT of traffic on Hwy 230.
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Situation as of 07/19/2009 8:15 am
Personnel: 0
Size: ~100 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: not reported
This fire was not reported by the Northwest Interagency Coordinating Center until today, 07/19, although it has been burning for 2 weeks. The National Park Service adopted a Let It Burn strategy and the fire has spread into the Umpqua National Forest.
The Oregon State Police have been called upon to manage traffic on Highway 230 due to heavy smoke. Smoke has also choked Crater Lake in violation of the strict Clear Air Act provisions there. Human health and safety have been put at risk as Federal functionaries incinerate Oregon forests in secret Let It Burn fires.
Craig Ackerman, Crater Lake NP superintendent, is the official responsible for allowing the Whitney Fire to burn unchecked. His phone number is (541) 594-3000.
N CA and SW OR: Dry Lightning RED FLAG WARNING
Fire Weather Forecast for Oregon and Northern California
National Weather Service Medford, OR
251 pm PDT Sun Jul 12 2009RED FLAG WARNING in effect until 8 pm PDT this evening for scattered thunderstorms with insufficient moisture for zones 280 281 284 and 624…
Discussion — A low pressure system at the south Oregon coast will move inland across Oregon tonight. The atmosphere is unstable and scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop and continue into the evening over portions of southwest Oregon and northwest California. Storms across Northern California and south central Oregon will be mainly dry. Southwest winds will also increase with gusts of 30 to 40 mph near thunderstorms. Monday and Tuesday a thermal trough builds along the coast with dry offshore flow developing. A dry and warm pattern will persist through the coming week.
Also, lighting striking now in ID, NV, UT, CO, and AZ. See the Visala Lightning Explorer [here]
Black Butte II Fire
Location: 9 miles NW of Sisters, Deschutes Co. OR
Specific Location: E flank of Black Butte, Lat 44° 24′ 5″, Lon 121°37′55″
Date of Origin: unknown, reported 07/06/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 07/12/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 224
Size: 578 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Cost to Date: $3,084,943
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Twelve Mile Fire
Location: 12 Miles North of Long Creek, Grant Co. OR
Specific Location: Middle Fork John Day River, Umatilla NF, Lat 44° 52′ 9″, Lon 119° 9′ 39″
Date of Origin: unknown, reported 07/07/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 07/09/2009 2:30 pm
Personnel: 111
Size: 530 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
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Situation as of 07/08/2009 8:00 am
Personnel: 156
Size: 630 acres
Percent Contained: 70%
Full containment is expected today.
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Situation as of 07/07/2009 3:30 pm
Personnel: 0
Size: 630 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Green Grass Fire
Location: 9 mi East of Kent, Sherman Co. OR
Specific Location: 1 mi S of the John Day River, Lat 45° 11´ 14″, Lon 120° 31´ 17″
Date of Origin: 05/30/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 05/31/2009 1:30 pm
Personnel: 61
Size: ~2,000 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Prineville IHC committed to fire, as well as H2JG helicopter.
Geneva Fire
Location: 14 mi NE of Sisters, Jefferson Co. OR
Specific Location: Lat 44°26´52″, Lon 121°25´0″
Date of Origin: 05/29/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 05/31/2009 4:30 pm
Personnel: 49
Size: 102 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Continue to monitor and mop up with existing resources.
