7/18/2014 Central Oregon Fire Evening Update

Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center

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Prineville, OR  97754

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Fire Name	Location	Size (ESTIMATES)	Activity
Ochoco Complex- New Complex Ochoco National Forest Service Prineville BLM	Oscar Fire 17 miles E of Post Lava Fire Near the junction of FS Road 22 and FS Road 4210, near the NW corner of Big Summit Prairie Fox Fire 3 miles NW of the North Fork Wilderness Study area, near FS Road 4230. Broadway Fire S of FS Road 2630, near Peterson Lava Antelope Fire Located near Antelope Spring, 3 miles E of FS Road 22 along FS Road 900	315 acres 80% contained 180 acres 400 acres 10 acres 12 acres	The complex includes 4 fires (Lava, Fox, Broadway, and Antelope) on the Ochoco National Forest and the Oscar Fire burning on the Prineville BLM within the North Fork Wilderness Study area.  All fires are believed to have started by lightning on Sunday, July 13. The Ochoco National Forest has ordered a Type 2 Incident Management Team which is expected to take command of fire operations tomorrow, Saturday, July 19.
Donnybrook Fire(formerly #377 and #319 fires) Ash Butte Rangeland Fire Protection Association Oregon Department of Forestry	11 miles SW of Antelope	3,000 acres	Fire is on private land protected by the Ash Butte Rural Fire Protection Association; Oregon Department of Forestry managing the fire as it moving towards ODF protected  lands
Black Rock Fire –CORRECTED it is not a part of Pine Creek Complex Private lands	3 miles NW of Clarno	14,000 acres	The fire primarily is burning on unprotected private lands.  BLM is assisting landowners by providing point protection to homes and the highway.
Bridge 99 Complex Deschutes National Forest	Bridge 99 - ½ mile east of Lower Bridge Campground, 9 miles north of Camp Sherman off of FS Rd. 1490 Bear Butte 2 (formerly #318) – adjacent to Jefferson Creek and west of Park Creek drainage within the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness.	6,369 acres 5% contained	Oregon Incident Management Team 2 is managing the fire.  For more information on the fire:http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3963/#  or phone: 541-549-3219. Firefighters had a successful burnout on the SW side of the fire.  Three helicopters are expected to aid in the suppression efforts today.  The fire continues to stay west of FS Road 1190. EVACUATIONS in place:  Level 3 from Allen Springs Campground to Lake Billy Chinook (Metolius Arm) and Level 2 for Three Rivers Subdivision.  Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is managing the evacuations. Lower Bridge, Allen Springs, Pioneer Ford, Monty and Perry South campgrounds are closed.  People going to the area may experience additional closures in the area with fire activity and traffic increasing. New Closure Order for the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness is in place.  New closures are the Jefferson Lake Trail (#40001.1), Sugarpine Ridge trail (#4002), Shirley Lake Trail (#4003), Cabot Lake Trail (#4003) and the Pacific Crest Trail north of the Shirley Lake Trail and south of the Willamette National Forest boundary in the Cathedral Rocks Area.
Waterman Complex Oregon Department of Forestry Ochoco National Forest	Bailey Butte (private land west of Mitchell). Toney Butte (10 miles northeast of Spray, just east of Hwy 207). Junction Springs	6,020 acres 35% contained Bailey Butte 3,800 acres 5% contained Toney Butte 2,200 acres 60% contained Junction Springs 20 acres 100% contained	Multiple fires are being managed as a complex. A Type II Incident Management Team has taken over management of the fire. For more information, visit:http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3961/ Despite challenging conditions with the Red Flag Warning yesterday crews were able to make good progress on the fire. CHANGE! Fire Information Phone #: 541-787-4321 Email: watermancomplex2014@gmail.com EVACUATIONS:  A Level II Evacuation Notice for the Marks Creek area by Crook County Sherriff’s Office remains in place. Hwy 26 remains closed 16 miles E of Prineville from mile post 35-53 due to the wildfire and the potential of burned trees landing on the highway.
Pine Creek Complex Now includes: Pine Creek Fire  Jack Knife Fire Sherman County  Prineville BLM	#364/#368 – 11 miles south of Fossil, in the Carrol Rim Area Jack Knife- Lower John Day Recreation Area, Sherman County, 8 miles SE of Grass Valley.	15,185 acres 12,856 acres 30% contained	A Type II Western Montana Team (Fry) l assumed command of this fire complex.   Firefighters worked yesterday to establish a line on the south side of the fire and used aircraft to hold the fire.  A contingency line on the west was also reinforced. EVACUATIONS: Wheeler County Sheriff Dept. issued Level II Evacuation Orders for scattered homes in the Brush Creek area near Twickenham. The John Day River remains open; however,people recreating on the river should be aware that helicopters may be working in the area and dipping into the river and use appropriate caution.
Center Fire Prineville BLM	3 miles NE of Post. Private and	1,600 acres 25% contained	Good progress was made on the fire yesterday.  No new information of the fire today.
Shaniko Butte Warm Springs Reservation	12 miles north of the town of Warm Springs.	25,000 acre 10% containment	Oregon Incident Management Team 1 is managing the fire.  Resources from the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs and the BIA are working on the fire. Burlington-Northern has provided a firefighting unit that accesses fires via rail.  Oregon National Guard is providing two Chinook helicopters and two Blackhawk helicopters to support firefighting efforts. For information on this fire, contact the Shaniko Butte incident at 541-553-8190, or look for information on at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3960/ The BLM has CLOSED the Lower Deschutes River, approximately 31 river miles  to all day and overnight use from Trout Creek to Long Bend due to the fire. Rafters are still able to put in above Trout Creek or below big Bend. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company has shut down freight hauling on its Oregon Trunk line adjacent to the Deschutes River.
Ward Canyon Private lands South Sherman County	8 miles west of Antelope	Estimated at 15,000 acres	The fire continues to be managed by South Sherman County.