8/3/2014 Camp Creek Complex Fire Update

Camp Creek Complex Fire Update 8/3/2014

The Camp Creek Complex includes several small fires on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest in southern Oregon.

Yesterday’s Activities: Firefighters have successfully located and built fireline around many of the small fires. Resources are being assigned to the fires according to priorities based on values at risk; with the higher priority going to fires that could potentially threaten private lands and infrastructure.

The 16 acre Bailey Fire is 100% contained and firefighters are mopping up.

The Camp Creek Fire has fireline around it and firefighters are mopping up to strengthen containment lines.

Cluster fire, west of Rustler Peak is about 30 acres. Helicopters worked to keep the fire in check and crews are building fireline.

Action 790 is a 250 to 300 acre fire in the Sky Lake Wilderness. It remains unstaffed while firefighters work to contain the lower elevation fires.

Air reconnaissance helped to locate a cluster of fires; each about 20-30 acres, in the Smith Rock area as well as Action 772, a 20 acre fire on the Sky Lake Wilderness boundary.

Weather and Fire Behavior: Temperatures should be lower today and relative humidity levels will be up a bit. Moderate fire behavior is expected, with creeping and smoldering this morning and the potential for surface fire, torching and spotting later in the day. Afternoon winds will test containment lines and are expected to be out of the northwest at 10-15 miles per hour with gusts to 20 miles per hour. Thunderstorms are predicted for areas east of the fires.

Today’s Planned Actions: Initial attack crews will continue trying to locate fires based on the smoke reports that have been received.

Contaiment and mop-up work on several smaller fires continues.

Bailey Fire: Crews working on mop-up.

Action 672: Firefighters constructing containment line.

Camp Creek Fire: Crews working on mop-up

Cluster Fire: Firefighters constructing containment line