Oregon Department of Forestry
Team 2- Chris Cline, Incident Commander
Oregon State Fire Marshal’s
Office Blue Team – Scott Magers, Incident Commander
CAL FIRE – Phill Veneris, Incident
Commander
Oregon Fire Information number: (541) 488-7726
(New Phone Number)
California Fire Information number: (530) 842-2266
Hours of operation: 7:00 a.m.
to 9:00 p.m.
August
5, 2014
9:00
p.m.
Special Message:
Every
second counts when it comes to wildfire.
Take time to be prepared for a wildfire should one ignite near you. Make a plan for evacuation and assemble an
emergency kit so that you and your family can be prepared to leave should an
emergency arise. Suggestions for how
best to prepare can be found on the Red Cross’ website at: www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/wildfire.
Current Situation:
Oregon
Gulch Fire
Crews
continue to make steady progress towards the goal of containing the fire, and
have tied in the last remaining section of line along the southeast side of the
fire. Priority work for overnight
includes continuing to secure the fire lines and clearing brush to remove fuel.
The addition of resources reassigned to
the Oregon Gulch Fire from the Salt Creek Fire will help to accelerate
progress.
Predicted
lightning, which came into the area early Monday morning, ignited three new
fires near the Oregon Gulch Fire. One,
located near Parker Mountain approximately a mile north of the main Oregon
Gulch Fire line, grew to about seven acres.
Nightshift crews working nearby each new start were able to quickly respond
and contain them in initial attack.
Structural
task forces continue to assist with structure protection under the direction of
the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Incident Management Blue Team. The Lane County task force was demobilized
today.
Salt Creek Fire
Fire
personnel working on the Salt Creek Fire continue to make significant progress
on mopping up the fire and a number of resources have been reassigned to assist
with containing the Oregon Gulch Fire.
Weather and Fire Behavior: Thunderstorms
in the area of the Oregon Gulch Fire should dissipate overnight, but could
result in a stray lightning strike. There
is a 20% chance of showers. Temperatures
should be around 52 to 57 degrees with relative humidity around 65 to 75%. Rain received over the Oregon Gulch Fire last
night was not enough to provide much assistance to firefighters, but tonight’s
weather should help to keep the fire activity low.
Fire Statistics for
Salt Creek
Location: 20 miles northwest of Medford, OR Percent Contained: 87%
Size: 155
acres Cause:
Lightning
Start Date: 7/30/14
Fire Statistics for Oregon
Gulch
Location: 15 miles east of Ashland, OR Percent Contained: 30% Size:
36,568 acres (9,464 acres in California) Cause: Lightning
Start Date: 7/30/14
Oregon wildland resources assigned to the complex include: 3 Type 1 crews, 44 Type 2 hand crews, 86 engines, 30 dozers,
23 water tenders, and overhead personnel.
California resources include: 9
dozers, 10 engines, and 4 crews.
Air resources: 20 helicopters
and 2 air tankers.
Total personnel: 1573
Evacuation
orders by county:
Jackson County
Addresses from the 6,000
block on Copco Road and south to the Oregon border have been reduced from Level
3 Evacuation to Level 2 Evacuation. Level 2 Evacuation means “BE SET” to evacuate. You must be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice. This level indicates there is significant
danger to your area, and residents should either voluntarily relocate to a
shelter or with family/friends outside of the affected area. Residents choosing to remain should be ready
to evacuate at a moment’s notice. Copco Road from the junction with Highway 66
is closed to public traffic.
Klamath County
The
Klamath River canyon from John C. Boyle Dam to the California border will
change from a Level 3 Evacuation to a Level 2 Evacuation. This includes Topsy Grade Road, Picard Road,
and all other normally accessible roads south of Highway 66 east to the Klamath
County line in Oregon. Current roadblocks are at Topsy Grade Road and John C.
Boyle Dam, south of Highway 66.
Siskiyou County
All evacuations in Siskiyou County have been lifted.
For the complex, 270 homes and 50 outbuildings are
threatened; 6 homes were destroyed.
Places
to get information:
Twitter
- www.twitter.com/swofire/
Southwest Oregon District Blog - www.swofire.com/
Smoke Information - oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office - www.facebook.com/JacksonCountySheriff
CAL FIRE Ready, Set, Go - www.readyforwildfire.org/
CAL FIRE – www.fire.ca.gov
Siskiyou County Pollution Control District - tinyurl.com/ljzak8a
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