8/28/2015 National Creek Fire Update

National Creek Complex Fire Information

 Fire Update – Friday, 08/28/2015 9:00 am

Crater Lake National Park is open. Access is available from the South entrance off of
State Highway 62. The North Entrance road is scheduled to reopen sometime today.

Travelers on the North Entrance are encouraged to drive slow, keep vehicle lights on, avoid
stopping to look at the fire and use caution around fire traffic.

State Highway 230 and Highway 138 are open to the public and will stay open when
conditions are safe. Check with Tripcheck.com or call 511 for current information and please
reduce speed to allow for heavy fire traffic and dense smoke.

Fire containment is 40 percent. Firefighters are poised to take advantage of favorable
conditions in the coming days to secure line on the western and south side of the fire.

Yesterday’s Activities: The fire was active, experiencing some growth in its interior
northwest of the pumice desert due to NE winds in the late afternoon. This activity posed no
threat to park visitors and visibility was good on the west flank. Firefighters completed
constructing fire line and continued to connect to natural features and FS Road 6530. They
continued to mop up 35 to 40 feet inside of containment lines. Crews also scouted for
containment opportunities to the south of the fire.

Today’s Activities: Firefighters will finish constructing fire line the west of the fire to
prepare for a small burnout operation which will take place today if conditions allow. Crews
will take advantage of existing features and road systems to improve containment and will
continue looking for spotting outside of containment lines, mop up any hot spots and patrol
along Highway 230, Hwy 138 and the North Park Entrance Road.

Weather: Cooler temperatures and high humidity this morning with cloud cover. Predicted wetting rain with unsettled conditions after
midnight and into Saturday. North/northwest winds gusting to 30 mph at ridgetops.

Open and Closed:

 Rim Drive and all Crater Lake National Park facilities are open and accessible via the south entrance. Smoke may impair
visibility at certain times of the day, but sunrises and sunsets are spectacular.
 A segment of the Pacific Crest Trial is closed from the north park boundary to the junction with Lightning Springs Trail. A
suggested reroute is posted along the trail.
 Area closure orders have been issued for the Rogue River-Siskiyou and Umpqua National Forests near Diamond Lake.
 There are trail closures in the National Park and on the Rogue River-Siskiyou and Umpqua National Forest.
 Diamond Lake and Thielson View campgrounds are now accepting reservations. The temporary hold on new reservations
for these campgrounds has been lifted. Broken Arrow Campground remains closed.
Donations: Firefighters appreciate the public’s generosity but food donations are discouraged because of their highly specialized diet.
Firefighters appreciate donated stamped postcards. Donations to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation or the Red Cross are appreciated.