08/22/2017 Chetco Bar Fire Update

Chetco Bar Fire Daily Update August 22, 2017-- 9:45 a.m.   Phoenix NIMO, IC Bob Houseman Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Chetco Bar Fire Information: (541) 247-3680 Additional Lines: (541) 414-4489,  (541) 316-5816, & (541) 496-1177

Community Meeting: There is no community meeting scheduled at this time. Evacuations: Curry County Sheriff’s Office, in consultation with the Chetco Bar Incident Management Teams, are working to get displaced residents back into their homes as soon as possible. Evacuation orders remain in effect at this time.  For current information on boundaries please visit our interactive map. The Red Cross is staffing an emergency evacuation shelter at Riley Creek Elementary in Gold Beach 94350 6th St. Gold Beach, OR. (541)-600-6068. There is no shelter in Brookings. Current Situation: Yesterday’s weather patterns will continue throughout today and tonight with cooler temps, fog and low lying clouds. Slightly higher relative humidity’s overnight (60-70%) and lighter winds slowed the fire’s growth compared to previous days. We are seeing full humidity recoveries as high in elevation as 1500’. These conditions caused minimal fire perimeter growth overnight. The fire is still approximately 2.5 miles northeast of Brookings. Brookings and Harbor area will have some low-lying smoke as a result of the fire. Air quality will improve slightly but “sensitive groups” should limit exposure to the outdoors. For more information about air quality, please visit the Oregon Smoke Blog: http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/  Actions:  Fire crews used favorable weather conditions to their advantage to continue building direct and contingency indirect line on the south and southwestern flank of the fire, in the area between the Chetco River and Carpenterville. Structural protection resources are continuing to assess and work around structures to make them more defensible.  Donations: The citizens of this great community have shown amazing support and gratitude. Many have been bringing donations of food and other items to our base camp. Unfortunately, our efforts are concentrated on fire suppression, and we are not able to use resources to manage distribution of donations to our crews. Donations can be taken to help those in need, who have been displaced by the fire to Brookings Harbor Food Bank at 539-A-Hemlock St in Brookings. 541-469-5808. Fire at a Glance: Size: 98,000 acres (approx.) Cause: Lightning Containment: 0% Total personnel: 788 Social Media Resources: Twitter: @RRSNF #ChetcoBarFire Facebook: /https://www.facebook.com/R6RRSNF/ Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5385/ E-mail: chetcobarfireinfo@gmail.com Air Quality Report: http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/