Current Situation:
The Chetco Bar Fire is located in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness
on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.
There was no infrared flight
yesterday, so acreage estimate remains 4,821.
The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest has closed the
Upper Chetco, Tincup and Boulder Tie trails for the health and safety of the
public and firefighters. Portions of the Kalmiopsis Rim, Tincup and Bailey
Mountain trails were previously closed. Closure orders remain in effect for the
forest.
Please go here for all forest orders including those that pertain to
the Chetco Bar Fire: http://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/rogue-siskiyou/alerts-notices
The lingering smoke from the Chetco Bar Fire and adjacent
fires persists in nearby river drainages. The morning inversion of smoke is
expected to lift mid-afternoon, which may help with some smoke dispersal. Smoke
from the fire may move to the south then southeast late in the afternoon.
Fire activity and fire growth today and tomorrow is
expected to be minimal based on forecasted weather. However, a chance of
thunderstorms over the fire could increase fire activity due to potential
strong downdraft winds and atmospheric instability.
For more information about air quality, please visit the
Oregon Smoke Blog: http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/
Social Media resources for this fire:
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest:
Twitter: @RRSNF #ChetcoBarFire
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R6RRSNF/
E-mail: chetcobarfireinfo@gmail.com |
This page is designed to provide for timely and official fire information about wildland fires across the Pacific Northwest. The information is posted by the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in partnership with Public Information Officers that work for federal, state and local fire agencies and is drawn from official sources within the wildland fire community.
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
8/9/2017 Chetco Bar Fire Update
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