Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 9:00 a.m.
Terwilliger Fire Information Phone Number (541) 822-7259
Size: 1,248 acres Containment: 1% Cause: Under Investigation
Location: 5 miles SE of Blue River Structures Destroyed: 0
Total Personnel: 195 including 5 hand crews, 7 engines, 3 dozer, 6 water tenders, and 2 helicopters
Incident Commander: Alan Sinclair with the Southwest Area Type 2 Incident Management Team #3
Summary: Southwest Area Incident Management Team #3 assumed command of the Terwilliger Fire at 6:oo a.m. this morning and will continue using full suppression strategy.
The Terwilliger fire is burning on both the west and east side of Cougar Reservoir. Yesterday, crews continued to hold the fire south of Boone Creek. Heavy equipment was used to open existing roads and lines used last year on the east side of the reservoir. Aviation resources were used to hold line to the north as weather and smoke conditions allowed.
Firefighters will continue their work to hold the fire south of Boone Creek. They completed line from Forest Road 19 to the Forest Road 115 and will implement a burn out operation to strengthen the control line. Heavy equipment will continue to open existing roads and fire managers will scout out areas with the most probability of success to hold the fire on the northeast side of the fire.
Closures: Willamette National Forest has implemented Closure Order # 06-18-01-18-17
From Hwy 126, the closure begins where Forest Service Road 19 intersects with Forest Service Road 1900-408 and continues south to Rebel Trailhead.
Closed Campgrounds: Hard Rock Campground, French Pete Campground, Cougar Crossing Campground, Sunnyside Campground, Slide Creek Campground
Closed Recreation Sites: Indian Ridge Lookout, Terwilliger Hot Springs, Echo Day Use and Boat Launch
Closed Trails: French Pete Trail #3311, Bear Flat Trail #3301, Quaking Aspen Trail #3332, Lowder Mountain Trail #3329, Olallie Mountain Trail #4100, Walker Creek Trail #3330, East Fork Trail #3308, Indian Ridge Trail #3315, Rider Creek Trail #3319, French Pete Trailhead, Upper Lowder Mountain Trailhead, Upper East Fork Trailhead, Lower East Fork/Lower Echo Trailhead, Echo Trailhead, O'Leary / Castle Rock Trailhead, Lowder Mountain Trailhead, Indian Ridge North (Upper) Trailhead, Indian Ridge South (Lower) Trailhead
Closed Forest Service Roads (FSR): Sections of FSR 1900, Sections of FSR 2618, Sections of FSR 1927, FSR 1900-408, FSR 1900-410, FSR 1980, FSR 1985, FSR 1986, Sections of FSR 1993, FSR 1994
See the closures tab on Inciweb for more details, map and a pdf of the original Forest Order.
Temporary Flight Restrictions: Temporary flight restrictions (TFR) are in effect around the entire fire area. Remember, that temporary flight restrictions also apply to unmanned aircraft systems (drones), so if you fly, we can’t!
For smoke monitoring information, see Oregon Department of Environmental Quality https://oraqi.deq.state.or.us/
For further information, please visit the following links:
Facebook: @WillimetteWildfires
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