Saturday, August 25, 2018, 9:00 a.m.
Terwilliger Fire Information Phone Numbers:
Public Information (541) 719-8135
Media Information (541) 719-8203
Size: 4,721 acres Containment: 1% Cause: Under Investigation
Location: 5 miles SE of Blue River
Total Personnel: 273 including 6 hand crews, 11 engines, 5 dozers, 7 water tenders, and 4 helicopters
Incident Commander: Alan Sinclair with the Southwest Area Type 2 Incident Management Team #3
Summary: Southwest Area Incident Management Team #3 is utilizing a suppression strategy and developing tactics that minimize impacts to important values at risk. Incident Responder and public safety remain the highest priority.
Smoke cleared in the valley overnight bringing sunny skies to the fire area and increased fire activity very early in the day. The fire moved upslope up canyon within Annie Creek moving to the north and west into rugged steep terrain limiting the ability to go direct. The continuous coordination between Oregon Department of Forestry, Forest Service, and the Incident Management Team has been successful in simultaneously constructing a contingency line and going direct on the western perimeter of the fire.
On the eastern portion, the increased fire activity brought growth into Walker Creek to the north, easterly movement further into the Three Sisters Wilderness and south into the French Pete Creek drainage toward the 2017 Rebel fire scar. Late in the afternoon, the fire spotted across the River to the west and south of the main fire and is now burning between Horn and Balm Creeks. With the clear air, aerial resources were utilized yesterday afternoon dropping water when the new spot fire was discovered.
Today fire activity is expected to be similar to yesterday as skies are clear this morning. Fire fighters will focus on holding and securing the southwest perimeter and work towards tying into the contingency line ODF constructed on Campbell Global property. Firefighters on the southeast perimeter of the fire will focus on establishing an anchor point on the new spot fire burning between Horn and Balm Creeks and work on developing a plan for containment.
Closures: Willamette National Forest has implemented Closure Order # 06-18-01-18-17 see the closures tab on Inciweb for more details, map and a pdf of the original Forest Order.
Restrictions: The Willamette National Forest has implemented Forest wide campfire ban, which includes all campgrounds and Wilderness areas. For specific information and on Forest Order 06-18-00-18 Public Use Restrictions see the Willamette National Forest website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/
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). If you fly, we can’t!
For smoke monitoring information, see Oregon Department of Environmental Quality https://oraqi.deq.state.or.us/
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Facebook: @willamettewildfires
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