9/15/2018 Natchez Fire Update

NEW NUMBER: 503-867-7959

Management of the Natchez Fire will transition to a local Type 3 incident management team on Monday, September 17th at 6:00 am.
Happy Camp, CA – A warming and drying trend begins today and tomorrow with partly cloudy skies and ridge top winds coming out of the southwest.

Yesterday’s Activities: Fire behavior was moderate with uncontained fire edge moving slowly within the South Fork Indian Creek and Ten Mile Creek drainages. Crews monitored the fire along the peaks, ridges and containment lines on the southwest flank. Firefighters continued repairing the contingency fireline located west of the fire near Crazy Peak and continued suppression repair on the east side. Repair work on 115 miles of roads used for fire suppression activities is now 75% complete.

Today’s Activities: Three Wildland Fire Modules (crews of 7-10 firefighters specializing in back-country fire suppression) are camped out near the western edge of the fire to monitor fire behavior and assess tactics for future suppression actions. Fire suppression repair and road work will continue along the north and east flanks.

Know Before You Go: With the advent of general deer hunting season in Northern California, hunters need to be aware that there continue to be area closures in effect for the national forest roads, trails and lands on both the Klamath and Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests in the area the Natchez Fire. Information and maps on the closure area can be found on Inciweb at: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/5948/

Fire Restrictions: Fire restrictions are in effect for campfires, use of stoves, smoking and off-road driving for the Klamath and Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests. You can read the full order for:
Klamath NF at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd586110.pdf and
Rogue River-Siskiyou NF at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd592706.pdf

Smoke: Air quality and health information are available at http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com. Information from a temporary air quality monitor located in Happy Camp can be accessed at: https://bit.ly/2pas1rR