9/6/2020 White River Fire Update

 

 

QUICK FACTS – FIRE SUMMARY
Start Date:  8/17/2020	Approx. Size: 17,496 acres	Resources on the Fire:	Cooperating Agencies:
Cause: Lightning	Containment: 50%	34 Crews	Wasco Co. Sheriff
Incident Commander:	Total Personnel: 1,166	54 Engines	Wasco Co. Emergency Management
Noel Livingston   Pacific Northwest Team 3	Approx. Distance:   8 miles from Maupin   7  miles from Tygh Valley	16 Dozers  20 Water Tenders   8 Helicopters	NTSB/FAA

Weather and Fire Behavior:  High temperatures and low relative humidity will continue today. Temperatures are expected to reach the low 90s with light winds. Although the fire is unlikely to grow in size, unburned patches of fuel inside the perimeter will continue to burn. Light winds will keep the fire active into the early evening.  

Last 24 hours: On the northwest and eastern portions of the fire, crews continued improving containment lines, assessing the need for suppression repair, checking for residual heat, and extinguishing smoldering stumps and logs near the perimeter. In the southwest area near Clear Creek, fire crews improved a recently established section of containment line in an area with steep and complex topography. Helicopters provided assistance to ground crews as needed.  

Today’s Activities: Crews and heavy equipment operators will reinforce established containment lines and mop up smoldering fuels near the perimeter. In the southwest section of the fire, crews will improve the newly developed containment line near Clear Creek. Resource advisors are working with fire crews to evaluate and repair areas damaged by suppression activities. This includes hauling out supplies and trash, building water bars to prevent erosion, restoring damaged stream banks, and chipping and spreading downed tree limbs.  

Evacuations and Forest Closures may impact holiday weekend activities in the area. Check the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page (facebook.com/wascocountysheriff) and the Mount Hood National Forest website (https://www.fs.usda.gov/mthood/) for details. 

Evacuations:  The Wasco County Sheriff has updated evacuation notices. For the most up-to-date information please visit the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page (www.facebook.com/WascoCountySheriff). An interactive evacuation map can be found at https://arcg.is/1janHC . 

Wasco County residents are encouraged to register for Wasco County Citizen Alert at: https://member.everbridge.net/index/453003085612392#/login All emergency information including evacuations will be distributed through the citizen alert system.

FOR ADDITIONAL FIRE INFORMATION:  

Inciweb:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7013       

Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhiteRiverFire 

Email:  2020.whiteriver@firenet.gov     

Fire Information: 541-604-8582