8/4/2022 Rogue River-Siskiyou NF Fire Update

 

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Contact: Margueritte Hickman, Public Information Officer Phone: (541) 690-8574 Email: margueritte_hickman@firenet.gov   Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Continues the Search…   Medford, Oregon 4 August 2022—No new fires were reported overnight, so this will mark day 8 that the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest (RRSNF) firefighters will search for new fires from previous storms. Quick detection of holdover fires will be key in the coming days/weeks as temperatures continue to hover in the upper 90’s and triple digits with winds becoming gusty at times.   A new start was detected by a Distributed Realtime Infrared detection flight last night on the Klamath National Forest (KNF) near Doe Peak. RRSNF is are coordinating with our partners to the south to provide additional resources.   As resources adjust to new locations on the forest to gain additional familiarity and increase efficiencies, a coordinated aerial reconnaissance (recon) plan with agencies in SW Oregon by fixed wing, helicopter and regional infrared mapping is also occurring which will assist firefighters with accurate real time information on the location of any new starts.    Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest resources continue to be engaged on the Alex Fire, on the Klamath National Forest and have been making good progress towards containment working under California Incident Management Team 10. Recent reports have the fire mapped at 151 acres, lined and mop up efforts are underway.   Information on the Yeti, McKinney and Alex Fires on the Klamath National Forest can be located here: https://bit.ly/3BxnC8y.  Information on the Wards Creek Fire on the Oregon Department of Forestry can be located here: https://swofire.com.   Fire danger is classified as EXTREME on the RRSNF. Stage 1 Fire Restrictions are in effect which limits campfires to designated campgrounds and within campfire rings as found at this link - https://bit.ly/3zsEJFW There are also Stage 2 Fire Restrictions on the Wild and Scenic section of the Rogue River. Don’t be fooled by the recent rain received in some areas, dead fuels will dry out quickly and live fuels continue to be stressed by residual drought.   Photo: Alex Fire, 8-1-22. Credit USFS  USDA is an equal opportunity employer provider, employer, and lender