10/9/2023 Anvil & Flat Fires Update

 

Anvil & Flat Incident Information Public Information: 541.216.4579 Email: 2023.anvil@firenet.gov InciWeb: Anvil Fire   Flat Fire

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Anvil Fire Size: 22,170 acres       Start Date: August 25, 2023  Location:  8 miles east of Port Orford, OR Containment:  60%    Total personnel: 636  Resources:  14 crews, 2 helicopters, 14 engines Crews on the east side of the fire completed backhaul of equipment and continued to monitor for any remaining areas of heat. Excavators in the area are completing suppression repair on dozer lines. Chipping along the 81 Road on the northwest perimeter of the fire is complete. Suppression repair is ongoing on the northern dozer lines. An infrared flight in this area showed minimal heat that was well interior of the containment line. Suppression repair near Elk River Road is nearly complete. Chipping in this area should be completed today, weather permitting. On the south perimeter mastication is complete and chipping operations are almost to the end of the 5502 Road. Northwest Team 12 arrived yesterday and will shadow Southwest Area Team 1 today. Transfer of command will occur tomorrow morning. Evacuations All level 2 evacuation zones around the Anvil Fire have been reduced to Level I. There are no evacuation statuses on the Flat Fire. View the interactive evacuation map at https://bit.ly/AnvilEvacs. Sign up for Curry Co. emergency alerts at https://bit.ly/CurryCoEM. Flat Fire Size: 34,242 acres    Start Date:  July 15, 2023    Location:  2 miles southeast of Agness, OR    Containment: 93%        Total personnel: 54   Resources: 1 crew, 3 engines   Excavators finished suppression repair on the northern half of the fire yesterday. Engines working around the Game Lake continue to secure areas off the road.   Emergency Fire Area and Road Closures Still in Effect:  Forest closures remain in place in both fire areas. There is an update to the Emergency Area and Road Closure for the Flat Fire, reducing the closure area and reopening roads adjacent to the fire area. The new order is effective October 3, 2023 through December 31, 2023 unless rescinded sooner. For current closure information and maps, please visit: https://bit.ly/RRSNFAlerts or https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-closures/orrsf-anvil-fire.   Restrictions: The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest lifted all Public Use Restrictions on Forest Service lands and moved to "low" fire danger. The Industrial Fire Precaution Level was reduced to Level 1.   Weather: Rain and wind is expected over the next few days and may limit work by heavy equipment in the fire areas.   Smoke: For current smoke and air quality updates visit, https://bit.ly/SWORsmoke. Please drive slowly and with headlights on through any fire area. Printable PDF Update

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