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Moderate fire behavior is expected for this morning and this afternoon.
The Klamath River Country Estates continue to be threatened. The West and North flank will continue to have short range spotting in the timber stands when strong ridge top winds surface in the afternoons; this continues to threaten the communities of Hilt, Colestin and Jackson County, OR.
Read MoreTonight, into tomorrow morning moderate fire behavior is expected. The Klamath River Country Estates continue to be threatened. The west and north flank will continue to have short range spotting in the timber stands when strong ridge top winds surface in the afternoons; this continues to threaten the communities of Hilt, Colestin and Jackson County OR. Jackson County Sheriff issues evacuation map that includes Level 2 Evacuations for southwestern Klamath County.
Read MoreModerate fire behavior with uphill runs and short range spotting was observed overnight with good overnight humidity recovery. The fire continues to burn moderately to the southeast and continues to spread into the Klamath National Forest.
Read MoreWith the current fire activity on the Klamathon Fire burning near the Oregon-California border, the BLM Oregon & Washington (BLM) Medford District jointly with the ODF Southwest Oregon District have decided that a temporary closure of the BLM lands SE of Ashland is necessary in order to protect public health and safety. The closure is effective immediately and will be in place until the area is deemed safe for public access.
ODF Incident Management Team 3 (ODF IMT 3) will hand responsibility for the Lobster Creek Fire back to Coos Forest Protective Association (CFPA) Sunday at 12:00 pm. After four days with no additional growth and well-established control lines, fire managers are handing off the fire confident it poses no additional threat to life or property. Containment is estimated at 75 percent.
Read MoreExtreme fire behavior with movement in multiple directions. There is a high potential for spread into the Klamath National Forest, Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest and Jackson County, OR, as well as private timber lands.
Read MoreLAKEVIEW, Ore. – A wildfire was confirmed at The Narrows, between Hart and Crump Lakes, approximately 5 miles south of Plush yesterday and is now considered contained.
Read MoreLAKEVIEW, Ore. – The Bryant fire, located at the northern base of Bryant Mountain, approximately 5 miles south of Bonanza is 100 percent lined and considered contained within the last 12 hours.
Read MoreGOLD BEACH, Ore. – The Lobster Creek Fire is shrinking. Due to more accurate mapping, the fire size is now 397 acres. As the edge of the fire cools, allowing closer access, firefighters are able to utilize handheld global positioning system (GPS) devices to trace the perimeter more closely and move from an estimate fire size to a more precise calculation. Containment has reached 30 percent.
Read MoreA wildfire has been confirmed at the northern base of Bryant Mountain, approximately 5 miles south of Bonanza.
Read MoreBLY, Ore. – Wildland firefighters from South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership conducted preparedness exercises just north of Bly today [July 3, 2018].
Read MoreGOLD BEACH, Ore. — Firefighters gained considerable ground overnight on the Lobster Creek Fire 12 miles northeast of Gold Beach. The wind-driven fire started Sunday afternoon on private industrial timberlands and quickly grew to an estimated 450 acres by Monday morning. Since that time, fire crews have nearly completed hand and bulldozer lines around the fire’s perimeter. Current containment stands at 10 percent.
Read MoreAre you seeing smoke near Bly, Ore.? If so, it has been reported that this is part of a prescribed fire that has reignited within control-lines. The burn was lit last month.
Read MoreOregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden today announced that the Department of Defense appropriations bill includes $7 million to train National Guard members to fight wildfires. The bill passed out of committee today.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. — Fire restrictions are, or soon will be, in effect on lands in southern and central Oregon that are protected by Oregon Department of Forestry districts and forest protective associations.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. – Oregon’s Sen. Ron Wyden today pressed Interim Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen to ensure enough air tankers are available to fight fires in another significant fire year facing western communities.
Read MorePresent warming and drying weather conditions have prompted fire officials in Klamath and Lake Counties to declare fire season beginning Friday, June 8th, 2018 at 1201 A.M. on lands protected by the Klamath-Lake District, Oregon Department of Forestry. This affects all private, county, and state forest lands, as well as those Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands west of the Gerber Reservoir Area in Klamath County.
Read MoreA wildfire, known as the Martin Fire has broken out in a rural subdivision in Siskiyou County in the vicinity of Plutos Cave near the intersection of Martin Drive and Stanton Drive, Northeast of Lake Shastina.
Read MorePortland, Ore. – Effective June 1, 2018, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) prohibits the use of fireworks, target shooting with exploding targets, and the firing of a tracer or incendiary device on all BLM-managed public lands throughout Oregon and Washington. The ban will be in effect from June 1, to October 20, 2018.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. – Many Oregonians have good intentions each spring when they set out to eliminate wildfire hazards around the home. But the tools they use may actually start a wildfire if not handled properly.
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