http://inciweb.org/forest/1477/Latest articles for North Fork Complex Wildland FireFri, 09 Jan 2009 15:39:40 -06:00en-ushttp://inciweb.org/incident/announcements/article/1477/8077/http://inciweb.org/incident/announcements/article/1477/8077/Termination of OrderUmpqua National ForestPursuant to Title 36 CFR 261.50 (a) and (b), the prohibition(s) listed in Order No. 231, application to the Umpqua National Forest, dated August 14th, 2008 and signed by Clifford J. Dils, Forest Supervisor, is hereby terminated.Dated: August 29, 2008Clifford J DilsForest SupervisorUmpqua National Forest andTermination of OrderUmpqua National ForestPursuant to Title 36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b), the prohibition(s) listed in Order No. 232, application to the Umpqua National Forest, dated August 17th, 2008 and signed by Clifford J. Dils, Forest Supervisor, is hereby terminated.Dated: August 29, 2008Clifford J DilsForest SupervisorUmpqua National Forest Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:17:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/announcements/article/1477/8076/http://inciweb.org/incident/announcements/article/1477/8076/The North Fork Fire is 100% contained and in controlled status. The North Fork Fire will be returned to the North Umpqua Ranger District for management on August 31, 2008 at 6:00 a.m. The Rattle Fire is now listed as a separate incident, http://inciweb.org/incident/1510/ .Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:48:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1477/8055/http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1477/8055/A temporary flight restriction (TFR) is in effect over the Boulder Creek Wilderness area. Visit http://tfr.faa.gov/save pages/detail 8 4771.html for details.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:31:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/8049/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/8049/Umpqua National Forest www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpquaContact: Cheryl Caplan - 541- 957-3487 Umpqua National Forest Fire Update ROSEBURG, OR - August 28, 2008, 8 a.m. - The Rattle Fire, in the Boulder Creek Wilderness, is 620 acres and zero percent contained. All roads and trails leading into the wilderness are closed as crews continue with indirect line construction. Rob Batten's Blue Mountain Management Team is handling the fire until August 31, when a new team will assume management. For more information go to the Inciweb Incident Information System website at http://inciweb.org/incident/1477 or call the Complex information line at (541) 496-9609. Across the forest initial attack groups are on standby in preparation for sleeper fires. Other crews continue with mop-up of contained fires."The public can help us by using extra care when recreating during this long holiday weekend," said Joe Linn, Umpqua National Forest Fire Staff Officer. "With temperatures continuing...Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:31:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/8034/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/8034/Umpqua National Forest www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpquaContact: Pam Sichting 957-3487 Firefighters Hard Work Pays Off ROSEBURG, OR - August 27, 2008, 8 am - Firefighters across the Forest continued to work very hard over the last several days and the results show. All of the 104 fire starts from the week-end of August 16th lighting bust are now considered contained, in patrol status, or controlled with exception of the Rattle Fire. The Rattle Fire is part of the North Fork Fire Complex and burning in the Boulder Creek Wilderness Area. Firefighters continue to work to suppress this challenging fire under management of the Rob Batten's Blue Mountain Management Team. "We really appreciate everyone's diligent work while keeping a primary focus on working safely" stated Joe Linn, Umpqua National Forest Fire Staff Officer, reflecting on the work already and yet to be completed. The North Fork Complex contains the North Fork and Rattle Fires. The North Fork Fire acreage remains at...Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:14:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1477/8028/http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1477/8028/UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFOREST SERVICE ORDER UMP233 EMERGENCY CLOSURE - FIREBOULDER CREEK WILDERNESS UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST Pursuant to Title 36 CFR Part 261.50(a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited within the boundaries of the Umpqua National Forest, Boulder Creek Wilderness Area, as described in this order and attached map to provide for public health and safety due to active fire and extreme fire conditions in the area until September 30th, 2008, or unless sooner rescinded: 1) Being on the road. [36 CFR 261.54(e)] Forest Service Roads which run adjacent to and within the Boulder Creek Wilderness as follows: #2800-700, 2800-720, 3402, 3402-490, 3402-500, 3402-502, 3402-503, 3402-504, 3402-800, 3402-801, 3810, 3810-200, 3810-302, 3810-360, 3810-363, 3810-380, 3810-384, 3810-389, 3810-436, 3810-445, 3816-200, 3850, 3850-200, 3850-350, 3850-370, 3850-372, 4700, 4760, 4760-039, 4760-041, 4760-050, 4760-060, 4760-100, 4760-102, 4760-104, 4760-105, 4760-110,...Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:54:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/8026/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/8026/Umpqua National Forest www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpquaContact: Pam Sichting 957-3487 Fire Resources Reassigned ROSEBURG, OR - August 26, 2008, 8 am - As the 104 fire starts from the week-end of August 16th lighting bust are contained, the additional resources called in to assist the Forest become identified as excess to operational needs. These resources are released for reassignment to other incidents in the area with needs, such as the Rattle Fire, or are demobilized back home. The Tiller Ranger District fires are in patrol status and the fire camp at the Days Creek School has been closed. The North Umpqua Ranger District fires are also in patrol status, the North Fork Complex is reported separately. The Diamond Lake Ranger District with the Toketee Complex has several fires in various stages of mop-up while the remainders are in patrol status. The challenging Forebay Fire in the Fish Creek drainage was contained yesterday at six acres. Crews continue to search for sleeper smokes. The...Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:55:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/7991/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/7991/Umpqua National Forest www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpquaContact: Pam Sichting 957-3487 Rattle Fire Increases in SizeROSEBURG, OR - August 24, 2008, 8 am - Smoke hangs in the draws and canyons this morning from the Rattle Fire that burned several hundred acres yesterday afternoon. Located in the Boulder Creek Wilderness, in the area of the 1996 Spring Fire, the Rattle Fire grew yesterday to over 400 acres.The Blue Mountain Team, responsible for the North Fork Fire, assumed management of the Rattle Fire this morning. Three interagency hotshot crews will begin to construct indirect hand line along Rattlesnake Ridge.Approximately 10 engines with crews and several sets of fallers will be preparing Forest Service Road 4760-100 for burnout operations. The fire is expected to be active again in the late morning once the inversion lifts.For public and firefighter safety, a Forest Closure Order is being prepared to close access to the upper portion of the Illahee Flat Road, trails into the Boulder Creek...Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:28:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/7978/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/7978/NOTE THAT THE RATTLE FIRE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE BLUE MOUNTAIN TEAM. Umpqua National Forest www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpquaContact: Pam Sichting 957-3487 Rattle Fire Makes an Afternoon RunROSEBURG, OR - August 23, 2008, 7 pm - Once the morning inversion lifted, the increased temperatures, steep terrain, winds, and drier fuels combined to allow the Rattle Fire in the Toketee Complex to make an afternoon run.Located in the Boulder Creek Wilderness between Rattlesnake and Onion Creeks, within the area of the Spring Fire (1996), the Rattle Fire grew from 10 acres this morning to over 400 acres this afternoon. Heavy helicopters continued to drop water of approximately 800 gallons per load to cool the perimeter edges. According to Dave Lockwood, Clearwater Helibase Manager, approximately 68,000 gallons of water was dropped in an effort to suppress the fire yesterday. The Blue Mountain Team, responsible for the North Fork Fire, will assume management of the Rattle Fire tomorrow.Firefighters...Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:57:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/7975/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/7975/Firefighters Work Continues ROSEBURG, OR - August 23, 2008, 8 am - Firefighting resources continue to locate, mop-up, and patrol fires on the Forest. No new starts have been found since yesterday which brings the count to 105 new starts since last weekend's storms: Diamond Lake Ranger District - 55, Tiller Ranger District - 31, and North Umpqua Ranger District - 19. The Diamond Lake District, in order to manage the large amount of fires, has grouped the fires under the Toketee Complex. This means the complexity of the management has reached a more logistically challenging situation. Spotter planes, lookouts, and resources on the ground will be searching for new starts that may become active as temperatures increase. Fire managers will also be watching for increased fire behavior on a couple of the more challenging fires.The Lonesome Fire burning in the Rogue-Umpqua Divide is estimated at 500 acres in size. For public and firefighter safety, a new Closure Order restricting access...Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:18:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/7953/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/7953/Umpqua National Forest www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpquaContact: Pam Sichting 957-3487 Warm Weather Makes a Come BackROSEBURG, OR - August 22, 2008, 7 pm - The warm weather has returned overthe Forest with clear skies. This allowed spotter planes to comb theForest for new smokes. Only one new smoke was reported today. This bringsthe count to 105 new starts since last weekend's storms: Diamond LakeRanger District - 55, Tiller Ranger District - 31, and North Umpqua RangerDistrict - 19.Firefighters are continuing to locate, mop-up, and patrol fires throughoutthe Forest. Tiller Ranger District has all new starts mopped-up and inpatrol status; North Umpqua Ranger District continues to mop-up a last fewfires while the remainder are in patrol status; Diamond Lake RangerDistrict, which took the brunt of the lightning storms and has the majorityof new starts, is making good progress in containing its fires. Thestubborn Forebay Fire, in the Fish Creek basin, is on very steep groundwhich is unsafe for...Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:32:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/7932/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/7932/Umpqua National Forest www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpquaContact: Pam Sichting 957-3487 Search Continues For New Smokes ROSEBURG, OR - August 21, 2008, 7 pm - The sun returned this afternoon over the majority of the Forest which allowed aircraft to resume flights over the Forest to search for new smokes.Cloud cover reduced visibility and cooler temperatures reduced fire activity so helicopters and spotter planes were waiting for clearer weather to continue the search for new smokes. The new start count totals 101 since last week-end's lightning bust: Diamond Lake Ranger District - 52, Tiller Ranger District - 31, and North Umpqua Ranger District - 19. Increased temperatures and east winds will produce increased fire activity so more smokes are expected to be located in the days to follow. Initial attack remains a Forest priority along with firefighter and public safety.Today, two rappellers were inserted to locate a fire identified several days ago south of Twin Lakes but disappeared with...Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:26:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/7926/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/7926/Umpqua National Forest www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpquaContact: Pam Sichting 957-3487 Minimal Rain Reported on the ForestROSEBURG, OR - August 21, 2008, 7 am - The anticipated rain that was forecasted for the past two days did not materialize for the Forest as predicted. Remote Automatic Weather Stations (RAWS) distributed around various locations on the Forest showed very little precipitation over the past 24 hrs. The largest amount of rain of .45 inches was measured at the Granddad RAWS located on the North Umpqua Ranger District. With the cooler temperatures and cloud cover few smokes have been located which leaves the total at 97 since last week-end's lightning storms. The counts still stand at: Diamond Lake Ranger District - 50, Tiller Ranger District - 31, and North Umpqua Ranger District - 19. After this mornings scattered showers move through the area, a warming trend is predicted with temperatures creeping back into the 80 and 90 degrees by this week-end. High winds are still...Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:16:00 -06:00http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/7912/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1477/7912/Forest Service NewsUmpqua National Forest www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpquaContact: Pam Sichting 957-3487 Temperatures Cooler but Rain Received is Scattered ROSEBURG, OR - August 20, 2008, 7 pm - Rain was received over parts of the Forest today but very scattered. Some locations received .25 inches while others received none. In areas that did receive rain, the penetration through the canopy to the ground was minimal. Three new smokes, for a total of 97, were reported today which bring the subtotals of each Ranger District as follows: Diamond Lake - 50, Tiller - 31, and North Umpqua - 19. The cooler temperatures allowed firefighter to make significant progress today on several fires. 19 fires were considered contained today. Firefighters will go back to each location through-out the summer checking for any rekindling. With such a large number of fires across the Forest, each smaller fire is mopped-up 100%, where no heat is detected inside the fire perimeter. Only the Wolverine and North Fork...Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:02:00 -06:00