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Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5, under the command of Incident Commander Dave Gesser, took control of both fires at 6:00 pm Friday, July 26, 2024.
Acreage: Crazy Creek 14,712; 498/Kitty Creek 73 (277 total personnel for both fires)
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| Current as of | Sun, 07/28/2024 - 12:02 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Vancouver |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | Crazy Creek:16 miles north of Paulina, OR |
| Incident Commander | Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5, Incident Commander Dave Gesser will assume command at 1800 on July 26, 2024. |
| Coordinates |
44° 21' 29'' Latitude
-120° 1' 51
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 277 |
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| Size | 14,712 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 0% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 08/20/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Brush; Timber (Litter and Understory); Short Grass (1 foot) |
| Significant Events | Active; Flanking; Torching; Short-range Spotting |
| Planned Actions |
Crews will continue scouting indirect containment lines, prep identified holding features and perform |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours: Fire behavior is expected to diminish down to smoldering in all fuel types by midnight as humidity values gradually increase to over 60% and surface winds shift to terrain dominant down slope and down valley. 24 hours: Expect a slower start to active fire behavior today as humidity levels are forecast to remain above 35% until noon. Clear skies will allow for direct sunlight to accelerate drying out the fine fuels allowing fire behavior to increase in the early afternoon. Expected growth is southerly, connecting to the FS-42 road and flanking slowly to the east and west along the northern side of FS-42 road. Further interior on the southerly side, fire is expected to continue to fill in along the northern side of the 4270 road. Continued steady progression in the afternoon to the east and northeast up Thornton Creek and West Thornton Creek with an expected grown of approximately 1/4 mile per day. Surface fire is likely to reach the western extend of an inholding adjacent to Toggle Meadow early in the burn period. Northerly progression is expected to be discontinuous due to the predicted light winds, relying on spot fire more than steady surface fire. Primary avenues of expected northerly growth are along Double Corral Creek and north to the FS-30 road in the area of Camp Creek. |
| Remarks |
Transfer of command from the Type 3 IMT to SW CIMT 5 occurred at 1800 on 7/26. The Ochoco National Forest has implemented a forest closure for the Paulina Ranger District. The Paulina District Complex Fire Closure went into effect on July 25th. Identified areas, and roads and trails therein, are closed to public access to provide enhanced safety of firefighting personnel and the public. For more information visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/ochoco/alerts-notices/?aid=89203. Mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect for areas in Crook and Wheeler Counties for areas in or near the fire. Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) has been put in place over the fire area. Visit https://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/list.html for more information. Drone flights are also prohibited within this area. SW CIMT 5 is also managing the Kitty Creek Fire (73 acres, 58% containment). Total personnel - 52. |
| Weather Concerns | A weak trough over the Northwest is maintaining near normal temperatures over the fire area. Very slight chance of precipitation, primarily to the west along the Cascades later in the weekend ncrease the chances of outflow winds affecting the fire, but the chances of significant storm activity over the fire are remote. |
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