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Today at 6 p.m., after a day of sharing information about the incident with the incoming team, Northwest Incident Management Team 10 (NWIMT 10) will transfer command to a Type 3 incident management team from the Willamette National Forest. Incident Commander Alan Lawson and the other members of NWIMT 10 extend their appreciation to the Willamette National Forest and other partners for their cooperation and assistance.
All inquiries for fire information should be directed to the McKenzie River Ranger District Office of the Willamette National Forest.
Phone: (541) 822-3381
BAER: The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team has finalized its assessments of the Lookout, Horse Creek and Pothole Fires. Overwhelmingly, across the three fires, the soil burn severity was largely moderate to low burn severity (80+%). For more information on their findings, visit: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-publication/orwif-lookout-fire/emergencyresponseteamsharessoilburnseverity-map-and-research-from-lookout-fire
Closures: For updated closure information, please visit:
Willamette National Forest - Alerts & Notices (usda.gov)
| Current as of | Tue, 10/10/2023 - 18:57 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 4 miles northeast of McKenzie Bridge |
| Incident Commander | Incident Commander - Alan Lawson Deputy Incident Commander - Nathan Rabe |
| Incident Description | Wildfire |
| Coordinates |
44° 13' 19.5'' Latitude
-122 ° 08' 45.1
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 107 |
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| Size | 25,754 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 100% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 10/15/2023 |
| Fuels Involved | Timber (Litter and Understory), Closed Timber Litter, Brush (2 feet) Mixed stands of varying age classes exist throughout the fire area. Old growth stands contain heavy surface fuel loading with an abundance of moss and lichen in the canopy. Younger managed stands have and understory of brush/shrub component. Youngest stands of forest regeneration have a heavy slash component from prior harvest. Primary carrier in old growth stands is 100- and 1000 hour fuels with spread accelerated by short range spotting from lichen. Primary carrier in managed stands is timber and slash. |
| Significant Events | Minimal Smoldering Precipitation, cool and moist conditions reduced the opportunity for fine fuels to contribute to fire spread since they reached moisture of extinction levels. Overnight RH recoveries remain good. Protected heavy dead and down continue to smolder. |
| Planned Actions |
Maintaining access and assessing work areas will be done before engaging. Shift in operations as the weather changes. More of a focus on FF safety with fire predicted to sit in its current footprint for the foreseeable future and an increased emphasis on repair work. This includes skidding, processing and hauling of suppression-generated material, hazard tree falling, chipping, dozer/handlines, road repair, culvert clearing, pulling structure wrap and backhaul of pumps, hose, sprinkler kits, and other suppression equipment in the field. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours: Precipitation, cool and and moist weather conditions will keep fire behavior to a minimum. Smoldering is expected in heavy dead and down fuel. No growth is expected. 24 hours: Precipitation, cool and moist weather conditions, fine fuels will be resistant to burning as they reach moisture of extinction levels. Expect to see smoldering in sheltered heavy dead and down fuel. no growth is expected. 48 hours: Precipitation, cool and moist weather conditions, fine fuels will be resistant to burning as they reach moisture of extinction levels. Expect to see smoldering in sheltered heavy dead and down fuel. no growth is expected. 72 hours: Cool and moist weather conditions will keep fire behavior to a minimum. High probability of smoldering to continue in sheltered heavy dead and down fuel. No growth is expected. |
| Remarks |
Pothole, Horse Creek and Petes Lake resources are included in the Lookout Fire Resource Commitment Summary. |
| Weather Concerns | Rain began early this morning as up to 0.05" was already observed before 0700, with another 0.40" through the morning under cloudy skies. Periods of light showers will continue through the afternoon before the next batch of showers approach later this evening and continues through much of the day on Wednesday. Temperatures have been stable through the morning, staying between 44 and 47 degrees sine midnight. Winds hae also been consistently out of the southwest, with the highest gusts between 0400 and 0600 at 13 mph. Wind gusts have stayed closed to 10 mph through the morning and early afternoon but are anticipated to increase this evening and through much of the day tomorrow. |
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