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This morning, Great Basin Incident Management Team (IMT) 4 took command of the fire.  Team 4 will continue to support the firefighters assigned to both the Flat and Anvil Fires while working with the local land management and fire suppression agencies to ensure the safety of the public and firefighters.  Objectives include full fire containment while minimizing adverse impacts to cultural, recreational, natural resources, watershed, wilderness, wildlife habitat, and local business concerns.

This morning at 6:00am, the Operations person for Rocky Mountain Team 3 contacted the Sheriff’s Office and advised that the Anvil Fire just east of Port Orford had increased in size and aggressiveness due to an east wind event overnight.  The incident management team advised that the fire was burning towards the Elk River Fish Hatchery and had reached the Management Action Point established to determine evacuation levels.  The Sheriff’s Office was also made aware that the fire had reached the Elk River about four miles above the Elk River Fish Hatchery

Tomorrow, September 14, Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 3 will transfer command of the Flat and Anvil Fires to Great Basin Incident Management Team 4 at 7:00 a.m. Anvil Fire Activity

Anvil Fire Activity Size: 587 acres               Start Date:  August 25, 2023      Point of origin: 8 miles east of Port Orford, OR                           

El Bosque Nacional de Rogue River-Siskiyou (RRSNF), ha emitido una Orden de Cierre para el Incendio Anvil (06-28-23-63). Para mas informacion, visite: https://bit.ly/RRSNFAlerts Actividad en el Incendio Anvil

Mañana, 14 de septiembre, a las 7:00 am, el Grupo 3 para Manejo de Incidentes Northern Rockies transferirá el comando de los Incendios Flat y Anvil al Grupo 4 para Manejo de Incidentes Great Basin. Actividad en el Incendio Anvil

The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest (RRSNF) has issued an updated closure order for the Anvil Fire (06-10-28-23-63). Visit https://bit.ly/RRSNFAlerts for Flat and Anvil Fire closure information. Anvil Fire Activity

Actividad en el Incendio Anvil

Anvil Fire Activity Size: 386 acres               Start Date:  August 25, 2023      Point of origin: 8 miles east of Port Orford, OR                           

Anvil Fire Activity Size: 348 acres               Start Date:  August 25, 2023      Point of origin: 8 miles east of Port Orford, OR