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2023 Chilcoot Fire UNF

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Unit Information

Umpqua National Forest 
2900 Northwest Stewart Parkway 
Roseburg, 
Oregon 
97471 
Umpqua National Forest 
2900 Northwest Stewart Parkway 
Roseburg, 
Oregon 
97471 

Incident Contacts

  • Chilcoot Fire Information
    Phone:
    (541) 498-2212

Photographs Gallery

BLM Rescinds Closure
BLM Rescinds Closure
BLM Rescinds Closure
BLM Rescinds Closure
Unstaffed Aerial Systems Make Firefighting Safer and More Efficient
Fire manager with a drone on a landing pad
Fire manager with a drone on a landing pad
Unstaffed Aerial Systems Make Firefighting Safer and More Efficient

In recent weeks, Unstaffed Aerial Systems (UAS), otherwise known as drones, were used extensively on the Chilcoot Fire and Grizzly Fire. Fire managers used them to conduct infrared (IR) flights. Drone IR saved hundreds of person-hours in detecting heat sources on or near the fireline. The type of drones used can cover any given area of a fire in a fraction of the time that it takes firefighters. Without technology like this, firefighters would have had to monitor the fires entirely by foot. This would have not only been less efficient but also more dangerous given this area's steep and unstable slopes.

Fire managers were able to utilize drones 10 of the last 14 days, gathering useful intel in a safe and efficient manner. Photo by Dan Warner, NW Team 6 on September 18, 2023

Backcountry Rescue Training
Four firefighters carry an individual on a backcountry stretcher while about a dozen other firefighters observe
Four firefighters carry an individual on a backcountry stretcher while about a dozen other firefighters observe
Backcountry Rescue Training

Crews receive training in how to assist with transporting an injured person in the backcountry. Photo taken September 23, 2023 by NW Team 6

Vehicles at Morning Briefing
Over a dozen pick-up trucks and fire engines parked next in a field with a cloudy morning sky overhead, and a forest behind the vehicles
Over a dozen pick-up trucks and fire engines parked next in a field with a cloudy morning sky overhead, and a forest behind the vehicles
Vehicles at Morning Briefing

Engines and vehicles staged at Morning Briefing. Credit: Jodie Barram, NW Team 6

Incident Meteorologist Takes Weather Observations
Fire personnel holding a weather monitoring device on a rock outcrop
Fire personnel holding a weather monitoring device on a rock outcrop
Incident Meteorologist Takes Weather Observations

Fire behavior fits with weather like a hand into a glove. The temperature, moisture, and winds all make a difference in how quickly, or slowly, and how hot, or "cool," a fire burns. (Vegetation, of course, has a substantial role in fire behavior as well.) Many fires have what's called an "Incident Meteorologist" working daily with fire managers to monitor and anticipate weather conditions so that firefighters can plan and act accordingly. Photo taken September 19, 2023 by Sarah Bush

Firefighters Plan
Two firefighters look at a document over a truck bed while a helicopter pulls a bucket in the distance
Two firefighters look at a document over a truck bed while a helicopter pulls a bucket in the distance
Firefighters Plan

Firefighters review plans for the day while a helicopter performs bucket work overhead. Photo taken on by Eric Mark on September 14, 2023

Staged Engine
Engine next to dip tanks on the edge of a dirt road
Engine next to dip tanks on the edge of a dirt road
Staged Engine

An engine stages by a dip tank. Photo taken earlier this month.

Bucket Work
A helicopter performs bucket work over a smoky area
A helicopter performs bucket work over a smoky area
Bucket Work

Photo taken on September 17, 2023. Credit: Dan Warner, NW Team 6

Medical Personnel Train Firefighters on First Response Techniques
11 Firefighters observe one medical personnel "treating" another person as if they were injured
11 Firefighters observe one medical personnel "treating" another person as if they were injured
Medical Personnel Train Firefighters on First Response Techniques

REM teams, line medics, and EMTs train firefighters on how to help if a fellow firefighter is injured. Photos taken earlier this month by Megan Hurrell.

Ground Fire
Flame lengths of only a few inches high travel the forest floor, underneath green vegetation
Flame lengths of only a few inches high travel the forest floor, underneath green vegetation
Ground Fire

Ground fire travels in the Chilcoot Fire footprint. Photo taken last week.

Sunrise at the Incident Command Post
Pink and yellow morning sky above a row of trailers, with tall conifers behind them
Pink and yellow morning sky above a row of trailers, with tall conifers behind them
Sunrise at the Incident Command Post

Photo taken September 18, 2023. Credit: Jessica Reed, NW Team 6

Grader Works on Chilcoot Fire
A grader smooths a dirt road
A grader smooths a dirt road
Grader Works on Chilcoot Fire

Photo: Grader working along the road in the Chilcoot Fire footprint. Credit: Mistie K. Bucich

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