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2023 Horse Creek Fire

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Unit Information

Willamette National Forest 
Oregon 
Springfield, 
Oregon 
97477 
Willamette National Forest 
Oregon 
Springfield, 
Oregon 
97477 

Incident Contacts

  • Lookout, Horse Creek, Pothole Fires Informaion
    Phone:
    541-215-6735
    Hours:
    8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Photographs Gallery

Mopping up
Two firefighters, one with a tool and another with a bladder bag (used to spray small amounts of water) work around a stump.
Two firefighters, one with a tool and another with a bladder bag (used to spray small amounts of water) work around a stump.
Mopping up

Two members of the Rogue River Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) work the fire line during the Horse Creek FIre.

Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 9/4/23
Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 9/4/23
Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 9/4/23
Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 9/4/23
Lookout, Horse Creek, Potholes Fires Public Information Map 9/4/2023
Lookout, Horse Creek, Potholes Fires Public Information Map 9/4/2023
Lookout, Horse Creek, Potholes Fires Public Information Map 9/4/2023
Lookout, Horse Creek, Potholes Fires Public Information Map 9/4/2023
Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 9/2/2023
Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 9/2/2023
Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 9/2/2023
Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 9/2/2023
Horse Creek Fire Smoke Outlook 9/1/2023
Horse Creek Fire Smoke Outlook 9/1/2023
Horse Creek Fire Smoke Outlook 9/1/2023
Horse Creek Fire Smoke Outlook 9/1/2023
Firefighters making plan for Horse Creek Fire 8/25
Firefighters making plan for Horse Creek Fire 8/25
Firefighters making plan for Horse Creek Fire 8/25
Firefighters making plan for Horse Creek Fire 8/25

Firefighters making plan for Horse Creek Fire 8/25

Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 08/31/2023
Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 08/31/2023
Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 08/31/2023
Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 08/31/2023
Working in smoke
Heavy smoke surrounds two firefighters on the Horse Creek Fire.
Heavy smoke surrounds two firefighters on the Horse Creek Fire.
Working in smoke

Two firefighters walk out of the fire area in heavy smoke.

Walking the line
A smoky forest is seen at right while two firefighters walk down a fire line.
A smoky forest is seen at right while two firefighters walk down a fire line.
Walking the line

Firefighters on the Horse Creek Fire walk down a line they dug along the leading edge of the fire.

Horse Creek Fire Smoke Outlook 8/30/2023
Horse Creek Fire Smoke Outlook 8/30/2023
Horse Creek Fire Smoke Outlook 8/30/2023
Horse Creek Fire Smoke Outlook 8/30/2023
Horse Creek, Lookout, Pothole Fires Daily Update August 28, 2023 pg 2
Horse Creek, Lookout, Pothole Fires Daily Update August 28, 2023 pg 2
Horse Creek, Lookout, Pothole Fires Daily Update August 28, 2023 pg 2
Horse Creek, Lookout, Pothole Fires Daily Update August 28, 2023 pg 2

Horse Creek, Lookout, Pothole Fires Daily Update August 28, 2023 pg 2

Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 8/29/2023
Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 8/29/2023
Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 8/29/2023
Lookout and Bedrock Fire Smoke Outlook 8/29/2023

Westerly winds moving through Oregon today are drifting smoke from the fires over the Cascade Crest and into Central Oregon. Heaviest smoke impacts are in the uppermost section of the McKenzie drainage, Sisters, and into Bend and Redmond. UNHEALTHY conditions are forecast today for these areas with some improvement this evening and into tomorrow as winds scour smoke out.

For McKenzie Bridge, Blue River, Oakridge, and the Willamette Valley, improving air quality conditions are being seen with the weather shift and should remain in GOOD to MODERATE air quality through the work week.

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