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Weather and Fire Behavior:

The fire received a substantial amount of rain yesterday with some areas reporting up to .75 inches. This late afternoon’s forecast calls for sunshine and temperatures in the high 70s. Relative humidity should decrease from 60% to 50% through tomorrow. Winds will change from light westerly winds to a north/northeasterly direction with some areas experiencing gusts up to 15 miles per hour.

Similar to yesterday, fire behavior will continue to smolder and creep along moss and forest duff. Pockets of flames may be observed in elevated areas where there is sun exposure and windspeed moving up a slope. Fire weakened trees and snags that fall suddenly without warning continue to be a major hazard to firefighters in addition to working in wet conditions.

Operations:

The fire’s acreage was updated today to reflect a more accurate number after a flyover was completed yesterday.

Crews strategically removed and burned pockets of vegetation along Forest Road 12 northwest of the fire and will be reinforcing this today and in the coming days. Crew constructed dozerline and handlines along the northeast corner to the south edge of the fire to mitigate fire spread into the upper end of Camp Creek. In conjunction with the favorable weather, this will allow firefighters a better chance of gaining containment of the fire.

Forest Road 14, south of the fire, has been completely plumbed, which refers to laying hoses, water pumps, and sprinklers to provide firefighters with a water source to use on the fire. Additionally, firefighters are scoping out areas farther out along the southeast and south edge of the fire for construction of the most effective contingency line in case the fire moves in those directions.

Today, fire information officers will be stationed at Thriftway in Welches, OR, and Mt. Hood Foods in Rhododendron, OR, from 1 – 6 p.m. to provide information and answer questions in-person.

Additional Information:
Current smoke outlook: https://outlooks.wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlook/2c7a8f9b

Closures and Evacuations:

The Sandy Ridge Recreation Site has temporarily been closed to help firefighters prepare for the fire. Clackamas County residents can receive critical emergency messaging via email, phone call, or text by signing up at https://www.clackamas.us/dm/publicalerts

Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR): There is a TFR over the fire area and public drone use is illegal. Illegal drone use in a TFR area can halt air resource support on the fire potentially putting land, homes, and other values at risk of fire.