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Weather and Fire Behavior:

The weather is getting drier and warmer with temperatures forecasted to reach the low 70s this afternoon along with 50% humidity. A light easterly wind in the early morning may cause smoke to move over the Portland metropolitan area, but wind direction is expected to move towards the northeast in the afternoon.

Due to changing weather patterns, the fire’s current fuels (timber, moss and duff) will be warming and drying. The fire will continue to smolder and creep along moss and duff, but more pockets of flames will likely be observed as a result of the warmer and drier weather.

Fire weakened trees and snags that fall suddenly without warning continue to be a major hazard to firefighters. Additionally, firefighter safety while driving is a higher concern during the holiday weekend due to the increased traffic by visitors and heavy equipment being transported. Please be cautious of crews and equipment transportation on the road.

Operations:

Firefighter efforts to burn off vegetation along the northwest edge of the fire proved to be a successful strategy. Yesterday, the fire approached the fireline crews had constructed and the line was effective in preventing the fire’s growth. That led to the incident management team now reporting 11% containment of the fire.

For a more thorough explanation of containment, read our article on InciWeb here: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/ormhf-camp-creek-fire

Crews will reenforce dozerline and handline along the northeast corner to the south edge of the fire in the coming days. Additionally, they will complete additional firing operations when conditions allow. Firefighters are continuing to scout the eastern side of the fire for the opportunity to create a solid dozerline in the rough terrain.

Today, fire information officers will be stationed at Ant Farm Cafe in Sandy, OR, from 12 – 2 p.m., Corbett County Market in Corbett, OR, from 3 – 5 p.m., and Jonsrud Lookout in Sandy, OR, from 1 – 5 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 is temporarily closed for firefighters to organize and stage firefighting equipment. To receive critical emergency messaging via email, phone call, or text, Clackamas County residents can by sign 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.