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Weather and Fire Behavior:
Temperatures are forecasted to reach 65 degrees this afternoon in the fire area followed by an 80% chance of light showers after 8 p.m. Winds may reach a high of 15 miles per hour and move from the southwest to a northeasterly direction. Weather is expected to get warmer and drier moving into next week with little chance of precipitation.

The fire’s fuels (timber, moss and duff) are continuing to respond to the drier conditions. However, this will also dry out small sticks and tree litter which may produce more small pockets of flames. This will help firefighters achieve their firing operation objectives, which is when they burn off small pockets of vegetation to reduce the amount of available fuel along the fire’s perimeter to help with fire containment.

Fire weakened trees and snags that fall suddenly without warning continue to be a major hazard to firefighters. Due to the increased holiday traffic, firefighter safety while driving with crews and heavy fire equipment is a concern. Please be cautious of crews and heavy equipment transportation on the road.

Operations:
Firefighting crews will continue to reinforce firelines and conduct firing operations when the right conditions are in place. They will also ensure critical structure protection of assets like a county repeater site, the Bull Run water treatment plant, and a SNOTEL weather station.

Yesterday, an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) crew arrived to help the incident management team. The UAS will provide a better day-to-day view of the fire through a live video camera feed and more detailed acreage reporting via infrared mapping. It can also help with aerial firing operations in steep terrain to provide better control of fire behavior. This process is known as aerial ignitions and is further explained here on the Camp Creek Fire InciWeb.

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

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

Closures and Evacuations:
Barlow Wayside Park and the Sandy Ridge Recreation Site is temporarily closed due to fire activity. 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, which includes public drone use. If you fly, we can’t – illegal drone use in a TFR area can halt critical air resource support on the fire putting homes, infrastructure, and other values at risk.

Videos:
The link below takes you to a morning video update by Operations Section Chief Matt Call:
Morning video update for Sunday, September 3