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Fire Size: 1,969 acres
Containment: 0%
Total Personnel: 306

Cool, cloudy, and moist conditions dampened fire behavior on Tuesday. The fire remained moderately active in heavy timber fuels with minimal additional increase in acres burned. The fire is reported as 1,969 acres with 0% containment. 

The forecast calls for cool temperatures and cloudy conditions to continue throughout the week, with over a 0.25” of rain to the fire region. Weather conditions are expected to diminish spread potential and reduce fire behavior to smoldering and creeping with pockets of active fire behavior. Rain may not thoroughly wet the understory in areas with a closed tree canopy. These sheltered fuels, including thick duff, are still very dry and have the potential to carry fire. A drying trend is expected over the weekend. Smoke will likely be present in the area and may contribute to hazy skies.

Operations: 
Fire personnel have cleared brush and timber adjacent to Forest Road 12 to act as a barrier to fire spread. Crews have been strategically burning small pockets of vegetation between the road and the fire’s edge. This will reduce the amount of available fuel along the fire perimeter to work towards containment. Fire personnel will continue to “plumb” the Forest Road 14, a term that refers to unrolling hoses and placing them along a fire line so water can be used to assist with suppression and containment efforts. 

Portland Fire Department personnel have been working with the Portland Water Bureau to mitigate potential impacts to the water treatment plant, including removing burnable vegetation from around the plant building, as well removing excess stockpiles of the chlorine to reduce the likelihood of a gas leak.

A night shift will continue to patrol the fire’s edge for any spotting or increased activity throughout the evening. Their work will be aided by excellent overnight humidity recovery expected due to the change in weather.

No community meeting is scheduled this evening. Information officers will be staged at the Sandy Fire Station #71 from 12 to 2 p.m. and the Hoodland Thriftway from 2 to 4 p.m.

Incident information can also be found on Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/ormhf-camp-creek-fire

Additional Information:
Smoke Outlook for August 30 and 31 -  https://outlooks.airfire.org/outlook/2c7a8f9b 

Closures and Evacuations: 
Currently there are no fire related closures or evacuations, but people in the area should be prepared for both. Clackamas County residents can sign up to receive critical emergency messaging via email, phone call, and text: https://www.clackamas.us/dm/publicalerts 

Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR): There is a TFR over the fire area and public drone use is illegal.