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Willamette Complex North Update
Boulder Creek, Ore, Linton Creek, 374 and Pyramid Fires 
Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 
InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orwif-north-willamette-complex  
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Email:2024.WillametteComplex.North@firenet.gov Information line: 541-208-1262 Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

Overview: Tuesday’s rain showers will reduce fire activity while also limiting ground and aerial firefighting efforts. Currently, chipping and fuel removal is a significant focus of many crews in the complex. This work is critical because, as the Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team 6 Operations Chief Manny Mendoza said, “The current fire behavior won’t get us it’s what’s in the future.” The possibility of changes in future conditions is why all fires remain under a full suppression strategy. 

Boulder Creek Fire Evacuation Notices 
Evacuation levels were reduced to Level 1 by the Lane County Sheriff’s Office at 2pm on Monday afternoon: LEVEL 1 (BE READY) EVACUATION NOTICE: South of Highway 126 from milepost 53.5 east to Scott Creek Road and Horse Creek Road east of Foley Springs, Foley Springs, Forest Service Road #302, Belknap Springs Road South, Camp Yale Road, Yale Lane, North of Highway 126 East from the east end of Drury Lane to the end of North Belknap Springs Road. 
Evacuation Notice Source:  www.LaneCountyOR.gov 

Boulder Creek: 511 acres, 0% contained 
Located 5 miles east of McKenzie Bridge. Safe travel along the OR 126 highway is a priority. Crews continue working along OR 126 to extinguish areas of heat and evaluate and address fire-weakened trees along the road corridor.  The Boulder Creek area continues to hold heat and is challenging to access due to steep terrain with heavy fuels.

Ore: 3,475 acres, 76% contained 
Located 7 miles northeast of Blue River. Following the good firefighting work that has been accomplished, crews continue chipping efforts and removing combustible material.

374: 58 acres, 0% contained and Linton Creek: 1,301 acres, 0% contained
Both of these fires are located in the Three Sisters Wilderness. The fires received a wetting rain Monday. Crews will continue today work on improving trails to use as fire line, prioritizing the Pacific Crest Trail.   

Pyramid: 1,311 Acres, 98% contained 
East of Middle Santiam Wilderness. Crews are improving containment lines and are working to reduce burnable fuels through mechanized mastication and chipping.    

Road Closures: OR 126 is open to one-lane traffic between mileposts 13 and 19.5 (intersection with OR 242). OR 242 remains closed to all traffic between the intersection with OR 126 and the Dee Wright Observatory (mileposts 55 to 75), due to the Linton Creek Fire. Use an alternate route; do not divert onto forest roads to avoid closures.  
Check for updates at: https://tripcheck.com/  

Willamette National Forest Area Closures: Due to fire activity in the McKenzie River Ranger District, the Linton Creek Fire closure area includes Boulder Creek, 374, Roundtop, as well as other fires on the Middle Fork Ranger District including Young Grasshopper and Lowell Creek fires. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/willamette/alerts-notices/?cid=fseprd552029.