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SLATE FIRE PUBLIC MEETING: There will be a public meeting about the Slate Fire on Tuesday, July 30, at 6 pm. The meeting will take place at Detroit City Hall, 345 Santiam Ave. W. If you can't attend in person, you can watch the meeting live on the Willamette National Forest YouTube Channel at: www.youtube.com/@WillametteFireInfo If you have questions you'd like answered at the meeting, please email them to 2024.Pyramid@firenet.gov.

SLATE FIRE:

5 miles SW of Detroit, OR, 91 Acres, 15 Percent Contained, Total Personnel, 50, Under Investigation

Fire managers continue to stress the importance of aggressively attacking the Slate Fire. Crews have completed a control line around the entire perimeter and reinforced the area with hose and pumps. Today, firefighters will continue to improve control lines, remove hazardous trees, and extinguish hot spots within the perimeter of the fire.

PYRAMID FIRE:

East of Middle Santiam Wilderness, 1,125 Acres, 9 Percent Contained, Total Personnel, 425, Lightning Caused

Yesterday, an inversion trapped smoke and cooler air near the ground, reducing fire activity and allowing firefighters to make good progress improving control lines.  Heavy equipment was used to improve Road 646, and hand crews on the south flank installed additional hose and pumps to reinforce existing control lines. Today, crews will continue to improve existing control lines, look for opportunities to construct direct line, and insert additional hose and pumps on the fire’s edge to help extinguish the fire. 

WEATHER: An approaching cold front will bring increasing clouds today and a slight chance of rain on Monday night or Tuesday. A significant amount of rain is unlikely.

SMOKE IMPACTS: Smoke and air quality conditions are available on: AirNow.gov

ROADS: Please be mindful of firefighting equipment when driving in the area. Refer to the emergency closure order for forest roads affected by the fires. For information on all other roads, visit the Oregon Department of Transportation website at https://tripcheck.com 

EVACUATIONS: On July 17th, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the Forest, issued a Level 3: Go Now Evacuation Alert for the closure area affected. Please refer to the Linn County Fire Map https://tinyurl.com/LinnCoFireMap for full details of the issued evacuation area (which will appear in red). 

CLOSURES AND FIRE RESTRICTIONS: Area, road, recreation sites, and trail (including the PCT) closures are in effect in the Willamette National Forest due to nearby fires. For specific information, please follow this link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/willamette/alerts-notices/?cid=fseprd552029 Fire restrictions have been implemented for Willamette National Forest, including the Three Sisters, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Washington, Waldo Lake, and Diamond Peak Wilderness areas. Read the complete restrictions at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/willamette/alerts-notices/?aid=81487