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Double Creek Fire

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Unit Information

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest 
1550 Dewey Ave, Suite A 
Baker City, 
Oregon 
97814 
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest 
1550 Dewey Ave, Suite A 
Baker City, 
Oregon 
97814 

Incident Contacts

  • Fire Information
    Email:
    2022.doublecreek@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    541-216-4579
    Hours:
    Daily 8 am - 8 pm
  • Fire Information
    Phone:
    541-426-5546
    Hours:
    Mon-Fri 8 am to 5pm

Double Creek Fire Update - 10/03/2021

Double Creek Fire
Publication Type: News 10/03/2022

Double Creek, Sturgill, Nebo, Goat Mountain Two Fires

Monday October 3, 2022 Update – 8:00 AM                  Northeast Oregon Type 3 Team  

NOTICE:  This update will be provided every 3 days and when significant changes occur.

Highlights: Weather continued to be cool and moist over the weekend with minimal drying on Sunday. Crews continued to survey areas of heat on the north end of the Double Creek and Sturgill Fires. Plans are in place to use bucket drops and crews to address hot spots as terrain and weather safely allows. Suppression repair is nearly complete and the size of the team will continue to shrink as those resources are released. The change in acreage is a combined result of active burning last week, and increased accuracy due to IR flights and ground/aerial surveys.  

Double Creek Fire: 171,497 acres, increased 9,906 acres | 89% contained | 235 personnel assigned Areas of heat remain in the Cow Creek, Deep Creek, and Lightning Creek drainages. As weather gradually warms and dries over next several days, a few smokes will result as fuels begin to dry out. Crews and helicopters will be monitoring for smoke and are prepared to respond quickly.

Eagle Cap Wilderness Fires

Sturgill Fire: 21,621 acres, increased 112 acres | 80% of objectives achieved | 49 personnel assigned A fire crew has been deployed to monitor the northern edge and minimal fire activity expected for the next 3 days.

Nebo Fire: 12,608 acres, increased 1 acre | 94% of objectives achieved | 0 personnel assigned

Goat Mountain 2 Fire: 584 acres, no change in acres | 0 personnel assigned Monitoring will continue but little to no fire activity is expected for the Nebo and Goat Mountain 2 Fires. Updates for these fires will only be provided if significant changes occur.

Weather: Gradual warming trend for the next several days will result in fuel moistures trending downward and expect a few smokes to develop today. As fuels continue to dry through the week, additional smokes are expected from fire areas that have remaining pockets of heat.

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Temporary Area Closures:  Closure orders are in effect for the Double Creek, Nebo, and Sturgill Fires. Closure Orders and Maps are available here. Roads within area closures and Forest Service Road (FSR) 8250 east to the junction with FSR 8250-040, FSR 3900-100, and FSR 3900-200 remain closed.

Road Closures: Upper Imnaha Road, Hat Point Road, Lower Imnaha Road, and Dug Bar Road are closed.

Restrictions: Fire Restrictions are in place for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Campfires should be in fire pits surrounded by dirt, rock, or commercial rings. Flammable material shall be cleared within a 3-foot radius and avoid overhanging limbs. Attend fires at all times and fully extinguish when not attended.

Fire Information   Office Hours: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM              Phone: 541-216-4579                    Email: 2022.doublecreek@firenet.gov

Double Creek Fire
InciWeb https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8366/

Eagle Cap Wilderness Fires
Sturgill Fire InciWeb https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8364/
Nebo Fire InciWeb https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8363/
Goat Mountain 2 Fire InciWeb https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8380/

 

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