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Informacin Actualizada de los Incendios 21 de Septiembre 2020

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Resumen:

El incendio Slater alcanza un tamaño de 148,583 acres y este contenido a un 18 %. El Incendio Devil también está contenido a un 18% y con un tamaño de 7,458 acres. La oficina del Sheriff en Josephine County ha eliminado el Nivel de Evacuación Nivel 1 “Listo” para el área de Selma.

Los residentes en los limites próximos al pueblo permanecerán a Nivel 1. Para mayor information, visite el website de la Oficina del Sheriff en Josephine County. Fuerzas de Trabajo para el alguacil de Incendios del Estado de Oregon, continúan trabajando con los bomberos en tierras virgen enfocando todos sus esfuerzos en establecer las líneas de control.


Incendio Slater:

Zona Norte:

Los bomberos han estado construyendo líneas de contención y de contingencia a lo largo del Highway 199 para proteger al pueblo de Gasquet.

Están construyendo líneas de defenza indirectas en caso que el fuego trate de propagarse hacia Gasquet. El equipo esta quedándose tan cerca como sea posible del Incendio con el fin de evitar que el fugo aumente de tamaño, especialmente en Knopki Road. Algunas áreas de Knopki Road hacia el este son inaccesibles para la construcción de líneas de control a lo largo del incendio.

Los bomberos también estarán utilizando fuegos controlados para remover el exceso de material de combustión. Los bomberos que lleguen después estarán extinguiendo áreas con emanaciones de calor a lo largo del perímetro usando agua y herramientas de mano. Esto se conoce como limpiando (mopping up). Continuaran haciendo esto a lo largo del eje del incendio hasta que estén seguros de que el incendio no se va a propagar.

Al Oeste del Highway 199, los bomberos se encuentran trabajando por tres días en la construcción de líneas de control indirectas. Estas líneas se extienden desde el Highway 199 a lo largo de Monkey Ridge y de regreso alrededor de la cima del fuego en el Highway. Cuando se cuente con más bomberos, usando quemas controladas, se mejorarán esas líneas indirectas, convirtiéndolas en líneas de control directas. Si estos logran construir una línea directa en esa zona, se lograrían salvar alrededor de 3,000 acres de bosque.

Los bomberos están excavando líneas a todo lo largo del lado Norte, al Sur de Cave Junction, Takilma, Sun Star y hacia Browntown.

 

Los reportes de exploración del día de hoy muestran que los grupos de bomberos necesitaran hacer menos quemas de lo que se esperaba al este de Takilma. El punto más importante del Incendio Norte tiene personal construyendo líneas de control directas. Los manejadores del Incendio están siendo optimistas en cuanto al trabajo realizado en esta área. La sección noreste, al sur de Oregon Caves tiene líneas indirectas construidas para proteger el Monumento Nacional.

 

Zona Sur

El Incendio Slater continúa moviéndose hacia el drenaje de Thompson Creek. Ha permanecido en el lado Oeste del mismo, y los bomberos están trabajando arduamente para contenerlo a lo largo del sistema de camino existente.

El resto del Incendio Slater en la Zona Sur, se encuentra en el estado de limpieza y patrullaje. Algunas evacuaciones se bajaron el día de hoy; El AVISO DE EVACUACION se ha levantado para Happy Camp, el área de Elk Creek y para Seiad. Esto no incluye Indian Creek Road o Indian Creek Meadows. Todas las carreteras en el área de evacuación permanecen cerradas.

 

Incendio Devil: en el Incendio Devil, los bomberos están construyendo líneas directas del lado norte hacia el Oeste. Planean conectar estas líneas dentro de las áreas que ya han sido quemadas anteriormente. Al final de la parte sur, a lo largo del Highway 96, los camiones de bomberos continuaran patrullando y limpiando.  Los recursos se están enfocando primariamente en la limpieza de árboles quemados en Grayback Road en el interior del área del incendio. Los bomberos continúan tratando de mantenerse adelante del Incendio Devil, mientras este se mueve lentamente hacia atrás dentro de Goff Creek. Los residentes del área están siendo bien protegidos. Con la presencia de líneas frías alrededor del perímetro sur del Incendio Slater, los manejadores en el Incendio han podido mover los recursos de personal de la zona sur a zonas del Norte del incendio que no se habían podido atender por falta de personal.

Partial Evacuation Level Reduction 1200PM

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Partial Evacuation Level Reduction

September 21, 2020 @ 12:00PM

REPORTING DEPUTY: Sheriff Dave Daniel

DETAILS:

After coordination with the Northern Rockies Team 2 Incident Management Team, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is reducing a current Level 2 "Be Set" status of the Cave Junction Area to Level 1 "Be Ready".

We would like to thank the residents of the Illinois Valley for their patience and understanding during the Slater and Devil Fire incidents. This current downgrade is for all residences located on the following road systems including secondary roads; Hwy 199 from mileposts 25 to 34 including the City of Cave Junction, Finch Rd, Westside Rd and connecting secondary roads, Laurel Rd and connecting secondary roads, Jeannie Way, Caves Hwy to Chapman Creek Rd, Holland Loop Rd to Hayes Cut-Off Rd, Rockydale Rd from US Hwy 199 to Pinecone Dr, Nolan Rd, Idlewild Dr and connecting secondary roads, Crest Dr, Pinewood Way, Myrna Ln, Kenrose Ln and connecting secondary roads, Airport Dr and connecting secondary roads, Patton Bar Rd, Krauss Ln, Elwood Ln.

Although the formal Level 2 "Be Set" status is being lifted for these areas, we would like to remind all residents of Josephine County that they should always be in the "Preparedness" mindset. Fires, floods or winter weather could cause us to evacuate our homes, sometimes at a moment’s notice.

If you need information or assistance on developing preparedness plans for you and your household, go to the Rogue Valley Emergency Management web page at www.rvem.org and sign up for Citizen Alert for Josephine County or call (541)474-5305 for assistance. Additional preparedness and incident information is also available on https://www.facebook.com/josephinecountyEM/.


September 21 2020 Update

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Summary:

The Slater fire is 148,583 acres and 18 percent contained. The Devil fire is also 18 percent contained and 7,458 acres. The Josephine County Sheriff’s office removed the Level 1 “Be Ready” evacuation order for the Selma area. The residences next to Cave Junction city limits remain at Level 1. For more information, visit the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office website. The Oregon State Fire Marshal’s task forces continue to work with wildland crews focusing all of their efforts on establishing control lines.


Slater Fire: 

North Zone

Crews have been building containment and contingency lines along Highway 199 to protect Gasquet. They have been building defensible indirect lines, in case the fire tries spreading toward Gasquet. The team is staying as close to the fire as they can to keep the fire from growing, especially along Knopki Road. Some areas from Knopki Road to the east are inaccessible for building control lines along the fire. Firefighters will also use controlled fire to remove excess fuel. Next crews will extinguish heat along the perimeter using water and hand tools, known as mopping up. They continue widening the heat-free zones along the fire’s edge until the team is confident that the fire will not spread. West of Highway 199 crews have been working for three days building indirect control lines. Those lines run from Highway 199 then along Monkey Ridge and back around the top of the fire to Highway 199. When crews become available, they will improve those indirect lines and make them direct control lines using controlled fire. If crews can build a direct line there, it could save about 3,000 forested acres.

Firefighters are digging line all along the north side, south of Cave Junction, Takilma, Sun Star, and over to Browntown. Today's scouting reports showed that the team will need to burnout much less than originally expected east of Takilma. The fire's north most point has crews building direct control line. Fire managers are optimistic about the work there. The northeast section, south of Oregon Caves has indirect lines built to protect the monument.

South Zone

The Slater Fire continues to back downslope into the Thompson Creek drainage. It has stayed on the west side of Thompson Creek, and crews are working to contain it along the road system there. The rest of the Slater Fire South Zone has largely transitioned to mop-up and patrol status. Some evacuations were lowered today; the EVACUATION WARNING has been lifted for Happy Camp proper, Elk Creek area, and Seiad proper. This does not include Indian Creek Road or Indian Creek Meadows. All roads in the evacuated area are remain closed.

Devil Fire: On the Devil fire, crews are building direct line on the north side to the west. They plan on connecting those lines into the areas that have already been burned. On the south end engines will continue to patrol and mop-up along Highway 96. Focus of effort and resources is primarily on clearing hazard trees up the Grayback Road in the interior of the fire area. Crews continued working to stay ahead of the Devil Fire, as it backs slowly into Goff Creek. Residences in the area have been well protected. With so much cold line around the southern perimeter of the Slater Fire, fire managers have been able to shift resources from the south zone to previously unstaffed areas on the fire to the north.


Forest Service R5 Forest Clousures

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Today, on 9/20/2020 a regional order was issued continuing the closure of Region 5 National Forests, including the Klamath and Six Rivers National Forests, until 9/24/2020


Slater and Devil Fires Update September 20 2020

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Slater and Devil Fires Update
Sunday, September 20, 2020; 9:00 AM

  

Slater Fire:

Yesterday, additional scouting was performed to identify opportunities to secure the edge of the fire in the Takilma area. The Oregon State Fire Marshal’s (OSFM) Task Forces continue to work in partnership with wildland crews focusing all of their efforts on establishing control lines.  For today, warmer temperatures and lower humidity will cause fuels to dry out and an increase in wind toward the north and northwest can be expected.  Resources will be conducting direct fire suppression activities on the north to northwest perimeter of the fire. Crews continue developing strategies to minimize the footprint of the fire’s edge, especially focusing in the northern perimeter of the fire to protect property at risk.  Smoke may become more visible as crews perform burnout operations to consume unburned fuel between the fire line and the fire’s edge. To secure the western side of the fire, dozers will be used to establish indirect fire line. Yesterday Hwy 199 was reopened to through traffic in both California and Oregon. Firefighters are still working near the highway and motorists should expect delays of up to 20 minutes.

 

In the Gasquet (California) portion of the Slater Fire, firefighters held the fire at the Knopki Rd. They will work to complete operations to secure the fire edge at the intersection of Hwy 199 and Knopki Rd. Structure protection activity continues from Knopki Rd to the town of Gasquet.   

 

Firefighting efforts in the South Zone of the Slater Fire today will be focused on clearing hazard trees up the Grayback Road, as well as attempting backfiring (dependent on conditions) to contain the fire along the Thompson Creek Road and north along the Slater Fire’s edge. Firefighters continue to monitor the Devil Fire as it backs into the Goff Creek drainage. The structures near both Goff Creek and Thompson Creek are well protected, and fire behavior in the drainages continues to be fairly minimal. Crews have secured the south and east sides of the Devil Fire. Crews placed fire hose along the line they built behind residences on Seiad Creek Road as a contingency line. Highway 96 is now open with no restrictions, but motorists are advised to drive slowly as firefighters and equipment are still working off of the highway.  Yesterday, northerly winds blew smoke across the Slater Fire area, settling it back into the Happy Camp area. Winds are expected to shift to the southeast today, which should help with air quality. The Slater Fire is now estimated at 146,698 acres and 18 % contained.


Devil Fire:
 

Crews continue to monitor the Devil Fire as it backs into the Goff Creek drainage. The structures near both Goff Creek and Thompson Creek are well protected, and fire behavior in the drainages continues to be fairly minimal. Crews have secured the south and east sides of the Devil Fire, using the Pacific Crest Trail as a containment line. Firefighters placed fire hose along the line they built behind residences on Seiad Creek Road as a contingency line.

 

Resources are engaging the fire as it spreads toward Applegate Lake.  The Devil Fire is still generating some heat along its west side and southwest corner, but the Tahoe Hotshots were able to find the cold edge of that fire and build direct line to cut off its southward progress and herd it towards Fort Goff Creek, away from  homes in and around Seiad Valley and Hwy 96. Highway 96 is now open with no restrictions, but motorists are advised to drive slowly as firefighters and equipment are still working near the highway.  The Devil Fire is currently estimated at 7,458 acres and is 18 % contained. 

Weather: Winds are forecasted to be WNW at 6 with gusts up to 12mph. Humidity in the midafternoon will be around 20% with temperatures in the high 70s continuing into Monday. 

Closures:  Due to extreme fire danger, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region has extended to September 21 the Regional Order temporarily closing nine national forests in California, including the Six Rivers and Klamath (including the portion in Oregon) National Forests. This decision will continue to be reviewed daily with evolving fire and weather conditions. The entire Region is also under emergency fire restrictions. 

Due to public safety concerns associated with fire danger and fire activity, the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest (RRSNF) has temporarily closed the Wild Rivers Range District and Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District. Closure orders and maps are available on the RRSNF website at www.fs.usda/gov/alerts/rogue-siskiyou/alerts-notices.

The Bureau of Land Management Medford District has temporarily closed all Bureau of Land Management-administered public lands south of Grants Pass, Interstate 5, and U.S. Route 199 to the border of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. Maps of the closure areas are available on the Bureau of Land Management’s website:  www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-info/oregon-washington/fire-restrictions.

Evacuations:

Evacuation order/warning info and other resources for Josephine County can be found by calling 541-474-5305 (8am-8pm) or online at: www.facebook.com/josephinecountyEM, www.co.josephine.or.us/fire, or www.rvem.org.

 

Evacuation order/warning info and other resources for Siskiyou County can be found by calling 530-6430-3662 or online on the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SiskiyouCountySheriff/.

 

Evacuation order/warning info and other resources for Del Norte County can be found by calling 707-464-7255 or online at www.facebook.com/DelNorteOfficeOfEmergencyServices  and www.preparedelnorte.com/.


Informacin Actualizada de los Incendios 20 de Septiembre 2020

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Incendio Slater: Zona Norte: El día de hoy, se esperan temperaturas cálidas y una baja en la humedad, dando como resultado material de combustión seco y un incremento del viento hacia el área noreste. Se estarán conduciendo actividades directas de supresión de incendio de la parte norte a la parte noroeste del perímetro del fuego. Los bomberos continúan desarrollando estrategias para minimizar la movilización del fuego en el borde del incendio. Se están enfocando especialmente en el perímetro norte del fuego para proteger las propiedades en peligro. Se podrá observar la presencia del humo debido a que la División TT está llevando a cabo operaciones de quema con el fin de consumir material de combustión entre la línea de fuego y el eje del incendio. Con el objetivo de asegurar el lado occidental del incendio, serán utilizados bulldozers para la estabilización indirecta de la línea de fuego. El día de ayer, se reabrió la pasada del tráfico en el Highway 199, cerca del borde fronterizo de California/Oregon. En la porción del Incendio Slater en Gasquet (California), los bomberos mantienen el fuego en Knopi Road para proteger el pueblo de Gasquet. Estarán completando las operaciones que aseguren el fuego en el eje de la intersección del Highway 199 y Knopki Road. Se continua con las actividades para proteger la infraestructura desde Knopki Road hasta el pueblo de Gasquet.

Zona Sur En la zona Sur del Incendio Slater, el día de hoy los bomberos se enfocaran en limpiar el área de árboles quemados en Grayback Road así como también producir igniciones (dependiendo de las condiciones climáticas) para contener el fuego a lo largo de Thompson Creek Road y hacia el norte a lo largo del eje del Incendio Slater. Los bomberos continúan monitoreando el Incendio Devil que se está regresando adentro del drenaje de Goff Creek. Se encuentran bajo protección la infraestructura cerca de Goff Creek y de Thompson Creek. El comportamiento del fuego continua a un nivel mínimo en el área del drenaje. Los bomberos han asegurado los lados sur y este del incendio Devil. Como una línea de contingencia, se colocaron mangueras de incendios a lo largo de la línea construida detrás de las residencias en Seiad Creek Road. El Highway 96 se encuentra abierto en su totalidad, sin embargo, tome precaución y maneje despacio debido a que todavía se encuentran bomberos y sus equipos trabajando fuera del Highway. El día de ayer, vientos norteños acarrearon humo a través del área del Incendio Slater moviéndolo otra vez hacia el área de Happy Camp. También el día de hoy, se espera que el viento cambie hacia el suroeste, lo que mejoraría la calidad del aire.

Incendio Devil: Se cuenta con recursos trabajando en el fuego que quiere propagarse hacia Applegate Lake. La parte sureste del Incendio Devil actualmente se encuentra asegurada y en línea y los bomberos están usando el Pacific Crest Trail como una línea de contención sobre el lado este. Este Incendio todavía está generando calor a lo largo de su esquina oeste y suroeste. Mientras tanto, la brigada de Hotshots de Tahoe lograron encontrar el eje frio del incendio y construyen líneas directas con el fin de detener el progreso del Incendio hacia el sur y dirigirlo hacia Fort Goff Creek, lejos de las viviendas dentro y alrededor de Seiad Valley y el Hwy 96. El Grayback Rd permanece cerrada para el público debido al peligro que representa la extracción de los árboles caídos y las actividades de reparación de postes eléctricos. El Incendio tiene un equipo de ataque inicial Tipo 2. Actualmente alcanza un tamaño de 7,144 acres y se encuentra contenido en un 18% Se estima que el Incendio Devil ha alcanzado un tamaño de 7,144 acres. El Incendio Slater ha alcanzado un tamaño aproximado de 146,698 acres. Ambos contenidos en un 18%.


Slater and Devil Fires Virtual Community Meeting 92020 5pm

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Slater/Devil Fires
Virtual Community Meeting

September 20, 2020  5:00 P.M.

Grants Pass, Oregon – Northern Rockies Team 2, California Interagency Incident Management Team 10, and the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Blue Incident Management Team will hold a virtual public meeting at 5 p.m. PST, Sunday, September 20, 2020. The meeting will be livestreamed to help meet recommendations for minimizing the spread of COVID-19. Members of the incident management teams and representatives for the local community will provide an update on the current wildfire situation, the status of evacuations and closures, and county services. There are several ways to join the meeting:

 

Cut and paste the link below into your browser to join the webinar via Zoom and enter the passcode if prompted. The host will begin the meeting at 5 p.m.: https://blm.zoomgov.com/j/1608536010?pwd=M3ZpZjJQeXlqOERPNjl5dVpCTEhoQT09

Passcode: 512196

 

To join by telephone only:

US: +1(669) 254-5252  or +1 (646) 828-7666  or (833) 568-8864 (Toll Free)

Webinar ID: 160 853 6010

 

The meeting will also be live streamed on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/SlaterAndDevilFireInformation

 

Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions through the Q+A feature in Zoom and the chat feature in Facebook. Viewers or listeners without access to Zoom or Facebook can call (458) 206-3043 to submit questions to presenters. If you do not have the ability to join us, the meeting will be recorded and posted to the Slater and Devil Fires’ Facebook page for viewing later.

 

KLDR (98.3 – Grants Pass, 98.1 – Medford, 104.5 – Illinois Valley) and KXCJ (105.7 – Illinois Valley Community Radio) will stream the audio for the meeting to assist residents unable to join using one of the methods above.


Informacin Actualizada de los Incendios 19 de Septiembre 2020

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Resumen

Incendio Slater: Las temperaturas frescas favorecieron el que los bomberos pudieran implementar estrategias de incendio directas e indirectas. Un helicóptero estuvo derramando agua sobre el fuego al oeste del Highway 199, cerca del borde fronterizo California/Oregon y en las partes de afuera de las líneas construidas por bulldozers.

El Alguacil de las Fuerzas de Trabajo de Incendios para el Estado de Oregon (OSFM), dio asistencia a los bomberos con operaciones de quema las cuales ofrecieron la ayuda necesaria a lo largo del eje del fuego. Se completaron las medidas de protección en el Monumento Nacional de Oregon Caves al instalar regaderas, líneas de mangueras y tanques portables de agua. La mayoría de los recursos para responder a ataques iniciales en el Distrito de Wild Rivers permanecerán asignados al Incendio Slater con el fin de apoyar con recursos que incluyen dos grupos de fuerzas de trabajo, seis camiones de bomberos, tres equipos de bomberos, una cisterna, un módulo de fuego en tierras virgen y un bulldozer.

 

El día de ayer, se dio un cambio positivo en las condiciones climáticas permitiendo vuelos que asistieron a los bomberos de la Zona Sur. Ellos reportaron que hubo muy poca presencia de humo en el interior del área del incendio así como muy poco o cero emanación de calor sobre el eje occidental del Incendio Slater desde el Norte del Hwy 96 hasta Kelly Lake. Se ha asegurado el corredor del Hwy 96 y los bomberos estarán trabajando el día de hoy cortando virutas y removiendo la maleza durante la supresión del fuego. Los puestos de control de tráfico en el Hwy 96 se encuentran en pie. Los conductores pueden esperar un retraso de 45 minutos. En el área oriental del fuego, los bomberos planean contener el Incendio Slater a lo largo de Thompson Creek Rd, sobre el lado oeste del drenaje de Thompson Creek.

 

En la porción del Incendio Slater en Gasquet (California), los bomberos mantienen el fuego en Knopi Road para proteger el pueblo de Gasquet. Ellos estarán completando las operaciones que aseguren el fuego en el eje de la intersección del Highway 199 y Knopki Road.

Se continua con las actividades para proteger la infraestructura desde Knopki Road hasta el pueblo de Gasquet.

 

Incendio Devil: Se cuenta con recursos que están participando en el incendio que está queriendo propagarse hacia Applegate Lake. La parte sureste del el Incendio Devil actualmente se encuentra asegurada y los bomberos están usando el Pacific Crest Trail como una línea continua sobre el lado este. Este Incendio todavía está generando calor a lo largo de su esquina oeste y suroeste. Mientras tanto, la brigada de Hotshots de Tahoe lograron encontrar el eje frio del incendio y construyen líneas directas con el fin de detener el progreso del Incendio hacia el sur y dirigirlo hacia Fort Goff Creek, lejos de las viviendas dentro y alrededor de Seiad Valley y el Hwy 96. El Grayback Rd permanece cerrada para el público debido al peligro que representa la extracción de los árboles caídos y las actividades de reparación de postes eléctricos. El Incendio tiene un equipo de ataque inicial Tipo 2. Actualmente alcanza un tamaño de 7,144 acres y se encuentra contenido en un 7%.


September 19 2020 Update

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Please note: The North Zone of the Slater Fire (currently including the Gasquet area and all of Oregon) is being managed by Northern Rockies Team 2 and the South Zone of the fire continues to be managed by California Team 10. Beginning tomorrow, this incident will transition to one morning update from Northern Rockies Team 2 encompassing both zones. Information for both fires will continue to be available at www.facebook.com/SlaterAndDevilFireInformation and on InciWeb at inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7173/

Summary:

Slater Fire: The cooler temperatures assisted crews in implementing direct and indirect fire strategies. A helicopter worked on the north area of the fire west of Hwy 199, near the California/Oregon border dropping water on fire activity outside of the existing dozer line. The Oregon State Fire Marshal’s (OSFM) Task Forces assisted wildland crews with burn operations, provided necessary support along the fire edge, and completed protection measures at Oregon Caves National Monument by installing sprinklers, hose lines and portable water tanks. Most of the initial attack fire response resources on the Wild Rivers Ranger District remain assigned to the Slater Fire to assist out of area resources, including two task force leaders, six engines, three crews, a water tender, a wildland fire module and a dozer.

 

The break in the weather allowed South Zone crews to assess the fires by aircraft yesterday. They reported seeing very little smoke within the interior of the fire area, and little to no heat on the western edge of the Slater Fire from Hwy 96 north to Kelly Lake. The Hwy 96 corridor has been secured, and crews will work today to chip and remove brush cut during suppression. Traffic control on Hwy 96 is expected to remain in place, and motorists should continue to expect 45-minute delays. On the eastern side of the fire, crews are planning to contain the Slater Fire along the Thompson Creek Rd, on the west side of the Thompson Creek drainage.

 

In the Gasquet (California) portion of the Slater Fire, firefighters held the fire at the Knopki Rd to protect the town of Gasquet. They will work to complete operations to secure the fire edge at the intersection of Hwy 199 and Knopki Rd. Structure protection activity continues from Knopki Rd to the town of Gasquet.

 

Devil Fire: Resources are engaging the fire as it wants to spread toward Applegate Lake. The southeast side of the Devil Fire is now lined and secure, with the crews using the Pacific Crest Trail as a containment line on the east. The Devil Fire is still generating some heat along its west side and southwest corner, but the Tahoe Hotshots were able to find the cold edge of that fire and build direct line to cut off its southward progress and herd it towards Fort Goff Creek, away from homes in and around Seiad Valley and Hwy 96. The Grayback Rd is still closed to the public for hazard tree removal and power pole repair. The Devil Fire has one Type 2 initial attack crew, is currently at 7,144 acres and is 7% contained.


Evacuations levels reduced in Josephine County

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INCIDENT:   Partial Evacuation Level Reduction

 

INCIDENT DATE AND TIME: September 18, 2020 @3:45PM

 

REPORTING DEPUTY:         Sheriff Dave Daniel

 

DETAILS:

 

After coordination with the Northern Rockies Team 2 Incident Management Team and Josephine County Emergency Management, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is reducing a current Level 3 “GO” Evacuation Zone.  This is the area along US Hwy 199 from Gene Brown Rd to 37265 Redwood Hwy.  This includes Gene Brown Rd, Arrowhead Dr, and Leuizenger Ck/NF-9938 Rd to a Level 2 “BE SET”. Addresses greater than 37265 Redwood Hwy will remain in a Level 3 “GO” evacuation status.

 

This decision is based on current forecasted weather models and successful firefighting operations.  As a reminder, if weather and/or fire behavior changes in the future the evacuation level could be elevated again to Level 3 “GO”.  For residents in this area if you have not done so, please sign up for Citizen Alert at www.RVEM.org or call (541)474-5305.  Citizens can also follow updates on the Slater and Devil Fires information or Josephine County Emergency Management Facebook pages.

 

The Sheriff’s Office, Northern Rockies Team 2, and Josephine County Emergency Management meet daily to review the evacuation zones.  We are working diligently and responsibly to allow everyone back into their homes as quickly and safely as possible.  We all wish to thank our Josephine County citizens for their patience and understanding of the potential severity of this event.


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