As of 6:00 pm today, August 22, 2024, Chelan County Emergency Management will reduce the evacuation levels for the Stehekin Valley from Adam’s Point to High Bridge to a Level 1 . This change in evacuation is in response to the reduction in fire threat from the Pioneer Fire. Keep in mind that although the fire hazard has reduced, the fire is not completely out. There are also other hazards that could present themselves in the area such as debris or slides. Any trail closures on National Parks or US Forest Service Lands may still be in place so be sure to take that into account. We will share trail closure information as we receive it as well.

Size: 737 acres
Start Date: July 17, 2024 Cause: Lightning Containment: 0% Total Personnel: 200 (Note: the 8/21 update had a typo of 118, 200 personnel is correct)

Crescent, OR – The Red Fire is burning within the Diamond Peak Wilderness of the Deschutes National Forest, on the southwest slope of Redtop Mountain. The fire continues being managed under a full suppression strategy. Public and firefighter safety is the highest priority in managing this fire.

Yesterday’s Activities – Crews continued progress constructing the shaded fuel break between Crescent Lake and Summit Lake. Processing of woody debris was completed on the shaded fuel break on the northwest side of Crescent Lake. Work on the fuel break between Crescent Lake and Summit Lake consisted of distributing the chipped material to allow regrowth and hauling of materials offsite.

Today’s Activities – Completion of work along the northwest side of Crescent Lake. Crews will move to the fuel break along Snake Lake Trail, between Crescent Lake and Summit Lake, improving by reducing the chipped material depth to enhance vegetation regrowth.

Weather and Smoke – We are still expecting wet, chilly weather across the fire area with light rain today through Sunday. https://fire.airnow.gov/. The team established a weather station at the airport for local weather, and rain gauges to evaluate rain impacts on fuel moisture and fire weather. White smoke from areas of heat along the fire perimeter yesterday indicated continued burning and availability of heavy fuels.

Closures – The Deschutes National Forest emergency closure around Crescent Lake and in Diamond Peak Wilderness is still in effect. The public should note that Forest Service Road 60 is closed, and road guards have been posted for public safety. More closure information is available at: https://www.fsa.gov/alerts/deschutes/alerts-notices/?aid=89091

Evacuations – The WILDFIRE! Level 1 – BE READY to Evacuate notice issued by Klamath County Emergency Management for Crescent Lake, Odell Lake, and Crescent Junction areas remains in effect (INCENDIO FORESTAL! Nivel 1 - ESTÉ PREPARADO para evacuar de las siguientes zonas: Crescent Lake, Odell Lake, Crescent Junction). Visit www.klamathcounty.org/300/emergency- management for more information or to sign up for alerts.

Fire Restrictions – Stage 2 Public Use Fire Restrictions – which prohibit open fires, including in developed campgrounds – remain in effect for the Deschutes National Forest. The Industrial Fire Precaution Level is currently Level IV “General Shutdown.” Visit fs.usda.gov/detail/deschutes/home/?cid=stelprdb5297376 for more information.

Drone Restrictions – Aerial firefighting is suspended when unauthorized drones (UAS) are in the area. Unauthorized drone use over a fire area poses serious risks to fire personnel and the effectiveness of wildfire suppression operations. If you fly, we can’t.

DESCRIBED TRAILS
The Described Area is entirely within Idaho County, Idaho and includes all NFS lands within the following boundaries:
 

Closed trails segments: Trail #204 from the junction of FS Road #233 and FS Trail #204 South along FS Trail #204 to its junction with FS Trail #215 (10.9 Miles); and Trail #230 from the junction or FS Road #233 and FS Trail #230 Northeasterly along FS Trail #230 to its junction with FS Trail #204 (5.8 Miles).

The total mileage of trails within this closure order is 16.7 miles.

The closed Trails are shown on the attached map and closed to all uses.
 

PURPOSE
The purpose of this order is to protect public health and safety due to active wildfire in the area.

IMPLEMENTATION
1. This Order shall be in effect from August 21, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. through October 09 at 06:00 a.m, unless rescinded.
 

2. A map identifying the Described Trails is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A, go to
https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/nezperceclearwater/alerts-notices.
 

3. Unless otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the terms used in this Order are defined by the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299. If there are terms in this Order that are not expressly defined in the Order or 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299, their meaning shall be determined by their plain language definitions.
 

4. A violation of the above prohibitions is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C. § 3559, 3571, and 3581.
 

5. Contact the Red River Ranger District in Elk City, ID (208) 842-2245, or Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Kamiah, ID, (208) 935-2513, for more information about this Order.
 

6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts on the same Described Area, Roads and Trails.

Speirs Fire Update

August 22, 2024

Current Status - The Speirs Fire is now 100 percent contained and remains at 715 acres. 

Updates – Fire activity remains minimal, with little evidence of heat or smoke within the fire perimeter. Firefighters will continue to monitor and patrol the fire area.

Crews have finished development of the contingency line and are focusing on rehabilitation efforts. Heavy equipment will continue to be working in the area, completing restoration of areas disturbed during construction. It is anticipated this activity will last through the end of August for completion. The Greens Draw Road will remain closed for public use during this time.

Closures - The following roads and trails remain closed to public access.

• Forest Service Road (FSR) 049 (Greens Draw Road)
• For more information and to view the existing closures, please visit the Ashley National Forest website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/ashley/alerts-notices

Crazy Creek Fire & Kitty Creek Fire Update – August 22, 2024, 10 a.m.

Acres: Crazy Creek –86,963; 93% contained     Kitty Creek 100% contained

Location: Crazy Creek: 5 miles north of Paulina, Oregon; 498/Kitty Creek: 7 miles south of Mitchell, Oregon

Start Date: July 22,2024                      Personnel: 386

Resources: 9 crews |17 engines | 1 bulldozers | 14 water tenders | 3 skid steers

Highlights: Today at 0600, California Team 1 transferred command of the fire to Central Oregon Type 3 Team.

Kitty Creek fire suppression repair work is near completion. Repairs continue on the Crazy Creek fire as crews focus on minimizing the impacts left by fire suppression efforts. Firefighters remain vigilant, monitoring and patrolling the containment lines. Fire behavior is expected to remain minimal with heat being held in the matted vegetative ground layer found under the forest canopy, stumps, stump holes, and large downed trees.

Evacuations: The Crook County Sheriff’s Office has lowered the evacuation level from Level 3 (recommended evacuation) to Level 2 (set for evacuation) from Highway 380 north to SE Puett Road. The area north of SE Puett Road around the perimeter of the fire remains at a Level 3. The area south of Highway 380 has been lowered to Level 1 (prepare for possible evacuation). An evacuation map is available online through the Crook County Emergency Management Office website.

Weather: Temperatures will be warming into the 70s with increasing clouds developing in the afternoon. Humidity will be in the twenties with higher recoveries in the evening. Winds will be southwest with possible gusts between 15 and 20 miles per hour.

Importance of Fire Prevention: All public lands in Central Oregon, including the Ochoco National Forest, are in Stage 2 Public Use (Fire) Restrictions. All open flames, including woodstoves and charcoal briquette fires, are prohibited. In times of high fire danger, it is crucial for everyone to follow prevention measures to avoid additional strain on overburdened resources. 

Closures: The Ochoco National Forest has implemented a forest closure for the eastern portion of the Paulina Ranger District.

More Information: 

InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orocf-crazy-creek

Facebook: Facebook.com/CrazyCreekFire

Visit the official source for wildfire information in Central Oregon at centraloregonfire.org for wildfire updates or follow fire information on X/Twitter @CentralORfire. Call 9-1-1 to report a wildfire.

Six Mile and Stranger Creek II Fire Daily Update                            

August 22, 2024 

Quick Facts: Six Mile

Size: 113 Acres          Start Date: August 18th, 2024  Cause: Lightning

Location: Two miles east of Nine Mile Hellgate Road, near the head of Cottonwood Creek

Containment: 40%              Personnel: 89             Fire Strategy: Full suppression                     

Resources Assigned: 3 hand crews, 2 engines, 2 water tenders, 2 heavy equipment

 The Six Mile Fire was initiated by lightning and is located approximately 26 miles southwest of Inchelium and is burning in the Williams Flat fire footprint from 2019.  Rainfall Tuesday night/Wednesday morning greatly reduced fire behavior, allowing crews to increase containment of the fire line to 40%.  Removal of snags along the fire line is a primary operation of the fire.  Smoldering snags can fall over the fire line, allowing the fire to escape.  Snags also pose a major hazard to crews working in the area.  Experienced fallers have been evaluating the danger snags and falling them where appropriate to maintain safety, containment and mop-up operational goals.

Quick Facts: Stranger Creek II Fire

Size: 66 Acres           Start Date: August 18th, 2024  Cause: Lightning

Location: ¼ mile east/southeast of South Twin Lake

Containment: 50%              Personnel: 82             Fire Strategy: Full suppression                     

Resources Assigned: 3 hand crews, 4 engines, 4 water tenders, 1 heavy equipment

The Stranger Creek II Fire was initiated by lightning and is located approximately 7 miles southwest of Inchelium and 1 mile east of Twin Lakes. Crews have constructed a hose lay around the fire perimeter, allowing crews to make good progress along the fire line.  Crews are systematically working from the edge of the fire line inward, finding and extinguishing remaining hotspots and increasingly reducing the risk of the fire from escaping the line.  With the progress made by the end of shift last night (8/21), the evacuation levels were removed for the Twin Lakes Area.

Evacuations and Closures: Road Closures:  Inchelium Highway in front of Inchelium Community Center Evacuations:  All evacuation levels are dropped for the Twin Lakes Area. For more information on evacuations contact CCT EOC (509) 634-7350. Law enforcement is patrolling around Stranger Creek II and Six Mile Fires to ensure public and firefighter safety in this area. 

Weather and Smoke:  Cloud cover will increase through the evening and overnight with a small chance for light showers early Thursday morning. Dry and breezy northeast winds are expected Thursday afternoon and evening.  Winds will shift back to the southwest and become breezy late Friday morning with more chances for showers arriving Friday and Saturday.  This will bring cooler temperatures and higher humidity values.   

Washington State Department of Transportation 

North Central Region- 2380 Euclid Ave. – Wenatchee, WA, 98801-5616 – 509-667-3000

TRAVEL ADVISORY     

Aug. 22, 2024

Contacts:          Lauren Loebsack, communications, 509-667-2815
                           RB McKeon, communications, 360-399-3828

SR 20 North Cascades Highway reopens following mudslide clean up between Granite Creek and Easy Pass trailhead

WINTHROP –State Route 20/North Cascades Highway reopened at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 between Granite Creek and Easy Pass trailhead (milepost 148-157), where the highway had been closed since Aug. 4.

Fire crews continue to work in the area in response to the Easy Fire and a 35 mph advisory speed zone has been posted between milepost 150 and 154. There are no pull outs or passing through in this section and travelers should remain alert for fire and maintenance vehicles exiting and entering the roadway.

Beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, there will be flagger-controlled traffic with a pilot car between milepost 150 and 154 so maintenance crews can continue to clear basins and restore drainage. The road will remain open without pilot car during non-working hours.

SR 20 closed between milepost 148 and 157 due to fire on Aug. 4. A week later, a significant mud slide following a rainstorm on Aug. 11 covered several hundred feet of the highway near milepost 152. Crews have since removed approximately 7000 tons of material to clear the roadway.

Road closure information is posted in the WSDOT real-time travel center, @wsdot_east and @wsdot_north on X/Twitter and updates will be provided as available. Wildfire information can be found by visiting the Washington State Department of Natural Resources wildfire incident information webpage.

Hyperlinks within the release:  

·       Easy Fire: inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/waowf-easy-fire

·       Real time travel center: wsdot.com/Travel/Real-time/Map/ 

·       @wsdot_north: x.com/wsdot_north 

·       @wsdot_east: x.com/WSDOT_East 

·       Wildfire incident information webpage: www.dnr.wa.gov/Wildfires 

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2620 Road Fire

Incident Commander: Kent Stanford/Blair Joiner

Fire Information Phone Number: 360-323-1903

Email: 2024.2620Road@firenet.gov

Facebook: www.facebook.com/2620RoadFire2024

InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/waolc-2620-road-fire

Update as of:                        August 22, 2024

Estimated size:                   403 acres 

Containment:                        8%

Start Date/Time:             8/14/2024 at 5:00 PM

Area of Origin:                West of Brinnon, North of Duckabush Rd. on Mt. Jupiter

Cause:                              Undetermined

Structures Damaged:    None

Air Restrictions: The Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) remains in place over the fire which is in effect 24/7. Penalties for flying in a restricted air space can carry significant fines in excess of $30,000.  Please remember that if you fly, we can’t.

Evacuation Levels have changed!! The Duckabush Road Evacuation Level is now a Level 1 from the 1000 block and above.

Update: Line construction is advancing around the fire area, and some smaller sections of line have begun extensive mop-up operations. During the mop up phase, burning and smoldering material is removed hundreds of feet inside the control lines using hand-tools and water. Firefighters have successfully installed two miles of hose thus far and will begin installing seven additional miles today. These hose lays include hundreds of parts which are hauled in by hand to remote areas on the fire supplying much needed water for the mop up process. Hauling and building these hose lays can be a slow process but is critically important to the overall suppression of the fire and should increase fire containment over the next few days.

The Incident Management Team reminds the public to please stay out of the fire area while fire crews work, and to use caution on the roadways. The last few weeks have been very busy both for firefighters and residents. We appreciate the support, patience, and understanding in the community during this time.

Weather: The next several days will bring a higher chance of showers, with minimal accumulation across the fire area. Strong outflow winds continue to be a concern however, incident personnel are prepared to adjust tactics as needed.

Road Closures: Duckabush Road and Mt. Jupiter Road (2620 Road) remain closed except for residents on these roads.

Forest Closures:  Olympic National Forest has updated closures are located at www.fs.usda.gov and Olympic National Forest – Alert and Closures web page

Actualización del incendio Stayman                               

22 de agosto de 2024

Datos clave

Tamaño: 3,118 acres*

Fecha de inicio: 20 de agosto de 2024

Ubicación: 1.5 millas al SE de Chelan

Contención: 0%

 Personal: 167

Causa:  A ser determinada

Recursos asignados: 5 equipos de obreros, 27 camiones de bomberos, 1 helicóptero, 3 tanques de agua

*cambio en la superficie debido a que se realizó un mapeo más preciso

SITUACIÓN ACTUAL: Ayer los bomberos realizaron un vuelo sobre la zona del incendio y vieron muy poco humo residual. Se minimizó mucho la intensidad del fuego en comparación con el día anterior y los bomberos han logrado frenar la propagación del fuego. Los recursos terrestres patrullaron el borde del incendio y trabajaron para fortalecer las laderas este y oeste del incendio, y neutralizaron hasta una profundidad de 30 pies y extinguiendo cualquier foco de calor. En la cabecera del incendio cerca del sitio de comunicación, los bomberos reforzaron y aseguraron la línea de mano que se había construido.

El Equipo 3 de gestión de incidentes del Noroeste llevó a cabo una sesión informativa virtual comunitaria el 21 de agosto. Brindaron una descripción general de la actividad actual del fuego y del trabajo que se realiza en el incendio Stayman. Una grabación de la sesión informativa virtual comunitaria del 21 de agosto se puede ver en la página de Facebook de información de los incendio Pioneer e Easy en facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560760893080.

ACTIVIDADES DE HOY: Hoy los bomberos continuarán trabajando para fortalecer el perímetro del incendio. Continuarán patrullando y neutralizando a lo largo de las laderas este y oeste mientras siguen asegurando el extremo noreste en la cabecera del fuego. Puede ser que se use agua vertida de los helicópteros para apoyar a las operaciones, si es necesario. Se pide a los navegantes de botes que den suficiente espacio a los recursos de aviación para que puedan necesitar sacar agua del lago y así apoyar las operaciones de extinción de incendios.

CLIMA: Las temperaturas estarán en los 70 grados y quizás hasta los 80 grados hoy. Existe la posibilidad de lluvias ligeras en la mañanita, con la creciente posibilidad de lluvias hasta el sábado. Los vientos serán ligeros, e impulsados por el terreno por la mañana. Se pondrán más fuertes por la tarde y soplarán más del noreste.

EVACUACIONES: Existen órdenes de evacuación vigentes debido el incendio Stayman. Para ver más información, comuníquese con el Departamento de gestión de emergencias del condado de Chelan (facebook.com/CCSOEM) o consulte el Mapa de incidentes de emergencia del condado de Chelan: Chelan Co Emergency Incidents App (arcgis.com).

InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/wases-pioneer

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560760893080 

Línea de información de los incendios: 541-861-5808, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Correo electrónico: 2024.pioneer@firenet.gov