Smith River Complex North update for Monday, September 4, 2023

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Today will be the start of a drying trend on the Smith River Complex North. Sunday’s showers may be the last precipitation for an extended period of time. Firefighters are using this period of rain and high fuel moistures to conduct critical work on the fire.

Work has been completed on preparation of the 445 Road for use as a line to stop fire spread to the north. This line ties from the contained portion of the fire by the 461 Road, to where three Hotshot crews are digging lines around a section of the fire that crossed the 4402 Road near the northwest “thumb” of the fire.

Sunday, weather restricted aerial operations most of the day. For the third day in a row, heavy rain, wind, and lightning caused a safety pause for some work on the fire lines. Firefighters needed to move from ridges and other exposed locations to safer places during the worst stormy periods

Personnel and equipment are starting contingency lines north along the 1107 Road toward the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. They are creating a defensible line in case fire pushes northwest. This work is being coordinated with resources from Smith River Complex South.

Firefighters continue to mop-up residual hot spots west of Hwy 199 south of Blue Creek and near Monkey Creek Ridge. Minimal smoke has been visible in this vicinity for several days. Fire personnel also completed work on fire lines east from Hwy 199 southeast to Little Sanger Peak.

Two large hazard trees were identified near Hwy 199 that were likely to reach the highway if they fell. Explosives were used to get these trees down on the ground safely without impacting Hwy 199.

Structural resources completed chipping and mastication operations yesterday. They are wrapping up work in the Illinois Valley and will continue to patrol the area.

Hwy 199 is open, with pilot cars escorting traffic through a one-lane section of the highway impacted by the Smith River Complex. Expect a 30-minute delay. For the latest information on road conditions, please see the Caltrans site and Oregon Department of Transportation's TripCheck site.

Monitor Rogue Valley Emergency Management site and sign up for evacuation alerts and updates at https://rvem.org. An interactive Fire First Response Map showing evacuation areas can also be found there.

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest has implemented an area and road closure order for the Smith River Complex. There is a campfire ban in effect for forest lands. Visit the forest website for additional information at https://bit.ly/RRSNFAlerts. The Bureau of Land Management Coos Bay District announced an emergency closure of public lands near the Oregon/California border. For additional information see https://www.blm.gov/orwafire.

Louisiana Statewide Burn Ban: The state of Louisiana has declared a statewide burn ban to include any open flame outdoors. The message from the State Fire Marshal’s Office is “don’t burn anything” until further notice. Citations and arrests ARE happening across this state in partnership with local and state law enforcement agencies. 

Personnel and Equipment:   

Tiger Island: 1 Type-1 Crew; 1 Type-2 Crew; 17 Type-6 Engines; 7 Type-3 Tractor Plow Units; 4 Water Tenders and 4 Ambulances.  

Hwy 113: 1 Type-1 Crew; 15 Type-6 Engines; 4 Type-2 Tractor Plow Units; 8 Type-3 Tractor Plow Units; 3 Water Tenders and 3 Ambulances. 

Lions Camp Road: 2 Type-6 Engines; 3 Type-3 Tractor Plow Units and 1 Ambulance 

Elizabeth: 4 Type-6 Engines; 7 Type-3 Tractor Plow Units and 3 Ambulances 

Air Resources Assigned to all Fires: 14 Helicopters and 2 Air Attacks 

Additional support is being provided to all fires by the National Guard, Parish authorities and departments, the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Louisiana State Fire Marshal Team, Sheriff’s offices, and the Offices of Emergency Preparedness.  

Tiger Island Fire: The Tiger Island Fire was first reported on Tuesday, August 22nd. The fire is located East of Merryville, south of Hwy 190, SW of DeRidder and North of Singer. The fire is burning in pine plantations of multiple ages. Heavy residual fuels because of Hurricane Laura in 2020 exist and contribute to extreme fire behavior.  

Operations: The Tiger Island Fire is currently 55% contained.  Yesterday, there was high reburn potential due to needlecast scattered throughout the burned area. Crews continued to mop up and patrol for hotspots within the fire footprint. Today, leaf blowers will be used to clear firelines of any needlecast that may have fallen overnight. Also, crews will patrol for any hotspots that persist inside the fire containment lines and will mop up as needed using dozers to break up pockets of burned materials along the fire perimeter.   

Hwy 113 Fire: Located 14 miles northwest of Oakdale. This fire is burning in loblolly pines and hardwoods. 

Operations:  The Hwy 113 fire is currently 50% contained. Yesterday, crews worked to improve and widen dozer lines, and tied existing lines into wet areas in Tenmile Creek using hand crews. Pockets of smoke were seen in the in the fire area, however there is not currently any threat to containment as these areas of heat are well interior of containment lines. Today, crews will continue mop up and patrol and monitor for needlecast accumulation in the fire area, which has a potential to reburn where heat persists. 

Lions Camp Road: Five miles northwest of Leesville. This fire is burning is southern rough, timber and brush. 

Operations: The Lions Camp Road Fire is 10% contained. Crews worked to install and improve dozer lines. An infrared flight detected isolated pockets of heat in the interior of the fire and no heat was detected on the northeast containment line. Today, crews will continue to mop up and patrol the fire perimeter for hotspots.  

Elizabeth: Located in southwest Rapides Parish. The fire is south of Ten Mile Road and northeast of state Louisiana Hwy 462. 

Operations:  The Elizabeth fire is 50% contained. Yesterday, containment lines were installed and improved on the west side of the fire. Crews installed dozer line along Tenmile Creek working to get closer to the burn area and connected lines on the south side of the fire where access was limited. Isolated pockets of heat were identified in the fire perimeter where heavy logs were burning. Crews monitored the fireline for hotspots. Today, crews will continue mop up around the fire perimeter and will improve existing dozer lines for fire engine and firefighter access. The entire fire perimeter will continue to be monitored for hotpots. 

Weather and Fire Behavior: Temperatures will be in the mid to high 90’s today with humidity in the 40-50 rang with a high heat index. Isolated showers and thunderstorms may develop by this afternoon producing gusts of wind up to 45 mph, lightning, and heavy rain. Showers and storms are expected to gradually diminish through the evening. Heat scorched leaves and pine needles have started to fall and could cause reburn in the fire area. 

Air Quality: Expect low levels of smoke near fires and on roads adjacent to them. Smoke from the Tiger Island Fire will be most apparent in the Merryville and Junction areas. Smoke from the Elizabeth and Hwy. 113 fires will be most noticeable in the Cora area and between the two fires. Light smoke from the Lions Camp Rd Fire may occur today on roads within the fire perimeter. For near time air quality information see EPA's Fire and Smoke Map: https://fire.airnow.gov/  

Temporary Flight Restriction: A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is in place over the Tiger Island Fire and Hwy 113 and Elizabeth Fire areas. This is necessary to protect aerial operations. If you fly, we can’t. If there are drone intrusions into the Temporary Flight Restrictions, we must ground all aircraft.  

Evacuations: Updates on evacuations and shelters for the Tiger Island Fire can be found on the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/beauregardsheriff.  

CURRENT SITUATION
The Deep Fire is expected to have moderate burning conditions today and is currently mapped at 4,192 acres with 60% containment.

Heli-rappelers and multiple Wildland Fire Modules (WFM) crews plan to go direct on the northernmost portion of the fire today to look for heat in areas that continue to smolder even after recent rains.  An infrared flight flown yesterday shows heat signatures within the fire footprint and some rollout.  The fire remains south of Little Salt Creek.

Crews continue to enhance and reinforce containment lines and search for hot spots where burned snags or logs are still retaining heat.  Firehose and pumps are being backhauled off the southern portion of the fireline along the Stuart Fork Trail.  Heavier fuels such as branches and logs absorbed moisture from the recent storms and minimal movement of the fire is expected.  Hazards such as fire weakened trees, log and rock roll out, and slick driving and hiking conditions remain safety concerns. 

Crews are evaluating opportunities to continue suppression repair as soils dry.  Focus remains on ensuring wilderness characteristics is protected during and after fire operations by following Leave No Trace principles and using minimum impact suppression techniques.

WEATHER

After a moist and very cool weekend, today’s conditions will trend warmer and drier.  Temperatures are expected to trend upward with highs warming into the 60s and 70s this afternoon.  Rain is not in the forecast.  The trend of warmer and drier days will continue through the week.  Light winds out of the west will have a slow drying effect.  Cloud cover will decrease and minimum relative humidity will remain fairly high.

FOREST CLOSURES

There is a forest closure associated with the Deep Fire. For current information on forest closures, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/stnf

EVACUATION UPDATES

For the latest evacuation information from the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department: https://www.facebook.com/people/Trinity-County-Sheriffs-Office/100064589806351/

For information on evacuation resources from the Trinity County Office of Emergency Services: https://www.trinitycounty.org/OES

To sign up for codeRED notifications: text “TrinityCA” to 99411.

Louisiana Statewide Burn Ban: The state of Louisiana has declared a statewide burn ban to include any open flame outdoors. The message from the State Fire Marshal’s Office is “don’t burn anything” until further notice. Citations and arrests ARE happening across this state in partnership with local and state law enforcement agencies. 

Personnel and Equipment:   

Tiger Island: 1 Type-1 Crew; 1 Type-2 Crew; 17 Type-6 Engines; 7 Type-3 Tractor Plow Units; 4 Water Tenders and 4 Ambulances.  

Hwy 113: 1 Type-1 Crew; 15 Type-6 Engines; 4 Type-2 Tractor Plow Units; 8 Type-3 Tractor Plow Units; 3 Water Tenders and 3 Ambulances. 

Lions Camp Road: 2 Type-6 Engines; 3 Type-3 Tractor Plow Units and 1 Ambulance 

Elizabeth: 4 Type-6 Engines; 7 Type-3 Tractor Plow Units and 3 Ambulances 

Air Resources Assigned to all Fires: 14 Helicopters and 2 Air Attacks 

Additional support is being provided to all fires by the National Guard, Parish authorities and departments, the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Louisiana State Fire Marshal Team, Sheriff’s offices, and the Offices of Emergency Preparedness.  

Tiger Island Fire: The Tiger Island Fire was first reported on Tuesday, August 22nd. The fire is located East of Merryville, south of Hwy 190, SW of DeRidder and North of Singer. The fire is burning in pine plantations of multiple ages. Heavy residual fuels because of Hurricane Laura in 2020 exist and contribute to extreme fire behavior.  

Operations: The Tiger Island Fire is currently 55% contained.  Yesterday, there was high reburn potential due to needlecast scattered throughout the burned area. Crews continued to mop up and patrol for hotspots within the fire footprint. Today, leaf blowers will be used to clear firelines of any needlecast that may have fallen overnight. Also, crews will patrol for any hotspots that persist inside the fire containment lines and will mop up as needed using dozers to break up pockets of burned materials along the fire perimeter.   

Hwy 113 Fire: Located 14 miles northwest of Oakdale. This fire is burning in loblolly pines and hardwoods. 

Operations:  The Hwy 113 fire is currently 50% contained. Yesterday, crews worked to improve and widen dozer lines, and tied existing lines into wet areas in Tenmile Creek using hand crews. Pockets of smoke were seen in the in the fire area, however there is not currently any threat to containment as these areas of heat are well interior of containment lines. Today, crews will continue mop up and patrol and monitor for needlecast accumulation in the fire area, which has a potential to reburn where heat persists. 

Lions Camp Road: Five miles northwest of Leesville. This fire is burning is southern rough, timber and brush. 

Operations: The Lions Camp Road Fire is 10% contained. Crews worked to install and improve dozer lines. An infrared flight detected isolated pockets of heat in the interior of the fire and no heat was detected on the northeast containment line. Today, crews will continue to mop up and patrol the fire perimeter for hotspots.  

Elizabeth: Located in southwest Rapides Parish. The fire is south of Ten Mile Road and northeast of state Louisiana Hwy 462. 

Operations:  The Elizabeth fire is 50% contained. Yesterday, containment lines were installed and improved on the west side of the fire. Crews installed dozer line along Tenmile Creek working to get closer to the burn area and connected lines on the south side of the fire where access was limited. Isolated pockets of heat were identified in the fire perimeter where heavy logs were burning. Crews monitored the fireline for hotspots. Today, crews will continue mop up around the fire perimeter and will improve existing dozer lines for fire engine and firefighter access. The entire fire perimeter will continue to be monitored for hotpots. 

Weather and Fire Behavior: Temperatures will be in the mid to high 90’s today with humidity in the 40-50 rang with a high heat index. Isolated showers and thunderstorms may develop by this afternoon producing gusts of wind up to 45 mph, lightning, and heavy rain. Showers and storms are expected to gradually diminish through the evening. Heat scorched leaves and pine needles have started to fall and could cause reburn in the fire area. 

Air Quality: Expect low levels of smoke near fires and on roads adjacent to them. Smoke from the Tiger Island Fire will be most apparent in the Merryville and Junction areas. Smoke from the Elizabeth and Hwy. 113 fires will be most noticeable in the Cora area and between the two fires. Light smoke from the Lions Camp Rd Fire may occur today on roads within the fire perimeter. For near time air quality information see EPA's Fire and Smoke Map: https://fire.airnow.gov/  

Temporary Flight Restriction: A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is in place over the Tiger Island Fire and Hwy 113 and Elizabeth Fire areas. This is necessary to protect aerial operations. If you fly, we can’t. If there are drone intrusions into the Temporary Flight Restrictions, we must ground all aircraft.  

Evacuations: Updates on evacuations and shelters for the Tiger Island Fire can be found on the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/beauregardsheriff.  

Fire Size: 1,902 acres
Containment: 11%
Total Personnel: 540

Weather, Fire Behavior and Safety:
Temperatures are forecasted to reach a high of 60 degrees today, a generally cool and cloudy day. Winds are moving from the west in an easterly direction and may continue this trend through the next week. In the coming days, weather is expected to get warmer and drier with a 5% chance of rain.

Fire behavior continues to mimic previous days with creeping, smoldering, and small pockets of flames where wind, heat and upslope conditions meet. An increased use of heavy equipment and chainsaws poeses another safety hazard to firefighters in addition to silently falling trees and burning snags.

Operations:
South to southeast of the fire, between the fire’s perimeter and Forest Road 14, firefighters are using large equipment to construct fireline.

In the green pockets between Forest Roads 12 and 14, adjacent to the fire, crews continue firing operations where conditions are favorable. Firing operations refers to firefighters burning off small pockets of vegetation to reduce the amount of available fuel along the fire’s perimeter.

In addition to firing operations, crews are limbing and thinning trees and improving old logging roads. This work will create a fuel break and reduce ladder fuels. Ladder fuels refers to smaller trees and the lower limbs of trees, lichen, moss, and shrubs. Removing these ladder fuels reduces the chance of fire climbing into the canopies of the larger trees.

Along Forest Road 12, firefighters used chainsaws and chipped “slash,” cut brush and woody material, to remove vegetation. Firefighters are also using large chippers to reduce this material to wood chips. They then move these burnable materials into the “green” or unburned side of the control line, distributing it outside of the fire area where it’s unlikely to ignite. A secure fireline will have no burnable vegetation adjacent to it so a ground fire cannot cross it.

Today, fire information officers will be stationed at Hoodland Thriftway in Welches, OR., from 1 – 6 p.m., Country Market in Corbett, OR, from 12 – 2 p.m., and Aims Community Church in Aims, OR, from 3 – 6 p.m. to provide fire information and answer questions in-person.

Additional Information:
Current smoke outlook: https://outlooks.wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlook/2c7a8f9b

Closures and Evacuations:
Barlow Wayside Park and the Sandy Ridge Recreation Site are temporarily closed due to fire activity. Clackamas County residents can receive critical emergency messaging by email, phone call, or text by signing up at https://www.clackamas.us/dm/publicalerts

Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR):
There is a TFR over the fire area, which includes public drone use. If you fly, we can’t – illegal drone use in a TFR area can halt critical air resource support and may result in high fines to the user.

Videos:
Two video links have been added below to give you an operational overview and view some of the work being done:

• Morning video update for Monday, September 4 by Operations Section Chief Matt Call
   
• Morning video update with Spanish subtitles: Actualizaciones Operacionales Camp Creek Fire 4 de septiembre de 2023
   
• Camp Creek Fire Crews Working Along Road 14 

River Road East Fire

Fact Sheet

Monday, September 4, 2023

NORTHERN ROCKIES TEAM 1                                          

INCIDENT COMMANDER: BRENT OLSON

Information Phone: 406-345-5972           

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/mtlnf-river-road-east-fire

Email: 2023.RiverRoadEast@firenet.gov  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riverroadeastfire

Location:  6 miles southeast of Plains, Montana                                               

Start Date: 8/18/2023         Cause: Unknown                 Size: 17,310 acres        Containment: 54%           

Total Personnel: 282         Crews: 6                             Engines: 14                 Helicopters: 2  

KEY MESSAGE: This will be the final Fire Fact Sheet produced for the River Road East Fire unless fire activity increases. Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team 1 is transitioning management of the fire to a local Type 3 organization on the Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest. Transfer of Command of the fire will occur at 7:00 am on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. NR Team 1 thanks you for supporting our firefighters over the past 18 days.

CURRENT STATUS: Approximately 0.2” of rain fell across the fire area yesterday. No fire activity was observed on the fire's north containment lines near Henry's Creek and Henry's Peak. The eastern line along the forest and CSKT boundary also had no fire activity. Crews located and eliminated several hotspots on the southeast corner of the fire. Firefighters patrolled the fire's northwest perimeter. Crews continued chipping vegetation removed while constructing a shaded fuel break north of Pat’s Knob. On the southwest corner of the fire, crews continued constructing an indirect fuels break and looked for hot spots along the fire’s edge.

PLANNED ACTIONS: On the fire's northwest corner and west side, crews will patrol and monitor for any heat or smoke along the containment and control lines. The indirect control lines on the west side (north of Pat's Knob) and southwest corner of the fire will be in place if the fire moves in those directions this fall. An indirect control line on the southeast corner of the fire area will exist if that portion of the fire moves in that direction. Firefighters constructed indirect control lines where access to the fire edge was difficult due to steep, rocky terrain. Crews will continue to monitor the northern, northeastern corner, and eastern containment lines where there has been little fire activity over the past week. These areas include the Henry's Creek and Henry's Peak areas, as well as along the forest and CSKT boundary. Fire suppression repair work will begin on containment lines along the fire's north side. A local Type 3 incident management organization has been working with Northern Rockies Team 1 for the past several days in anticipation of transitioning management of the fire on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.

WEATHER: The weather will be mostly cloudy with rain in the morning, then rain, and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Temperatures will be 60-65 degrees in the valleys and 56-61 degrees on the ridges. Minimum relative humidity levels will be 45-55% in the valleys and 62-72% on the ridges. Winds will be from the west at 5-15 mph on the ridge tops and from the west at 8-18 mph at lower elevations.

CLOSURES: The Lolo National Forest has an emergency closure of roads and trails (Closure #23-010-Lolo-D5) effective August 21, 2023. This Order is for public and firefighter safety during fire suppression efforts of the River Road East Fire. For a complete listing of the closed roads & trails, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/lolo/alerts-notices.

South Fork Complex Update
Monday, September 4, 2023

Fire Information: 530-638-2830, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Email: 2023.southforkcomplex@firenet.gov
Linktree: linktr.ee/southforkcomplex2023

3-9 Fire:          2,855 acres with 35% containment              
Pellitreau Fire:    3 acres with 100% containment
Pilot Fire:        1,055 acres with 100% containment            
Sulphur Fire:      31 acres with 100% containment

3,945 acres and 52% overall containment for the South Fork Complex

A total of 760 personnel, crews, air support, engines, dozers, and water tenders support the incident.

3-9 Fire – Fire behavior and spread potential will continue to be mostly low today, but as temperatures rise and fuels begin to dry out from recent rains, the opportunity for increased fire behavior will continue over the coming days. Dozers completed contingency line in the area east of Torrey Corrals and hand crews went direct where it was safe to do so. Today, hand crews will evaluate areas where rollout is a concern and begin installing chicken wire in those areas to prevent burning material from rolling down steep terrain and across containment lines. Hotshot crews were able to secure the 03N06 road and construct hand line along the southern perimeter in areas where the fire was creeping and smoldering. They will continue to construct hand line along the southern perimeter to tie in with control lines west of the Berry-Summit-Mad River Road (Route 1). Helicopters were able to assist ground crews with bucket support along the southwestern perimeter of the fire yesterday and will continue to assist with suppression efforts today as weather allows. Along the eastern flank, crews are making good progress cutting and removing hazard trees in order to make the area safe for firefighters to continue building containment lines. Along the northern portion of the fire, firefighters continue to patrol and mop up the fire perimeter to ensure there is no threat of fire spread.

Pilot Fire is 100% contained. Crews identified and mopped up remaining areas with heat and smoldering material and will continue to patrol the fire perimeter to ensure that the fire remains within the containment lines.

The Pellitreau Fire and the Sulfur Fire are 100% contained. Firefighters continue to patrol the fires periodically to ensure fire remains within containment lines.

Weather: Partly cloudy today. Maximum temperatures are expected to be 62-67 ºF, and minimum relative humidities are expected to be 45-50%. Northwest winds are predicted to be 6-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph.

Evacuation Warning: In Humboldt County, an Evacuation Warning continues to be in place for Zone HUM-E114-A and Zone HUM E114-B. For more information go to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office website. In Trinity County, an Evacuation Warning continues to be in effect for Zone HYM-505 and Zone HYM-509. Please continue to check the Trinity County Wildfire and Evacuation website for up-to-date information.

Forest Closure: Forest Closure orders for the South Fork Complex Fire continue to be in effect and are posted on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest and the Six Rivers National Forest websites. Please avoid closed areas.

Louisiana Statewide Burn Ban: The state of Louisiana has declared a statewide burn ban to include any open flame outdoors. The message from the State Fire Marshal’s Office is “don’t burn anything” until further notice. Citations and arrests ARE happening across this state in partnership with local and state law enforcement agencies. 

Personnel and Equipment:   

Tiger Island: 1 Type-1 Crew; 1 Type-2 Crew; 17 Type-6 Engines; 7 Type-3 Tractor Plow Units; 4 Water Tenders and 4 Ambulances.  

Hwy 113: 1 Type-1 Crew; 15 Type-6 Engines; 4 Type-2 Tractor Plow Units; 8 Type-3 Tractor Plow Units; 3 Water Tenders and 3 Ambulances. 

Lions Camp Road: 2 Type-6 Engines; 3 Type-3 Tractor Plow Units and 1 Ambulance 

Elizabeth: 4 Type-6 Engines; 7 Type-3 Tractor Plow Units and 3 Ambulances 

Air Resources Assigned to all Fires: 14 Helicopters and 2 Air Attacks 

Additional support is being provided to all fires by the National Guard, Parish authorities and departments, the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Louisiana State Fire Marshal Team, Sheriff’s offices, and the Offices of Emergency Preparedness.  

Tiger Island Fire: The Tiger Island Fire was first reported on Tuesday, August 22nd. The fire is located East of Merryville, south of Hwy 190, SW of DeRidder and North of Singer. The fire is burning in pine plantations of multiple ages. Heavy residual fuels because of Hurricane Laura in 2020 exist and contribute to extreme fire behavior.  

Operations: The Tiger Island Fire is currently 55% contained.  Yesterday, there was high reburn potential due to needlecast scattered throughout the burned area. Crews continued to mop up and patrol for hotspots within the fire footprint. Today, leaf blowers will be used to clear firelines of any needlecast that may have fallen overnight. Also, crews will patrol for any hotspots that persist inside the fire containment lines and will mop up as needed using dozers to break up pockets of burned materials along the fire perimeter.   

Hwy 113 Fire: Located 14 miles northwest of Oakdale. This fire is burning in loblolly pines and hardwoods. 

Operations:  The Hwy 113 fire is currently 50% contained. Yesterday, crews worked to improve and widen dozer lines, and tied existing lines into wet areas in Tenmile Creek using hand crews. Pockets of smoke were seen in the in the fire area, however there is not currently any threat to containment as these areas of heat are well interior of containment lines. Today, crews will continue mop up and patrol and monitor for needlecast accumulation in the fire area, which has a potential to reburn where heat persists. 

Lions Camp Road: Five miles northwest of Leesville. This fire is burning is southern rough, timber and brush. 

Operations: The Lions Camp Road Fire is 10% contained. Crews worked to install and improve dozer lines. An infrared flight detected isolated pockets of heat in the interior of the fire and no heat was detected on the northeast containment line. Today, crews will continue to mop up and patrol the fire perimeter for hotspots.  

Elizabeth: Located in southwest Rapides Parish. The fire is south of Ten Mile Road and northeast of state Louisiana Hwy 462. 

Operations:  The Elizabeth fire is 50% contained. Yesterday, containment lines were installed and improved on the west side of the fire. Crews installed dozer line along Tenmile Creek working to get closer to the burn area and connected lines on the south side of the fire where access was limited. Isolated pockets of heat were identified in the fire perimeter where heavy logs were burning. Crews monitored the fireline for hotspots. Today, crews will continue mop up around the fire perimeter and will improve existing dozer lines for fire engine and firefighter access. The entire fire perimeter will continue to be monitored for hotpots. 

Weather and Fire Behavior: Temperatures will be in the mid to high 90’s today with humidity in the 40-50 rang with a high heat index. Isolated showers and thunderstorms may develop by this afternoon producing gusts of wind up to 45 mph, lightning, and heavy rain. Showers and storms are expected to gradually diminish through the evening. Heat scorched leaves and pine needles have started to fall and could cause reburn in the fire area. 

Air Quality: Expect low levels of smoke near fires and on roads adjacent to them. Smoke from the Tiger Island Fire will be most apparent in the Merryville and Junction areas. Smoke from the Elizabeth and Hwy. 113 fires will be most noticeable in the Cora area and between the two fires. Light smoke from the Lions Camp Rd Fire may occur today on roads within the fire perimeter. For near time air quality information see EPA's Fire and Smoke Map: https://fire.airnow.gov/  

Temporary Flight Restriction: A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is in place over the Tiger Island Fire and Hwy 113 and Elizabeth Fire areas. This is necessary to protect aerial operations. If you fly, we can’t. If there are drone intrusions into the Temporary Flight Restrictions, we must ground all aircraft.  

Evacuations: Updates on evacuations and shelters for the Tiger Island Fire can be found on the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page at https://www.fa

Equipo Dos de Gestión de Incidentes del Complejo del Área de las Montañas RocosasJared Hohn,Comandante del incidente

Situación actual: Un total de 469 personas están asignadas actualmente al Complejo Cowlitz, que permanece al 5% de contención, con un tamaño de 697 acres. Las condiciones climáticas frescas y húmedas ayudarán a suprimir el comportamiento del fuego en los próximos días.

A medida que los bomberos trabajan en el terreno extremadamente escarpado del Bosque Nacional Gifford Pinchot, las rocas y los escombros en llamas siguen rodando cuesta abajo y saliendo de los perímetros del incendio. Esto no es sólo un peligro para los bomberos en la línea, sino también un riesgo para la creación de nuevos incendios que podrían hacerse evidentes más tarde, cuando las condiciones se sequen.

En la Subdivisión 1/División C, los incendios de Carlton Ridge, Berry y Deer Creek se encuentran ahora en estado de vigilancia y patrulla. Las cuadrillas están en sus puestos en los incendios de Skate, Silver, Yew y Pothole, progresando bien bajo las condiciones frescas y húmedas de ayer.

En la Subdivisión 1/División F, los incendios de South Fork, Davis Creek y Davis Mountain se encuentran en estado de vigilancia y patrulla. Se está trabajando en el incendio de Willame y, si el tiempo lo permite, un equipo de rappel podría descender en la zona del incendio de Grassy Mountain para crear un helispot que facilite el acceso y la salida de los equipos de intervención.

En la Subdivisión 2/División L, el incendio de Twin Sisters se encuentra en estado de vigilancia y patrulla. Los bomberos adicionales que estaban trabajando en los incendios de Carlton Ridge y Deer Creek han sido trasladados a los incendios de Adams Fork y Jackpot Creek. Se espera que las cuadrillas se inserten en el incendio de Mission hoy para comenzar a tomar medidas de extinción.

En la Subdivisión 2/División W, el incendio de McCoy Creek se encuentra en estado de patrulla, mientras que otra cuadrilla se está desplazando para trabajar en el incendio de Bear Creek. El incendio de Quartz Junior sigue siendo controlado por rapeladores. Los gestores de incendios están trabajando con los recursos locales para abordar las mejores opciones de acceso para los incendios de Snagtooth y Spencer Quartz.

Restricciones contra incendios: Las restricciones contra incendios están en vigor. Las hogueras están prohibidas en todo el Bosque Nacional de Gifford Pinchot; sólo se permiten hogueras, estufas y linternas alimentadas con propano. Encontrará más información en el sitio web del bosque en Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Fire Management (usda.gov). La decisión de levantar o mantener las restricciones contra incendios depende de diversos factores, como las condiciones meteorológicas actuales y previstas, la humedad del combustible, el nivel de actividad de los incendios y la disponibilidad de recursos de extinción para responder a nuevas igniciones.

Información meteorológica y sobre el humo: Hoy estará nublado y lloviznará hacia el mediodía. El pronóstico prevé que continúen las condiciones húmedas y temperaturas más frescas hasta el martes, lo que ayudará a mantener el comportamiento del fuego y la producción de humo mínimo.

Cierres:En previsión de la actividad del fuego en curso en las proximidades del Snagtooth Fire las siguientes carreteras y senderos estarán cerrados al público para reducir la exposición y ayudar a garantizar la seguridad pública: Carreteras forestales 9300 y 9341 (actualmente fuera de los límites), Boundary Trail #1 (desde Elk Pass hasta la intersección con Summit Prairie), Summit Prairie #2, Craggy Peak #3, Snagtooth #4, Quartz #5, Stabler Camp #17, Wright Meadows #80, Basin Camp #3 A, Quartz #5 B, Quartz #5 C (French Creek), Snyder Pasture #80 A. La carretera forestal 8410 está cerrada para la seguridad de los bomberos y del público en las proximidades del incendio de Pothole. La carretera forestal 78 está temporalmente cerrada entre el cruce 7802 y el cruce 2278 debido a la presencia de escombros peligrosos en la calzada.

Restricciones temporales de vuelo:La restricción temporal de vuelo (TFR) está en vigor entre la autopista 12 y el Parque Nacional del Monte Rainier. La respuesta de la aviación contra incendios se detiene o retrasa si una aeronave no autorizada entra en el TFR. Las restricciones temporales de vuelo también se aplican a los sistemas de aeronaves no tripuladas o drones. ¡Si tú vuelas, nosotros no podemos! Más información sobre el uso seguro y responsable de drones en Home -Know Before You Fly.