Weather and fire behavior: The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for the area of the Chetco Bar Fire through 9 p.m. Saturday evening along with a Fire Weather Watch through Sunday. There will be a drying trend over the fire area with increased temperatures and lower humidity. Winds along ridgetops are predicted to gust 20 mph out of the northeast. Vegetation will continue to dry out, increasing susceptibility to ignition and subsequent fire spread.
As the winds shift out of the northeast, smoke conditions are expected to be hazy in the Brookings area. These conditions have the possibility of impacting Highway 101. For more information: https://wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/2017/ChetcoBar#Overview
Yesterday: The predicted gusty northeast winds did not occur over the fire area yesterday. Crews took advantage of this opportunity and continued their progress along the southwestern and western edges of the fire.
Aviation resources took advantage of opportunities when smoke cleared and visibility improved to use retardant and water along containment lines to check fire spread. Throughout the night, fire crews worked to build direct and indirect containment lines, prepare structures and patrol fire activity near homes and scout contingency lines.
Today: The thermal trough over the area will contribute to very active fire behavior late into the evening on Saturday and early Sunday morning. During short crown runs, the potential exists to cast embers up to half a mile ahead of the fire.
Along the west and southwest perimeter, firefighters are working to construct additional fireline and to install hoselays that will help to hold fire within containment lines. They will look for opportunities near the northwest and southern perimeter to construct primary and alternate containment lines.
Quick Facts
Incident Summary
Size:105,518 acres Start Date:July 12, 2017 Cause: Lightning Location: 5 miles northeast of Brookings, Oregon Incident Commanders: Melvin Thornton, CFPA:Scott Magers, Oregon State Fire Marshall, Noel Livingston, PNW Team 3
Resources on the Fire
Crews: 34
Engines: 56
Helicopters: 8
Dozers: 19
Water Tenders: 31
Total Personnel: 1,612
Helpful Links
Interactive Fire and Evacuation Map: http://arcg.is/2vWQN2N
Firewise Communities: http://www.firewise.org/?sso=0
Curry Alert (Reverse 911): https://member.everbridge.net/index/892807736723773#/login
Establishment of an additional helibase will enable aerial support to continue when poor visibility in existing locations would otherwise hinder that support.
Evacuations/Closure Information: Level 1, 2, and 3 Evacuation Levels remain in effect for the Chetco Bar Fire. A map of the evacuation area can be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/Aug24-EvacUpdateMap.
Residents can sign up for Curry County emergency alert system at http://tinyurl.com/CurryReverse911. The Red Cross is operating a shelter at Riley Creek Elementary, 94350 6th St. in Gold Beach, OR.
Local residents are encouraged to review the evacuation levels of the Ready, Set, Go Program at http://tinyurl.com/RdySetGo.
Additional Chetco Bar Fire Information
Blog: ChetcoBarFire.wordpress.com
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5385/
Facebook: Rogue-River Siskiyou
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