Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team - Todd Pechota, Incident Commander
Information Center: (541) 899-5302
Hours of operation: 7 am – 9 pm
Email: MillerComplex2017@gmail.com
Public Meetings
Wednesday, August 30, at 6 p.m. at the Williams Elementary School (20691 Williams Hwy).
Current Situation
Today should be cooler and more humid as a marine front moves through the area; smoke may begin to clear out with its passage. As the smoke inversion lifts, fire activity may increase, but decrease again late in the afternoon with the cooler and wetter conditions brought by the marine front. Unprecedented heat, however, will follow this front. There is still potential for fire growth on all fires within the complex with continued long-term hot and dry conditions.
Evacuations
The Joe Bar area, which is in California, went under an evacuation order yesterday afternoon. This means that evacuation was necessary in order to protect the lives of area occupants and emergency personnel responding to the incident. The Abney fire slowly backed down surrounding hills near the residences; suppression crews were able to hold all firelines near this community.
The following areas are under a Level 1 (Be Ready) Evacuation Notice:
• Palmer Creek Road and Kinney Creek Road (Forest Service Road 1090)
• Both sides of Upper Applegate Road from Palmer Creek Road to the Applegate Dam Spillway (This includes Bolder City)
• Beaver Creek Road
• Carberry Creek Road from Applegate Road up to and including Steamboat Ranch
Branch I
Creedence Fire and Bigelow Fire (Grayback Fire)
Crews continued to hold suppression lines on the west side yesterday. Focus here continues on establishing and strengthening control lines by using existing roads. The fires in this Branch are approximately 7 miles south of Williams and 2 miles east of Oregon National Monument and Preserve.
Branch II
Burnt Peak Fire
Firefighters are using existing roads to halt the fire’s progression from the north and south by laying hose and digging handline. The fire continues to move down the slope towards the Applegate Road at a very slow pace. This Branch is approximately 9 miles southwest of Ruch and 3 miles north of Applegate Lake.
Branch III
Abney Fire (Abney, Seattle and Cook Fires)
Structure protection is continuing in the Joe Bar area. Some resources were shifted to this fire yesterday to establish, reinforce, and maintain control lines on the northwest side of the this fire. Firefighters are scouting and prepping additional control lines along Forest Service Road 1035 (northwest side) and along 1050 (northeast side) of the fire. Additional resources were made available from the Klamath National Forest to prep a small portion of the Klamath/Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest boundaries (along the Pacific Crest Trail). This fire is burning in Oregon and California south of Applegate Lake. The community of Joe Bar is near the northeast perimeter of the fire.
Closures
The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest has closed three areas on the Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District including National Forest land between Kinney and Palmer creeks; the Grayback Mountain area; and the areas south of Applegate Lake. Local residents are allowed to access their property; please bring proof of residence. For specific descriptions and maps of the closures see https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/rogue-siskiyou/alerts-notices. The Bureau of Land Management has closed the Grayback Mountain Trailhead. On the adjacent Klamath National Forest, additional closures are in place for the Eclipse Fire, including a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail. Refer to https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/klamath/alerts-notices.
Fire Statistics
Start Date: August 14, 2017
Cause: Lightning
Complex Sized: 12,956 acres
Complex Containment: 40%
Total Personnel: 563
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