Current Situation
Yesterday’s favorable weather conditions combined with good progress made on containment lines has prompted firefighting and local officials to lift evacuation notices at 8:00 a.m. today for all areas within the Miller Complex in Oregon. The Joe Bar, located in California, will remain under an evacuation warning.
Fire officials and crews are feeling positive about yesterday’s progress on containment lines throughout the complex. High humidity, lower temperatures and moisture reduced fire behavior and helped firefighters make good progress securing containment lines on the Creedence, Bigelow and Burnt Peak fires. Crews on the Abney fire will continue to build, improve and secure containment lines to the east, north and northwest of the Abney fire. Firefighters continue to patrol and monitor the Joe Bar area.
Yesterday’s weather conditions also helped clear smoke over the fire area, especially at high elevations. Clearer skies allowed for air operations to conduct a reconnaissance mission of the complex and today, air operations is expecting to be operational due to dispersed smoke.
Fire officials expect a slight chance of thunderstorms throughout the day with slightly warmer and drier conditions, which may increase fire activity at the higher elevations.
Although firefighters have made good progress on containment lines around the fires within the complex, the public can still except to see smoking and burning within the interior of the fires until a season-ending event occurs.
Evacuations
Joe Bar remains under an evacuation warning.
Yesterday’s favorable weather conditions combined with good progress made on containment lines has prompted firefighting and local officials to lift evacuation notices at 8:00 a.m. today for all areas within the Miller Complex in Oregon. The Joe Bar, located in California, will remain under an evacuation warning.
Fire officials and crews are feeling positive about yesterday’s progress on containment lines throughout the complex. High humidity, lower temperatures and moisture reduced fire behavior and helped firefighters make good progress securing containment lines on the Creedence, Bigelow and Burnt Peak fires. Crews on the Abney fire will continue to build, improve and secure containment lines to the east, north and northwest of the Abney fire. Firefighters continue to patrol and monitor the Joe Bar area.
Yesterday’s weather conditions also helped clear smoke over the fire area, especially at high elevations. Clearer skies allowed for air operations to conduct a reconnaissance mission of the complex and today, air operations is expecting to be operational due to dispersed smoke.
Fire officials expect a slight chance of thunderstorms throughout the day with slightly warmer and drier conditions, which may increase fire activity at the higher elevations.
Although firefighters have made good progress on containment lines around the fires within the complex, the public can still except to see smoking and burning within the interior of the fires until a season-ending event occurs.
Evacuations
Joe Bar remains under an evacuation warning.
Creedence Fire and Bigelow (Grayback) Fire (Seven miles south of Williams; Creedence: 2,089 acres, 40% contained; Bigelow: 71 acres, 72% contained). Fire activity on the Creedence and Bigelow fires has been minimal over the last few days. Firefighters will continue monitor and patrol firelines and conduct mop-up efforts. Given the dense fuel-type, the interior of the fire will continue to smoke and burn for some time. Hose-lay and sprinkler systems are still in place on the north side of the Creedence fire.
Burnt Peak Fire (Nine miles southwest of Ruch and 3 miles north of Applegate Lake; 4,147 acres, 74% contained). Although the fire has not grown in several days, residents may continue to see fire activity within the fire’s interior. Crews will continue securing containment lines, patrolling, and mopping up around the perimeter of the fire.
Abney Fire (South of Applegate Lake and north of Seiad Valley, CA; 27,160 acres, 12% contained) The Abney Fire continues to slowly grow to the south and remains active. Divisions on the north side of the fire continue to establish line to tie into Division U on the northwest side of the Abney fire. Division U continues to establish control lines to prevent the Abney Fire from burning north and to check the Cedar Fire and Knox fires, which are burning in the Red Buttes Wilderness Area. Crews continue to improve and secure dozer and handlines put in place yesterday on the east side of the fire (Division Z).
Burnt Peak Fire (Nine miles southwest of Ruch and 3 miles north of Applegate Lake; 4,147 acres, 74% contained). Although the fire has not grown in several days, residents may continue to see fire activity within the fire’s interior. Crews will continue securing containment lines, patrolling, and mopping up around the perimeter of the fire.
Abney Fire (South of Applegate Lake and north of Seiad Valley, CA; 27,160 acres, 12% contained) The Abney Fire continues to slowly grow to the south and remains active. Divisions on the north side of the fire continue to establish line to tie into Division U on the northwest side of the Abney fire. Division U continues to establish control lines to prevent the Abney Fire from burning north and to check the Cedar Fire and Knox fires, which are burning in the Red Buttes Wilderness Area. Crews continue to improve and secure dozer and handlines put in place yesterday on the east side of the fire (Division Z).
The Eclipse Complex is managing the southern flank of this fire (Branch IV), which is burning in the Klamath National Forest in California. Aided by recent rains, crews are now going direct along the Abney Fire’s eastern flank and extinguishing any remaining heat along East Horse Creek from the 46N50 Road north to the Pacific Crest Trail. Fire line along the 48N20 and 46N50 Roads above Seiad Valley is now considered contained and the threat to Seiad Valley and Horse Creek is greatly diminished. Information about Branch IV and the Seiad Valley is posted at www.inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5511.
Closures The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest has closed three areas on the Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District in each of the branches, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/rogue-siskiyou/alerts-notices. The Bureau of Land Management has closed the Grayback Mountain Trailhead. Closures are in place for the Klamath National Forest including a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail. Refer to https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/klamath/alerts-notices.
Closures The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest has closed three areas on the Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District in each of the branches, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/rogue-siskiyou/alerts-notices. The Bureau of Land Management has closed the Grayback Mountain Trailhead. Closures are in place for the Klamath National Forest 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: 33,396 acres
Total Personnel: 567
Complex Containment: 33%
Website: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5514/#
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See where you are in relation to the fires: http://tinyurl.com/MillerComplexEvacs
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