Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 9, Brian Goff, incident commander, took over management of the Miller Complex fires at 6 am, Sept. 11, 2017, following the Rocky Mountain Type 1 Incident Management Team.
Community Meetings: The team will host two community meetings this week to brief the public on the progress of the Miller Complex. The west side community meeting will be held Tuesday, September 12 at 6:00 p.m. at the Williams Elementary School located at 20691 Williams Hwy, Williams, OR 97544. The eastside community meeting will be held Wednesday, September 13 at 6:00 p.m. at the Applegate Valley Fire Station #9 1095 Upper Applegate Road Jacksonville, OR 97530.
Current Situation: Containment lines held with great success throughout the complex. Higher humidity, lower temperatures and moisture reduced fire behavior and assisted in 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 secured line in all divisions of the complex.
The change in weather conditions has decreased smoke over the fire area which has allowed use of air operations. Today will be a bit warmer with lower humidity; as a result, fire activity may be somewhat elevated. Although progress has been made, the public can still expect to see smoke and burning within the interior of the fires until a season-ending event occurs.
Creedence Fire and Bigelow (Grayback) Fire (Seven miles south of Williams; Creedence: 2,089 acres; Bigelow: 71 acres). Fire activity on the Creedence and Bigelow fires has been minimal over the last few days. Firefighters continue to 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. Firefighters will continue to maintain a presence on the fire as mop-up continues.
Burnt Peak Fire (Nine miles southwest of Ruch and 3 miles north of Applegate Lake; 4,147 acres). 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; 27,491acres). Crews continue to work on the east and west flanks of the Abney Fire. Resources will scout the west side of the fire near the wilderness today. Contingency lines are being constructed to the east of direct line efforts to reinforce containment efforts.
Miller Complex Abney Fire (section located on the Klamath National Forest). The south flank of the Abney Fire is now considered contained, while crews seek out remaining heat on the fire’s east flank inside containment lines. Crews and helicopters are now mopping up remaining hotspots along the completed line on the Abney Fire’s east flank from the 46N50 Road north to the Pacific Crest Trail. Contingency lines are in place east of Horse Creek along the Gap Fire burn area.
Evacuations: The Joe Bar area, located in California near the north edge of the Abney Fire, remains under an evacuation warning. All other evacuations have been lifted.
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.
Information: Phone: 541-523-1208 Email: MillerComplex2017@gmail.com
Website: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5514/#
Joint Information Center Blog: http://swojic.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MillerComplexFires/ or https://facebook/R6RRSNF Twitter: #MillerComplex
See where you are in relation to the fires: http://tinyurl.com/MillerComplexEvacs
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.