09-20-17 Chetco Bar Fire Update
On September 19, 2017 at 6:00 pm, Great Basin Interagency Incident Management Team, Team 1 assumed command of the eastern portion of the Chetco Bar Fire. The fire will no longer be divided into zones. All operations will be coordinated through the Great Basin Team 1.
Cooler weather and intermittent rain showers will continue through Wednesday. The higher humidity and lower temperatures will reduce fire behavior. This will allow firefighters an opportunity to continue to strengthen and extend control lines.
Fire suppression rehabilitation work continues, with fire crews chipping slash and repairing hand and dozer lines. Water bars are being installed on control lines to ensure that rainwater will not erode the exposed soil. The intent of fire suppression rehabilitation is to return those areas of the forest impacted by the fire to their original state.
Firefighters are working to collect fire hose, pumps and other equipment across the fire area and around the perimeter. Many truckloads of fire hose have been returned to base camp, where it is inspected, cleaned as needed, rolled and loaded on to pallets. These pallets of hose, along with all the other surplus equipment is then returned to the regional supply cache, for future use.
Rain showers are dampening fire behavior, thereby reducing smoke production and cleansing smoke particles from the air. These processes have resulted in significantly better air quality around the fire area.
Closures and Evacuations: Area trails and road closures remain in effect for the Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Coos Bay District. These areas are closed to all uses: including all pedestrian, equestrian, bicycle and motorized access. This closure affects public lands within and adjacent to the Chetco Bar Fire.
For further information visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/roguesiskiyou/alerts-notices
Weather: The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for debris flow/mudslides on burnt slopes within the fire area. Occasional showers are expected today. Rain could be heavy at times. This weather pattern is expected to continue through Thursday.
Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) are in effect over the Chetco Bar Fire area.
For more information see: http://tfr.faa.gov/
A Prineville Hotshot Crew member monitors a “burn out” near the confluence of Meadow Creek and the Pistol River on September 15, 2017.
On September 19, 2017 at 6:00 pm, Great Basin Interagency Incident Management Team, Team 1 assumed command of the eastern portion of the Chetco Bar Fire. The fire will no longer be divided into zones. All operations will be coordinated through the Great Basin Team 1.
Cooler weather and intermittent rain showers will continue through Wednesday. The higher humidity and lower temperatures will reduce fire behavior. This will allow firefighters an opportunity to continue to strengthen and extend control lines.
Fire suppression rehabilitation work continues, with fire crews chipping slash and repairing hand and dozer lines. Water bars are being installed on control lines to ensure that rainwater will not erode the exposed soil. The intent of fire suppression rehabilitation is to return those areas of the forest impacted by the fire to their original state.
Firefighters are working to collect fire hose, pumps and other equipment across the fire area and around the perimeter. Many truckloads of fire hose have been returned to base camp, where it is inspected, cleaned as needed, rolled and loaded on to pallets. These pallets of hose, along with all the other surplus equipment is then returned to the regional supply cache, for future use.
Rain showers are dampening fire behavior, thereby reducing smoke production and cleansing smoke particles from the air. These processes have resulted in significantly better air quality around the fire area.
Closures and Evacuations: Area trails and road closures remain in effect for the Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Coos Bay District. These areas are closed to all uses: including all pedestrian, equestrian, bicycle and motorized access. This closure affects public lands within and adjacent to the Chetco Bar Fire.
For further information visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/roguesiskiyou/alerts-notices
Weather: The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for debris flow/mudslides on burnt slopes within the fire area. Occasional showers are expected today. Rain could be heavy at times. This weather pattern is expected to continue through Thursday.
Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) are in effect over the Chetco Bar Fire area.
For more information see: http://tfr.faa.gov/
A Prineville Hotshot Crew member monitors a “burn out” near the confluence of Meadow Creek and the Pistol River on September 15, 2017.
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