Joint Information Center Daily Update July 25, 2018

Fire Summary
FIRE NAME	ACRES	CONTAINMENT	PERSONNEL
GARNER	19,944	18 %	2,432
SUGAR PINE	1,200	N/A	838
NATCHEZ	9,100	0%	758
HENDRIX	1,081	40%	628
SOUTH UMPQUA	6,844	12%	1,143
TIMBER CRATER 6	2,355	35%	639

WEATHER

Isolated thunderstorms are in the forecast for this afternoon and evening, and the main axis of activity will be similar to the past few days...from western Siskiyou county east into Modoc county and northeast into Klamath and Lake counties. Highs will be near 15 degrees above normal over the west side and 5-10 degrees above normal east of the Cascades. The west side may cool a few degrees after Thursday, but highs will remain 10-15 degrees above normal with the exception of the Umpqua Basin, where increasing marine influence will bring a bit more cooling.

SMOKE Fires across SW Oregon and NW California are expected to remain active, producing the most amount of smoke in the mid to late afternoon. Fire activity is expected to increase either due to natural fire growth or burnouts.

Poor air quality conditions persist throughout the region, ranging from unhealthy at the northern extent to moderate at the southern end. As fire activity increases, air quality is expected to deteriorate.

Cleaner air locations during the afternoon include the Oregon coast north of Gold Beach, I-5 corridor between Canyonville to Roseburg, and coastal areas south of Eureka California. Large fires have developed across N. California and have increased smoke collection during the overnight across the northern Sacramento Valley.

EVACUATIONS

More info about evacuation levels and preparedness can be found at http://www.rvem.org.

GARNER COMPLEX

Level 1:  Riverbanks Road between Limpy Creek Road and Pickett Creek Road including all secondary roads;  All residences north of Redwood Hwy, including residences located on Little Cheyenne Trail, Round Prairie, Minnow Lane, Firview Lane, Splendor Drive, Wonder Lane, Wild Raspberry Court, Newt Gulch Road, Waters Creek Road, including all secondary roads.

Level 2:  Pickett Creek Road, including secondary roads to , 574 West Pickett Creek Road;Dutcher Creek Road including secondary roads;  Shan Creek Road from Riverbanks to 989 Shan Creek Road; Limpy Creek Road from Riverbanks to 333 Limpy Creek Road; Pleasant Creek Road from 3760 to 5090, Ditch Creek Road 3997 to 36505, Ford Road 155 N Ford Road to 17101 Ford Road. 

Level 3:  West Pickett Creek Rd addresses above 574 ; Shan Creek Road above 989 Shan Creek; Limpy Creek Road above 333 Limpy Creek Road;  Grave Creek Rd north of Ditch Creek Rd intersection. Pleasant Creek Road from 6392 to 7235. 

A Red Cross Shelter has been established at the Grants Pass High School at 830 NE 9th Street in Grants Pass, 888-680-1455.

NATCHEZ FIRE

Level 3:   Oak Flat community at the end of Illinois River Road.

Visit Josephine County Emergency Management on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josephinecountyEM  for current information. 

TIMBER CRATER 6 FIRE

-- NONE AT THIS TIME

HENDRIX FIRE

Level 2 and Level 3 evacuations have been downgraded to a Level 1 for residents near Hells Peak, southeast of Ruch. Details are available at http://jacksoncountyor.org/sheriff/. Residents in the area are encouraged to sign up for Citizen Alert at http://www.jacksoncounty.org/alert.

SUGAR PINE FIRE

 NONE AT THIS TIME

SOUTH UMPQUA COMPLEX

Level 2:  Addresses on the west side of Highway 227 from the Douglas County border to Loper Lane.   The addresses of 7544, 7600 on the east side of Highway 227.  All addresses on West Fork Trail Creek Road.  All addreses on Taylor Road.  Loper Lane, addresses of 214 and above.

CLOSURES

GARNER

-- NONE AT THIS TIME

NATCHEZ

-- The Rogue River-Siskiyou and Klamath National Forests have issued an emergency area closure for the Natchez Fire. Be sure to check the Forest websites for information about current conditions: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/rogue-siskiyou/alerts-notices and https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/klamath/alerts-notices.

TIMBER CRATER 6

-- An emergency closure order has been put in place on the Chemult Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest bordering Crater Lake National Park. For more information go to: www.fs.usda.gov/fremont-winema

HENDRIX

-- The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Hendrix Fire Area Closure for the southern portion of the Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District remains in effect. Detailed info and a map of the area closure are available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/rogue-siskiyou. This closure will be revised to show Forest Road 20 as being OPEN, but all other areas will remain CLOSED, including access to Dutchman Peak Lookout.

The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is closed from where the PCT meets National Forest Road No.40S01 (Observation Gap) to the Grouse Gap Shelter. Re-route information is available at https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/closures/oregon/hendrix-fire-southern-oregon/.

SUGAR PINE

-- The Huckleberry Mountain camping area is open. Roads in that vicinity are open, with the exception of the 700 Road that is blocked by firefighting equipment. Forest Roads 6610 and 6620 are closed at the southern boundary of the Rogue River- Siskiyou National Forest. The 6640 Road is closed between the 6600 Road and 6800 Road. The western portion of Forest Road 6600 is closed near Gravel Butte.

SOUTH UMPQUA

-- The Umpqua National Forest has implemented emergency road and trail closures on the Tiller Ranger District because of the South Umpqua Complex. This closure order is a combination of roads and trails which had remained closed from last year’s fire season. With continued fire suppression operations, the closures are essential to allow for public and firefighter safety. In addition, this Forest Order includes previous closures on the Diamond Lake Ranger District and North Umpqua Ranger District to create a current and comprehensive list. More information is available at:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/umpqua/alerts-notices

PUBLIC MEETINGS

Natchez Fire:  Community Meeting Wednesday July 25, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. Happy Camp Grange 2nd Street, Happy Camp, CA   and on Thursday, July 26 at 6:00 p.m. in Cave Junction at the Illinois Valley High School.

Sugar Pine Fire:  There will be a Community Meeting in the parking lot of the Library in Prospect, Oregon on Wednesday, July 25 at 6:00 p.m. This will be an opportunity to learn more about current fire activity, operations and future planning for multiple fires burning on the High Cascades Ranger District. The Library is at 150 Mill Creek Drive, Prospect, OR.

OTHER INFORMATION

An animal evacuation center has been set up at Josephine County Fairgrounds. It is organized/managed by the following volunteer groups: Friends of the Shelter and Southern Oregon Emergency Aid.

Anyone who has questions about the North Klamathon Fire, please call the Joint Information Center at 541 474-5305.

Donation information:  www.roguevalley.recovers.org  CHECK HERE INSTEAD OF TAKING DONATIONS TO FIRE CAMPS

The firefighters are amazing. The people of Josephine and Jackson Counties are deeply grateful to them for doing difficult work in tough conditions to protect Southern Oregon. Most people would like to help them in any way they can. Right now nothing is needed.

If anything is requested by the firefighters, it will be posted in Community Updates and directions for delivery will be provided.

LINKS TO SPECIFIC INCIDENTS

Klondike-- https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/news/5998/

Natchez- https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/news/5948/

Garner-- https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/news/5935/

Hendrix-- https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5939/

Sugar Pine-- https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/news/5966/

South Umpqua-- https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/news/5940/

Timber Crater 6 -- https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5986/