Ramsey Canyon Fire Evening Update, Monday, August 29, 2018

#RamseyCanyonFire 

#QuickFacts:
Incident Start Date: 8/22/2018
Incident Start Time: Approx. 12:45 p.m.
Incident Type: Wildfire
Cause: Under Investigation
Est. Cost to Date: $5.3 million
Incident Location: near Sams Valley, Jackson County, Oregon
Land Threat: Private, BLM, Industrial
Command Agency: ODF/OSFM
Fire Size: 1,971 acres
Containment: 40%
Expected Full Containment: 9/10/2018
Civilian Injuries: 0
Firefighter Injuries: 4
Structures Threatened: 315
Structures Destroyed: 1
Structures Damaged: 0

Current Situation:

Firefighters continue to work towards today’s objective of mopping up in at least 50 feet. In some places they are closer to 100 feet. Firefighters will continue to use Infra-red cameras tonight to reveal heat sources buried deep in the ground. Upon discovery, the spots will be flagged for the night crews to work on and for the next day shift to double-check and completely extinguish. In addition, firefighters continue monitoring the unburned areas around structures. Tonight, the crews’ goals are to extinguish the remaining smokes around the perimeter up to the 100 ft. mark.

Local residents may still see snags burning tonight on the ridge in the interior of the fire. These trees are well within the fire perimeter and not expected to cross any control lines.

Tonight firefighters can expect a wind shift from the east. This is a “watch-out” situation for the firefighters as the trees weakened by the fire are more likely to fall. The east winds tomorrow are expected to create smoky conditions towards Ramsey Canyon Road and possibly Gold Hill, OR. Resources assigned to night shift include two crews, ten engines, two infra-red crews and overhead personnel.

Evacuations:

Level 3 “Go”

There are no Level 3 notices currently associated with the Ramsey Canyon Fire.

Level 2 “Be Set”

East Evans Creek Rd., beginning at the address of 17935, and continuing east including addresses 18505, 18509 (all accessed off of West Fork Evans Creek Rd.), then continuing to include the address of 19373 at the intersection of Meadows Rd; West Fork Evans Creek Rd., the addresses 18504 and 18508; Ramsey Rd., beginning at the address 13469 and proceeding north to include 13001 and 14738 (accessed off of BLM 35-2-20) and continuing to the Meadows Rd. intersection; Meadows Rd, proceeding south from East Evans to include the address of 16880.

For additional information regarding evacuations, please contact the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

Assigned Resources:

Engines: 36
Water Tenders: 6
Helicopters: 3
Hand Crews: 26
Dozers: 2
Total Personnel: 846
Air Tankers: As needed

Cooperating Agencies:

Oregon Department of Forestry, BLM Oregon & Washington, Rogue Valley Fire Chiefs Association, Jackson County Sheriff's Office - Oregon, Jackson County Emergency Management, American Red Cross, U.S. Forest Service- Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest