Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, August 8, 2018
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Local fire updates as of press time
Klondike Fire
Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018 - The
30,873 acre Klondike Fire started July
15, 2018 by lightning. Fire managers
are continuing to utilize available
resources to suppress the Klondike
Fire.
Pacific Northwest Team 2
and Oregon State Fire Marshal
are managing Taylor Creek Fire
and Klondike Fire, effective 0600
today. Northern Rockies Incident
Management Team 1 is managing the
Natchez Fire.
Evacuations: A Level 3 “Go”
evacuation remains in effect for Oak
Flat at the end of the Illinois River
Road in Josephine County. Illinois
River Road from mile post 2.5 to
Oak Flat is at a Level 2 “Get Ready.”
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Management on Facebook for current
information.
Due to the Klondike wildfire, the
Josephine County Sheriff’s Office has
issued a Level 1 “BE READY” notice
for the residences west of Hwy 199
between the intersection of Hwy 199
and Lakeshore Drive north to Waters
Creek Road.
This Level 1 notice also
encompasses Hogue Drive, Norman
Road, Illinois River Road, Squaw
Mtn Road, Clear Creek Drive, Hidden
Creek Road, Circle W Drive, Onion
Mtn Road, Butcherknife Road, Slate
Creek Road and all secondary roads
connected with these road systems.
The forest service signed a
temporary emergency area closure for
portions of the Forest including the
Klondike Fire. An emergency road
closure is also in effect for Forest
Service roads 4103, 4105, 2512 and
2402-676.
Low intensity burnout
operations to continue along east side
of the fire. Aerial ignitions between
hand ignitions and main fire to reduce
fire intensity. Aerial ignitions on the
south side of fire to straighten fire
edge and encourage low intensity
backing fire. Engage spot fires when
feasible and continue to construct
indirect control line. Using Infrared
flight data, ground, and air resources,
monitor and report any new fire
growth over the Illinois River and
suppress if possible. Continue to hold
and patrol east side as well as identify
and implement indirect line. Monitor
fire spread towards the Chetco Bar
fire scar. Maintain structure protection
in developed areas.
Low intensity burnout
operations will continue today with
the objective of deepening the indirect
line. Aerial ignition will augment hand
ignition if weather allows to burn
out fuels between the fire perimeter
and the indirect line. Fire growth will
generally be surface fire with single
and group tree torching under heavy
smoke through most of the day. If
the inversion clears late afternoon or
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spotting, and short uphill runs are
likely. Spotting to one-third mile;
greater if smoke lifts and fire gets very
active.
Pacific Northwest Incident
Management Team 2 took command
of the fire Aug. 7, 2018, at 0600.
A warming and drying
pattern is expected through Thursday
as a ridge of high pressure builds
over the area with multiple days of
hot temperatures expected. Smoke
will continue to impact the fire area.
Westerly and terrain driven winds
will prevail across the fires Tuesday
afternoon with winds continuing
to shift northeasterly along ridges
overnight. A low pressure system will
increase winds Friday and provide
cooler conditions with increasing
relative humidity.
Natchez Fire
Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018 - The
10,859 acre Natchez Fire was started
by lightning July 15, 2018. The fire
is located just south of the Oregon/
California border between Happy
Camp, Calif. and Cave Junction,
Ore.. Management of the fire was
transferred to Northern Rockies Team
1, a Type 1 Incident Management
Effective 2:30 p.m. Aug. 1,
Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office has
issued an evacuation order for the
two residences near the terminus of
the South Fork Road (National Forest
System Road 17 N 32). The residents
received a warning July 31 and chose
to evacuate. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s
Office has also issued an evacuation
warning for all residences accessed by
the South Fork Road (Road 17N32)
and all residences accessed by the
Grayback road north of the junction of
the South Fork Road (Road 17 N 32)
and the Grayback Road. This warning
is being issued as a precautionary
measure, the fire is still within the
containment lines, but is progressing
within close proximity to these
residences.
Fire area closures are in place
on the Rogue River-Siskiyou and
Klamath National Forests.
Forest Road 48, known locally
as the Grayback Road, between
Happy Camp and Cave Junction,
remains open at this time.
Burnout operations in Divisions
A and F continue as opportunity
and conditions allow. Fireline prep
along Grayback Road, and fireline
construction on identified features
on the southwest flank continues.
Continue to identify other indirect
lines opportunities. Burnout
operations around Kelly Lake are still
occurring. Hold and mop up north end
of fire in Division S. Structure Group
continues to assess structures in Indian
Creek and create a structure protection
plan.
Low intensity burnout
operations will continue today with
the objective of deepening the indirect
line. Aerial ignition will augment hand
ignition if weather allows to burn
out fuels between the fire perimeter
and the indirect line. Fire growth will
generally be surface fire with single
and group tree torching under heavy
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smoke through most of the day. If the
inversion clears late afternoon or early
evening group torching, spotting and
short up hill runs are likely. Spotting
to one-third mile; greater if smoke
lifts and fire gets very active.
Low intensity burnout
operations continue as opportunity
and conditions allow. Fireline prep
along Grayback Road, and fireline
construction on identified features
on the southwest flank continues.
Continue to identify other indirect
line opportunities. Burnout operations
around Kelly Lake are still occurring.
Hold and mop-up north end of fire.
Structure group continues to assess
structures in Indian Creek and create a
structure protection plan.
A warming and drying pattern is
expected through Thursday as a ridge
of high pressure builds over the area
with multiple days of hot temperatures
expected. Westerly and terrain
driven winds will prevail across the
fires Tuesday afternoon with winds
continuing to shift northeasterly along
ridges overnight. A low pressure
system will increase winds Friday
and provide cooler conditions with
increasing relative humidity.
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