8A | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 | SIUSLAW NEWS SMOKE from page 1A The fire grew to a little over 1 acre as fire crews from Swisshome/Deadwood Fire, Mapleton Fire, SVFR and the Oregon Department of Forestry fought to contain the blaze caused by a downed power line as it spread up the hill toward Village Loop res- idences. “We moved to an ‘area command’ shortly after the weather event moved in, al- lowing us to control where our units were being dis- patched,” Schick explained. “In this situation, 911 dis- patch no longer sends out tones, they just add the call to our list on EnroutePro, which is our dispatching software.” This allowed first respond- ers to control the number of units responding to any one call while also making sure crews could cover the mul- tiple calls happening in the district. Sweet Creek from page 1A As of noon Sunday, all evacuation notices for Sweet Creek Road and Hadsell Creek had been lifted. Residents and travelers should keep in mind that Sweet Creek Road remains closed between Highway 126 and milepost 3. While the immediate danger from wildfire has passed in that area, significant damage to the hillsides above and be- low Sweet Creek Road and the falling debris require continued closure for the continue through at least Thursday, bringing smoke from the Blue Riv- er fire east of Lane County into the Siuslaw region and creating unhealthy air conditions in the area, according to the Lane Region- al Air Protection Agency (LRAPA). “We have been receiving a deluge of calls from con- NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Smoke from fires in Eastern Oregon eclipsed the view of trees cerned citizens this across Siuslaw River. morning and we are “It also helped reduce the Crews continued mop up to doing our best to burden on our dispatch- prevent flare-up into Tuesday educate the public about what ers who were being over- morning. is going on in our area,” said whelmed with 911 calls,” said Issues with downed power Schick. Schick. lines continue due to heavy As smokey conditions con- A Level 3 (Go) evacuation wind gusts, including a small tinue, residents are asked to notice was given to the Vil- fire caused by power lines that refrain from calling 911 due lage Loop area near Dead- closed Mercer Lake Road for to smoke, unless fire or flames wood around 1 a.m., but by 3 the first half of Tuesday as are visible. a.m. the fire had been essen- crews dealt with steep, brushy To have official updates tially extinguished, allowing terrain. or information sent to your residents to return home. Winds are expected to phone, residents can sign safety of residents and other road users. Lane County Road & Bridge Maintenance will evaluate the condition of Sweet Creek Road during the next few days to determine whether the road can safely reopen. The road is expect- ed to remain closed through at least the end of the next week. In the meantime, a detour has been established via Canary Road. The detour is signed and follows Sweet Creek Road to Forest Service Road #24 to Maple Creek Road to Canary Road, which joins Highway 101 north of Dunes City. While most resources have now been released to address other wildfires around Ore- gon, a small transition team will remain until contain- ment nears 100 percent. In the meantime, heavy fuels and smoldering stumps well inside the fire perimeter will likely continue to produce some smoke until the sea- son’s first rains. Reflecting on the team’s deployment to the fire, Inci- dent Commander Joe Hessel said, “The Mapleton com- munity has been extremely generous and supportive of our crews. We’d also like to thank the landowners, Lane County and local fire de- partments for their support of the team. The great work accomplished before our arrival set the team up for a successful assignment.” With the change in weath- er bringing hotter, drier con- ditions across the state, ex- treme fire weather continues through Thursday. 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