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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 21, 2021 -- SEVEN Obituaries Umatilla National Forest lands temporarily closed Patricia Rae Adams Reed With persistent extreme hot and dry conditions, ac- tive large wildfires, limited firefighting resources and concern for public safety, forest officials have tem- porarily closed the entirety of the Umatilla National Forest effective July 16. The objective of the closure is to proactively protect public and firefight- er safety as the Forest con- tinues to actively suppress large wildfires on the For- est, while also responding to new smoke reports. Hot and dry conditions have challenged firefighters in suppression efforts battling the Lick Creek and Green Ridge Fires on the Pomeroy Ranger District. Addition- ally, on July 15 the Elbow Creek Fire emerged on the Walla Walla Ranger Dis- trict, rapidly growing and threatening nearby commu- nities. Overnight, humidity levels remained extremely low, allowing fires to spread actively. These conditions created an unprecedented potential for extreme fire spread and intensity. With three active large wildfires on the Umatilla National Forest, compounded by multiple active large wild- fires burning across the region, firefighting resourc- es are stretched. Forest officials have implemented the closure for public and firefighter safety. A full Forest closure means that the public is prohibited from entering any part of Umatilla Na- tional Forest at any time, including National Forest lands, roads, trails and rec- reational facilities. Access on county, state or federal roadways will still be open. Forest Service person- nel will attempt to reach as many people as possible to begin vacating campsites and informing individuals who are camping in the Forest currently. The public should cancel any plans for visiting the Umatilla National Forest for the next several weeks. This is a temporary closure, and the Forest will continual- ly assess conditions and lift the closure once the unprecedented conditions moderate. Violating closures and fire restrictions is a viola- tion that carries a manda- tory appearance in federal court, punishable as a Class B misdemeanor with a fine of up to $5,000 for an in- dividual or $10,000 for an organization, or up to six months in prison, or both. A detailed map and de- scription of the closure area is available on the Forest website and at any Forest office. Closure barriers and signs will be posted on the ground. Fire officials want to remind everyone that the current fire danger rating on the Umatilla National Forest is extreme. The National Multi-Agency Coordinat- ing Group has elevated the National Preparedness Lev- el to 5 (PL 5) due to signif- icant fire activity occurring in multiple geographical areas, an increase in inci- dent management team mo- bilization, and heavy shared resource commitment to large fires nationally. PL 5 is the highest level of wild- land fire activity. Several geographic areas are ex- periencing large, complex wildland fire incidents, which have the potential to exhaust national wildland firefighting resources. The latest fire informa- tion will be posted on the Blue Mountains Fire In- formation Blog. To receive updates on fires in the Blue Mountains, follow the blog at http://bluemountainfire- info.blogspot.com/. She and Clifford raised Patricia Rae “Pat” Ad- ams Reed, 83, of Spray, their four children, Barbara, died Wednesday, July 7, Sherrill, Mike and James in 2021, at Heppner. A grave- Spray, and Pat said Spray was her favorite side memorial service place to live. Clif- will be held at 1 p.m. ford was a logger on Sunday, July 25, and Pat worked 2021, at the Spray as a teacher’s aide Cemetery with a pot- for special needs luck reception to fol- students. She also low at The Rock. P a t w a s b o r n Patricia Rae worked as a cook March 1, 1938, in Port- “Pat” Adams and waitress, at the post office and in land, OR the daughter Reed summers changed of Clinton and Irene Maxwell Sibert. She was pipes and picked fruit. After Clifford’s death raised near Arago where she attended grade and Pat married Scotty Reed at junior high school. She Spray in 2004 and became also lived in Forest Grove stepmom to his three sons. Pat loved sewing and and Myrtle Point before moving to Spray where she knitting with the 4-H clubs attended her freshman and and spent years as a 4-H sophomore years, and she leader. She also enjoyed met Clifford R. Adams. The reading, playing solitaire couple married on August and going for rides. She was a woman of 13, 1954, at Goldendale, WA, after her sophomore faith and was a member year. Pat went back to high of the Baptist Church until school in Spray in1964 and its closure and then attend- 1965 graduating on the hon- ed the Assembly of God or roll while raising her 10, Church. Survivors include her 9, 7 and 5-year-olds. husband, Scotty Reed of Spray; children, Barba- ra Collins (John) of Ione, Sherrill Cossitt (Steve) of Spray; daughter-in-law, Tonia Adams of Heppner, daughter-in-law, Tammy of Spray; brother, Ron Sibert (Shirley), and sister-in-law Becky Sibert all of Clo- verdale, CA, her stepsons, nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Clifford R. Adams; her parents; sons, James Lee Adams, and Clifford Michael “Mike” Adams; a brother, Chuck Sibert and granddaughter, Sarah Irene Collin. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of ar- rangements. The online condolence book is avail- able at www.sweeneymor- tuary.com. 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