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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