Douglas County Complex Update Oregon Department of Forestry Team 2- Dennis Sifford, Incident Commander Oregon State Fire Marshal Office Green Team – John Ingrao, Incident Commander The Oregon Military Department and the Oregon Office of Emergency Management are assisting with response to the Douglas Complex. The Oregon Army National Guard is providing aviation assets at the request of the Oregon Department of Forestry. Five aircraft are prepared to help with fire suppression including three HH-60M Blackhawk helicopters, one CH-47 Chinook helicopter, and one UH-72 Lakota. Approximately 125 Soldiers along with 26 High Mobility Multi Wheeled Vehicles are also slated to be called-up on State Active Duty within the next 72 hours to assist with traffic control in the evacuated areas. Evacuations are still in effect for Reuben Road, Mt. Reuben Road and McCullough Creek Road in Douglas County. Josephine County is also continuing evacuations for Poorman Creek, Lower Graves Creek Road, Grave Creek Road, and Lower Wolf Creek. A public meeting is planned in Wolf Creek tonight at 6:00 pm at the Wolf Creek County Park. This is a change from the original planned location due to the capacity of the community center. In Josephine County, overhead personnel spent a large part of the day accessing the area and reported challenging terrain, limited access, and active fire conditions. Approximately 30 homes are being threatened in the Grave Creek, Poorman Creek, and Lower Wolf Creek areas. Firefighters contained a spot fire that crossed Lower Grave Creek Road yesterday afternoon. Today, they will be removing any vegetation that may be considered a fire hazard around structures in Poorman Creek. The fire is expected to burn actively again in the afternoon when winds start to affect fire movement. Areas around Glendale will see less smoke in the area today due to the change of wind direction from the northwest. The red flag warning was lifted yesterday with the lightning staying to the east. Today, a cooler marine weather pattern is expected to move into the area. Temperatures will be lower and humidity a little higher. Winds will pick up in the afternoon, coming from the west and rotating northwest with gusts up to 20 miles per hour. A drying trend is forecasted for the weekend. Fire Statistics: Location: 7 miles north of Glendale, OR Percent Contained: 7% Complex Size: 28,496 acres Cause: Lightning Start Date: 7/26/13 Total Personnel: 1,645 Rich Hoover Community Liaison Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal Oregon State Police Phone 503-934-8217 Fax 503-373-1825 [email protected] oregon.gov/osp/sfm “Premier Public Safety Services”
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:42:02 +0000
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