NORTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM 12 Tom Cable, Incident Commander September 6, 2017 STALEY FIRE UPDATE
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NEEDLES FIRE UPDATE
Yesterday’s operations: Yesterday, the Jones Fire burned actively within the interior and with fire backing down Yesterday’s operations: from established control lines. Single tree and small group torching—when the fire burns The Staley fireatcontinued to look The Needles fire located startedand on controlled. Friday the several trees once—created significant spot fires that crews stable and show only minimal firea 25-acre 1st 10:04the amprimary and was quickly line— The crews successfully contained spotatoutside containment an important priority that restored the integrity of the control line. behavior. Firefighters maintained brought under control through the patrolling operations throughout the good efforts of local initial attack A rock slide has temporarily closed the 1830 road near the top of the fire. Fire managers day. resources. The fire was given to will be bringing in heavy equipment to clear the road for fire traffic. The contingency Incident division explored creating an alternate controlNorthwest line using roads and Management ridges on the fire’s Team 9 and they managed it until eastern flank on the 1831 road. Sunday the 3rd.
RESOURCES
Yesterday’s operations:
Today’s operations:
National Weather Service declared a red flag warning for Saturday through Monday due to unusually high temperatures, low humidity's Today’s and strongoperations: drying winds. These conditions Firefighters will continue to hold all The fire has been turned over to increase the potential for large fire growth. lines and mop-up in all divisions, & Northwest Incident Management patrol the fire. have accounted for the weather Fire managers in today’s plan. Team 12 who will continue to manage the fire. The fire perimeter is fully “We have a couple of big days coming up,” said Toni Engel operations section chief NW lined and crews continue to patrol it. Incident Management Team 12. “Let’s make sure today’s strategic firing operation are consistent with the expected weather. Our intent is to bring the fire slowly down the hill, prevent it from creating a column and igniting spot fires.” The burn out operations will extend and deepen containment lines along the fire’s southern perimeter.
Today’s operations:
Closures
STALEY
NEEDLES
SIZE: 2,234 acres
SIZE: 13 acres
CONTAINMENT: 76%
CONTAINMENT: 99%
PERSONNEL: 173
PERSONNEL: 26
CAUSE: Lightning
CAUSE: Lightning
RESOURCES
RESOURCES
2 CAMP CREWS
0 CAMP CREWS
3 HAND CREWS
0 HAND CREWS
8 ENGINES
0 ENGINES
6 WATER TENDERS
0 WATER TENDERS
AIRCRAFT
AIRCRAFT
0FIXED WING
0 FIXED WING
1 HEAVY HELI
0 HEAVY HELI
0 MEDIUM HELI
0 MEDIUM HELI
0 LIGHT HELI
0 LIGHT HELI
FIRE INFORMATION
(541) 937-5219 The Jones Fire Team will be handling the Staley and Needles fires. Please call or email the Jones Fire for any information. Smoke, Traffic and Burning Restrictions
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An air quality advisory is in effect: Visit www.lrapa.org
Facebook:
Traffic in the area of active fire suppression puts visitors and firefighters at risk. When heading out to the Willamette National Forest, check for road closures at: http://go.usa.gov/xRnz7
https://www.facebook.com/WillametteWildfires2017
Burn Restrictions: http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Fire/Pages/Restrictions.aspx
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