Douglas Complex Fire Update Overnight, on the Dad’s Creek Fire, structure protection resources assigned in the Cow Creek Road area and Rattlesnake road area made good progress helping Oregon Department of Forestry crews prepping that area for burn out operations that are expected to take place in the next 24-36 hours. The structure protection task forces assigned to that divisions reported good results with continued active fire behavior. 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 Graves Creek, Poormans Creek, and Lower Wolf Creek areas. Personnel will continue reconnaissance in these areas to get an accurate count of the number of structures threatened and formulate advanced structure protection plans. 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, Graves Creek Road, and Lower Wolf Creek. A Town Hall meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday August 1st at 6:00pm at the Wolf Creek Community Center to answer questions and address citizen concerns. Public information officers have been in the area the last two days to help those affected in this area. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the region throughout the afternoon for dry lightning and gusty winds. In addition, overnight inversions have left the region under a heavy blanket of smoke from the fires. Air quality in Glendale was poor yesterday with many residents wearing masks distributed from the American Red Cross shelter located at the elementary school. Fire Statistics: Location: 7 miles north of Glendale, OR Percent Contained: 5% Complex Size: 25,396 acres Cause: Lightning Start Date: 7/26/13 Total Personnel: 1,387 Resources Include: 41 Type 2 hand crews, 86 engines, 15 dozers, 27 water tenders, and overhead personnel Air Resources: 3 Type 1 helicopters, 6 Type 2 helicopters, and 2 Type 3 helicopters Rich Hoover Community Liaison Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal Oregon State Police Phone 503-934-8217 Fax 503-373-1825
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 20:21:42 +0000
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