Josephine County Sheriffs Office Just now · Release Date: September 18, 2014, 9:30 AM Onion Mountain Fire Evacuation Advisories Grants Pass, OR - Effective Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 9:30am, we are continuing the below listed Level 1 Evacuation advisories due to the Onion Mountain Fire, as well as adding one additional Level 1 Evacuation advisory as listed below. THE ONLY evacuations are the Level 1 advisory evacuations. The fire was estimated this morning to be approximately 4077 acres with 8% containment with growth to the north. A Public Informational Meeting is set up for TONIGHT Thursday, Sept. 18th at 6:30 pm at Fleming Middle School. Members of the Fire Incident Management Team will be there to discuss fire information and answer some questions. News from the fire team continues to be encouraging however we still remain cautious with the Level 1 advisories already set in place. Rain occurred over much of the fire area yesterday afternoon and throughout the night, giving fire personnel an opportunity to make good headway building containment lines. Firefighters held and improved existing lines, while continuing fireline construction along the south and east flanks of the fire. Crews and heavy equipment also made progress preparing indirect lines on the western portion of the fire utilizing existing roads and ridgetops. Showers and cooler temperatures forecasted for today will drastically decrease fire activity and allow firefighters to continue direct handline and dozer line construction where safely possible. High temperatures are expected to range from 60 to 70 degrees, while minimum humidity will be around 50 to 55 percent, as the low pressure system remains in the area. Hot and dry weather is predicted to return to the area this weekend. Air operations were limited for most of the day due to cloud cover and smoky conditions, and a low cloud base could keep much of the available aircraft grounded today. A structure protection group has completed their assessment of the nearby residences and will remain in place to implement a defensive strategy in the event the fire grows north and eastward and threatens residences. LEVEL ONE Evacuation Advisory for the following areas: 1. The entire Pickett Creek area, including Pickett Creek Rd, West Pickett Creek Rd and all roads off of those. Everything North of the Robertson Bridge on the West side of the Rogue River. 2. All of the Shan Creek Rd. system from Riverbanks Rd. to the west. 3. Riverbanks Rd. from Limpy Creek Rd. to the Robertson Bridge. 4. All of Limpy Creek Rd. system from Riverbanks Rd. to the west. (Added today) 5. All of Taylor Creek Rd. (FS25 Rd) road system from Galice Road, including connection to the 2509 Road that enters Hwy. 199 at the top of Hayes Hill. 6. Galice Creek Rd. from Galice Rd. to Soldier Camp. Access to the Fire area is being limited by multiple staffed road blocks on all sides of the fire. For up to date notifications, please sign up for FlashAlert notifications go to https://flashalert.net and sign up for alerts from the various agencies. For more specific fire questions, you can call the Onion Mountain Fire Information staffed by the Fire Team at 541-471-7441 or view online at inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4111/.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 16:48:14 +0000
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