Lower Temperatures and Rain in The
Forecast
Thursday, September 14, 2017, 9:00
a.m.
High Cascades Complex East Zone Fire
Information Phone Number
(541) 238-7164
info.ncascade@gmail.com
Crater Lake National Park
Information
(541)
238-7058
Location:
High Cascades Ranger District, Rogue River-Siskiyou National
Forest, Klamath Ranger District,
Start
Date: North Pelican August 10, 2017, Spruce Lake July 29, 2017,
Blanket Creek July 26, 2017 Cause: Lightning
Size:
50,557 Acres Percent Contained: 16% (% encompasses total of both East and West
zone of the complex excluding Spruce Lake fire from the Complex)
Vegetation:
timber, brush, heavy logging slash Resources Assigned: 932 personnel
(Personnel for the entire complex)
Incident Commander: Steve Millert/Dave Gesser with the
Southwest Area Type 2 Incident Management Team 3
Closure
Information: As a result of the fires in the High
Cascades Complex, a number of area road and trail closures are in place within
Crater Lake National Park, Rogue-River Siskiyou, Umpqua, and Fremont-Winema
National Forests. More road and trail closures may go into effect as the fires
progress. For specific closure information, visit https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5503.
The North
Entrance Road to Crater Lake National Park remain closed. West Rim Drive will reopen on Friday at 4:00
pm. All concession facilities and
services remains open for visitors to the Park.
Motorists and visitors to the area also need to be aware of
delays on Hwy 230 between Union Creek and the junction with Highway 138 due to
road construction.
Summary: The
High Cascades Complex East Zone includes the Spruce Lake, Blanket Creek, and
North Pelican fires. A cold front is moving into the area today with cooler
conditions and gusty winds. The cooler temperatures will remain through the
weekend with low temperatures down to freezing.
Spruce
Lake Fire (15,660 acres and 27% contained) The
fire showed minimal fire behavior as crews continue to strengthen the fire
lines. Chipping operation will be
completed today.
Blanket Creek
Fire (31,470 acres and 11% contained) Crews continue to hold and
strengthen containment lines to the north and east to hold it off the highway
corridor. The structure protection team continues to assess the values at risk
in Mazama Village in Crater Lake National Park and are in the process of
developing a structure protection plan.
North
Pelican (3,427 acres and 25% contained) Crews continue to work to the
north building containment lines on the fires perimeter pushing the fire into
the wilderness.
A Level 1
Evacuation Notification remains in effect for Mazama Village in Crater Lake
National Park. Level 1 is the first step in the “Be
Ready, Be Set, Go!” system. For more information about evacuation levels and
procedures, go to http://tinyurl.com/BeReady-BeSet-Go.
Smoke
Outlook: A full smoke forecast can be viewed at: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5503.
To see visibility at Crater Lake National Park, check out
the webcams at https://www.nps.gov/crla/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm.
For further information please visit
the following links:
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