Jade Creek Fire Update - September 2, 2017

September 2, 2017 – Jade Creek Fire Update

BLY, Ore. – Approximately 200 firefighters are assigned to the wind-driven Jade Creek fire that started on August 29, 2017 by lightning. The fire is currently reported at approximately 1,600 acres and is located 15 miles east of Bly, Ore.

South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP) has deployed multiple fire resources to the incident, and made continued progress yesterday suppressing the fire with scoopers, helicopters, engines, dozers and hand crews.

Additional fire resources are being mobilized today to strengthen the suppression efforts and enhance control lines. Due to increased complexity of the incident, the Jade Creek Fire has been transitioned to a Type 2 Incident Management Team today.

Due to the threat of the Jade Creek Fire; the Corral Creek, Dead Horse Creek, Happy Camp, and Clear Springs Campgrounds have been evacuated; as well as hikers to Palisades Rock and Lookout Rock. Campers at Bear Flat and Dairy Point are asked to be prepared for possible evacuation depending upon fire growth and behavior.

Road travelers on Highway 140 between Bly and Lakeview should be aware of decreased visibility due to smoke, intermittent road closures, and emergency response vehicles in the area. There is a current Road Closure Order that involves all or part of FS Roads 34, 28, 3660, 3428, 047, 3372, and 019 and areas south of Gearhart Wilderness and Coleman Rim. Please visit the South Central Fire Management Partnership Blog for more details and map: https://scofmp.blogspot.com/2017/09/emergency-road-closure-order-september.html

The South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership is an interagency fire management program that provides comprehensive wildland fire service to south central Oregon and northwest Nevada. The partnership strives to achieve a more efficient, effective and integrated interagency fire management program for all participating agencies on the lands administered and protected by each agency.

Participating agencies include: Fremont-Winema National Forest, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District, Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Crater Lake National Park and Klamath-Lake District Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF).

For more information, contact Fire Information Officer Sarah Saarloos with the South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership at 541-219-0515 or ssaarloos@fs.fed.us.