DECEPTION COMPLEX FIRE INFORMATION UPDATE
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E-mail: DeceptionComplex@gmail.com
Fire Information Line: 541.782.5545
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Fire
|
Acres
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% Contained
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Total Personnel
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|
Deception
Complex
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3191
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55%
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1093
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News
& Highlights for the Deception Complex
● Ground crews conducted burnout operations on the south end of
the Deception Complex last night, bringing fire down to the 5850 Road. Burnout operations continue to go very well
and firefighters will continue to conduct hand lighting along the southeastern
and northern perimeters today. There are no spots outside of the established
fire lines, and the intensity of the burnout operation continues to be at a low
or moderate level.
·
Aerial ignitions are planned
in the NNW area of the fire area today on interior ridges utilizing ping pong
balls. Interior fires are being established on the upper third of the slopes to
encourage cooler backing fires that help to prevent the forest canopy from
burning.
· Seven heavy helicopters (Type 1), including a Sky Crane (2000
gal capacity water bucket) and 13 hotshot crews are highly trained and skilled
national resources that are helping to conduct the successful burnout
operations.
● Interior hot spots detected near Deception
Creek have been cooled with water bucket drops.
● As the thermal trough has moved past the area, milder winds
with higher humidity and a low Haines Index of 4 are expected today through mid-afternoon.
The moderated weather pattern should
assist firefighters with making good progress today.
● Fire activity will continue to moderate as moisture increases,
and will continue to decrease early next week as a cold front moves in,
bringing cooler temperatures and higher relative humidity.
● Smoke may pool in the Oakridge and Westfir areas in the morning
and remain throughout the day. Light
transport winds will not be strong enough to scour smoke out of the local
area. The Willamette Valley will likely
be impacted by the Yellow Pine Fire, which is located 20 miles SW of Veneta.
Cooler temps forecasted for the next several days may reduce smoke dispersion.
●
Smoke monitors have been
placed to keep the public apprised of the current situation. Information from
smoke monitors in the Oakridge area is incorporated in the daily Deception Complex
smoke forecast which is posted on the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency
website at http://www.lrapa.org or http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com.
●
Motorists traveling Highway
58 are advised to proceed with caution near the community of Oakridge this
weekend amidst continuing heavy fire and recreation-related traffic.
●
Deception Creek Mobile Home
Park, Middle Fork Ranger Station and houses along La Duke Road remain under a
Level 1 evacuation notice.
Deception
Complex Operations Summary:
Deception Fire:
Taking
advantage of the shifting winds, firefighters are now igniting the north/western
perimeter of the fire. Night crews began lighting at the southernmost tip last
night, with day crews finishing; day crews will also begin hand ignition in the
northwest corner, and aerial ignition utilizing ping pongs will continue with
lighting interior ridges to add depth to the black around the perimeter.
There
is no rain predicted in the near future; firefighters are utilizing current
favorable weather conditions to safely complete the burnout objectives of
suppressing the fire while create a mosaic of mixed intensity burns on the
landscape.
Crews,
engines, and heavy equipment will continue work along most of the perimeter of
the fire line to hold and improve the fire break and further establish a wide contingency
line.
One
Type 1 helicopter is helping out on the Umpqua National Forest fire that is
located in wilderness. Resources assigned to the Deception Complex are as
follows:
|
Crews
|
Helicopters
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Dozers
|
Tenders
|
Engines
|
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26
|
11
|
4
|
19
|
48
|
Staley Fire: Firefighters continue
with mop up and rehab.
Davey Fire: Rehab efforts continue.
Air Operations Summary
Seven
heavy helicopters including a 2000-gallon capacity Sky Crane, a medium
helicopter, three light helicopters and an air attack platform are assigned to
the Deception Complex.
· A temporary flight
restriction (TFR) is in place over the Deception Fires 272, 274 and 278 and the
Staley Fire. A military training Route (R346) has been closed due to the TFR.
· Oakridge Airport is closed
to civilian air traffic; currently serving as the helibase for the Deception
Complex.
Willamette National Forest
Area & Trail Closures:
There
are two closures on the Willamette NF associated with the Deception Complex.
·
The Deception Fire closure is an area, road and trail closure
that currently includes the Lawler and Deception Trails and the Patterson
Mountain Road. A new closure is in effect that adds the 2102 Road to the
closure. Forest Roads 5840, 5847 and 5850 were closed previously and remain
closed. The Larison Rock Trail (Trail
3607) was recently opened. The lower trailhead for Larison Rock Trail is open;
the closure of the 2102 Road means the upper elevation trailhead for Larison
Rock Trial is closed.
·
The Staley Fire closure includes an area and road closure.
Umpqua National Forest
Closure:
●
There is an area, road and trail closure southwest of the Deception
Complex. Forest Road 17 remains open to Spirit Falls.
Check Inciweb for full closure information, including maps: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4093/ or visit the Willamette
National Forest at http://www.fs.usda.gov/willamette or the Umpqua National
Forest http://www.fs.usda.gov/umpqua.
SAFETY CONCERNS: Driving hazards due to smoke
on the highway with heavy recreation use, and very active traffic flow on
narrow forest roads, and potential smoke exposure to firefighters and public.
RESOURCE CONCERNS: Threatened and endangered
species, including northern spotted owls and bull trout; timber resources,
impacts to recreation opportunities, threatened communities of Oakridge and
Westfir, municipal watershed of Westfir, Deception Creek watershed above the mobile
home park.
WEATHER: Conditions will moderate
today as the surface low moves east of the area and the upper level flow shifts
to a weak westerly. Winds are approximately 3-6 mph with gusts up to 11 mph.
Relative humidity of 20-30% is expected today, and no precipitation is
predicted.
Today
temperature will range between 72-82 degrees. By Monday, temperatures will drop
to 69-79 degrees, depending on elevation, with humidity ranging from 18-28%
during the day. Winds are from the west/northwest.
TODAY’S EXPECTED FIRE
BEHAVIOR: Continued low RH values and high temperatures will allow isolated heat sources
to build intensity and begin to grow together. Hot spots within the interior
will likely create single and multiple tree torching and potential spotting. In
the afternoon, probability of ignition will be up to 70% in unshaded areas,
with a spotting distance less of than one half mile.
COOPERATING AGENCIES &
PARTNERS: Willamette
National Forest, Oregon Department of Forestry, Umpqua National Forest, Lane
County, Oakridge/Hazeldell Fire Department, Lowell Rural Fire Protection
District, Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon State Police, Bureau of
Reclamation, Lane Regional Air Protection Agency.
The
Deception Complex was ignited by lightning on August 12, 2014 and is located
two miles west of Oakridge, Oregon.
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^MARH
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