[Klamath County Fire Defense Board] FW: National Creek Complex Fire Update and Map August 22, 2015

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Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 17:40:40 +0000

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Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2015 8:57 AM
Subject: National Creek Complex Fire Update and Map August 22, 2015

The Level One Evacuation Order for the area around Diamond Lake Area has been
lifted. The Douglas County Sherriff, with recommendations from the incident
management team, has decided that the risk to structures and people from the
Crescent Fire has been reduced enough to permit the lifting of the evacuation
order.

Crater Lake National Park has closed the north entrance road between State
Highway 138 at the park’s north boundary and the Crater Lake west rim drive at
north junction.

Yesterday’s Activities: A burn-out operation was continued along the north
entrance to Crater Lake National Park (CLNP) starting at 11:00 a.m. and through
most of the early evening. This was an important task designed to prevent the
fire from progressing further east. The goal was to connect the burnout along
the north entrance road with the intersection of the mostly unvegetated Pumice
Desert. Hand crews and engines were stationed along the road to detect and
suppress any fire east of the road. The Crescent Fire became moderately active
again in the afternoon on the south flank with some group tree torching and
short-range spotting. Forest Road 3703 has been completely prepared for use as
contingency fire line.

The Crescent Fire increased 414 acres yesterday.
Today’s Activities: Fire crews will closely monitor the burn-out along the
north entrance of CLNP for any fire east of the road. The structure protection
group remains in place to protect structures near Diamond Lake and will begin
to remove excess equipment such as sprinklers and hoses that are no longer
needed. Helicopters dropping water may be called upon to slow the spread of
the fire, assist firefighters suppress spot fires across containment lines, or
provide a reconnaissance platform for fire managers. They also may be used to
ignite a burn out designed to increase the depth of fine fuel removal along
existing containment lines.

Weather: Temperatures are expected to be higher today with a predicted east
wind in the afternoon. The relative humidity (amount of moisture in the air)
is predicted to be below 20%. The potential for fire spotting remains high in
the lodgepole pine areas and firefighters and equipment remain poised to
respond.

Other Closures & Evacuations Orders: Crater Lake National Park remains open.
The north park entrance road remains closed to facilitate fire operations and
provide for the safety of firefighters and park visitors. A segment of the
Pacific Crest Trial is also closed from the park north boundary to the junction
with Lightning Springs Trail. State Highway 230 remains closed. Access to the
park is obtained from the South entrance off of State Highway 62. The rim
drive is open and smoke in the caldera has been minimal.
Area closure orders have been issued for the Rogue River-Siskiyou and Umpqua
National Forests near Diamond Lake. There are trail closures in the National
Park and on the Rogue River-Siskiyou and Umpqua National Forest. Maps and
descriptions of the trail and area closures are online at
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4463/.

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[Klamath County Fire Defense Board] FW: National Creek Complex Fire Update and Map August 22, 2015

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