Flames force evacuations in The Dalles, (East of Portland, Oregon)

Oregon Live/ AP ^ | 27 Ju;y 2002, 3:27 AM | Andrew Kramer

[Grampa Dave]

Latest National Firemaps:

[Grampa Dave]

Actually, I live in the Wine Country of Kali. I have a son in Portland, and my older son lived in Oregon for a few years.

We love Oregon (not Portland). Our favorite area is the SW Oregon Coast from Bandon to Brookings.

I'm a fly fishing addicted Grampa, and I like to sneak up to Oregon for some great fly fishing in the summer and early fall. Looks like no Oregon fishing this summer for me. We are planning a trip up to the Coast in September.

[Grampa Dave]

Latest breakdown and status on fires: (by latest, I mean what is available from the news services which run 12 to 48 hours late)

Fires burning on about 233,000 acres across Oregon

The Associated Press
7/27/02 11:38 AM


Major wildfires were burning on about 233,000 acres in Oregon on Saturday. About 10,495 firefighters are working in the state. The Northwest Interagency Communication Center is tracking at least 14 major fires in Oregon. Top priorities for fire officials were the nearly 6,000-acre Sheldon Ridge fire near The Dalles and the 2,261-acre Skunk Fire in Klamath County.


WHITE RIVER

Started: 7/23/02, -mile east of Maupin

Size: 9,200 acres

Containment: Zero percent

Evacuations: mandatory evacuation of White River campground 7/24/02; Bake Oven Road closed at Highway 97 and Highway 197 7/26/02.

Damage: Unknown

On scene: 48 people

Cause: Lightning strikes

Threatened: 100 homes, 50 business, 200 outbuildings


SKUNK FIRE:

Started: 7/24/2002, Klamath County, north of Sprague River.

Size: 2,261 acres

Evacuations: Moccasin Hill and Klamath Forest Estates subdivisions

Damage: 50 homes, 5 business, 30 outbuildings threatened, one outbuilding destroyed.

Containment: Zero containment.

On scene: 92 people

Cause: Lightning strikes.


SWAMP CREEK

Started 7/24/02, 4 miles northwest of Diamond.

Size: 320 acres.

Containment: 80 percent; Containment estimated by 7 p.m. 7/27/02.

Evacuations: Threatened resources include Diamond Craters Research Natural Area, scattered outbuildings, ranches and livestock.

Damage: Unknown so far.

On scene: 48 people.

Cause: Lightning strikes.


CACHE MOUNTAIN:

Started: 7/24/02, 15 miles northwest of Sisters, Oregon

Size: 700 acres.

Containment: 5 percent.

Evacuations: Camp Tamarack, mandatory evacuation. 7/25/02.

Damage: Fire has spread to Weyerhaeuser land. 7/25/02.

On scene: 62 firefighters.

Cause: Lightning.


SHELDON RIDGE:

Started: 7/24/02, 3 miles southwest of The Dalles.

Size: est. 5,700 acres

Containment: zero percent

Evacuations: 100 homes, mandatory evacuation; 420 structures threatened.

Damage: None.

On scene: Unknown.

Cause: Lightning.


WINTER-TOOLBOX FIRES

Started: in Lake County 07/12/02 and merged 7/20/02.

Size: 115,319 (both fires combined)

Containment: 45 percent (Toolbox); 55 percent (Winter)

Evacuations: Voluntary evacuations of 85 homes.

Damage: None reported.

On scene: 2,411 (both fires combined)

Cause: Lightning.


EYERLY COMPLEX

Started: 15 miles NE of Camp Sherman, 07/09/02.

Size: 23,573 acres.

Containment: 100 percent.

Evacuations: 280 homes asked to voluntarily evacuate last week.

Damage: 18 houses destroyed.

On scene: 949 firefighters.

Cause: Lightning.


MALHEUR COMPLEX

Started: 8-25 miles from Prairie City, 07/12/02.

Size: 15,500 acres.

Containment: 20 percent.

Evacuations: No mandatory evacuation, but 52 residences and 13 commercial properties and 196 outbuildings are threatened. A historic home, Austin House, is 4 miles from the fire.

Damage: None.

On scene: 1,088 firefighters

Cause: Lightning


TILLER COMPLEX

Started: Outside Tiller, east of Canyonville off Interstate 5, 07/12/02.

Size: 9,608 acres.

Containment: 18 percent

Evacuations: South Umpqua Road closed at milepost 6. Five homes in Ash Valley threatened. Tribal ceremonial grounds and critical cultural resources are threatened.

Damage: No listed damage.

On scene: 1,011 firefighters

Cause: Lightning.


NORTH UMPQUA COMPLEX

Started: 25 miles east of Glide, 07/12/02.

Size: 1,120 acres.

Containment: 35 percent.

Evacuations: 20 residences threatened, one business and 10 outbuildings. Historical resources, cultural sites threatened.

Damage: None.

On Scene: 561 firefighters.

Cause: Lightning.


MONUMENT FIRE

Started: 9 miles southwest of Unity, 07/12/02

Size: 24,400 acres

Containment: 50 percent.

Evacuations: 75 residences threatened, plus five commercial buildings and ten outbuildings.

Damage: Major power outages 7/25/02. Severe damage to computers and data management at fire camp.

On Scene: 1,495 firefighters, military battalion from Topeka, Kansas in place.

Cause: Lightning.


747/MURRAY COMPLEX

Started: Northeast of Paulina in Black Canyon Wilderness, 07/13/22.

Size: 11,739 acres

Containment: 50 percent.

Evacuations: No evacuations; Four homes and eight outbuildings threatened.

Damage: Road closures.

On scene: 906 firefighters.

Cause: Lightning.


BISCUIT-FLORENCE-SOUR BISCUIT COMPLEX

Started: 17 miles southwest of Cave Junction, 07/13/02.

Size: 15,930 acres

Containment: zero percent.

Evacuations: Threatened resources are 13 private residences, 36 outbuildings of Oak Flats. Fire jumped the Illinois River 7/25/02. Cloud cover on 7/26/02 prevented airborne attacks.

Damage: Five outbuildings destroyed.

On scene: 737 firefighters.

Cause: Lightning.


TIMBERED ROCK FIRE

Started: Unknown. 20 miles north of Medford.

Size:4,100 acres

Containment: 10 percent

Evacuations: None

Damage: None

On Scene: 433 firefighters

Cause: lightning


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Source: The Northwest Interagency Coordination Center

[Grampa Dave]

Here is the official firemap dated: 26 July 2002:

[B Knotts]

I made one error:

That should have read "Andy Kerr and the ONRC," but NRDC should be in there as well as RAN and all the rest of the ecoterrorist groups.

[Grampa Dave]

Is that the 2 story one out west on the point by the lighthouse?

I can't remember the name either, but it is really good.

Their Sunday Brunch may be the best on the Oregon Coast. We will drive from Brookings or Gold Beach for their brunch.

Their calamari is the best in Oregon.

Some of the downtown restaurants in Bandon are very good. Their seafood is so fresh that it is still flopping before the chefs prepare it. There are a couple of great lamb ranches in the area, and the lamb may be the best American Lamb we have eaten. The Denmark Bakery has the best cinnamon rolls on the West Coast and great breads that they bake each day.

Old Towne Bandon is a great place to spend a day shopping, snacking, walking and eating.

[jdontom]

KEYWORDS 072702 ANDY KERR LEGACY BLAME GREEN PORTLAND DALLES LOVE GREENS ECO TERRORISM FIDDLING KITZHABER GREEN DISASTER GREEN OR DISASTER GREEN TERRORISM IS OREGON BURNING KITZHABER GREEN GOV ONRC OREGON GIFT OREGON IS BURNING OREGONE SMOKING SHELDON RIDGE FIRE SMOKING OREGONE Click to Add Keyword

Now this is what I call a keyword list!

Could their possibly be one more? (Klinton maybe)

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Man, that is a whole lot of smoke!

[Grampa Dave]

Andy Kerr and the vile elite heads of the ONRC are the driving eco force in the no roads, no logging of even dead trees and no management of invasive brush.

They should be put in chain gangs and made to fight these fires with a hoe dag and no fire tent.

Then, they should be forced to live in their Druid Cathedrals working on Chain Gangs to pay back the cost of their green agendas to the Oregon tax payers and innocents harmed by these fires.

After the fires, let them sleep in used REI Tents and use army surplus blankets in some burnt out forest. Make them forage for their food and beg for used clothes. Then, they have to work 12 hours per day on a chain gang watched by out of work loggers with 12 gauge shotguns loaded with rock salt. The rock salt can be used anytime the former loggers feel like it.

[blackie]

That's too bad Dave, there is some great fly fishing in that area. One of my buddies lives in Bend and he's a fly fishin' fool...I never caught the bug.

I did some fresh water fishing with a spinning rig and charter boating out through the Golden gate and Bodega Bay, years ago...now I just ride my Suzuki for a little outside relaxation... :o)

[blackie]

I'm on my second 16 oz cup of "Peet's" black, Dark French Roast...perfect !!

[blackie]

Right-on Dave !!

Stop the attacks by the wacko, extreme left-wing, enviro-nazis terrorist's on our Freedoms !!

Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!

Molon Labe !!

[Salvation]

bumping your list in #7

We need to freep everyone on that list en masse!

[wita]

March of 1980 was my first and last adult trip through Oregon. When I found out you couldn't pump your own gas, that pretty much did it for me. That was followed by the owl disaster that put most of the wood products industry out of business, now the forests, at one time considered to be sacred as long as loggers weren't allowed to touch them, can just go up in smoke. Not to mention the salmon/indian/white guys vs enviros crisis, and the water/salmon/fish/farmer crisis, and I'm sure I'm leaving out something important. What a state of........The only positive news is the enviros are just mum at the moment, because if they were to open their mouths, someone directly effected by fire might just put a foot somewhere.

[Salvation]

I would add Rat senators like Da$$hole

Who just exempted his state (SD) from the ban on logging. Amazing, isn't it?

I think that all the states where there have been fires:
Arizona
Oregon
Colorado
California
Texas
You add the rest! LOL!

Need to file a class-action suit against Senator DysfunctionDaschle and the state of South Dakota for discrimination in this matter.

[blackie]

What these damn green phucker's have done and are doing to the West was and is criminal !!

Hang 'em High !!

Stop the attacks by the wacko, extreme left-wing, enviro-nazis terrorist's on our Freedoms !!

Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!

Molon Labe !!

[Salvation]

Fire Information Summary
Oregon Fire Information
Unit	Fire Name	Agency	Location	Acres	Crw-1	Crw-2	Engs.	Hel-1	Hel-2	Hel-3	Team	People	Injuries	% Contained	Cause	Remarks
OR-WSA	Eyerly Complex	BIA	15 miles N of Camp Sherman, OR	23,573	2	28	28	2	1	2	Type 1	949		95%	Lightning	Some interior islands and single snags continue to burnout. Mop-up and fire-line rehab operations continue in all divisions.  (1845, 7/25)
OR-MAF	Malheur Complex	USFS	8 to 25 miles from Prairie City, OR	15,500	2	32	33	2	4	1	Type 2	1,088		20%	Lightning	Interior crown runs, erratic winds, and low RH's were observed on the Easy Creek fire.  This is hampering containment efforts.  Containment lines were lost on the Roberts Creek fire due to the column collapsing from adjacent High Lake fire. (1845, 7/25)
OR-UPF	Tiller Complex	USFS	Tiller R.D.	9,608		26	52	1	1	1	Type 2	1,011		18%	Lightning	Light morning inversion should lift over the complex approximately 1230, increased fire behavior is anticipated to increase around 1500.  Walker team assumes command. Road closures still in effect for the South Umpqua Road starting at mile marker 6 east of Tiller. (2010, 7/25)
OR-MAF	Monument	USFS	9 miles SW of Unity, OR	24,700	6	32	24	6	2	1	Type 1	1,495		50%	Lightning	Higher temps and RH's resulted in significantly reduced fire behavior which was mostly interior burnout. Thunderstorms and light rain was received on the incident.  Power outages at ICP caused sever problems with computers and data management including data loss. (1840, 7/25)
OR-FRF	Tool Box Complex	USFS	10 miles S of Silver Lake, OR	81,508	4	35	93				Type 1	1,476		45%	Lightning	Fire was active on northwest flank of Toolbox fire and the eastern edge of Silver fire during the day.  There were two spots over Highway 31last night, which were contained. A primary BPA power line is threatened.  (1855, 7/25)
OR-ORS97	Winter	ODF	10 miles NW of Paisley, OR	33,811		29	33	2	3	2	Type 1	915		55%	Lightning	Fire activity was relatively quite through 1600.  Some moderate burning in heavy fuels and short range spotting. (1855, 7/25)
OR-SIF	Biscuit Complex	USFS	26 miles west of Grants Pass, 17 miles southwest of Cave Junction	19,350		19	13	2	2	2	Type 2	737		0%	Lightning	Florence fire experienced a heavy inversion which inhibited forecasted extreme fire behavior, keeping it at a high level with isolated torching.  The Burns fire saw only moderate fire intensity. (1855, 7/25)
OR-UPF	North Umpqua Complex	USFS	25 Miles east of Glide near town of Dry Creek	1,120	2	14	18	2	2	1	Type 2	561	1	35%	Lightning	Active fire behavior, short runs  short range spotting.  Flame lengths of 4 to 6 feet with some torching. Team is now working on 5 fires.  4 fires are staffed today, 1 fire is not staffed due to lack of resources and or air support. (1915, 7/25)
OR-MAF	Flagtail	USFS	13 miles W of Seneca	8,175		17	49			1	Type 1	649		100%	Lightning	Most smokes are 300+ feet within the fire line. No active burning observed. (1840, 7/25)
OR-OCF	747	USFS	12 miles south of Dayville	11,739		30	32	1		1	Type 3	906	2	50%	Lightning	Overall, both fires were fairly quiet exhibiting mostly smoldering and creeping.  A trace of rain was received on the extreme west end of the fire area and at Spike Camp this afternoon. (1910, 7/25)
OR-DEF	Cache Mtn.	USFS	15 miles NW of Sisters, OR	220		1	5	1			Type 3	49		30%	Lightning	High temperatures, low RH's, some torching and spotting. Making significant progress on east side.  Voluntary evacuations in Methodist camps on Suttle Lake.  Threat to campgrounds and private resort on Blue Lake. (2030, 7/24)
OR-BUD	Swamp Creek	BLM	4 miles NW of Diamond, OR	320			4				Type 3	13		80%	Lightning	Made good progress on fire today.  Estimated contain and control time for the fire 1900 tonight. (1820, 7/25)
OR-PRD	White River	BLM	4 miles N of Maupin	9,200			12				Type 3	48		0%	Lightning	High winds and low RH.  White River campground is being evacuated. (1150, 7/25)
OR-WNF	Skunk	USFS	N of Sprague River	1,700		1	21				Type 3	92		0%	Lightning	Spotting and torching with significant runs reported. Observed flame lengths reported at 30+ feet. The Moccasin Hill subdivision and the Klamath Forest estates are under a voluntary evacuation.  The Red Cross has set up an evacuation center in Sprague River.  A structural protection task-force is in place for protection of these threatened subdivisions. (1920, 7/25)
OR-ORS	Sheldon Ridge	State	N/R	175		4	9				Type 1	152		20%	Lightning	Active burning, torching. (1300, 7/25)
OR-ORS	Timbered Rock	State	15 miles N of Shady Cove	4,100		14	14	3	2	2	Type 1	423		10%	Lightning	Gains made on establishing control lines and burnout of the west and  northwest flanks. Fire has potential to be very active and make significant runs. Spotting up to a mile ahead of the fire was observed today.   (2000, 7/26)
Oregon Totals				232,985	16	282	424	19	15	12		10,495
Washington Fires
Unit	Fire Name	Agency	Location	Acres	Crw-1	Crw-2	Engs.	Hel-1	Hel-2	Hel-3	Team	People	Injuries	%     Contained	Cause	Remarks
WA-WEF	Deer Point	USFS	27 miles N of Chelan	33,155	11	15	52	2	4	2	Type 1	1,169		35%	Unattended Camp Fire	Unstable atmosphere and increased winds causing fire movement on the eastern flank.  Torching and short range spotting in timber and brush. (1910, 7/25)
Washington Totals				33,155	11	15	52	2	4	2		1,169
2-State totals				266,140	27	297	576	21	19	14		11,664

This site last updated:    07/27/02 06:08 AM  (NOTE: not every fire is updated each time the site is updated, but only as new information is received. Call the Information Desk with questions.)  This website is provided as assistance to media outlets requiring statistical information related to the wildland fires in the states of Oregon and Washington.  Active fire behavior, especially during period of increased wind conditions will cause increase burned acreage that may not reflect accurately " on the ground situation".  Please note that the data and situation reports are based on formal incident summaries and situations reported locally may not yet be included or has not been validated for this summary.  Evacuation questions should be directed to state or local Emergency Operation Centers (EOC) for verification. It is advised that media consult the data provided and then call the Information Desk for more specific, detailed information on the fire situation, It will be periodically updated by the Public Information staff at NWCC.  Specific information may be gained through calling the NWCC Information Desk at (503) 808-2764.

[Grampa Dave]

If I lived in Bend, I would probably be divorced and kill my self fly fishing.

My older son lived in Bend about 6 years ago. I visited him for a week during Father' Day. He worked, and we still went fishing every evening from 4 to 10 pm. I fished the mornings, and we got together after he got off work.

I had to rest for two weeks after I got home.