![]() ![]() The approximately 1470 personnel fighting the widespread fire area continue building and reinforcing direct and indirect containment lines with direct dozer lines and hand lines. Later into the week, officials are preparing for a critical burn environment with a high potential for extreme fire behavior with more torching, spotting, flanking, possible crown runs and plume development depending on the accuracy of weather predictions. Wednesday afternoon should see a more active fire behavior with surface spread and possibly some isolated torching. Tuesday evening fire officials expect low to moderate fire behaviors consisting of creeping, smoldering and some surface spread in higher elevations. Moisture associated with the deep marine layer is expected to linger into Wednesday, then increasing North to Northeast winds will dry out the region Wednesday night through Friday. Good humidity recoveries are expected tonight. This system is expected to deepen the marine layer over night, with low clouds and/or fog likely to become widespread for all but the highest elevations of the fire. Tuesday’s advances extended into some re-burn areas and several areas active on the north and southern exposures with wind driven runs, torching, and crowning.Īs a weak and dry cold front approaches the Oregon coast, officials report that the upper-level ridge responsible for the recent hot and very dry weather is in the process of breaking down. The eastern flank of the fire is expected to burn east, out of Kalmiopsis Wilderness and toward private lands. It then advanced 3.5 miles to the Northeast into the Biscuit scar. Tuesday’s most active area was again to the east near Johnson Butte which put a column up to 16,000 feet. As of approximately 8:30 PM, the Chetco Bar Fire had blackened over 125,271 acres, adding more than 7,600 acres on Tuesday, and is reportedly 5% contained.Įvacuation levels changed from Level 3 to Level 2 on Tuesday, starting at the western checkpoint on North Bank Chetco Road at Da-Tone Rock and east to the North Fork of the Chetco River. ![]() ![]() U.S.On Tuesday evening August 29th, 2017, authorities updated the Chetco Bar Fire situation. The team is working to protect these values. ![]() This unified team recognizes that every home and acre across the landscape has value to the community. This team continues working closely with the Curry County Sheriff's Office and local emergency personnel and cooperators. Forest Service, Oregon Department of Forestry and Coos Forest Protection Association. The Chetco Bar Fire is operating under a unified command structure that includes Oregon State Fire Marshal, U.S. For more info about air quality, please visit Highway 101 will continue to have limited visibility due to sea fog this morning transitioning to smoke midday. Smoke impacts and haze will increase today along the coast in the Gold Beach and Brookings-Harbor region due to northeast winds transporting smoke to the southwest. The Red Cross is continuing to staff an emergency evacuation shelter at Riley Creek Elementary at 94350 6th St. Residents in the level 2 evacuation area are advised to remain prepared to leave the area at a moment's notice, while residents in the Level 3 evacuation area are advised to stay out of the area completely. Level 2 and 3 evacuations remain in effect. The team will use helicopters and air tankers as weather allows. Firefighters have been preparing for this change in weather by building direct fire line and contingency lines on the south and southwestern portions of the fire and increasing the number of structural firefighting resources to assist with structure protection. The locally-known “Chetco Wind” is expected over the fire area beginning tonight, creating gusty Northeast winds and causing a drop in relative humidity and much warmer temperatures through Saturday. Total personnel fighting the fire is 1,174.įirefighters continued to make progress yesterday and last night, building direct fire line and indirect contingency line on the south and southwestern flank of the fire using hand crews, dozers and helicopter bucket drops.Crews continued to improve defensible space, prepping structures and setting up sprinkler systems around homes. The fire is burning in steep, rugged terrain and is still about 5.2 miles northeast of Brookings, Oregon. English: The Chetco Bar Fire is at 102,333 acres with no containment. ![]()
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