#FIRE IN THE CASCADEA UPDATE#
^ "High Cascades Complex West Zone update for Sept.^ "High Cascades Complex West Zone update Sept.^ "High Cascades Update September 9, 2017".^ a b "North Entrance of Crater Lake Closes Temporarily for Fire Operations".^ "High Cascades Complex Update, September 2, 2017".^ "High Cascades Complex - August 31, 2017".^ "High Cascades Update for August 30, 2017".^ "High Cascades Update for August 28, 2017".^ "Umpqua NF Road Trail Area & Recreation Site Closure Order #06-15-00-17-377".^ "High Cascades Complex Update August 27, 2017".^ "High Cascades Complex Update, August 25 2017".^ "High Cascades Complex Daily Fire Update August 23, 2017".^ "High Cascades Complex Update August 17, 2017".^ "High Cascades Complex Update August 16, 2017".^ "Weather Balloons Help Predict Conditions on Wildland Fires".^ a b c "High Cascades Complex Update August 14, 2017".^ a b "High Cascades Complex Update Sept.By the end of the day, a new fire had started at the southern border of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and crews were moved to fight the new start, leaving the Broken Lookout and Pup Fires to be handled by aerial resources. The east zone had little activity by the next day, with protection strategies successfully protecting Hershberger Lookout from the Pup Fire and continued monitoring taking place regarding the Broken Lookout Fire's movement towards Union Creek. The east zone, comprising the Blanket Creek Fire, Spruce Lake Fire, and North Pelican Fire, is 20% contained and has burned 48,411 acres (196 km 2). Īs of September 11, the complex had burned a total of 70,654 acres (286 km 2). Resources were put into protecting the community of Union Creek from the Broken Lookout Fire. High Cascades Complex, Landsat 8, bands 758, false color infrared image, acquired October 27, 2017, data source īy September 9, the fires were split into two zones: the West Zone comprising the Broken Lookout and Pup Fire and the East Zone comprising the Spruce Lake, Blanket Creek, and North Pelican Fires. On August 27, the Sherwood Fire was 100% contained. Additionally, on August 26, Umpqua National Forest announced road and trail closures. Additionally, the Blanket Fire jumped to 8,176 acres (33 km 2). The next day, three more fires were added to the High Cascades Complex: Paradise Fire, Pup Fire and Windy Gap Fire. īy August 25, fire crews expressed concern about hunters and huckleberry pickers in the area and areas of the Fremont-Winema National Forest were closed, including roads and trails.
Spruce Lake Fire remained at 61% containment, Sherwood Fire at 80% containment and Broken Lookout Fire was at zero containment. By August 23, the Blanket Fire, burning at 5,889 acres (24 km 2), had jumped the Pacific Crest Trail into the Sky Lakes Wilderness. The following day, August 16, 150 Oregon National Guard members arrived to provide support. However, the Round Top and Needle Fires and Butte and Silent Fires had both been 100% contained. That day, another fire started, the Sherwood Fire (formerly known as the Roseburg Fire), burning just west of Diamond Lake. On August 15, incident meteorologists released weather balloons to examine current and upcoming weather conditions. At this time, sections of the Pacific Crest Trail, among other Crater Lake National Park trails, were closed.
Over the course of the next few weeks, into August, more fires started due to lightning strikes, including the Broken Lookout Fire, Round Top and Needle Fires, and Butte and Silent Fires, all 25 acres (0 km 2) or smaller as of August 14.
On July 29, the Spruce Lake Fire, triggered by a lightning strike, started on the west side of Crater Lake National Park, totaling 4,885 acres (20 km 2) by August 14. Water from Lost Creek Lake was used to help cull the fire. Upon examination on August 14, the Blanket Creek Fire had grown to 5,223 acres (21 km 2), burning approximately seven miles east of Prospect, Oregon. The first fire, the Blanket Creek Fire, was started on July 26 by a lightning strike in the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest.
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