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Pole Creek Fire Saturday Morning Update

 

 

 

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The Pole Creek Fire is located approximately five miles southwest of Sisters, OR

 

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The Pole Creek fire held at 25,553 acres on Friday. Firefighters completed contingency lines and are conducting mop-up and rehabilitation of fire lines.

There is a RED FLAG WARNING in effect from Friday evening through Saturday evening for the fire area due to potential for thunderstorms producing abundant lightning over the area. The Pole Creek Fire is supporting the Deschutes National Forest with two Initial Attack Task Forces should any lightning fires develop. Resources are staging in Prineville and Bend to support initial attack, should lightning fires develop.

Today firefighters will continue to mop-up and keep fire spread in check to the north in the Three Sisters Wilderness.

ALL major routes remain open to tourist destinations like Sisters and other central Oregon communities.  For information on smoke tips, visit the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) at http://www.deq.state.or.us/aq/burning/wildfires/index.htm, or call (503) 229-6397.

Residents in the Crossroads and Edgington/Remuda areas remain under a Level 2, pre-evacuation alert (west of the 16 Road and South of Highway 20 in the vicinity of Sisters). Public safety agencies will keep the public updated about when to leave and which routes to take.  In addition, agencies will notify residents when the alert is lifted.  In the event that there is a need for evacuation, citizens in affected areas will receive a call from 911 Dispatch with a recorded message with specific evacuation information.  To receive these messages on cell phones, citizens are encouraged to visit http://www.deschutes.org/citizenalerts and register their numbers with the Citizen Alert program.  At this time, there are no towns, subdivisions or structures under evacuation.

For firefighter and public safety, the current closure area includes the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) between Trail #3531 and the PCT Trailhead on Highway 242.  PCT hikers have a reroute option using the Scott Trail traveling west to Highway 242. The closure still includes Forest Roads 15 (Pole Ck RD) & 16 (Three Creeks Rd) south to FS 4601 Road. Maps and descriptions are available at Forest Service offices and at http://inciweb.org/incident/3244/.

The Incident Management Team will host camp tours at the Command Post at the Sisters Rodeo Grounds today. Times:  10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. The public is welcome to come see how camp works!

A community fire information update is planned for Sunday, September 23 at 4:00 pm at the Sisters Elementary School, on 611 East Cascades Avenue. The briefing will provide an in-depth update on the Pole Creek fire.

Estimated Acreage

25,553 acres (from infrared flight)

Containment

50%

Cause

Unknown – Under Investigation

Resources

Total – 1,091

Type 1 Crews – 0             Dozers – 4                Water Tenders – 16           Helicopters – 8                

Type 2 Crews – 28           Engines – 38              Camp Crews – 2               Overhead – 199                  

Plans

Support the host unit with Initial Attack Task Forces in the event lightning starts new fires. Continue mop-up and efforts to keep fire spread ion check to the north in the Three Sisters Wilderness.

Fire Weather Forecast

Temps, 62-76 degrees; Relative humidity, 53-74%; afternoon winds, 7-11 mph from the NW, afternoon gusts 17 mph. Partly cloudy, becoming mostly cloudy with scattered Thunderstorms within the fire area, shifting to the north by 5:00 A.M.

Cooperators

Deschutes County Sheriff, Deschutes County SAR, City of Sisters, Sisters/Camp Sherman Fire District, Black Butte Ranch RFPD, Cloverdale FD, Oregon Department of Forestry, American Red Cross, Oregon Department of Transportation

 

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