Crews are preparing Road 4290 from Charlton Lakes to the Cascade Lakes Highway to control the spread of the fire to the southeast. Where possible, direct attack water drops with helicopters is occurring on the southeast edge. East of Waldo Lake, the Alaska Incident Management Team has established two branches and six divisions to work in the Deschutes National Forest side of the Cedar Creek Fire. Expect a large smoke column to develop by mid-morning. Today’s fire activity is expected to be extreme with long-range spotting and crown runs. Firefighters are working to keep the fire north of Forest Road 1928.
Spot fires crossed south of Highway 58 at Kitson Ridge. Status of the fire on the Willamette National Forest and West Zone: The fire has not crossed west of Highway 19 firefighters are working to hold and improve the east side. Fire will be carried by lichens and heavy fuels. Where winds align with terrain, tree canopy fire and fire spotting are anticipated. East winds, low humidity, and high temperatures will continue today and start to ease tomorrow. Fire activity is expected to be high again today. Level 3 evacuation level remains in place for the greater Oakridge, Westfir, and High Prairie area. Size: 51,814 acres Contained: 12% Start Date: AugLocation: 15 miles E of Oakridge, ORĬause: Lightning Total personnel: 862 Resources: 29 engines 19 crews 46 heavy equipment 8 helicoptersĬurrent Situation: Yesterday, Governor Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act. Here's Saturday morning updates on the Cedar Creek and other large Oregon wild fires - remember that we have the state of Oregon's live wildfires dashboard on our Fire Alert page: They also advised to expect heavy traffic late Saturday afternoon on Interstate 5 in Eugene around the Oregon Ducks football game. Power shutdowns to reduce fire risk also were affecting other highways Saturday, ODOT said, advising travelers to watch for darkened traffic signals and debris in the roads. ODOT advised motorists to take alternate routes and avoid the area. (Credit: Cedar Creek Fire/Facebook)Ī long stretch of Highway 58 over Willamette Pass remained closed Saturday, from about milepost 13 at the Lowell Bridge on the west to Crescent Lake, milepost 70 on the east. Bachelor and the parking area were closed for use as an incident command post for the fire’s East Zone, being used by Alaska Incident Management Team 1. Officials said the lower parking area at Wanoga Sno-Park remained open for public use and trail access, and Swampy Lakes Sno-Park and trailhead also remained open. Saturday.įire officials also noted that despite heat signatures showing on a map south of Oregon Highway 58 at Kitson Ridge, crews found no evidence of fire activity and said the fire had not crossed Highway 58.Īmong the widespread recreation impacts were closures to public access of the Edison Butte, Kapka Butte and Virginia Meissner sno-parks. Officials said power restoration in the McKenzie area was delayed, requiring coordination with the Bonneville Power Administration, which also de-energized lines in the area as a precaution.Ī red flag warning for critical fire weather stayed in effect until 11 p.m. The live, interactive evacuation level map is at
The Oakridge, Westfir and High Prairie areas remained under a Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation order Saturday, although Lane Electric Cooperative said it had begun restoring power in some places, bringing in mutual-aid crews from other areas.
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