Wednesday, August 31, 2005

HURRICANE KATRINA DISASTER RELIEF TFR




CBP P-3, AIRCRAFT CALLSIGN OMAHA 44,
WHICH IS SUPPORTING RELIEF AIR OPERATIONS
DURING 0700-1600 LOCAL IN THE TFR AREA ON
VHF 134.9 OR UHF 282.425 (BACKUP FREQUENCY 123.45)



OMAHA45 FOR FLIGHT ADVISORIES. ADVISORY
FREQUENCY FOR RESCUE OPERATIONS IS VHF 126.875/UHF327.05

Deer Creek Fire Contained

154.175 RMFD
154.190 IVRRD

124.075 Air to Air TFR
133.325 Air Tanker Ops

168.650 NFF
154.830 SO
155.160 SAR
155.805 NSAR
158.820 ODOT
166.350 BLM
171.3875 SNF
154.725 SO TAC

TAC 1
TAC 2
VTAC5
VTAC4
154.100 REC S
155.265 AMR
154.450

Fire Cache System

159.3150 Tac 1
159.2850 Tac 2
159.4050 Tac 3
159.3750 Tac 4
159.4350 Tac 5
159.4650 Input Relay
158.8950 Out Relay
122.9000 Fire Camp LZ.

Rogue Valley Tac Channel's

154.2800 Rogue Valley Tac 1
159.2400 Rogue Valley Tac 2
153.8200 Rogue Valley Tac 3
154.2200 Rogue Valley Tac 4
154.2500 Rogue Valley Tac 5
154.0700 Rogue Valley Tac 6

Friday, August 26, 2005

Deer Creek Conflagration Information



OREGON STATE FIRE MARSHAL INCIDENT ACTIVITY REPORT
1604 hours 08/26/05
Prepared by Donna Disch
OSFM REPORT

TYPE OF INCIDENT: Conflagration

INCIDENT NAME: Deer Creek Fire

DATE AND TIME FIRE STARTED: August 25, 2005 @ 1700

For Conflagration: DATE AND TIME CONFLAGRATION DECLARED: August 25, 2005 @ 20:45 requested by Josephine Fire Defense Board Chief Brian Pike.

LOCATION: 8 miles north of Cave Junction and a few miles east of Selma, OR.

SIZE: 1800 Acres

CAUSE: Under investigation

STATUS: Active: This fire is burning in grass, brush and timber 8 miles north of Cave Junction and a few miles east of Selma, Oregon. The fire burned briefly in a lowland valley on both sides of Deer Creek Road, then moved onto steeper ground and into a more heavily timbered area.

RESIDENCES THREATENED: 102 homes

STRUCTURES THREATENED: 225: 102 homes and 123 other buildings

RESIDENCES EVACUATED: Voluntary evacuation in place. Per Josephine County Sheriff’s Office: Search and Rescue going door to door on Davis Creek, Elliot Creek and Cheny Creek advising of possible voluntary evacuations if the fire jumps; citizens are not denied entry to their homes, but must show ID to get through. Citizens needing medication may get in their homes. Citizens who leave Davis Creek will not be allowed back in until fire behavior is moderate (involves 6-8 homes). An animal shelter has not been requested. The American Red Cross (ARC) has a shelter open at Illinois Valley High School until not needed. ARC reports 4 used the shelter last night.

RESIDENCES LOST: 3 homes; 2 homes have been damaged

OTHER STRUCTURES LOST: 12 other buildings are confirmed destroyed; 6 outbuildings have been damaged

INJURIES/FATALITIES: None known

SPECIAL CONDITIONS: From the time the fire started it was aggressive until 0100 hours when an air inversion decreased temperatures and caused the fire to remain down through early afternoon. As the afternoon progressed, the inversion lifted and the fire became spotty. Fire area is steep rugged terrain with heavy fuel of timber, brush and grass. Winds are 10 – 15 mph with temperatures of 80 – 85 with wind from the west. Humidity is 25-30%.

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (S): Oregon Department of Forestry Lead; OSFM structural lead

STRUCTURAL INCIDENT COMMANDER: Bill Anderson

WILDLAND OR OTHER (STATE WHICH TYPE) INCIDENT COMMANDER: None at this time

AGENCIES INVOLVED IN SUPPRESSION: Illinois Valley, Rural Metro, Jackson County Task Force, (includes Medford, Ashland), Grants Pass, Oregon Department of Forestry (primary to mobilized task forces listed below).

Federal Agencies – None at this time

Other state – California Department of Forestry

Other – Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is managing evacuation and traffic control; the ARC has set up Illinois Valley High School as a shelter for evacuation, Josephine County Emergency Management Search and Rescue are notifying citizens of current evacuation status and providing public information.

OSFM Resources –

Task Force/Strike Team
#of Personnel
# of Equipment
Fire Departments
Lane Co – Task Force #1
2
Command
Lane County #1
Lane Co – Task Force #1
3
Type II Engine
Springfield
Lane Co – Task Force #1
2
Type II Tender
McKenzie
Lane Co – Task Force #1
3
Type II Engine
Coburg
Lane Co – Task Force #1
4
Type II Engine
Goshen Fire
Coos Co – Task Force #1
2
T-5 Tender
Siuslaw Valley
Coos Co – Task Force #1
3
Rar2 Type III Engine
Bandon
Coos Co – Task Force #1
3
QAI Type II Engine
Siuslaw Valley
Coos Co – Task Force #1
3
8314 Type II Engine
North Bend
Coos Co – Task Force #1
5
Type II Engine
North Bend
Linn County – Task Force #1
2
Command Vehicle
Albany/Sweethome
Linn County – Task Force #1
2
Tender
Brownsville
Linn County – Task Force #1
3
Type II Engine
Brownsville
Linn County – Task Force #1
3
Type III Engine
Lebanon
Linn County – Task Force #1
3
Type III Engine
Sweet Home
Linn County – Task Force #1
3
Type III Engine
Lebanon
Klamath Falls Task Force
1
Command Vehicle
Chiloquin
Klamath Falls Task Force
3
Type III Engine
Chiloquin
Klamath Falls Task Force
4
Type I Engine
Klamath FD #1
Klamath Falls Task Force
4
Type I Engine
Kingsly Field
Klamath Falls Task Force
3
Type I Engine
Keno
Klamath Falls Task Force
2
Tender
Klamath County #4
Klamath Falls Task Force

Benton County Task Force #1
2
Command Vehicle
Corvallis
Benton County Task Force #1
2
Tender
Corvallis
Benton County Task Force #1
3
Type III Engine
Corvallis
Benton County Task Force #1
4
Type I Engine
Alsea
Benton County Task Force #1
4
Type I Engine
Philomath
Benton County Task Force #1
4
Type I Engine
Corvallis
Marion County – Task Force #1
Pre-Alert

Task force: one task force leader with command vehicle, capability to refill own water tanks, three type I or II engines with off-pavement capability, one type III engine and one tender.

OSFM INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM: Red Team

Position
Name
Fire Service
Agency Administrator or Agency Representative


IC
Bill Anderson
TVF&R
Deputy IC
Jim Stearns
Hermiston
IIO
Tim Birr/ Elaine Parrott - assisting
TVF&R
Safety Officer
Kent Barnes
Redmond FD
Planning
John Fowler (Steve Frazier-shadow)
Pendleton
Deputy Planning
Al McMahen
Sublimity RFPD
Resource Unit Leader
Charlie Chase
OSFM
Logistics
Scott Goff/ Michelle Stevens - assisting
OSFM
Finance
Bob Wright
OSFM
Ops Chief
John Ketchum
Keno
Deputy Ops
Tay Robertson
Sisters
Div/Grp Supervisors
Doug Koellermeier/Dale Ledyard/Doug Myers

Communications Unit
Bruce Bjerke/Brian Fritsen



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • Expanded Blossom Fire Incident Command for Deer Creek Incident Command
  • Deer Creek has been declared a FEMA fire: http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=4785
  • Staging area is Hwy 199; turn on to Deer Creek Rd 2.5 miles to Selmac Lake
  • OSFM website: http://egov.oregon.gov/OOHS/SFM
  • OSFM website conflagration information: http://egov.oregon.gov/OOHS/SFM/docs/Comm_Ed/WUI/WUIR_1_Conflagration_Impact.pdf
  • Road Closures: Deer Creek Rd between Hwy 199 and Dryden; Indian Creek Rd (Off of Draper Valley).
  • 10% contained
  • Operational tactics include aggressive air attacks with retardant and bucket drops with dozer and hand line construction.
  • Fire has potential to expand over 700 acres (1800 + 700 = 2500), depending on wind. Growth potential is high due to difficult (steep) terrain.
  • Fire is on mix of private and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land.




Expanded Blossom Fire Incident Command for Deer Creek Incident Command

Thursday, August 25, 2005

Deer Creek Road Fire



5 NAUTICAL MILE RADIUS OF 421737N/1233312W


Deer Creek Fire burns at least four homes in Southern Oregon

08/26/2005 kgw.com

By JEFF BARNARD / Associated Press

A fast-moving wildfire burned at least four homes Thursday in a rural area of southwest Oregon.

The Deer Creek fire, which began Thursday afternoon, had burned at least 1,500 acres of dense forest mixed with homes a few miles east of the rural community of Selma, said Illinois Valley Fire District spokeswoman Sandy Humphfries.

Residents of 30 to 40 homes in the area were urged to evacuate. About 200 firefighters, four air tankers, four bulldozers and three helicopters were battling the blaze.

Chip Warner and his wife, Suzie, stood at an intersection and watched as the fire burned up Crook's Creek toward their home.

"My wife grabbed what she could before they evacuated her," said Chip Warner, a construction worker who once served as a volunteer firefighter. "The black smoke means a structure fire. Look at that puff of black smoke. That's right in our neck of the woods."

Warner said he and his wife have spent the last four years thinning the woods on their 10-acre property.

"When you live in the sticks, it's always an issue, but you don't expect it to happen to you," he added.

The Deer Creek fire was burning a few miles south of U.S. Highway 199, and several miles from the massive 2002 Biscuit fire, which burned 500,000 acres and threatened 17,000 residents of the Illinois Valley.

Illinois Valley Fire Chief Harry Rich said the cause of the Deer Creek fire was under investigation.




154.830 SO
155.160 SAR
155.805 Nat SAR
151.1450 ODF Dis.
151.3100 Air Ground
159.2400 Tac

154.1900 IVFD
154.1750 RMFD
154.2500 Tac 5 Lake Shore Ops
154.0700 Tac 6 Deer Creek Ops

166.350 BLM

122.925 IV Airport
124.075 Air to Air
168.650 Nat FF

GOOGLE Map

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Oregon TFR

  • 123.025 IRISH SPRINGS FIRE JUNTURA, OR VAIL BLM DISPATCH
  • 122.225 MULE PEAK FIRE LE GRANDE, OR VAIL BLM DISPATCH
  • 125.550 DRY CABIN FIRE JOHN DAY, OR MALHEUR NF
  • 123.400 SIMPSON FIRE KLAMATH FALLS, OR ODF
  • 132.3250 BLOSSOM COMPLEX AGNESS, OR SISKIYOU NF
  • 124.0750 RIGHT SARDINE FIRE MEDFORD ,OR ODF