Falls Fire and Telephone Fire Community Meeting

When: Sunday, July 28th, 3PM

Where: Seneca City Hall, 106 Avenue A, Seneca, OR

The public is invited to join leaders from the Alaska Incident Management Team for a community meeting to provide an update on the Falls Fire, Telephone Fire, Ritter Fire and several other new starts in the area. 

The meeting will also be shared on the Malheur National Forest Facebook page, as well as the Falls and Telephone Fires Facebook page. 

Chelan County Emergency Management has issued a Level 3 evacuation notice for the community of Stehekin effective 8 a.m. Sunday July 28, 2024. The Level 3 applies to the area from just north of Moore Point through the Stehekin Valley, including the Stehekin Landing and west to High Bridge.

A Level 3 (get out now!) alerts residents to go now and evacuate immediately. A wildfire in the area poses an immediate threat to the life and safety of people in the area. For residents and property owners, we strongly advise you leave Stehekin. In an emerging situation, we cannot guarantee that emergency responders will be able to reach you if you need help.

Evacuee transport down lake is available daily at 10:40 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (This is an update.) We will update departure times if necessary. Shuttle service to the landing will run one hour before boat departure times.

Areas of refuge, with shuttle service, have been established at the Stehekin Ranch, airfield, Buckner Orchard and Stehekin bakery. Parking is at the airfield, a change from Friday’s community meeting. Please park on the edges of the airfield.

The American Red Cross will establish a shelter for evacuees if needed. It would be opened at the Chelan community gym, 317 E. Johnson St. Upon docking in Chelan, evacuees would be transported to the community gym by Link Transit buses, if needed.

With a Level 3, all nonessential employees with fire teams will be evacuated. EM and the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office are staged in Stehekin.

Smoke Outlook 7/28 - 7/29 Eastern Oregon

Special Statement

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for Harney, Grant, Wheeler, Baker, and Malheur Counties.

Fire

There are multiple fires affecting the forecast area. For more information on these incidents, please visit Inciweb.

Smoke

An inversion is in place this morning, leading to UNHEALTHY to VERY UNHEALTHY conditions in Burns, John Day, and Seneca. The inversion will be in place through the
afternoon, so poor air quality is expected to remain, as there is minimal mixing. Once it does breakdown, slight improvements in air quality are expected. Elsewhere, Monument and Spray are expected to continue seeing VERY UNHEALTHY conditions due to their proximity to active fires. With winds from the west to northwest, smoke should largely stay away from areas north and west of fires, where MODERATE conditions are expected overall. If fires become more active, these areas may see more smoke.

Additional Smoke Outlooks

Smoke outlooks for adjacent areas are posted on the Fire and Smoke Map.

The evacuation areas for the Swawilla Fire have changed as of 7:30pm Sept. 27, 2024. Please refer to the map. Please contact the CCT EOC for evacuation questions – (509)634-7350

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Evacuation areas for the Swawilla Fire have changed. Please see the Map for Evacuation areas. Please contact the CCT EOC for evacuation questions – (509)634-7350

Evacuations for the Bridge Creek Fire have been lifted

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Cottage Grove – Lane 1 Fires Update – Friday, July 26, 2024
Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Phone: 352-400-1218 Email: 2024.lane1@firenet.gov
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CottageGroveLane1Fires2024
The Cottage Grove – Lane 1 consists of the following fires for a total of 6760 acres: Lane 1 (1584
acres), Clark 900 (1345 acres), Quartz (935 acres), Jack Saddle (1192 acres), Puddin (323 acres),
Adam Mountain (336 acres), and Mineral (1045 acres). The Cottage Grove – Lane 1 fires are
considered 0% contained. Percent containment represents sections of fire line that pose no escape
risk without further action from firefighters. There are currently 613 personnel assigned to the
incident.
Today, fires experienced moderate intensity fire behavior. Crews on the Lane 1 fire continued to
improve and build black line. The Clark 900 crews conducted burnout operations as well as road
improvement to reduce hazard trees. Available resources and safety hazards continue to be
challenges.
Closures: Due to the wildfires, the Umpqua National Forest has issued Forest Order No. 06-15-24-03 and
Forest Order No. 06-15-02-24-01 that can be found at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/umpqua/alertsnotices
The Bureau of Land Management has issued the following emergency closure for Lane County:
https://blm.gov/announcement/bureau-land-management-issues-emergency-fire-closure-lanecounty
The following County roads are closed except to owners of private lands accessed from these
roads: Brice Creek Road east of Umpqua National Forest Boundary, all of Sharps Creek Road.
Evacuations: A “Level 1” Evacuation notice has been issued by the Lane County Sherriff’s
Department for areas east of Disston starting at Brice Creek Road milepost 0.7 and following
Brice Creek Road south. An evacuation map is available at: www.LaneCountyOR.gov/Lane1Fire
Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR): A “TFR” is in place at an altitude from the surface up to
and including 8500 feet, daily (24 hours) until further notice. Complete information is available at
https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_4814.html . Flying a drone near or around a wildfire
compromises the safety of pilots and interferes with firefighting efforts.
For further information visit the Inciweb links for each Cottage Grove-Lane 1 fires below:
Lane 1: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/or77s-Cottage-Grove-lane-1
Clark 900: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/or770s-clark-900
Quartz: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orupf-quartz
Jack Saddle: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orupf-jack-saddle
Adam Mountain: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orupf-adam-mountain
Mineral: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orupf-mineral

Cottage Grove – Lane 1 Fires Update – Friday, July 26, 2024
Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Phone: 352-400-1218 Email: 2024.lane1@firenet.gov
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CottageGroveLane1Fires2024
The Cottage Grove – Lane 1 consists of the following fires for a total of 6760 acres: Lane 1 (1584
acres), Clark 900 (1345 acres), Quartz (935 acres), Jack Saddle (1192 acres), Puddin (323 acres),
Adam Mountain (336 acres), and Mineral (1045 acres). The Cottage Grove – Lane 1 fires are
considered 0% contained. Percent containment represents sections of fire line that pose no escape
risk without further action from firefighters. There are currently 613 personnel assigned to the
incident.
Today, fires experienced moderate intensity fire behavior. Crews on the Lane 1 fire continued to
improve and build black line. The Clark 900 crews conducted burnout operations as well as road
improvement to reduce hazard trees. Available resources and safety hazards continue to be
challenges.
Closures: Due to the wildfires, the Umpqua National Forest has issued Forest Order No. 06-15-24-03 and
Forest Order No. 06-15-02-24-01 that can be found at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/umpqua/alertsnotices
The Bureau of Land Management has issued the following emergency closure for Lane County:
https://blm.gov/announcement/bureau-land-management-issues-emergency-fire-closure-lanecounty
The following County roads are closed except to owners of private lands accessed from these
roads: Brice Creek Road east of Umpqua National Forest Boundary, all of Sharps Creek Road.
Evacuations: A “Level 1” Evacuation notice has been issued by the Lane County Sherriff’s
Department for areas east of Disston starting at Brice Creek Road milepost 0.7 and following
Brice Creek Road south. An evacuation map is available at: www.LaneCountyOR.gov/Lane1Fire
Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR): A “TFR” is in place at an altitude from the surface up to
and including 8500 feet, daily (24 hours) until further notice. Complete information is available at
https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_4814.html . Flying a drone near or around a wildfire
compromises the safety of pilots and interferes with firefighting efforts.
For further information visit the Inciweb links for each Cottage Grove-Lane 1 fires below:
Lane 1: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/or77s-Cottage-Grove-lane-1
Clark 900: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/or770s-clark-900
Quartz: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orupf-quartz
Jack Saddle: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orupf-jack-saddle
Adam Mountain: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orupf-adam-mountain
Mineral: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orupf-mineral

Cottage Grove – Lane 1 Fires Update – Friday, July 26, 2024
Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Phone: 352-400-1218 Email: 2024.lane1@firenet.gov
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CottageGroveLane1Fires2024
The Cottage Grove – Lane 1 consists of the following fires for a total of 6760 acres: Lane 1 (1584
acres), Clark 900 (1345 acres), Quartz (935 acres), Jack Saddle (1192 acres), Puddin (323 acres),
Adam Mountain (336 acres), and Mineral (1045 acres). The Cottage Grove – Lane 1 fires are
considered 0% contained. Percent containment represents sections of fire line that pose no escape
risk without further action from firefighters. There are currently 613 personnel assigned to the
incident.
Today, fires experienced moderate intensity fire behavior. Crews on the Lane 1 fire continued to
improve and build black line. The Clark 900 crews conducted burnout operations as well as road
improvement to reduce hazard trees. Available resources and safety hazards continue to be
challenges.
Closures: Due to the wildfires, the Umpqua National Forest has issued Forest Order No. 06-15-24-03 and
Forest Order No. 06-15-02-24-01 that can be found at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/umpqua/alertsnotices
The Bureau of Land Management has issued the following emergency closure for Lane County:
https://blm.gov/announcement/bureau-land-management-issues-emergency-fire-closure-lanecounty
The following County roads are closed except to owners of private lands accessed from these
roads: Brice Creek Road east of Umpqua National Forest Boundary, all of Sharps Creek Road.
Evacuations: A “Level 1” Evacuation notice has been issued by the Lane County Sherriff’s
Department for areas east of Disston starting at Brice Creek Road milepost 0.7 and following
Brice Creek Road south. An evacuation map is available at: www.LaneCountyOR.gov/Lane1Fire
Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR): A “TFR” is in place at an altitude from the surface up to
and including 8500 feet, daily (24 hours) until further notice. Complete information is available at
https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_4814.html . Flying a drone near or around a wildfire
compromises the safety of pilots and interferes with firefighting efforts.
For further information visit the Inciweb links for each Cottage Grove-Lane 1 fires below:
Lane 1: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/or77s-Cottage-Grove-lane-1
Clark 900: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/or770s-clark-900
Quartz: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orupf-quartz
Jack Saddle: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orupf-jack-saddle
Adam Mountain: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orupf-adam-mountain
Mineral: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orupf-mineral