Fire Information: (541)
820-3643 or (541) 820-3633 (staffed 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
Email Address: canyoncreekcomplex@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/canyoncreekfireoregon
Malheur NF: www.fs.usda.gov/malheur/
Inciweb: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4495/
Twitter: @MalheurNF
Air Quality Index: http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/
Cause: Lightning
Date of Origin: August 12, 2015
Location: One mile south of the towns of John Day and Canyon City, Oregon.
Types of
Fuel: Timber with brush/grass understory; areas of medium logging
slash.
acres (no infrared flight last night)
All Evacuation Levels lowered as
of 6 a.m. today.
Canyon Creek Complex Recent Activities:
fire lines and mopping up along the entire northern perimeter of the fire. Fire activity moderated through the night due
to higher relative humidity and operations occurred with no issues.
to arrive and are being incorporated into the operational plan, mostly on the northern and eastern flanks to hold the
completed line.
contain them, however low relative
humidity and higher temps made the fire resistant to control. Firefighters had
to pull out as smoke hindered visibility and potential for spotting below crews
made it unsafe to continue operations. Today crews will again engage in this effort and are hopeful lower
temperatures and higher relative humidity will aid in their efforts.
northeast area of the fire yesterday. Air support dropped retardant on one and firefighters constructed a
dozer line around the other. Crews will continue to work on these two spots
today.
basin, causing spotting and increased smoke, the fire module and an additional
crew that were hiking into the Strawberry Lake Basin left the area due to
unsafe conditions.
into the area with slight wind gusts and higher relative humidity. This should calm fire activity and allow
firefighters to make progress in several areas.
and strengthening dozer and hand lines
in the Dog Creek, Pine, Indian, and Strawberry Creek areas.
western and southern flanks.
western and southern edge of the fire focusing on suppression repair and
reinforcing the line.
for through travel with no restrictions. Be advised that crews may still be working on the roads and drivers are
urged to use caution. Smoke will
continue for some time, please do not report unless active fire is seen.
Alert:
If traveling through the area that has burned,
please do not leave your vehicles and walk through ashes due to hot spots,
stump holes and falling trees.
Sheriff’s Office reminds people to be respectful of private property and to
remain on the road unless invited. Trespassing is punishable by law and violators will be prosecuted.
been ordered and will begin to conduct a watershed assessment of the area in
order to plan rehabilitation of fire lines and mitigate soil erosion.
For more specific information visit Oregon Smoke Information at http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com.