Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock
The S-503 Fire is located in timber and grasses on the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation and privately owned in-holdings protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry. This fire is being managed as a full suppression fire.
Fire Information: (541) 670-0812 (8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.) or (541) 553-2004 (8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
E-mail: 2021.S-503@firenet.gov
Information Websites:
Facebook page “CTWS – Fire Management”
Inciweb information on https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7559
Oregon Smoke Information – http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/
Acreage: 6,679 (approximately 535 acres is private in-holdings protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry).
Containment: 50%
General Updates: The fire remains in its current footprint. The fire perimeter is completely lined. Firefighters are focusing on strengthing containment lines by mitigating hazard trees so crews can reach farther into the interior of the fire. Mop-up standards call for identifying smokes and hotspots within 100 feet of the fire line in areas of grass and 300 feet in timbered areas. Firefighters observed some increased activity in the interior of the perimeter as pockets of unburned fuels ignited. However, the surface fuels are too light to cause the fire to make a run into the canopy. Two hotshot crews, three engines, and miscellaneous overhead resources from the S-503 Fire responded to assist the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation with two new fire starts on the south end of the reservation. This will not affect the S-503 Fire operational objectives.
Weather: Tonight will be mostly clear with temperatures between 52-58 degrees with evening relative humidity between 60-75 %. Winds will be to northwest 5-8 mph with gusts up to 16 mph in the evening, switching to northwest after 2200 hrs.
Resources: 519: 2–type 1 hotshot crews, 5-type 2 initial attack crews, 5-type 2 hand crews, 2-camp crews, 2-heavy helicopters, 1-light helicopter, 37-engines, 5-dozers, 16-water tender, 3-skidgines, and 98 overhead.
Closures and Evacuations: The Wasco County Sheriff’s Office has lowered all residences west of Kelly Springs Rd/Back Walters Rd to a Level 1 – Get Set. Anything east of Kelly Springs to Reservation Rd, including Walters Corners and the community of Pine Grove, is also a Level 1 – Get Set.
Temporary Flight Restrictions: For the safety of the firefighters and aircraft fighting the S-503 Fire, a temporary flight restriction has been placed over the fire area. Please consult the “Notice to Airman” for specifics. Wildfires are a “No Drone Zone.”