Oregon State Fire Marshal Black Crater Fire Conflagration Situation Report #6

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Black Crater Fire Conflagration Situation Report #6

OREGON STATE FIRE MARSHAL (OSFM) INCIDENT SITUATION REPORT

0730 hours 1 August 2006

Prepared by Donna Disch

OSFM REPORT -
TYPE OF INCIDENT:
Conflagration

INCIDENT NAME: Black Crater

DATE AND TIME FIRE STARTED: 23 July 2006 @ 1900

For Conflagration: DATE AND TIME CONFLAGRATION DECLARED: 27 July 2006 at 1545 hours by Governor Theodore Kulongoski and requested by Deschutes County Fire Defense Board Chief Taylor Robertson.

LOCATION: Deschutes County Three Sisters Wilderness, SW of Sisters.

SIZE: 9,200 acres

CAUSE: Lightning

STATUS: The fire is 30 percent contained. The Office of State Fire Marshal has begun demobilization of additional structural firefighting resources deployed from Marion, Linn, Lane, Lincoln and Klamath counties. This leaves structural fire personnel and equipment resources from Yamhill, Clackamas, Benton and Clatsop counties.

31 July 2006 firefighting efforts concentrated on improving the lines outside the wilderness and on prevention of the southwestern part of the fire within the wilderness from making a run later in the week.

Winds are from the NW are increasing and fire activity is expected to pick up at 1400 hours today.

RESIDENCES THREATENED 200
This is reduced from over 600 earlier now that the evacuation for the Tollgate subdivision evacuation has been lifted. There are 413 residences in the Tollgate subdivision and 204 residences at Crossroads and Edgington.

A plan identified a fire perimeter trigger point for residents to receive notification for a possible evacuation and a second trigger point for residents to be asked to evacuate. The plan applied to 9 identified subdivisions in the Sisters area.

STRUCTURES THREATENED: 100 - Various outbuildings, the Whispering Pine Campground, the historic Trout Creek Butte Lookout.

RESIDENCES EVACUATED: The Crossroads and Edgington Road evacuations remain in place. At 1800 hours on 31 July 2006 the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office lifted the evacuation order for the Tollgate subdivision allowing its 1500 residents allowed to return home. The Crossroads and Edgington communities’ evacuations remain in place.

The Greater Sisters Community Wildfire Protection Plan identified the structural vulnerable of the Crossroads subdivision as high to extreme for structural ignitability.

Oregon Department of Transportation’s Tripcheck.com provides the following information:
Officials ask the residents of Crossroads and Edgington Road to please remain out of the area until these evaluations are made and the evacuation order is lifted. US 20 and ORE 126 remain open to travel however Because residents will be re-entering Tollgate tonight, drivers are asked to be aware of slower traffic as residents, fire fighting, and emergency services equipment along with smoky conditions reduce visibility in the Sisters area. This message will be updated sometime tomorrow August 1st, or sooner if conditions change. We continue to ask evacuees to NOT enter the evacuated areas and strongly urge all citizens to NOT call 911 for fire information. For Fire information call 541- 549-3211 /3184 /3187 or visit website.

RESIDENCES LOST:

OTHER STRUCTURES LOST: 1 – The Linfield College Cabin was destroyed by fire the afternoon of 28 July 2006. It was in an area with no fire protection.

COMMUNITY MEETINGS: Community meetings are continuing daily – at 1000 hours and 1930 hours. All are held at the Sisters High School with about 100 citizens participating in the morning meetings and 450 participating in the evening meetings.

INJURIES/FATALITIES: None known

SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Governor Ted Kulongoski, Regional Forester Linda Goodman and State Forester Marvin Brown all visited on 29 July 2006.

Fire threatens private lands including timberlands, campgrounds and spotted owl habitat.

Limited access, dead standing timber and continuous downed fuels, continued hot and dry weather, minimal air resources.

AGENCIES INVOLVED IN SUPPRESSION:

INCIDENT COMMANDER: --WILDLAND OR OTHER (STATE WHICH TYPE): Type 2 Northwest Oregon Incident Management Team: Joint letter of delegation with Oregon Department of Forestry as a signatory issued to IC Carl West on 26 July 2006.

STRUCTURAL INCIDENT COMMANDER: Ted Kunze

COOPERATING AND ASSISTING AGENCIES: Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon Department of Forestry, City of Sisters, Deschutes County Sheriff, Sisters School District, Sisters/Camp Sherman/Black Butte fire districts.

OSFM RESOURCES –

Task Force/Strike Team	# of Personnel	# of Equipment	Fire Departments
Clackamas County Task Force #1	1	Support	Boring
Clackamas County Task Force #1	4	Type I Engine	Lake Oswego
Clackamas County Task Force #1	4	Type I Engine	Boring
Clackamas County Task Force #1	4	Type I Engine	Clackamas
Clackamas County Task Force #1	2	Type II Tender	Estacada
Clackamas County Task Force #1	3	Type III Engine	Sandy
Clackamas County Task Force #1	2	Command	Canby
	20
(DEMOBILIZED 31 July 2006@0900)
Linn County Task Force #1	1	Command	Albany
Linn County Task Force #1	4	Type I Engine	Albany
Linn County Task Force #1	4	Type I Engine	Albany
Linn County Task Force #1	4	Type I Engine	Sweet Home
Linn County Task Force #1	2	Type II Tender	Tangent
Linn County Task Force #1	3	Type III Engine	Lebanon
	18
(DEMOBILIZED 31 July 2006@0900)
Lane County Task Force #1	2	Command	Coberg
Lane County Task Force #1	4	Type I Engine	Lane County
Lane County Task Force #1	3	Type I Engine	Springfield Fire
Lane County Task Force #1	2	Type II Engine	South Lane County
Lane County Task Force #1	3	Type III Engine	Lane RFPD
Lane County Task Force #1	2	Type III Engine	McKenzie
	16
Benton County Task Force #1	2	Command	Corvallis
Benton County Task Force #1	4	Type I Engine	Alsea
Benton County Task Force #1	4	Type I Engine	Corvallis
Benton County Task Force #1	4	Type I Engine	Philomath
Benton County Task Force #1	3	Type III Engine	Corvallis
Benton County Task Force #1	2	Type II Tender	Corvallis
	19
(DEMOBILIZED 31 July 2006@1710)
Marion County Strike Team #1	1	Command	Salem
Marion County Strike Team #1	2	Tender	Hubbard
Marion County Strike Team #1	2	Tender	Stayton
Marion County Strike Team #1	2	Tender	Jefferson
Marion County Strike Team #1	2	Tender	Marion County
Marion County Strike Team #1	2	Tender	Silverton
Marion County Strike Team #1	1	Tender	Salem
Marion County Strike Team #1	1	Support	Marion County
Marion County Strike Team #1	1	Support	Salem
	14
Yamhill County Strike Team #1	1	Command	Newberg
Yamhill County Strike Team #1	2	Type VI Engine	Lafayette
Yamhill County Strike Team #1	3	Type VI Engine	Newberg
Yamhill County Strike Team #1	2	Type VI Engine	Dayton
Yamhill County Strike Team #1	3	Type III Engine	Dundee
Yamhill County Strike Team #1	2	Type III Engine	McMinneville
	13
(DEMOBILIZED 31 July 2006@1540)
Lincoln County Task Force #1	1	Command	Central Coast
Lincoln County Task Force #1	2	Type II Tender	North Lincoln
Lincoln County Task Force #1	3	Type 1 Engine	Central Coast
Lincoln County Task Force #1	4	Type 1 Engine	Toledo
Lincoln County Task Force #1	3	Type 1 Engine	Depoe Bay
Lincoln County Task Force #1	4	Type III Engine	North Lincoln
	17
(DEMOBILIZED 31 July 2006@1606)
Klamath County Task Force #1	1	Command	Harriman Fire
Klamath County Task Force #1	3	Type I Engine	Klamath County 4
Klamath County Task Force #1	3	Type 2 Engine	Keno
Klamath County Task Force #1	4	Type I Engine	Klamath County 1
Klamath County Task Force #1	2	Tender	Crescent
	13
Clatsop County Task Force #1	1	Command	Olney Waluski
Clatsop County Task Force #1	4	Type II Engine	Warrenton
Clatsop County Task Force #1	5	Type 1 Engine	Seaside
Clatsop County Task Force #1	3	Type 1 Engine	Knappa
Clatsop County Task Force #1	4	Type 1 Engine	Lewis & Clark
Clatsop County Task Force #1	2	Type 2 Tender	Gearhart
	15
Marion County Task Force #1 (PRE-ALERT 29 July 2006@0945) (STAND –DOWN 30 July 2006)
Clackamas County Task Force #1 (PRE-ALERT 29 July2006@0950) (STAND –DOWN 30 July 2006)
Multnomah County Task Force #1 (PRE-ALERT 29 July2006@0950) (STAND –DOWN 30 July 2006)
Total task force participants for Black Crater Conflagration	149

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.

Initial Mutual Aid

Redmond
LaPine/Sunriver
Bend
Sisters/Cloverdale/Black Butte

OSFM INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM: Green Team

Position	Name	Fire Service
Administrator	State Fire Marshal Nancy Orr	OSFM
Agency Representative	Chief Deputy Randy Simpson	OSFM
IC	Ted Kunze	Canby Fire
Deputy IC	John Ingrao	Clackamas
IIO	Colleen Olson	OSFM
Safety Officer	Marc Rogelstad	Boardman
Planning	Jim Whelan	Stanfield
Deputy Planning	Dennis Ross	Hillsboro
Resource Unit Leader	Paul Nees	OSFM
Logistics	Dave Fields/Glen Eisner	OSFM/Portland
Finance	Keith Brown	OSFM
Ops Chief	Dana Burwell	Springfield Fire & Rescue
Deputy Ops	Bruce Weimer	La Grande
Div/Grp Supervisors	Perry Palmer/Kevin Anderson/Ray Brunton/Wes Hively	Lebanon/Albany/Springfield/McKenzie
Communications Unit	Bruce Bjerke/Jim Taylor**	Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue/Redmond
Communications Techs	Jeff Klupenger/Drew Holmes	Sisuslaw Valley/Redmond

** Communications Unit is made up of representatives from ARESMAT: Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) Mutual Assistance Teams (MAT)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

OSFM Black Crater Conflagration information: http://egov.oregon.gov/OSP/SFM/Conflag_Black_Crater.shtml
Visit the Northwest Oregon Interagency Incident Management Team website: http://www.nworegonimt.com/standby.htm
Projected total cost $9,300,000; Projected OSFM structural mobilization expenses to date: $1,148,200.00.
The Red Cross has set up assistance center and evacuation shelter at the Sisters High School.
Citizen line is 541-549-3211.
Road closures 1-800-977-6368.
ODOT evacuee information available by dialing 511. The line provides regional evacuation with information and includes information about roads and mountain passes. More evacuation information is available on tripcheck.com: http://www.tripcheck.com/Pages/RCmap.asp?curRegion=0&mainNav=RoadConditions
Residents needing assistance to shelter animals may call 541-923-0882.
Staging area is the ODOT yard off Highway 20 in Sisters, Oregon.
The incident command post is located at the Sisters Middle School in Sisters, Oregon
Wildfire…Evacuation Readiness http://egov.oregon.gov/OSP/SFM/docs/Comm_Ed/WUI/wildfire_evac.doc
After the Wildfire… http://egov.oregon.gov/OSP/SFM/docs/Comm_Ed/WUI/After_a_wildfire.doc
More information is available at OSFM website: http://egov.oregon.gov/OSP/SFM under Wildland Urban Interface and Emergency Mobilization and http://egov.oregon.gov/OSP/SFM/docs/Comm_Ed/WUI/WUIR_1_Conflagration_Impact.pdf

PRESS RELEASES:
31 July 2006: Threat from Black Crater Conflagration significantly reduced
30 July 2006: Firefighters make significant progress fighting the Black Crater Conflagration
29 July 2006: More evacuations in Black Crater Conflagration
29 July 2006: State Fire Marshal doubles structural firefighters protection for Black Crater Conflagration
28 July 2006: Structural firefighters protect homes in Black Crater Conflagration near Sisters
27 July 2006: Black Crater Fire near Sisters declared as Oregon's second conflagration

OTHER RESOURCES:
Oregon Department of Forestry
http://egov.oregon.gov/ODF/FIRE/OPS/daily.shtml

Pacific Northwest Fire Situation Report (NW Interagency Coordination Center):
http://www.nwccweb.us/information/fire_info.asp

Northwest Oregon Incident Management Team
www.nworegonimt.com

Page updated: October 12, 2007

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