Update for Sept. 13, 2020, evening
Northwest Incident Management Team 9 (Incident Commander Brian Goff)
Phone: 971-334-7674 Hours: 7am-8pm
Email: 2020.archiecreek@firenet.gov
InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7176/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archie-Creek-Fire-Information-120244459815292/
Evacuations, shelter areas: Douglas County Sheriff website www.dcso.com/evacuations and Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DouglasCoSO/
Favorable weather conditions resulted in another day of decreased fire activity on the Archie Creek Fire.
Containment lines along the western flank of the fire were held in check from the South Fork of Calapooya
Creek, down to Glide. Crews continue working in the area to reenforce primary and secondary containment
lines. In the Little River area, crews are utilizing a combination of existing road systems and new dozer lines
to check the fires spread. Structure protection resources remain in place throughout the Little River area.
Air operations were grounded for another day due to smoky conditions in the region. The Archie Creek Fire
has burned 121,379 acres and remains 10% contained.
Crews from the Oregon Department of Transportation and Pacific Power continue work along Highway 138E
by cutting hazard trees, checking downed power lines and removing debris from the roadway. The highway
remains closed to all non-fire personnel from mile marker 21 through to the Highway 97 junction. Road
clearing operations also continued on Rock Creek Road.
Safety for our firefighters and the public remains our number one priority. Road and area closures in and
around the Archie Creek Fire remain in place while firefighters continue suppression efforts.