Update for Sept. 15, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Incident Commander: Southern Area Incident Management Gold Team
Fire Information Line: 541-595-8227
Email: 2020.Thielsen@firenet.gov
Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThielsenFire
Fire Information: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7195/
Community Meetings: None planned
Ranger District: Diamond Lake
Acres: 6,700
Containment: 1%
Location: 5 miles north of Crater Lake National Park and within 1 mile of Diamond Lake Resort
Date Discovered: Sept. 8, 2020 0830 PDT
Cause: Unknown
Evacuations: Level 3 evacuations are in place for the Diamond Lake, Lemolo Lake, Toketee Ranger Station areas.
Fire summary:
Idleyld Park, Ore. — The Southern Area Incident Management Gold Team today assumed command of the Thielsen Fire on the Diamond Lake Ranger District, Umpqua National Forest. The Team would like to thank the Southern Area Incident Management Gray Team for its service to the local community while working on the fire the last few days.
The Southern Area Incident Management Gold Team assumed command of the Thielsen Fire at 0700 today. The spread potential for the fire is still high and firefighter safety remains a concern due to access to fire and steep terrain, including spread towards Cinnamon Butte. Crews plan to use direct attack where possible, using heavy equipment and firing as needed.
Although smoke may limit daytime heating and wind strength, dry and breezy conditions are expected each afternoon over the next several days, with gusty south to southwest winds. Overnight recoveries should generally improve through the week. The trough responsible for the breezy winds will slowly move onshore over the next few days, with chances for light precipitation increasing from west to east late this week, and a slight chance of thunderstorms on Thursday.
Closures: Highway 138E & 230 is closed.
The Umpqua National Forest, including the Diamond Lake Ranger District, is closed until further notice due to unprecedented fire activity. The closure orders and associated maps can be found on the Umpqua Alerts and Notices web page: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd801996.pdf
Prohibitions include:
1. Being upon a closed road.
2. Going into or being upon a closed area.
3. Being on a trail.
A temporary flight restriction is currently in place to provide a safe environment for firefighting aviation operations.