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/
Fire information: The Archie Creek Fire burning east of Roseburg is 121,379 acres. Containment is now 10%. The fire is burning in the North Umpqua drainage on the west slope of the Cascades. There are 539 personnel assigned to the fire. Additional resources are expected to arrive today. More are on order.
Current Situation: Fire fighter and public safety is the number one priority. Access to fire areas is limited due to smoke and blocked roads. Large tracts of private and federal timber lands continue to be threatened. Electrical transmission lines are damaged or are threatened. Recreation areas and resorts are closed due to the fire. There are evacuation orders in effect. Residents in several areas will be able to find out about their property at a public meeting today at the Glide High School, not a virtual meeting. (see From the Douglas County Sheriff).
Yesterday, firefighters assigned to the fire worked with local fire departments, industrial landowners and loggers on structure protection and creating containment lines around the fire perimeter. Most of the work was on the western flank of the fire between the Little River and the Nonpareil areas.
Air operations were grounded due to thick smoke. Crews from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and fire crews are working to get Hwy 138E safe for fire traffic only at this time. The highway is closed to all non-fire traffic between Milepost 17 and the junction with Hwy 97.
Today, direct and indirect fire line construction will continue. Crews will continue to hold and mopup completed line. Direct dozer line construction will continue on the western and southern flanks of the fire where practical and where topography will allow. Firefighters will assess opportunities to exclude acres when possible. Several crews will continue to work late into the night. There are three medium helicopters and one light helicopter available and an aerial assessment of the fire will be completed if smoke clears.
Weather/fire behavior: Warm and dry conditions, along with breezy winds, will persist today. Smoke over Roseburg is likely to begin lifting today which may lead to increased fire activity. Overnight humidity will increase, but daytime humidity will remain quite low at higher elevations. Large and medium size fuels remain very dry, but overnight humidity has helped fine fuels.
From the Douglas County Sheriff: The Sheriff’s Office will hold a private informational drop-in meeting today, from 3 to 7 pm at the Glide High School. This meeting is for residents of areas listed below who want to learn more about residential structural damage to their property and resources available to them. The meeting will be open ONLY to residents of: Moore Hill Lane, Susan Creek Road, Star Mountain Lane, Smith Springs Lane, Evergreen Springs Lane, Hone Creek Road, Tioga Lane, Rock Creek Road (all side roads), North Umpqua Hwy from Rock Creek Road to Steamboat, Klahanie Lane, Skyview Drive, Lone Rock Road, South Lone Rock Road, Bar L Ranch Road (all side roads), Terrace Drive, Upper Terrace Lane, Mystic Mountain Lane, Evergreen Lane.
For further information:
Air quality: The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality at http://www.oregon.gov/deq
Road closures: Monitor www.tripcheck.com for updates on the highway closures.
Umpqua National Forest closures: Maps and closure orders can be found on Inciweb at: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/7176/. Additional information on the Forest Service closures are available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/umpqua/alerts-notices managed lands east of Interstate 5, within the Swiftwater Resource Area are closed.