Update for Sept. 18, 2020, morning
Fire Information: (530) 324-2528 Hours: 8am – 8pm
Media Information: (541) 249-5117 Hours: 8am – 8pm
Email: Slaterfirenorth.information@gmail.com
Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7173/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SlaterAndDevilFireInformation, Klamath National Forest Facebook Page, Six Rivers National Forest Facebook Page,
Fire origin: September 7 ,2020
Fire summary:
As of 0600 today, the northern zones of the Slater and Devil Fires are under unified command with Doug Turman’s Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 2 and Scott Magers’ Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Blue Team. California Team 10 will continue to manage the south zones of the Slater Fire and Devil Fires.
Weather: Rising temperatures along with a lighter smoke inversion resulted in increased fire behavior. Light, scattered showers are predicted today. Winds will to shift from the southwest to the northwest.
Evacuations:
Current evacuation orders are posted on Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SiskiyouCountySheriff/.
For Del Norte County evacuation information, see www.facebook.com/DelNorteOfficeOfEmergencyServices www.preparedelnorte.com/
Evacuation order/warning info and other resources for Josephine County can be found by calling Josephine County Fire Information Center 541-474-5305 (8am-8pm) or online at:
https://www.facebook.com/josephinecountyEM, https://www.co.josephine.or.us/fire, or www.rvem.org
| Incident Statistics | |
| Size: | 143,092 Acres |
| Containment | 10 % |
| Injuries: | 0 |
| Fatalities:
Date detected: |
2
September 7, 2020 |
| Cause:
Structures Threatened Structures Lost (Residences) |
Under investigation
5,120 150 |
| Estimated cost | $6.3 million |
| Resources | |
| Hand Crews: | 18 |
| Engines: | 123 |
| Helicopters: | 8 |
| Dozers: | 31 |
| Water tenders: | 28 |
| Total Personnel: | 1143 |