North Fork Complex: October 14, 2009
Incident: North Fork Complex Wildfire
Released: 10/14/2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Umatilla National Forest
North Fork Complex
FIRE UPDATE
Cause - Date Started: Lightning, Aug. 1, 2009
Estimated Acreage: 11,050 acres
Location: 15 miles SE of Ukiah, OR in the North Fork John Day Wilderness. Lat: 44o55'29" Long: 118'39'5"
Current Update: Cool temperatures and high humidities have just about put the North Fork Complex Fire to bed. Isolated smokes pop up periodically though show no sign of flaring or moving.
Bob Varner, District Ranger on the North Fork John Day Ranger District and his staff will be considering changes in the area and trail closures later this week. We will update Inciweb and send out a news release once those decisions have been finalized.
Current Restrictions and Closures: The Umatilla National Forest has added five new trail closures and expanded the closure area to the list of area, road and trail closures in the area surrounding the North Fork Complex fires. These closures will be monitored and modified as fire activity changes. Maps are available at http://www.inciweb.org/.Area Closure:
From the confluence of Otter Creek with the North Fork (NF) of the North Fork John Day River following Otter Creek south to the Junction of Forest Rd (FR) 5505. From that junction follow FR 5505 southeast to the junction of FR 1010. Then follow FR 1010 easterly to the junction of Forest Trail # 3008, then along Forest Trail #3008 easterly down the ridgeline to the confluence of the North Fork John Day River. Follow the North Fork John Day River until the junction of Forest Trail #3033, following that to the junction of Forest Trail #3025. Follow Forest Trail #3025 up the ridge to the junction of FR 5225. Follow Forest Trail #3025 north to the junction of Forest Trail #3019. Follow Forest Trail #3019 to the junction of Forest Trail #3050 and follow that to the junction of Forest Trail #3009. Follow Forest Trail #3009 to the junction of Forest Trail #3022 and from that confluence head westerly along the Forest Trail #3022 to the junction of Otter Creek.
Trail Closures:
· Trail # 3006 Lost Horse Meadow
· Trail # 3007 Kelsay/Cougar Creek Trail
· Trail # 3008 Cold Spring Trail
· Trail # 3009 Corral Creek
· Trail # 3010 Fitzwater Gulch Trail
· Miner's Cabin Trail (no number)
· Trail # 3014 Glade Creek Trail
· Trail # 3025 Silver Butte
· Trail # 3023 Paradise
· Trail # 3033 Silver Hill
· Trail #3050 Corral Connect Trail
· Trail # 3022 North Fork John Day Trail (from the trailhead east to the junction of Trail # 3009)
Road Closures:
· FR 5506 from the Oriental Creek Campground east to the junction of the North Fork John Day Trail trailhead # 3022
