Pole Creek Fire Update - September 12, 2012 - 8:00 AM
Incident: Pole Creek Wildfire
Released: 9/12/2012
The Pole Creek Fire Information office is now operational with phone and internet service, located at the Incident Command Post at the Sisters Rodeo Ground, on Highway 20, south of Sisters.
The Fire Information phone number is 541-549-6935 and is staffed from 6:30 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. daily. Frequent updates are posted at http://inciweb.org/incident/3244.
Crews held lines throughout yesterday and kept fire spread to a minimum. Two spot fires were discovered and are now staffed, with air resources providing assistance to ground crews. Firing operations were conducted overnight along the fire's southeast perimeter to improve existing containment lines.
For firefighter and public safety, an area closure remains in place. The closure includes Forest Service roads 15 and 16 (Three Creeks Road), several spur roads, trailheads and the Three Creeks Campground area. Closed roads will be signed, barricaded, and/or staffed to advise the public of the closure.
Closure maps and area descriptions are available at Deschutes National Forest offices as well as http://inciweb.org/incident/3244.
In the event that there is a need for evacuation, citizens in affected areas will receive a call from 911 Dispatch with a recorded message with specific evacuation information. To receive these messages on cell phones, citizens are encouraged to visit www.deschutes.org and register their numbers with the Citizen Alert program. At this time, there are no towns, subdivisions or structures under immediate threat of evacuation.
Smoke will remain in the area settling at night into valleys and drainages. Density will depend on wind direction and speed.
Planned actions today are to hold containment lines, continue to patrol and respond to spot fires. Scout for containment lines on west side of fire in the wilderness where it is safe for firefighters.
Size: 4,336 Acres
Containment: 5 %
Cause: Unknown - Under Investigation
Resources: Type 1 Crews - 2; Type 2 Crews - 4;
Dozers - 4; Engines - 21;
Helicopters - 6; Water Tenders - 12
Overhead - 122; Camp Crews - 2
Note: additional resources are ordered
Weather Outlook: Temperatures will reach upper 60's today. Relative humidity minimum 20%. Winds from the east 4-8 mph with afternoon gusts up to 20 mph.
Cooperators: Deschutes County Sheriff, Deschutes County SAR, City of Sisters, Sisters/Camp Sherman Fire District, Black Butte Ranch RFPD, Cloverdale FD, Oregon Department of Forestry, American Red Cross, Oregon Department of Transportation
