[ORRando] Fw: Willamette NF Press Release - Tuesday, Aug 24, 7pm update on Scott Mtn Fire

[Michael Wolfe]

I'm aware of the fire near McKenzie Pass.  The ride will continue as
scheduled.  I have come up with an alternate route that we'll use if
necessary, and I'll check with the forest service tomorrow to see if the
conditions warrant the re-route.  If there's any potential danger to riders
at all I will use the alternate, which has 98% of the awesomeness of the
original.  I'll send out an announcement (and potentially a cue sheet for
the alternate route) tomorrow night.  Ride will still start and finish in
Lebanon, and still overnight at Camp Yale.

-Michael

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Susan Otcenas <susan at teamestrogen.com>wrote:

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>        FOREST SERVICE NEWS                     *
> www.fs.fed.us/r6/willamette* <http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/willamette>
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> *3106 Pierce Parkway, Suite D                Springfield, OR   97477
>         Ph  541.225.6305*
> Date:                  August 24, 2010
> Contact:          Judith McHugh 541.915.5372
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> *Scott Mountain Fire in the Mt Washington Wilderness – Update for Tuesday,
> August 24*
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> *McKenzie River Ranger District, Willamette National Forest*
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> *(McKenzie Bridge, OR) * The Scott Mountain Fire grew to an estimated 600
> acres today as winds pushed the fire slightly north. The fire, which is
> relatively long and narrow in shape, is near the edge of the Mt Washington
> Wilderness.  An incident management team has arrived to help the Forest
> manage the fire. The team, led by Incident Commander Jeff Pendleton, is
> highly experienced and is able to handle fires at all complexity levels.
> “Given the projected weather over today and tomorrow we decided to bring in
> IC Pendleton here on Forest to manage the Scott Mountain Fire” commented Meg
> Mitchell, Willamette National Forest Supervisor, “He and his team bring lots
> experience in managing larger wildfires and increases our current capacity
> to manage the incidents from last week’s lightning event which resulted in
> over 150 fires across the Forest.  Our firefighters have done a great job.
>  Most of these fires are contained or controlled at this point, but with
> this many fires, one or two are bound to get bigger.”
>
> The public can continue to get updated information at inciweb.org, Scott
> Mountain Fire or inciweb.org/incident/2082.  “We’ve been keeping people
> informed by visiting businesses in the McKenzie  Bridge area, using the
> inciweb.org website, sending tweets from willametteNF and through the
> media.” according to Public Affairs Officer Judith McHugh.  Folks can call
> the McKenzie River Ranger District at 541.822.3381 during normal business
> hours.
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>  The Scott Mountain fire was ignited by lightning during last week’s storm
> and had been visible only intermittently since then. Tuesday afternoon,
> hotter temperatures and dry winds resulted in rapid fire growth; that same
> pattern continues today. Embers from the fire are being carried westward by
> the wind; the fire is bordered by lava fields to the East.
>
> An emergency closure is in place for the area bounded by Oregon State
> Highway 126 on the west, bounded by Oregon State Highway 242 on the south
> and described by the Deschutes/Linn County Line on the east. The northern
> boundary of the closure is defined by the section line separating sections
> 25 and 36 in T 14 S, R 7 ½ E and east from there to the intersection of the
> section line separating sections 29 and 32 in T 14 S, R 7 E with Highway
> 126.
>
> The closure includes all roads east of Highway 126, many of which access
> trailheads into the Mt Washington wilderness. The primary roads are: 2664
> (Robinson Lake), 2657 (Olallie), 2653 (Boulder Creek), 2649 (Scott Creek),
> and 2647 (Cupola). Additionally, Scott Lake and Alder Springs campgrounds
> are closed and visitors have been required to leave. Trails 3508 Robinson
> Lake, 3513 (Hand Lake) and 3502 (Benson Lake) are also closed.
>
> State Highways 126 and 242, the Pacific Crest Trail, Belknap Crater trail
> and Limberlost Campground are open. The public is encouraged to avoid using
> Highway 242 as that is the route that fire crews are using and there is a
> lot of traffic on the road.
>
> -=30=-
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> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Judith McHugh
> Public Affairs Officer
> Willamette NF
> 541.915.5372 (cell)
> 541.225.6305 (desk)
>
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