Media Tour Planned for Thursday September 8, 2011 (Dollar Lake Fire Wildfire)
Thursday afternoon the incident information staff for Dollar Lake Fire are planning a media tour. Firefighters plan to implement burnout operations to secure the north flank of the fire. The media tour...
View ArticleMedia Tour at 1:00 Today (Dollar Lake Fire Wildfire)
There is a media tour planned for this afternoon to a viewpoint on the west side of the Dollar Lake Fire. The location should provide an opportunity to observe today's planned burnout operation. The...
View ArticleFire Update September 8, 2011 8:30am (Dollar Lake Fire Wildfire)
Quick Facts: - Location: 20 Miles Southwest of Hood River, OR- Approximate Size: 4,607 acres (as of 11:00 p.m. 9/7/2011)- Fire Containment: 25% - Start Date: August 27, 2011- Cause: Lightning- Incident...
View ArticleCommunity Briefing Planned for Friday Sept 9, 2011 (Dollar Lake Fire Wildfire)
A community briefing for the Dollar Lake Fire is planned for 7:00 pm Friday evening September 9, 2011 at the Mt. Hood Lions Club in Welches, Oregon (at the corner of Woodsey Way and Highway 26).For...
View ArticleDollar Lake Fire Update September 9, 2011 8:30am (Dollar Lake Fire Wildfire)
Thursday was a "quiet day" on the fire, according to Operations Section ChiefNoel Livingston. An inversion capped smoke over the fire, winds were light, andfire behavior was minimal. Crews continued to...
View ArticleBull of The Woods Wilderness Closure (Mother Lode Wildfire)
ORDER No. MH -2011-11FOREST ORDER WILDFIRE CLOSUREMT. HOOD NATIONAL FORESTClackamas River Ranger DistrictsPursuant to 36 CFR, 261.50(a) and 36 CFR 261(b) and effective immediately the following acts...
View ArticleDollar Lake Fire Update September 10, 2011 8:30am (Dollar Lake Fire Wildfire)
Governor John Kitzhaber visited the Dollar Lake Fire heli-base on Friday afternoon. The Governor was briefed by Incident Commander Jeff Pendleton and answered questions from the media. He thanked...
View ArticleUpdate: Expected Fire Behavior, Drifting Smoke/Ash, No Significant Growth...
As expected, there has been increased fire activity on the Dollar Lake Fire today. On the west flank, the fire has moved up to higher elevations. Winds are causing smoke and ash to drift from the fire...
View ArticleEvening Fire Update September 10, 2011 at 9:00pm (Dollar Lake Fire Wildfire)
As the sun faded Saturday evening, the Dollar Lake Fire made a surge to the north at the same time it climbed higher on Mt. Hood near McNeil PointThe moss and lichen-carried fire is burning in isolated...
View ArticleDollar Lake Fire Update September 11, 2011 at 8:30 (Dollar Lake Fire Wildfire)
Yesterday afternoon and last night the north flank of the fire moved about a mile to the north. The fire did not cross containment lines in the northwest corner which have been a key focus of efforts...
View ArticleElk and Dunlap Lake Campground, Road Closures (Mother Lode Wildfire)
WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FORESTORDER 18-2011-04-04 Pursuant to Title 36 CFR Part 261.50(a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited within the boundaries of the Willamette National Forest, Detroit Ranger...
View ArticleActive Fire Expected - Smoke & Ash Will Drift West/Southwest (Dollar Lake...
Firefighters are expecting another active day on the Dollar Lake Fire. It remains about 9 miles from the nearest structures along Lolo Pass Road. Winds naturally carry smoke and ash up to several miles...
View ArticleFire Update September 12, 2011 (Dollar Lake Fire Wildfire)
The Dollar Lake Fire did not burn as actively as predicted on Sunday. The heavy inversion that hung over the fire for most of the day prevented the fire from growing. Visibility was poor as smoke...
View ArticleNew Fire Start Near Bagby Hot Springs (Mother Lode Wildfire)
Estacada, Oregon - Fire managers flying over the Mother Lode Fire discovered a new start near the Bagby Hot Springs mid-afternoon on Sunday. The hot springs and historic structures is well known...
View ArticleHood River Co. Environmental Health Department News Release (Dollar Lake Fire...
The attached release was distributed today from the Hood River County Environmental Health
View ArticleBagby Hotsprings Fire Slows (Mother Lode Wildfire)
Bagby Hot Springs Fire Slows Estacada, Oregon - According to Brook Chadwick, Field Operations Section Chief with the Great Basin Team managing the Fire; "Firefighters made significant progress in...
View ArticleDollar Lake Fire Update September 13, 2011 at 8:30am (Dollar Lake Fire Wildfire)
Excellent progress was made in putting a line around parts of the northern reaches of the fire. Fire fighters were aided by numerous water drops from helicopters, which stopped the fire from growing to...
View ArticleDollar Lake Fire Update September 14, 2011 8:30am (Dollar Lake Fire Wildfire)
Tuesday was a quiet day on the fire, with very little active fire behavior. The fire crept and smoldered throughout the understory, producing dramatically less smoke and consuming unburned areas....
View ArticleFire Managers Stress Patience (Mother Lode Wildfire)
Estacada, Oregon - As the Mother Lode Fire continues to burn within the Bull of the Woods Wilderness on the Mount Hood National Forest the Incident Commander, Tom Suwyn, is stressing patience on the...
View ArticleFire Crews Prepare Lines South of Mother Lode Fire (Mother Lode Wildfire)
Estacada, Oregon - Fire line construction efforts to the south and west of the Mother Lode Fire were provided more staff and equipment as the Bagby and Granite Fires wound down yesterday. The Mother...
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