Frog Fire Update Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Doug Johnson August 24, 2020 – 9:00 AM

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The safety of the public and all wildland fire responders is always the number one priority for all wildland fire agencies.  To keep firefighters and communities healthy and safe, all firefighters are asked to follow recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reduce the spread of illness.  This also includes limited entry into the incident command post and spike camp.  Please see the websites below or contact the Frog Fire information center at 541-670-0812 for further fire information.

 

General Updates: The fire remained within its current footprint overnight with minimal fire behavior, including in the areas that saw interior torching yesterday. Today firefighters will reinforce control lines around the perimeter of the fire and engage in mop-up operations.

On the southern and eastern portions of the fire, crews will increase the depth of area cooled along the current perimeter to strengthen containment lines. On the northwestern flank of the fire, resources plan to focus their mop-up efforts on concentrated sources of heat near the existing fireline.

A red flag warning for thunderstorms and gusty winds has been issued beginning at 12:00 p.m today through 11:00 p.m. tomorrow. Overnight temperatures and good relative humidity recoveries along with increased cloud cover will moderate fire activity this morning providing advantageous conditions to secure lines and hot spots ahead of the afternoon’s potential weather event.

Northwest Incident Management Team 8 would like to thank the Brothers-Hampton and Post-Paulina Rangeland Fire Protection Association (RFPA) for their contributions to the suppression efforts of the Frog Fire.  Cooperators and partners such as the RFPA resources have been released to be available to respond to any new starts.

Acreage: 3,997

Containment: 35%

Fire Information: 541-670-0812 (8:00 am to 9:00 PM)

E-mail:  FrogWildFire2020@gmail.com

Information Websites:

            Twitter: @CentralORFire

            Blog Site: http://www.centraloregonfire.org

Inciweb: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7036/

Smoke: oregonsmoke.blogspot.com

Weather:  Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms this afternoon.  Temperatures will range from 80-84 degrees with a relative humidity of 24-28%.  Winds will be south 2-5 mph in the morning transitioning to west to northwest 6-10 mph this afternoon with gusts up to 16 mph.

Air Quality: The air quality rating is moderate in Prineville, Redmond and Bend.  Moderate air quality is acceptable; however, people who are unusually sensitive could experience respiratory symptoms and may need to take precautionary measures.  Smoke sensitive individuals are advised to stay inside whenever possible. A detailed smoke forecast for Oregon is available at oregonsmoke.blogspot.com.

Resources-482:  1-type 1 hand crew, 3-type 2 initial attack crews, 10-type 2 crews, 1-light helicopter, 1-medium helicopter, 1-heavy helicopter, 19-engines, 3-skidgines, 6-dozers, 9-water tenders, 1 masticator and overhead

Evacuations: None

Closures: Several road closures and an area closure have been implemented near the Frog Fire.

The Crook County Sheriff’s Office has closed the following roads:

On the south end:

  • Roberts Road at Bear Creek
  • Klootchman Creek Road at Bear Creek
  • Salt Creek at Roberts Road

On the north end:

  • Forest Service Road 16 at the junction of Forest Service Road 1610

A temporary area closure also has been implemented by the Ochoco National Forest. For a full description and map of the area closure, please see the above Inciweb link.

Temporary Flight Restrictions: For the safety of firefighters and aircraft fighting the Frog Fire, a temporary flight restriction has been placed over the fire area.  Please consult the Notice to Airman for specifics.

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