SWO Fires (Joseph, Glendale: house, campers, safe)

[kadylady]

We really need a Rogue Valley Forum. Lots of fires out there.

[Larry Caldwell]

My wife is with a friend outside Wolf Creek. She is getting ready to evacuate. There is no fire line between her house and the fire, which is only about half a mile away. Glendale is in danger. Scary times.

[kadylady]

Originally Posted by Larry Caldwell

My wife is with a friend outside Wolf Creek. She is getting ready to evacuate. There is no fire line between her house and the fire, which is only about half a mile away. Glendale is in danger. Scary times.

Very scary. I hope your wife and her friend our safe. Do you have any idea how far south/west the fire is? There is intense smoke directly west of us. We're not far from Exit 66.

[Larry Caldwell]

On the web:

Evening Update for Fires on ODF-Protected Lands in Josephine County
A flurry of rumors of evacuations in Wolf Creek and other areas circulated late this afternoon after most of Josephine County was swallowed by smoke. The brisk breeze that bedeviled firefighters much of the day abruptly died around 5:00 p.m. and rumors about evacuations were rampant.

The only evacuation -- and it was an advisory -- occurred today along Illinois River Rd where campers were being told to prepare to leave if the Labrador Fire continued to grow. No evacuations occurred in Wolf Creek, Selma or anywhere else.

Firefighters on the 24 lighting-caused fires on Oregon Dept. of Forestry-protected lands had their hands full most of the day as the aforementioned brisk winds kept several of the fires active.
The 70-acre Farmer Gulch Fire west of Wolf Creek slowly grew, but continual battering by helicopters and air tankers kept the flanks of the fire in check. The fire is slowly chewing downhill, and residents below the fire have been advised to make evacuation plans should it become necessary; Wolf Creek Fire Dept. and Rural Metro Fire Dept. firefighters are keeping a close eye on the situation.
The 200-300-acre Brimstone Fire located 5 miles west of Sunny Valley was also very active today, and helicopters and air tankers pounded hot spots and flanks with buckets of water and loads of retardant.
The Big Windy Fire, located 10 miles west of Galice, near to Bear Camp Rd, is being turned over to an incident management team.
Fires in the Hog Creek and Grave Creek areas were also quite active today.
While many fires are burning in Josephine County, the bulk of the smoke in the air over the county is coming from fires in Douglas County. People having trouble with coping with the smoke are advised to stay indoors and run air conditioners or the furnace fan (without turning on the heat) to filter smoke particles out of the air inside the house. For more information about coping with wildfire smoke, see this article.

SWOFIRE

North of the county line, this is the report:

InciWeb the Incident Information System: Douglas Complex

[kadylady]

Thanks, Larry. Great info! But, there were evacuations in Glendale.

[Larry Caldwell]

Not in Glendale itself, but up the Cow Creek Canyon, as I understand it.

[kadylady]

I think it was just west of McCullough Creek Rd. My neighbor's friends were evacuated. Near Rueben Rd. Anyway, it seems that the winds have calmed down some. That's good.

[JGC97]

Hope you're all safe up there. Wish we could send a cool rain your way.

[JackieLovesSun]

stay safe, everybody.

yes: we need a Rogue Valley forum

[kadylady]

Originally Posted by HereOnMars

Hope you're all safe up there. Wish we could send a cool rain your way.

I would love some rain!! This morning I see blue skies!! Haven't heard a fire update, yet, but feeling more optimistic than last nite. The smoke was overwhelming.