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Structure Protection Efforts Winding Down

DAYS CREEK, Ore. – Following another day of successful efforts on the Dixon Fire, the Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) will demobilize tomorrow morning. OSFM personnel and task forces have been instrumental in protecting structures and local communities.

“We are achieving 100 feet of cold black with little potential for reignition around all structures” said Jon Koenig, Operations Section Chief trainee with OSFM. The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) incident management team will continue in command of the fire. ODF and local resources will provide further structure protection as needed.
Today, crews focused on extensive mop up at control lines and around structures. Mopping up is the process of removing or extinguishing burning material and heat. This reduces the likelihood of fire escaping and is a key step to increasing containment. Crews also continued to remove unburned fuels between the fire’s edges and established lines. Snags, or dead trees, are an ongoing hazard that sawyers are felling across the fire area.

Localized light smoke may be visible as pockets of fuels are consumed during operations. The smoke outlook predicts good air quality through tomorrow for Roseburg, Canyonville, and Glide.

There are several important changes to local conditions:
• Evacuations: Evacuation levels are managed by the Douglas County Sheriff and were updated this afternoon. All Level 3 evacuations have been removed. Level 2 and 1 evacuations remain in place but boundaries have changed. When returning to a Level 2 area, residents should be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice, and be aware of hazards from fire traffic, burned and green trees, and burned ground. Please stay up to date on evacuation levels at: http://www.dcso.com/evacuations
• Shelter: The official Red Cross call-in shelter has closed.
• Road closures: The Tiller Trail Highway is reopened. The public is encouraged to exercise caution in the area as fire traffic remains active and falling rocks are possible.

Forest closures: There are two forest closures impacting every district of the Umpqua National Forest. The Rocky Ridge Fire closure has been rescinded. Closure information can be found here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/umpqua/alerts-notices

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Fire Information Board Locations: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=13vb6f48bmfpMszOGMdkoVLIIgXQd4s0&usp=sharing
Smoke Outlook: https://fire.airnow.gov/#

Infrastructure Update: Pacific Power crews are in the community doing fire hardening measures, inspections, and repair work. They will continue to provide updates to impacted customers via phone/email/text.
For information on current outages, visit:
https://www.pacificpower.net/outages-safety.html
En español: https://www.pacificpower.net/es/apagones.html
For information on wildfire mitigation and safety efforts, visit:
https://www.pacificpower.net/outages-safety/wildfire-safety.html
For questions, please reach out to the Pacific Power Customer Service team at 1-888-221-7070.