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Cedar Creek Fire

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Unit Information

Willamette National Forest 
Oregon 
Springfield, 
Oregon 
97477 
Willamette National Forest 
Oregon 
Springfield, 
Oregon 
97477 

Incident Contacts

  • Willamette National Forest
    Email:
    sm.fs.mf@usda.gov
    Phone:
    541-782-2283
    Hours:
    M-F 8-5

Photographs Gallery

Cedar Creek Fire from Waldo Lake Aug 23, 2022
Cedar Creek Fire from Waldo Lake Aug 23, 2022
Cedar Creek Fire from Waldo Lake Aug 23, 2022
Cedar Creek Fire from Waldo Lake Aug 23, 2022

Cedar Creek Fire from Waldo Lake Aug 23, 2022

Cedar Creek Fire Aerial View 2 8-23-2022
Cedar Creek Fire Aerial View 2 from helicopter 8-23-2022
Cedar Creek Fire Aerial View 2 from helicopter 8-23-2022
Cedar Creek Fire Aerial View 2 8-23-2022

Cedar Creek Fire Aerial View 2 from helicopter 8-23-2022

Line EMT
A smiling firefighter in a yellow protective shirt is seen, standing next to a pack marked with a medical symbol. His job is fireline emergency medical technician.
A smiling firefighter in a yellow protective shirt is seen, standing next to a pack marked with a medical symbol. His job is fireline emergency medical technician.
Line EMT

Fire line EMTs like this one are working across the Cedar Creek Fire area.

Sawyer
A firefighter in a green helmet is shown with a chain saw over her shoulder.
A firefighter in a green helmet is shown with a chain saw over her shoulder.
Sawyer

Contract sawyers like this one are helping firefighters create fuel breaks along many forest roads around the Cedar Creek Fire.

Slapjack Fire
An aerial view of a small fire in a forest. Volacanic mountains with snow can be seen against a blue sky backdrop in the distance.
An aerial view of a small fire in a forest. Volacanic mountains with snow can be seen against a blue sky backdrop in the distance.
Slapjack Fire

An aerial view of the Slapjack Fire above Hills Creek Reservoir on August 22. Fireline has been completed around the fire perimeter. Photo by James Osborne, PNW3

Creating a fuel break
Creating a fuel break

Contracted equipment like the machine at left is being used to stack logs cut during the creation of fuel breaks along forest roads near Oakridge.

Hotshot Buggies
Crew Buggies parked near fireline
Crew Buggies parked near fireline
Hotshot Buggies
Weather Balloon
Incident Meteorologists like Genki Kino launch weather balloons on the Cedar Creek Fire to collect site-specific data that may be difficult to get. The instrument is tracked by a radio receiver and transmits data that includes temperature.
Incident Meteorologists like Genki Kino launch weather balloons on the Cedar Creek Fire to collect site-specific data that may be difficult to get. The instrument is tracked by a radio receiver and transmits data that includes temperature.
Weather Balloon

Incident Meteorologists like Genki Kino launch weather balloons on the Cedar Creek Fire to collect site-specific data that may be difficult to get. The instrument is tracked by a radio receiver and transmits data that includes temperature, relative h

Shadow Bay Trail Closure
Warning tape is stretched across the entrance to a forest trail to keep it closed to the public.
Warning tape is stretched across the entrance to a forest trail to keep it closed to the public.
Shadow Bay Trail Closure

Know befoe you go! Many trails around Waldo Lake are closed because of the Cedar Creek Fire.

Smoke Column Above Waldo Lake
Smoke column above Waldo Lake
Smoke column above Waldo Lake
Smoke Column Above Waldo Lake

Smoke column above Waldo Lake

Boeing Vertol 234
The Boeing Vertol 234 is the civilian version of the Chinook helicopter.
The Boeing Vertol 234 is the civilian version of the Chinook helicopter.
Boeing Vertol 234

The Boeing Vertol 234 is the civilian version of the Chinook helicopter.

Paddle Boarding at Waldo Lake
Paddle boarding at Waldo Lake amidst the smoke from the Cedar Creek Fire
Paddle boarding at Waldo Lake amidst the smoke from the Cedar Creek Fire
Paddle Boarding at Waldo Lake

Paddle boarding at Waldo Lake amidst the smoke from the Cedar Creek Fire

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