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Community Meeting: Please join Nevada Incident Management Team 4 and the Gifford Pinchot National Forest for a Community Meeting on Friday, October 7, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. Attendees can either join in-person at the Packwood Fire Department (2953 US 12) or online via Facebook live (@GiffordPinchot).

Fire Activity: As the inversion layer lifted yesterday, fire activity increased. Given that the fire has been creeping along the forest floor for almost two months, vegetation is increasingly dry. Some individual and groups of trees are igniting within the fire perimeter, producing columns of smoke. When today’s marine layer lifts, this pattern will continue.

Firefighting Efforts: The fire continues to push toward the ridge south of Coal Creek and Three Peaks trail, where crews and a bulldozer are hard at work bolstering control lines. The combination of hose lay, handline, and dozer line continues to hold the fire at the ridge. Firefighters continue to prioritize structure preparation and patrol near communities. An engine will patrol the communities and along US Highway 12 overnight. Nevada Incident Management Team 4 is designing contingency lines in between the control lines and the community. Helicopters continue bucket work south of the Coal Creek drainage. Moderate fire spread is possible for the next several days.

Weather: Temperatures will be a few degrees cooler today, with a high of 75 degrees. This morning’s marine layer will increase relative humidity to about 30% and will moderate fire activity at lower elevations. The high-pressure system will remain in the region through the end of the week, keeping temperatures at or above the high 70s through Sunday. The forecast anticipates winds to remain light.