Chetco Bar Fire

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As of 10/20/17 this page will no longer be updated.

A final daily update was produced and posted on 10/20. If significant events occur then a press release will be created and posted on the Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest FaceBook and Twitter pages. When closure order changes occur the information will be posted to the Forest website as well as social media.

For the 10/20 update click the "News" link above.

On October 18th, the Chetco Bar Fire transitioned from a Type 3 to a Type 4 organization. The Incident Command Post (ICP) remains at the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Gold Beach Ranger District office.

Pacific Northwest Type 1 Team 2 transferred command of the Chetco Bar Fire to a Type 3 organization on October 6th at 8 p.m. The Type 3 organization established the ICP at the Ranger District office. The previous ICP on Shopping Center Avenue and the camp located on the south end of Brookings is closed.

Closures:
An area closure remains in effect for portions of the Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest. This closure includes the Japanese bomb site. For public and firefighter safety please abide by all closure orders and signage. For more information regarding the closures, please visit the Forests' websites at http://tinyurl.com/ClosureOrder and https://www.fs.usda.gov/srnf.

Safety:
Please be mindful of crews in transit and slow-moving heavy equipment on the roads. Drive cautiously with headlights on at all times when firefighters and equipment are in the area. Motorists may notice an increase in traffic on forest roads, as it is deer hunting rifle season.

BAER Team:
A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team assessed post-fire impacts and compiled a report for the Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest. The team was comprised of US Forest Service, National Park Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees. These specialists conducted field surveys, used science-based models to rapidly assess watersheds, inventoried resources at risk and gauged the need for emergency measures and treatments on National Forest lands. The goal is to minimize threats to life or property and to stabilize and prevent unacceptable degradation to natural and cultural resources resulting from fire effects. For more details check the Inciweb page, Chetco Bar Post Fire -BAER.