P-515 Fire

Unit Information

Warm Springs Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
1233 Veterans Street
Warm Springs, OR 97761

Incident Contact

Fire Information
Email: 2020.p515@firenet.gov
Phone: 971-277-5075
Hours: 7 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Daily

Highlighted Activity

09/17/2020 Sid Walter Flats/Miller Flat Evacuations Now a Level 1 - Get Ready

From the Warm Springs Police Department:Good Morning Warm Springs! We received good news for the residential areas or Sid Walter Flat/Miller Flat. The evacuation level for the area has decreased..

Announcement - 09/17/2020

The P-515 Fire has merged with Lionshead Fire. Visit https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7049/ for additional information.

The fire is actively burning in areas of timber with grass, shrub, and a patchy conifer understory on the Warm Springs Reservation, approximately 14 miles west of the Warm Springs community. It is being managed with a full suppression strategy. Lightning was determined to be the cause of the fire.

Suppression priorities include limiting the spread of the fire, protecting structures, and minimizing impacts to important cultural and natural resources.

Basic Information

Current as of
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Sunday August 16th, 2020 approx. 05:00 PM
Location	North Butte
Incident Description	Wildfire
Coordinates	44.773 latitude, -121.618 longitude

Current Situation

Size	4,609 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained	95%
Estimated Containment Date	Saturday September 12th, 2020 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	Timber, Brush
Significant Events	Minimal

Outlook

Planned Actions	Lionshead resources will continue to patrol this fire as part of their control measures.
Projected Incident Activity	The Lionshead fire has connected to the P515 fire. Lionshead resources will continue to patrol this fire.
Remarks	This will be the final report for the P515 fire. Going forward the management will be by the Lionshead fire. Resources will be reassigned to the Lionshead fire, and reporting numbers will be adjusted as resources are reassigned in the system.

Current Weather

Weather Concerns	Upper level winds, including along exposed ridges of the Oregon Cascades, are increasing. This mixing will disperse smoke and improve visibility. Smoke remains thick in the valleys. The weather pattern is changing w a low pressure system developing off shore. Periods of light rain is expected on the coast and the coastal range Monday through Wednesday. There is an increasing chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms Thursday and Friday.