Riverside Fire

Mt. Hood National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Oregon
Sandy, OR 97055

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The Riverside Fire started September 8, 2020 and quickly spread to over 138,000 acres. Fire recovery information & updates can be found on the Mt. Hood National Forest website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mthood/fire/?cid=fseprd835619

Current as of
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Human
Date of Origin	Tuesday September 08th, 2020 approx. 12:00 AM
Location	1/2 Mile SE of Estacada, Oregon
Coordinates	45.049 latitude, -122.062 longitude

Total Personnel	29
Size	138,054 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained	100%
Fuels Involved	Closed Timber Litter Medium Logging Slash Timber (Grass and Understory) Fuel types consist of mixed conifer, grass and shrub fields with numerous snags and heavy dead and down. Private lands have various aged conifer plantations, NFS lands and upper elevations transition to mature Douglas fir with significant snag component. Live fuels are dormant, grasses are cured, and both may contribute to fire intensity and spread. Previous management and multiple ownerships contribute to many fuel type changes, including residual activity fuels (slash).
Significant Events	Smoldering

Planned Actions	Monitoring
Projected Incident Activity	Wind on exposed fuels may increase drying and increase smoke in interior/sheltered locations. No fire behavior that would exceed local capabilities to manage.
Remarks	The area behind the fire closure is experiencing landslides and hazardous trees falling onto roadways. Public safety is the top priority - please adhere to the Forest closure while work to these roads is ongoing.