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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

View of Fire from Crane Prairie Reservoir
Smoke fill the skies in the photo taken along the Crane Prairie Reservoir
Smoke fill the skies in the photo taken along the Crane Prairie Reservoir
View of Fire from Crane Prairie Reservoir

Operations Branch Director Abe Davis looks west from Crane Prairie towards Lemish Butte

Super Scooper drops water below
A yellow plane is dropping water onto a smoky forest.
A yellow plane is dropping water onto a smoky forest.
Super Scooper drops water below

A Super Scooper can be seen dropping water on the fire's edge from above.

Firefighter with drip torch 9/10
Firefighter with drip torch 9/10
Firefighter with drip torch 9/10
Firefighter with drip torch 9/10

Firefighter with drip torch 9/10

Super Scooper Flying Overhead
A large yellow airplane is flying through a blue sky
A large yellow airplane is flying through a blue sky
Super Scooper Flying Overhead

A Super Scooper flies overhead. This CL-415 water dropping aircraft was working on the east side of the Cedar Creek Fire

Super Scooper taking off from Cultus Lake
A large yellow aircraft is taking off from a Lake surrounded by a mixed conifer forest
A large yellow aircraft is taking off from a Lake surrounded by a mixed conifer forest
Super Scooper taking off from Cultus Lake

A Super Scooper (CL-415) is taking off from Cultus Lake en route to drop water on the Cedar Creek Fire

Extreme Fire Behavior 2 - Cedar Creek Fire 9-9-22
Two enormous smoke columns can be seen emerging from the ground.
Two enormous smoke columns can be seen emerging from the ground.
Extreme Fire Behavior 2 - Cedar Creek Fire 9-9-22

On September 9, the Cedar Creek Fire exhibited extreme fire behavior due to high temperature, low relative humidity and strong east winds.

Fire Crew brushes road for fuel break
A wildland fire crew dressed in yellow shirts and green pants with yellow hardhats uses chainsaws to thin the roadside area.
A wildland fire crew dressed in yellow shirts and green pants with yellow hardhats uses chainsaws to thin the roadside area.
Fire Crew brushes road for fuel break

Diamond Fire Crew from Medford, Oregon thins the forest vegetation so that the road can be utilized as a fuel break.

Willamette Fire Engine
Willamette Fire Engine
Willamette Fire Engine
Willamette Fire Engine

Willamette Fire Engine 9/10/22

Orange Morning Sky near Huckleberry Lookout 9/10
Orange morning sky near Huckleberry Lookout 9/10
Orange morning sky near Huckleberry Lookout 9/10
Orange Morning Sky near Huckleberry Lookout 9/10

Orange Morning sky near Huckleberry Lookout 9/10

CarpenterMtnLookout Photo1 9/8/22
CarpenterMtnLookout Photo1 9/8/22
CarpenterMtnLookout Photo1 9/8/22
CarpenterMtnLookout Photo1 9/8/22

CarpenterMtnLookout Photo1 9/8/22

Updated Cedar Creek Fire Map Sept 8
Updated Cedar Creek Fire Map Sept 8
Updated Cedar Creek Fire Map Sept 8
Updated Cedar Creek Fire Map Sept 8

Updated Cedar Creek Fire Map Sept 8

Plume from Round Mountain Lookout Sept 6
Plume from Round Mountain Lookout Sept 6
Plume from Round Mountain Lookout Sept 6
Plume from Round Mountain Lookout Sept 6

Plume from Round Mountain Lookout Sept 6

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