"All donations will be shared with surrounding agencies who are supporting the fires fighting efforts. The trailhead has been relocated and rebuilt out of necessity. 2:26. #baldmountainfire here is a video from today. The forest will re-evaluate next spring. "Please heed all evacuation warnings. Required fields are marked *, Proudly powered by WordPress | A hand crew and a few engines will be working on any hot spots in the interior of the fire, Unified fire officials said. It burned 41 square miles and was the largest central Oregon fire in 2012. The Grandview Trail in Dixie National Forest is closed from the Willis Creek junction to Lower Podunk. Made it to the #PoleCreekFire in Birdseye. Matt Taylor said. Rapid fire growth to the north and east is expected to continue through Sunday, with forecast high winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures. [2] The fire was first reported on Thursday September 6, 2018. It's important to help the ecosystem rejuvenate," he said. Cross-country travel and camping in the wilderness part of the burn is prohibited by forest order. The Forest Service plans to remove trees that pose a danger to people and traffic along about 40 miles of forest roads. Spencer Cannon said in a tweet. The fire has forced evacuations of Woodland Hills, Elk Ridge and the community of Covered Bridge Canyon in Spanish Fork Canyon, officials said. 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Watch here for live updates on this and other fires throughout the state: Vehicles parked at the trailhead were also consumed. Ground cover and vegetation is returning there much more quickly than along the Pole Creek Trail. Both fires were caused by lightning. m_gallery_json = "https://blog.oregonlive.com/photogallery/4450/18634068.json"; m_gallery_creation_date = "Thursday, August 27, 2015, 4:13 PM"; Save Cancel. Joined 2012 Both … It merged with the Bald Mountain Fire on Monday September 17, 2018. The fire sparked Wednesday afternoon after a resident digging with a backhoe in the area struck a power box, officials said. Lightning caused this fire, which erupted Sept. 8, 2012, and burned about 26,000 acres, or about 40 square miles. Meanwhile, hand crews, engines, and heavy machinery are actively engaged battling the fire on the ground. Much of the burned terrain was reseeded last fall. It also is planning to salvage log about 1,000 acres in an area that experienced stand-replacing fire. Firefighters from Salt Lake City, Draper, West Valley and Unified Fire Authority are headed to Utah County to help fight the Pole Creek Fire, which grew rapidly to more than 20,000 acres on Thursday. Travel anywhere off trail in the burn zone inside the wilderness area is a violation of the temporary use restrictions/area closure that is in place, according to Racki. "Hopefully we will be able to take some of the pressure off of the firefighters that are already working hard on this fire," Salt Lake fire Capt. The Pole Creek fire started Sept. 9, 2012, and the area was closed by administrative order the next day. Mona Pole Canyon Road - Duration: 8:57. It was the same fire, but a moister site with small intermittent streams and wet areas, according to Racki. The Bald Mountain Fire has burned at least 5,000 acres. Areas off trails will remain off limits at this time. Covered Bridge Canyon community in Spanish Fork Canyon is being evacuated because of the Pole Creek Fire. Spencer Cannon. Several major roadways in the area remained closed Thursday night, including parts of U.S. Highway 89 and U.S. Highway 6. Spanish Fork, Utah, September 14, 2018 – The Pole Creek Fire, caused by lightning and reported on September 6, 2018 is located in the Nebo Loop area on the Spanish Fork Ranger District in Juab County. The fire is currently 50 percent contained and has burned about 67 acres, according to a tweet from the Unified Fire Department. With warm, dry, and exceptionally windy weather conditions in the past few days, the Pole Creek Fire has grown to 53,853 acres, and it is only 0% contained. Pole Creek Fire – One Year Later 06.25.2013 In early June, I attended a community field tour of the nearly year-old Pole Creek Fire in the Deschutes National Forest outside the town of Sisters in central Oregon. The fire is the largest in Utah in 2018. Fire is estimated at 5000 acres. Organizers held two five-hour tours, one on a Friday, and the other on a Saturday. m_gallery = "pole_creek_fire_near_sisters"; Abating this large number of roadside danger trees would have severely impacted a riparian reserve established under the Northwest Forest Plan and adversely impact the outstandingly remarkable values of the Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River. Lt. Gov. The communities of Woodland Hills and Elk Ridge in Utah County are being evacuated due to the Pole Creek Fire. "This is a true emergency," Cox said. In the past, periodic, low-intensity fires removed this understory, leaving the larger and more resilient trees – mainly ponderosa pine – to grow even larger. Utah County voters: Should county move to mayor, council form of government? Theme: Eleganto by Themes4WP. (Inciweb places the Pole Creek Fire at 68,347 acres and 2 percent contained.) Fire updates: Pole Creek Fire, Bald Mountain Fire in Utah County burn over 68K acres, Map: Your guide to Halloween decorations, outdoor haunts around Utah for some socially distanced fun , Man arrested on investigation of DUI and homicide after teen dies in Spanish Fork crash. Those residents are not asked to evacuate yet, but to be aware of the situation, Salem police officials said Thursday on Facebook. The Lonely Fire has burned 523 acres and is burning 1.5 miles north of the Riggs Fire. Later, it walloped Sisters with waves of morning smoke deemed hazardous to health. All rights reserved (About Us). The Pole Creek fire started Sept. 9, 2012, and the area was closed by administrative order the next day. The fire is burning north of Mount Nebo near the Utah-Juab county border and has ballooned in acreage on Thursday. A couple miles east, the forest also burned in the drainage of Wychus Creek, a tributary of the Deschutes River. Santaquin City Fire Department posted a list of donations on Facebook that may be helpful for firefighters battling blazes in Utah County: "Mandi Southwick is our designated donation coordinator and will be accepting donations at 664 N. 100 East," the Santaquin Fire Department said. The Pole Creek Fire has reached Santaquin Peak, putting them in greater danger. Trees that were burned in the Pole Creek Fire and Bald Mountain fires near Mount Nebo are pictured on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. m_gallery_blog_id = "4450"; m_gallery_id = "18634068"; In a tweet, he praised the local, state and federal crews who worked to save some homes in the area. The fires were merging and had burned at least 20,000 acres as of Thursday evening. This will create healthier, more fire-resilient forests. This is a true emergency. Red flag warnings remain in effect for most of the state through Saturday.
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