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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

Burnout near Joe Goddard Grove
Small fires burn among tree trunks.
Small fires burn among tree trunks.
Burnout near Joe Goddard Grove
Weather Balloon
Incident Meteorologists like Genki Kino launch weather balloons on the Cedar Creek Fire to collect site-specific data that may be difficult to get. The instrument is tracked by a radio receiver and transmits data that includes temperature.
Incident Meteorologists like Genki Kino launch weather balloons on the Cedar Creek Fire to collect site-specific data that may be difficult to get. The instrument is tracked by a radio receiver and transmits data that includes temperature.
Weather Balloon

Incident Meteorologists like Genki Kino launch weather balloons on the Cedar Creek Fire to collect site-specific data that may be difficult to get. The instrument is tracked by a radio receiver and transmits data that includes temperature.

Smoke Column Above Waldo Lake
Smoke column above Waldo Lake
Smoke column above Waldo Lake
Smoke Column Above Waldo Lake

Smoke column above Waldo Lake

Wrapped Bridge on Black Creek Trail 2
Wrapped Bridge on Black Creek Trail 2

A foot bridge on the Black Creek Trail has been wrapped in protective foil. Photo by Galice Wildland Fire Module.

Medical Extraction Practice
Medical Extraction Practice

Medical personnel and helicopter crews practice extrication techniques on August 19.

Wrapping the guard station
Wrapping the guard station

The Taylor Burn Guard Station was wrapped with protective foil on August 16th.

Wrapped Bridge on Black Creek Trail
Wrapped Bridge on Black Creek Trail

Bridges and other wooden structures on the Black Creek Trail have been wrapped in protective foil. Photo by Galice Wildland Fire Module.

Fuji Mountain Trail work
A fuel can with a wooden-handled tool leaning against it, is shown with firefighters working in a forest in the background.
A fuel can with a wooden-handled tool leaning against it, is shown with firefighters working in a forest in the background.
Fuji Mountain Trail work

The Sacramento Hotshots from New Mexico worked to thin vegetation along the Lower Fuji Mountain Trail. Photo by Public Information Officer Jacob Welch

Backing Fire
An aerial photograph showing a mountain with smoke plumes drifting up in many places.
An aerial photograph showing a mountain with smoke plumes drifting up in many places.
Backing Fire

The fire slowly backs down a slope on August 18.

Twin-rotor helicopter
A red, white and blue, twin-rotor helicopter is shown sitting stationary. A US flag is mounted between the rotors.
A red, white and blue, twin-rotor helicopter is shown sitting stationary. A US flag is mounted between the rotors.
Twin-rotor helicopter

A contracted heavy lift helicopter is one of the machines available to firefighters in the Oakridge area.

KMAX Helicopter
A large helicopter, painted purple and yellow with a green border between those two colors is seen sitting stationary on the ground. Its water bucket, connected by a large cable, is shown in the foreground.
A large helicopter, painted purple and yellow with a green border between those two colors is seen sitting stationary on the ground. Its water bucket, connected by a large cable, is shown in the foreground.
KMAX Helicopter

A KMAX heavy helicopter is one of several helicopters working out of a base at the Oakridge Airport.

Guard Station and Fire
An aerial photograph showing fire lookout tower wrapped in protective foil. Smoke can be seen drifting up from many places in the forested mountains in the distance.
An aerial photograph showing fire lookout tower wrapped in protective foil. Smoke can be seen drifting up from many places in the forested mountains in the distance.
Guard Station and Fire

The Waldo Mountain Guard Station, wrapped in protective foil, as seen from the air on Aug 18, 2022

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