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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

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Thank You Firefighters Sign
Thank You Firefighters Sign
Campsite at North Waldo Campground
A picnic table is surrounded by trees that have burned at North Waldo Campground
A picnic table is surrounded by trees that have burned at North Waldo Campground
Campsite at North Waldo Campground

At North Waldo Campground, some campsites and areas experienced a more fire intensity than others. Many trees surrounding this campsite were burned when the Cedar Creek Fire passed through.

Camp Crew of Job Corps Students
A group of people are bent over cleaning and sanitizing coolers for fire personnel.
A group of people are bent over cleaning and sanitizing coolers for fire personnel.
Camp Crew of Job Corps Students

On Friday, September 16, 2022, Job Corps students from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia assisted the Supply Unit by sanitizing coolers for crews working on the Cedar Creek Fire in Oregon.

Camp Crew of Job Corps Students
A young man reaches into a cooler with sanitizing wipes
A young man reaches into a cooler with sanitizing wipes
Camp Crew of Job Corps Students

On Friday, September 16, 2022, Steven Neff and fellow Job Corps students from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia assisted the Supply Unit by sanitizing coolers for crews working on the Cedar Creek Fire in Oregon.

Firing operations near Fuji Mountain
Firefighters using drip torches to light burning operations near Fuji Mountain.
Firefighters using drip torches to light burning operations near Fuji Mountain.
Firing operations near Fuji Mountain

Firefighters using drip torches to light burning operations near Fuji Mountain. September 13, 2022

Mormon Lake Interagency Hotshot Crew
Firefighters using hand tools to dig fireline in green and yellow wildland fire personal protective equipment at the transition between burned and unburned forest.
Firefighters using hand tools to dig fireline in green and yellow wildland fire personal protective equipment at the transition between burned and unburned forest.
Mormon Lake Interagency Hotshot Crew

Mormon Lake Interagency Hotshot Crew members improve a small section of direct line on the East Zone of the Cedar Creek Fire near Islet Campground.

Firing operations near Huckleberry Flats
Firefighter using a drip torch to light burning operations in Division Y near Huckleberry Flat OHV area.
Firefighter using a drip torch to light burning operations in Division Y near Huckleberry Flat OHV area.
Firing operations near Huckleberry Flats

Firefighter using a drip torch to light burning operations in Division Y near Huckleberry Flat OHV area. September 15, 2022

Mormon Lake Interagency Hotshot Crew
Firefighters digging direct fireline in green and yellow wildland fire personal protective equipment at the transition between burned and unburned forest.
Firefighters digging direct fireline in green and yellow wildland fire personal protective equipment at the transition between burned and unburned forest.
Mormon Lake Interagency Hotshot Crew

Mormon Lake Interagency Hotshot Crew members improve a small section of direct line on the East Zone of the Cedar Creek Fire near Islet Campground.

Wood Chips on Highway 46
Large wood chips are scattered on the surface of a highway lined with trees. Smoke is thick at the end on the road.
Large wood chips are scattered on the surface of a highway lined with trees. Smoke is thick at the end on the road.
Wood Chips on Highway 46

These wood chips are a result of the shaded fuel break installation along Highway 46, the Cascade Lakes Highway.

Hazard Trees blocking Road near North Waldo
Two trees lay across a forested road.
Two trees lay across a forested road.
Hazard Trees blocking Road near North Waldo

Hazard trees have blocked the road between North Waldo and Islet Campground. The root systems of trees are fire weakened.

Flames from firing operations near 1928-326 Road
Flames from firing operations near 1928-326 road
Flames from firing operations near 1928-326 road
Flames from firing operations near 1928-326 Road

Flames from firing operations near 1928-326 road

Shaded Fuel Break
Standing timber along the highway with the understory vegetation removed. Some vegetation litters the ground underneath the trees.
Standing timber along the highway with the understory vegetation removed. Some vegetation litters the ground underneath the trees.
Shaded Fuel Break

Shaded fuel breaks are installed along highways as a defense strategy to reduce fire speed and severity and increase the probability that suppression resources will be able to hold the line.

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