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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

Smoke on Waldo Lake
A few large trees are laying on the ground and their root systems are exposed. The trailhead sign says Jim Weaver Loop 3590 Trail Waldo Lake that begins in a mixed conifer forest.
A few large trees are laying on the ground and their root systems are exposed. The trailhead sign says Jim Weaver Loop 3590 Trail Waldo Lake that begins in a mixed conifer forest.
Smoke on Waldo Lake

Large trees are uprooted at the Jim Weaver Loop trailhead or trail 3590 on Waldo Lake.

Firefighters firing from road 9/16
Firefighters firing from road 9/16
Firefighters firing from road 9/16
Firefighters firing from road 9/16

Firefighters firing from road 9/16

Fire Engine 9/16
Engine working near flames image credit: Mathias Cusion Engine Captain
Engine working near flames image credit: Mathias Cusion Engine Captain
Fire Engine 9/16

Engine working near flames

Firefighter lighting 9/16
Firefighter conducting firing operations
Firefighter conducting firing operations
Firefighter lighting 9/16

Firefighter conducting firing operations

Staging Area in a local Gravel Pit
An aerial view of heavy equipment transport trucks with trailers parked in a sand and gravel pit.
An aerial view of heavy equipment transport trucks with trailers parked in a sand and gravel pit.
Staging Area in a local Gravel Pit

A gravel pit near Crescent Oregon serves as a heavy equipment staging area.

Opd Chief Jake Livingston on a Recon Flight
A firefighter with a white aviation helmet is sitting in the back of a helicopter looking out the window.
A firefighter with a white aviation helmet is sitting in the back of a helicopter looking out the window.
Opd Chief Jake Livingston on a Recon Flight

Operations Section Chief surveys the East Zone on a recon flight Thursday, Sept. 15.

Kapka Sno-Park serving as a Helibase
An aerial view of helicopters parked at a Sno-Park surrounded by pine trees.
An aerial view of helicopters parked at a Sno-Park surrounded by pine trees.
Kapka Sno-Park serving as a Helibase

Helicopters take off and land at Kapka Sno-Park near Mt. Bachelor Ski Area. An area with helicopters parked is called a helibase.

Maiden Peak shelter wrapped in fire resistant foil
A cabin is wrapped in shiny silver foil in a pine forest
A cabin is wrapped in shiny silver foil in a pine forest
Maiden Peak shelter wrapped in fire resistant foil

The fire resistant foil wrap will hep protect this remote structure in the event fire would reach the Maiden Peak shelter.

Smoke Column from September 9, 2022
A large plume of smoke is burning in the forest.
A large plume of smoke is burning in the forest.
Smoke Column from September 9, 2022

Another photo of a smoke column exhibited during a period of extreme fire behavior - September 9, 2022

Firefighter uses a Drip Torch to Burn Fuels
A firefighter wearing a yellow shirt, green pants, a hardhat and backpack hold a flaming drip torch with fire in front of him.
A firefighter wearing a yellow shirt, green pants, a hardhat and backpack hold a flaming drip torch with fire in front of him.
Firefighter uses a Drip Torch to Burn Fuels

A firefighter burns out a small section of heavy fuel loading along a road.

A Firefighter watches Fire Activity
A firefighter wearing wildland firefighting gear looks down on a smoky area in front of him. He is in the forest.
A firefighter wearing wildland firefighting gear looks down on a smoky area in front of him. He is in the forest.
A Firefighter watches Fire Activity

A firefighter looks at an area of smoke along a roadside.

Firefighter walks down a Smoky Road
A wildland firefighter dressed in a yellow shirt, green pants, hardhat and backpack walks down a smoky hazy forested road
A wildland firefighter dressed in a yellow shirt, green pants, hardhat and backpack walks down a smoky hazy forested road
Firefighter walks down a Smoky Road

A lone firefighter walks down a smoky forested road in the Salmon Creek area.

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