[Oremem/Idamem] EEI UPDATE NR SCORCHED EARTH DESCHUTES/CAMP SHERMAN OR

[John E Jewkes-AAA0OR-AAA0ID]

ST AN3DOMS @ AA9USA
PP MTS 1P AN3DOMS
DE AAA0OR NR 513
P 051859Z SEP 03 ZOF ZEN 
FM JOHN JEWKES/ AAA0OR OR
TO ZOF DOMS/ AN3DOMS/AAA9USA AZ
INFO ZEN JAMES BANKS/ AAA9W AZ
ZEN NNN0GBP OR NMCM SMD
ZEN NNN0EHG OR NMCM ECOM/OPNS
ZEN AFF5C UT/OR SMD AFMARS
ZEN ALL OR/ID US ARMY MARS MEMBERS/STATIONS
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ACTUAL INCIDENT
SUBJECT: EEI REPORT/CENTRAL OREGON (DESCHUTES CTY)UPDATE 2
1. SCORCHED EARTH
A. FOREST FIRE DESCHUTES COUNTY NEAR CAMP SHERMAN FEDERAL 
CAMPGROUND.
B. OPERATIONAL- TREATING MOSTLY SMOKE INHALATION AND MINOR 
CUTS/ABRASIONS
C. US HIGHWAY 20 REMAINS CLOSED IN THE VICINITY OF THE 
FIRE. OTHER SMALLER ROADS ARE ALSO CLOSED, BUT ARE TOO 
NUMEROUS TO NAME.
D. TWO FIRES NEAR CAMP SHERMAN HAVE MERGED INTO ONE FIRE 
AND HAVE NOW BURNED OVER 80,000 ACRES. BOY SCOUT CAMP 
PIONEER HAS BEEN DESTROYED AND FIRE FIGHTERS HAVE MOVED TO 
THE EAST PERIMETER TO ATTEMPT TO BLOCK THE FORMATION OF A 
HEAT COLUMN.
E. POWER OPERATIONAL WITH OUTAGES IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY 
OF THE FIRE NOW KNOWN AS THE B AND B COMPLEX FIRE. WATER IS 
SUSPECT IN THE AREA AND SHOULD BE BOILED OR SANITIZED 
BEFORE DRINKING OR COOKING WITH IT. 
F. WIRED AND CELLULAR PHONES IN THE AREA REMAIN 
INTERMITTENTLY AVAILABLE. HF FREQUENCIES ABOVE 6 MHZ AND 
BELOW 4 MHZ REMAIN UNUSABLE DUE TO PROPAGATION AND/OR 
STATIC AND NOISE LEVELS. PORTABLE/MOBILE VHF AND UHF 
REPEATERS ARE IN USE AND REMAIN STABLE AT THIS TIME ON US 
FOREST SERVICE FREQUENCIES IN THE 170 MHZ AND 408 MHZ 
BANDS. ADDITIONAL NEEDS FOR COMMUNICATIONS TRAINED 
PERSONNEL AND LOGISTICS PERSONNEL REMAINS.
G. US FOREST SERVICE ALERT NOTIFICATION (EMAIL) 051006Z SEP 
03;
AMATEUR RADIO NET 147.120 MHZ 051115Z SEP 03; KATU TV 2 
NEWS UPDATE 051800Z SEP 03; 1190 KEX RADIO NEWS 051813Z SEP 
03;
H. LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN EVACUATED ONCE AGAIN. THE 
WINDS HAVE REMAINED AT A HIGH LEVEL FOR THE PAST THREE 
DAYS, ALLOWING THIS FIRE TO QUICKLY INCREASE FROM 20,000 TO 
IT'S PRESENT MORE THAN 80,000 ACRES IN A VERY SHORT TIME. 
THE HEAT COLUMN APPEARS TO BE FORMING ON THE EAST SIDE OF 
THE FIRE. A HEAT COLUMN TAKES HOT EMBERS HIGH INTO THE AIR, 
AND THEN WHEN THE COLUMN COLLAPSES FROM 'SATURATION' OF 
MATERIEL INSIDE IT, RELEASES THE EMBERS TO AREAS DISTANT 
FROM THE ORIGINATING LOCATION. A DECLARED STATE OF 
EMERGENCY CONTINUES TO EXIST IN THE AREA. STATE RESOURCES 
ARE STRETCHED TO THEIR LIMITS AT PRESENT, AND THE NATIONAL 
GUARD HAS RECEIVED TRAINING IN FIRE FIGHTING TECHNIQUES AND 
HAS BEEN PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. 
ACTUAL INCIDENT
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