Umatilla National Forest

The School Fire

NEW! - All closures lifted in School Fire Area - effective at 12:01 a.m. October 8, 2005

Maps:

• Map of Closure Area (9-02-05)
• Map of Wooten Wildlife Unit restrictions (9-06-05)
• Map showing fire boundaries for both August 11 and 12
  

News Releases:

• September 2, 2005 - Additional Closures Lifted in School Fire Area
• September 1, 2005 - Wooten Wildlife Area Closures - WDFW release
  • Map of Wooten Wildlife Unit restrictions
• August 25, 2005 - Area Closures Eased
• August 25, 2005 - Final School Fire Fact Sheet
• August 24, 2005 - School Fire Update
• August 21, 2005 - School Fire Update
• August 20, 2005 - School Fire Update
• August 19, 2005 - School Fire Update
• August 18, 2005 - School Fire Update
• August 11, 2005 - Public-use Restrictions Imposed on both the NE Oregon District of the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Umatilla National Forest
• August 10, 2005 10:30 am - Portions of the Umatilla National Forest Closed to Public Entry
• August 8, 2005 7 pm - School Fire 20% Contained (printable pdf file)
• August 8, 2005 3 pm - Public Meeting about the School Fire Tonight in Pomeroy (printable pdf file)
• August 7, 2005 9 pm - The School Fire has grown to 32,000 acres (printable pdf file)
• August 7, 2005 11 am - The School Fire Grows to 15,000 acres - Emergency Closures Implemented (printable pdf file)
• August 6, 2005 - School Fire grows to 5,000 Acres

Heart-to-Heart for Families has set up a drop-off center for families who have lost their homes. Household items, linens, and non-perishable food items are being accepted at 718 Main Street in Pomeroy. They no longer need clothing donations. Monetary donations can be taken at any branch of Sterling Savings or U.S. Bank. Please specify that donations be made to Heart-to-Heart for Families. The donation center is open 8 am to 6 pm. For further donation information contact Lisa Lund at 509-843-6084 or Sandi Dixon at 509-843-6043.

More School Fire Photos

Photos of the School Fire taken from Walla Walla, WA by David Gibson

The School Fire website- This website is no longer being updated. You can, however, still see information posted prior to August 19, 2005 (you'll need to scroll down the page to see the archived site)

Landsat 5 TM satellite image of the School Fire acquired August 9, 2005, around noon. (287 kb) Image courtesy of the USGS EROS Data Center (EDC), Sioux Falls, SD.

Related Links

 

PNW Team 3 Website - Type I Incident Management Team assigned to the School Fire from August 8 to 18, 2005.

ActiveFires.net - Links to active wildland fire websites

Incident Management Situation Report

Wildland Fire Update

Northwest Fire Map - Fires currently burning in the Pacific Northwest

Active Fire Mapping - Here you will find information on current large fires, active fire maps, and fire imagery as seen by the MODIS instrument on board NASA's EOS satellites, Terra & Aqua.

Local Weather Forecasts

Northwest Fire Prevention Education - one-stop-shopping for current information on public-use restrictions, area access closures and fire prevention messages throughout Oregon and Washington

National Fire News - National Interagency Coordination Center

National Interagency Coordination Center Incident Management Situation (SIT) Report 

NWCC - Northwest Interagency Coordination Center - NWCC provides general fire information for the Northwest. Includes fire maps, news releases, visitor information, job-related information and links to fire restriction and closure information. (Oregon & Washington)

NIFC - National Interagency Fire Center - Located in Boise, Idaho, NIFC is the nationwide clearinghouse for information on current wildland fire status and national situation reports.

NOIFC - Northeast Oregon Interagency Fire Center - Located in La Grande, Oregon, NOIFC is home for the Northeast Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center (NOIDC),  and the La Grande Regional Fire Cache; servicing an Interagency group of wildland fire protection agencies at the local, Regional, and National levels.

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Homepage

Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)   

Oregon Department of Forestry

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Washington Department of Natural Resources Fire Information

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USDA Forest Service - Umatilla National Forest
Last Modified:  Friday, 07-Oct-2005 20:44:50 EDT