Archie Creek Fire Update - October 7, 2020; Fire Now 94% Contained

(DFPA) Note: The following update for the Archie Creek Fire covers all private, county and state lands within the footprint of the fire. A local Type 3 Incident Management Team led by the Douglas Forest Protective Association remains engaged on the Archie Creek Fire with operational control over all the private, county and state lands within the footprint of the fire. Of the 131,542 acres that were blackened by the fire, DFPA is currently responsible for 64,836 acres. The fire remains 94% contained. DFPA currently has 48 people assigned to the incident, including six engines, a bull dozer, a 20 person hand crew and various overhead and support personnel. DFPA’s primary mission includes monitoring and patrolling containment lines, back hauling supplies and equipment that are no longer needed on the fire lines and completing necessary fire suppression repair projects on private lands. Smoke from the interior of the fire may remain visible until the fall rains return to the area. DFPA personnel are working closely with our federal partners and Northwest Team 12 who are managing fire operations on public lands within the Archie Creek Fire. The Douglas County Board of Commissioners have set up a webpage to share information and resources with residents affected by the recent wildfires throughout Douglas County. The webpage includes wildfire updates and information about recovery and assistance programs available for those affected by the recent wildfires. www.co.douglas.or.us/media_room/fireinfo.asp Safety for our firefighters and the public remains our number one priority. Fire officials remind that public access closures remain in place on all public lands and private industrial lands within the footprint of the Archie Creek Fire.