Clackamas county Firefighters along with several neighboring agencies are actively working to extinguish vegetation fires throughout the county. At the time of this press release 15 fire related incidents are underway. Some of the incidents are small and require only one apparatus and others have more than 20 apparatus on scene and hard at work.
Please see the attached declaration of emergency from the Clackamas County Commissioners. We are told that 1100 homes have been evacuated from the following areas:
Oregon City - Redland and Potter Rd,
Colton Area-Unger rd,
Molalla area- Wilhoit and Bird Rd,
Beachie Creek Fire which resulted in the evacuation of the Job Corps at Ripplebrook in the Mt Hood National Forest area.
Everyone in Clackamas County today 9-8-2020 should understand that they are at Evacuation Level 1: Be Ready...Some who are closer to these active incidents are at Level 2: Be Set. And those that have evacuated fall into category 3: GO!
Please see attached link to evacuation levels and areas affected
Clackamas County State of Emercency
At this time we do not have specific details in regards to where evacuees are being directed to go, nor do we know the exact cause of these fires. We will not know for some time the extent of damage to land and personal property. Please be patient as we work through these incidents. At this time Clackamas Fire insists that residents stay safely away from these incidents and do not engage in any activity that can cause a fire. This would include mowing lawns, outdoor burning of any kind, and other sorts of spark or flame producing tasks.
Know that we are working very hard with all of the Clackamas County Fire Departments and will continue to diligently protect Life and property.
Update Correction: The 1100 evacuees are from all Oregon Wildfires not just Clackamas County. We will update that number for our community once we have an accurate number.