Traffic Advisory re: Meacham Complex Fire Response

Please exercise caution when driving on Mission Road, Cayuse Road and Bingham Road. Traffic may be heightened due to fire suppression vehicles including US Forest Service, Oregon Dept. of Forestry and BIA pickups, SUVs, fire engines and potentially buses (hauling fire crews).

Traffic may increase if other fires are discovered and key routes may change. Most traffic will be heading up Bingham Road to Gibbon – the site of a temporary camp for fire suppression personnel - and then continuing up Bingham Road to about Mile Post 26/27 near the Hager Fire. If and when other fires are discovered and routes change, CTUIR will post advisory updates.

Over the past week a flurry of lightning activity has started several large fires. Umatilla Agency fire crews are responding and aerial resources are completing reconnaissance flights to survey for fires. CTUIR is coordinating with the USFS Northern Rockies Incident Management Team (IMT) 3 which took command of the Meacham Complex (formerly named Hager Complex) at 6 a.m. today.

For more information regarding restrictions, please call the Umatilla National Forest information hotline at (877) 958-9663. The latest fire information will be posted on the Blue Mountain Fire Information Blog at http://bluemountainfireinfo.blogspot.com/