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Unity, OR – Firefighters on the Eldorado Fire hope to take advantage of moderate weather conditions forecasted over the next few days. The fire is currently 18,600 acres with zero percent containment. The fire started Friday morning and, pushed by high winds through the Eldorado Pass, grew to more than 10,000 acres in less than
Read moreAbout 35 residents from Azalea and surrounding communities spent part of their Saturday night listening to fire officials and hearing about ongoing burn out operations. Operations Section Chief John Pellisier explained the ongoing burnout operations on the southern end of the fire. “We have been working for the better part of a week preparing this area
Read moreUnity, OR – Firefighters on the Eldorado Fire eight miles southeast of Unity are attacking the fire with what night Operations Section Chief Eric Perkins has coined as an “Engine Brigade.” With an abundance of fire activity taking place in the northwest, firefighting resources are hard to come by. The night shift on this fire
Read moreNews Release from Oregon Dept. of Forestry – Posted on FlashAlert: August 15th, 2015 3:38 PM Oregon Department of ForestryAugust 15, 2015Media Contact: Paul Ries, 503-508-0990 “Wildfire activity in Oregon has escalated significantly since Friday, particularly in eastern Oregon,” said Doug Decker, Oregon State Forester. “If you couple these major fires with increasing shortages of
Read moreNews Release from Oregon Dept. of Forestry – Posted on FlashAlert: August 15th, 2015 8:23 AM Firefighters welcomed the cooler weather and lighter winds last night but wind gusts and fire conditions remain unpredictable. During the day, fire was driven by wind and there was extreme crowning of fire in trees with several spot fires.
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