News Release from Oregon Dept. of Forestry – Posted on FlashAlert: August 15th, 2015 7:41 AM Strong winds and continued hot, dry conditions caused additional growth of the Eagle Complex, located approximately 16 miles northeast of Baker City, on Friday. An estimate of the increased acreage burned was not available at the time of this
Read moreNews Release from Oregon Dept. of Forestry – Posted on FlashAlert: August 14th, 2015 12:20 PM FIRES CURRENTLY BURNING ON OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY (ODF)-PROTECTED LANDS Chambers Mill Fire Located approximately two miles south of Lorane, it is now 100 percent lined with a combination of dozer and hand lines. Three residences were threatened. Initial
Read moreNews Release from Oregon Dept. of Forestry – Posted on FlashAlert: August 14th, 2015 10:02 AMOregon Department of Forestry Steve Kendall, Incident Commander Containment Reaches 70 percent Night fire crews continued mop-up and plumbing operations on the 180-acre Chambers Mill Fire near the community of Lorane. Fire crews completed hose lays to all areas of
Read moreFire InformationEmail: jamie.knight@oregon.govPhone: 541-786-0501 Incident ManagementOregon Interagency Incident Management Team 4, Type 2 IMTIncident Commander: Brian Goff Transitioning to Type 1 Team which will manage Cornet and Windy Ridge Fires. Team arriving 2 p.m. today. Incident Command Post location: Burnt River School, Unity, Oregom UpdateAcres: 12,600Percent contained: 10 percent Today’s update and objectives: The south
Read moreNews Release from Oregon Dept. of Forestry – Posted on FlashAlert: August 13th, 2015 12:23 PM Oregon Department of Forestry Steve Kendall, Incident Commander Chambers Mill Fire 80 percent lined, 40 percent contained Fire crews from the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Western Lane District are getting the upper hand on a fast-moving wildfire two
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