Bly,
Ore. – The Medicine 2 Fire is 97% contained, remaining at 4.8 acres. Yesterday,
The Mill Creek Fire was remapped and is 64 acres, with 65%
containment.
The aggressive actions from the firefighters on the
ground and the available air support, were successful in knocking these fires
down quickly and keeping them small. This was an interagency effort, with
multiple agencies represented. We currently have fire personnel from the Bureau
of Land Management, Oregon Department of Forestry and The U.S. Forest Service
as well as many private contractors.
Firefighters
are working to enhance and deepen the lines around both the Medicine 2 and Mill
Creek Fires. The potential remains for smoldering and creeping fire, in the dry
material under the layers of duff.
Management of these fires is under Leland Hunter
Incident Commander (IC) with Evan Wright (IC Trainee) of the South Central
Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP) Incident Management Type 3 Team
Resources include 5 Crews, 6 Engines, 2 Dozers, and
3 Tenders, Total personnel: 150
Medicine
2 Fire
·
Today’s operations for the Medicine 2 Fire
will be to continue with mop up, extinguishing all hot spots within the fire
containment lines.
Mill Creek Fire:
·
The spread of fire has been halted and fire crews
will patrol the fire’s perimeter to keep from. The north section of this fire
is rough terrain and will require extra firefighting efforts to tie up the
containment line. The interior still holds a lot of heat. Mop-up operations may
begin today.
Highway
140 between Klamath Falls and Lakeview will have increased fire traffic -
Please use caution when driving between Bly and Beatty and on Gerber road.
Smoke
will be visible and we encourage drivers to use pull-outs when viewing and
taking pictures.
Daily wildfire/prescribed fire
information, maps, and updates can be found at:
- Facebook:
http://bit.ly/2qsw4C7
- Twitter:
http://bit.ly/2q40L0X
- SCOFMP BLOG: http://bit.ly/2sK5YHY
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