KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – the
Link Trail fire, which burned 30 acres between the Link River and Highway 97 is
now 100% contained effective 8:42 p.m. yesterday.
Containment is a measure of how much of a fuel break has
been completed around the fire.
Multiple agencies responded, including Oregon
Department of Forestry, Fremont-Winema National Forest, Klamath County Fire
District 1, Keno Rural Fire Protection District, Chiloquin Fire and Rescue,
Klamath County Fire District 4, Kingsley Field Fire Department, Oregon State
Police, Klamath Falls Police Department, Klamath County Emergency Management,
PacifiCorp, and Bureau of Reclamation.
Active
firefighting operations have been completed. Crews
from Klamath County Fire District 1 and Oregon Department of Forestry are conducting mop up operations
and projected to continue doing so for the next 72 hours. This will extinguish
any remaining embers or hot spots.
No evacuations were ordered. There were no injuries and
no structural damage. Highway 97 was closed for several hours to allow
responders and aircraft safe access to the scene.
Fire
danger in our local region is rated High at this time. The best place to find
information about wildfires in South Central Oregon is the Fire Management
Partnership webpage: http://www.scofmp.org/.
The
cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Fire
agencies would like to share recommendations to Klamath County residents
regarding actions to take before and during a wild fire in your area. Please
see the attached pamphlet.
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