Prineville, Oregon – Gusty winds, high temperatures and dry fuel conditions contributed to significant fire growth on the Frog Fire yesterday afternoon and through the night.
The Frog Fire predominantly grew to the south through the late night and early morning hours, burning from the Maury Mountains on the Ochoco National Forest onto Bureau of Land Management land and private lands protected by the Brothers-Hampton Rangeland Fire Protection Association. Firefighters constructed preliminary containment lines while also focusing efforts on structure protection.
The strategy today will be for crews to establish an anchor point in the northwest area of the fire near Florida Creek. This should allow them to more effectively construct and hold containment lines. Additionally the plan is to keep the fire west of Forest Road 1640 and north of Bear Creek Road.
An area closure will be put into place today for all U.S. Forest Service managed lands west of Forest Road 17 in the Maury Mountains. This closure is being implemented for the safety of the public and firefighters working in the area. Additionally, fire officials are working with Crook County to identify county road closures that may need to be put in place for public safety.
Due to the complexity of the fire and the increasing number of resources, a Type 2 Incident Management Team will take over command of the Frog Fire this evening.
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