Rye Valley Fire
Morning Update
July 25, 2014, 8:00 a.m.
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Fire At A Glance |
Favorable
weather conditions allowed fire crews to make substantial progress on the Rye
Valley Fire near Huntington in eastern Oregon.
Crews
and bulldozers have constructed containment lines completely around the 1,392
acre fire. A Type II helicopter (medium size), a large air tanker and three Single
Engine Air Tankers (SEATs) provided air support to the crews on the ground.
Today’s actions call for strengthening those lines and beginning mop up operations
from the perimeter towards the interior. The fire is currently 20 percent
contained.
The
fire is burning in grass, brush and juniper on public and private lands
within the Bureau of Land Management’s Vale District and Oregon Department of
Forestry’s Northeast Oregon District. Oregon Department of Forestry’s
Incident Management Team #3 is directing the suppression effort.
Cooperating
agencies include BLM, Baker County Emergency Management, Burnt River
Rangeland Protection Association and the City of Huntington.
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Size: 1,392 acres
Location: 15 miles NW of Huntington
Containment: 20%
Cause: Lightning
Fuels:
Grass, brush, timber
Personnel: 159
Air Tankers: 3 SEATs
Helicopters: 1
Engines: 8
Water Tenders: 2
Dozers: 3
Estimated Cost:
Evacuations: None
Structures: 0
Closures/Restrictions:
Announcements: None
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