7/25/2014 9:50 am Buzzard and Camp Creek Fire Update

Contact:  Fire Information Office                                               Phone: (541) 493-2105 

Update:   Thursday, July 25, 2014 - 0800

CAMP CREEK FIRE

Current Status:The fire is located approximately 9 miles SE of Juntura, OR. Brian J. Watts' Oregon Interagency Incident Management Team 4 assumed command at 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2014.

Estimated Acreage:                   5,300 acres

Containment:                           40 percent

Cause:                                      Lightning
Date Started:                            7/23/2014

Resources on the Fire:
20-person fire crews:                  3

Helicopters:                               2

Engines:                                    15

Total Personnel:                                     51

Fire Information:
Construct direct and indirect containment lines and mop-up.
Fire is expected to back down slope on south flank.

Fire Weather:

A cool, dry and stable air mass will settle over the Camp Creek Fire, with winds easing through the day.

BUZZARD COMPLEX

Current Status:
The Buzzard Complex is currently managed by Oregon Interagency Incident Management Team 4 (Brian J. Watts).The fires are located 45 SE of Burns, OR.

Estimated Acreage:                   395,747

Containment:                           95 percent

Cause:                                      Lightning
Date Started:                            7/14/2014

Resources on the Fire:
20-person fire crews:                  3

Helicopters:                               2

Engines:                                    12

Total Personnel:                                     340

Fire Information:
Rehabilitation continued today. ORIIMT4 assumed command of the Camp Creek Fire at 5 p.m. on July 24.

Fire Weather:A cool, dry and stable air mass will settle over the Buzzard Complex, with the winds easing through the day.