7/25/2014 AM Ochoco Complex Fire Update

Ochoco Complex Fire Update

July 25, 2014

Fire Information:  541-416-0286; 541-447-6859

OchocoComplex@gmail.com

http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3972/

Start Date	Cause	Size	Percent Containment	Helicopters	Engines	Crews	Dozers	Total Personnel
July 13, 2014	Lightning	10,195	59	5	12	20	4	631

Summary: Lightning swept across the area July 13 starting many fires across the Forest and neighboring BLM land.  Four of these fires are now being managed as the Ochoco Complex.  Great Basin Management Team 6, under the direction of Incident Commander Tracy Dunford assumed command of the fire at 6 pm, July 19, 2014. 

·         Antelope Springs Fire: Located near Antelope Spring, about 3 miles east of Forest Road 22 along Forest Road 900, near the Forest’s northern border -  21 acres, 100% contained; Broadway Fire: Located south of Forest Road 22, near Peterson Lava -  5 acres, 100% contained; Fox Fire: Located approximately 3 miles northwest of the North Fork Wilderness Study Area, near Forest Road 4230 and 17 miles east of Post, Oregon -  9,978 acres, 54% contained; Lava Fire: Located near the junction of Forest Roads 22 and 4210, near the northwest corner of Big Summit Prairie - 191 acres, 95% contained.

Current Situation: Firefighters made good progress on the Lava Fire yesterday, and expect to have it fully contained by end of shift today.  On the north side of the Fox Fire crews and engines continued to build and strengthen line, mopping up 100 feet inside the lines. On the west side of the Fox Fire, dozer lines were established in the mixed conifer to contain fire spread.  Crews and engines worked the stringers along the North Fork of the Crooked River, mopping up the underburn.  Helicopters dropped water on the fire front all day yesterday, and will continue today.

Although the cooler weather and additional resources have allowed for good containment progress on the Fox Fire, the potential for interior tree torching that can cause spot fires outside the line perimeter is a concern as the temperature increases and humidity levels go down.

Closures:  A Closure Order is in effect, but has been reduced in size (for the full closure order and map, visit Inciweb at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3972/);  and all open fires are now prohibited on the Prineville District of  BLM, Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests, and the Crooked River National Grasslands, except in designated campgrounds.  For more information, visit http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/centraloregon/home/?cid_=fsbdev3_035880.