7/14/2014 4:00 PM Central Oregon Fire Information Afternoon Update

Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center

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Prineville, OR  97754

 

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FIRE NEWS--Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center

For Immediate Release:  July 14, 2014, 4:00 p.m.

Central Oregon Afternoon Fire Update

           

Central Oregon – Throughout the day firefighters engaged on fires in Central Oregon following the eventful lightning activity of yesterday.  Additional resources came from outside the area to assist with approximately 60 fires in the Central Oregon area.

This table lists the status of the most active fires.  Other fires in the area remain small or have been contained.

Active Fires	Location	Size	Status
#276	West side of Mt. Bachelor, Deschutes NF	1/2 acre	Mopping up
Jack Knife	Lower John Day Recreation Area, Gillam County, 8 miles SE of Grass Valley.  Prineville BLM	200 acres	Working on eastern flank of fire and the fire is creeping.  Helicopters doing bucket drops.
Cabin Lake	4 miles NE of Cabin Lake, Lake County Deschutes NF	66 acres	Containment lines holding. 5 engines, 2 – 20 person crews, 10-person crew
#307	Maury Mts. (T17S, R19E, NWSE Section 36 Crook County Ochoco NF	2 acres	Heavy fuels.  Mopping up.
Bridge 99	½ mile east of Lower Bridge Campground, 9 miles north of Camp Sherman off of FS Rd. 1490 Deschutes NF	20 acres	Local Type III team is managing the fire. Due to steep terrain crews are taking an indirect approach to the fire to provide for fire fighter safety.  Allen Springs and Pioneer Ford campgrounds are closed. FS Road 1235 is closed and FS Road 14 is closed at Pioneer Ford campground.

Initial attack resources will continue to respond to reports of new fires as well as patrol areas for new starts from the lightning.

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