August 16, 2014 Update – 8 a.m.
Contact Fire Information: 541-432-0119
Joseph, OR – The Somers Fire, located 15 miles east of Imnaha, has been mapped at 27,374 acres and is 45 percent contained. The 5 Mile Fire, located one mile south of Imnaha, has been mapped at 4,524 acres and is 95 percent contained. Neither fire had perimeter growth.
Recreationists in the area are reminded of the road closure at Hat Point Road and that no camping is allowed on the Oregon side of the Snake River. In addition, visitors should be cautious of heavy fire traffic in the area.
On the Somers Fire, today's efforts will include continuing to build direct handline on the southern and northern portions of the fire, continuing to build direct and contingency lines on the western portion of the fire and preparing structures and mopping up on eastern portion of the fire.
Somers fire resources currently assigned include: two Type 1 crews, three Type 2 crews, five engines, one dozer, nine water tenders, one jet boat, one Type 1 helicopters, two Type 2 helicopters, two Type 3 helicopters and two air attack platforms.
On the 5 Mile Fire, today's efforts will focus on monitoring and patrolling. 5 Mile resources currently assigned include: one Type 2 crew and five engines.
To reduce travel time and increase time suppressing the fire, most firefighters are spiked out closer to the Somers Fire.
While today is expected to warmer and drier, the Somers Fire has experienced between ¼ to ½ inch of rain over the past two days. A computer model has shown that more than ¼ inch of rain in the local fire areas will moderate fire behavior for up to four days.
"We plan on taking advantage of the window of opportunity that weather offered us to focus on critical areas of the fire," said Deputy Incident Commander Chris Wilcox.
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