August 18, 2014 Update – 8 p.m.
Contact Fire Information: 541-432-0119
Joseph, OR – The 370 personnel assigned to the 35,917-acre Somers Fire took advantage of favorable weather in advance of tomorrow's anticipated winds from a dry cold front to maintain containment at 58 percent.
The closure to camping on the Oregon side of the Snake River has been lifted. Due to heavy firefighter traffic along the Hat Point Road, the road remains closed. The route will be reopened as soon as safely possible.
Today's suppression efforts included continuing to extinguish hotspots on the southern portion of the fire with crews and bucket drops from helicopters. Fire crews focused on securing handlines around the Deep Creek area and improving the contingency line on the western portion of the fire. The eastern portion of the fire was patrolled by air.
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