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August 18, 2015 – 9am
Soda Fire Morning Update
Current Situation: Firefighters have worked diligently and containment has reached 90%. The demobilization process will begin today and most resources will be reassigned to the many fires blazing in the west. The remaining crews and engines assigned to the Soda Fire will continue to patrol, look for any smokes, and assist in the rehabilitation of containment lines.
As the Soda Fire nears 100% containment, a federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team is being convened to begin field work as early as Wednesday. The BAER Team of natural resource specialists will assess damage and design emergency stabilization and rehabilitation treatments for BLM lands. This assessment focuses on mitigating threats to life, property, and resources within the burned area over the next 3 years.
The Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team will be transitioning the Soda Fire to a local BLM Type 3 Team at 6am Wednesday, August 19, 2015.
This is the last written fire update from the current Management Team. Any further updates will come from the local unit or Type 3 Team. Inciweb and Facebook will still be maintained and updated as needed.
Public Safety: Owyhee County Sheriff’s office reminds the community that road closures remain in effect for Rabbit Creek Road, Reynolds Creek Road, and Silver Creek Road on the Owyhee Front. Local property owner access is being allowed. We continue to ask that recreationists find alternative locations to recreate as fire suppression and rehabilitation activities continue and until the fire is contained, for public safety
Fire Statistics:
Location: 8 miles northeast of Jordan Valley, OR Start Date: August 10, 2015
Size: 283,686 acres Percent Contained: 90%
Total Personnel: 702 Cause: Undetermined
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