Crews continue to work to contain the Stouts Creek Fire conducting
repair work and expanding mop-up operations. Chance of rain throughout
the day today winds will be out of the NW at 5- 10 mph today. Crews have
been and will continue to be replaced, as necessary. Fire size remains
at 26,452 acres and is 94% contained.
The Level 1 evacuation notice has been lifted for the Stouts Creek fire.
The State of Oregon Department of Forestry released a new statement for
“Regulated Closure Proclamation” Number 10. This proclamation was
effective on August 29th 2015. Please visit the Douglas Forest Protection Association web site for more information http://www.dfpa.net/.
There are 331 personnel assigned to the fire with 6 crews, 12 engines, 1
bulldozer and 1 helicopter. To date, the Stout Creek Fire has cost
$37.6 million.
The Incident Management Team is protecting lands that are about 46% on
state protected lands, which include BLM and private lands and 54% on
the Umpqua National Forest.
This page is designed to provide for timely and official fire information about wildland fires across the Pacific Northwest. The information is posted by the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in partnership with Public Information Officers that work for federal, state and local fire agencies and is drawn from official sources within the wildland fire community.
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