Dry Gulch Fire 60 percent contained
Incident Management Team 3
Link Smith, Incident Commander
September 17, 2015 Update
Halfway, Ore – Due to better mapping, the Dry Gulch Fire
that started Saturday, September 12, stands at 17,800 acres and is now 60
percent contained. Total suppression costs to date are estimated at $1.5
million.
All evacuation level notifications for communities surrounding the fire have been lifted. To learn more about the Ready Set Go evacuation level system, visit www.wildlandfirersg.org .
Firefighters will continue mopping up hot spots near the
fire perimeter to prevent any future flare ups and spread. Rehabilitation
efforts are also taking place to repair the landscape and infrastructure
damaged by fire suppression efforts. Rehab work includes mending fences and
constructing water bars along dozer and hand lines to prevent future erosion
from heavy rains.
Oregon Department of Forestry’s Type 1 Incident
Management Team is also preparing to transition the fire back to a smaller fire
management organization. The team is expected to hand the fire back to local
jurisdictions at the end of shift Friday and travel back to their respective
home units Saturday. There are currently 216 personnel assigned to the fire
consisting of 48 overhead, six 20-person crews, 15 fire engines, two bulldozers, one water
tender and one helicopter.
To stay current on fire information, visit us on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/drygulchfire2015
or at www.oregon.gov/odf. To check on
this fire and others across the country, visit www.inciweb.nwcg.gov.
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