Vale
District BLM Takes on Cherry Road Fire
Vale, Ore. – The Vale District of the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) is now fighting a new fire near Succor Creek State Park.
The Cherry Road Fire, which was
first reported at around 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon, is burning in brush and grass
approximately 16 miles west of Homedale, Idaho. The fire is currently estimated
to be 3,500 acres in size.
There are 15 Single Engine Air
Tankers (SEATs) and three helicopters responding as well as more than 12
engines, 2 water tenders and two bulldozers.
10 engines and three hand crews are also
on order.
According to Vale District fire
suppression personnel, the fire is expected to grow. Additionally, the fire is
burning just two miles east of the Owyhee Reservoir and Succor Creek State Park
is being threatened.
The High Desert Type 3 Team—made up
of Vale and Burns BLM fire suppression personnel—will be taking over management
of the fire tomorrow morning.
Cooler weather and higher humidity
is expected this evening.
“We are hoping that between the
cooler weather tonight and the heavy resources we’re putting on the fire, that
we can turn the tide on this fire before it gets much larger,” said Don
Gonzalez, Vale BLM District Manager.
The Jordan Valley Rangeland Fire
Protection Association (RFPA) is responding as well as Malheur County fire
resources.
For more information on the fire,
visit the inciweb site at: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ incident/4974/.
To
report suspicious smoke or a wildfire call the Vale BLM Dispatch Center at
541-473-6295.
-BLM-
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