Vale
District Fire Update
Vale, Ore. – The Cherry Road Fire, being fought
by the the Vale District of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), has now grown
to an estimated 30,000 acres. The fire is burning in brush and grass approximately
16 miles west of Homedale, Idaho, just two miles east of the Owyhee Reservoir.
Succor Creek State Park is currently
under threat.
The Cherry Road Fire, reported at
around 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon, was originally estimated to be approximately
3,500 acres in size.
Despite forecasted cooler weather
and higher humidity yesterday evening, the fire has continued to grow
substantially.
More than 61 sorties were flown
Sunday, with nearly 45,000 gallons of retardant dropped on the fire by aircraft
from all over eastern Oregon and Idaho.
There are 16 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 have
also been ordered.
A Type 2 Incident Command Team has
been ordered and is expected to take command of the fire Monday evening.
Additionally, the Jordan Valley
Rangeland Fire Protection Association (RFPA) is responding along with 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.
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