Douglas Forest Protective
Association
1758 N.E. Airport
Road
Roseburg, Oregon
97470
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
7-23-2019
Contact: Kyle Reed
Phone: 541-672-6507 X 136 (office) or 541-817-7186 (cell)
E-Mail: kyle.reed@oregon.gov
Phone: 541-672-6507 X 136 (office) or 541-817-7186 (cell)
E-Mail: kyle.reed@oregon.gov
Tuesday Fires
Hubbard Creek Fire: Firefighters from the
Douglas Forest Protective Association and Douglas County Fire District #2
responded to a natural cover fire 14 miles west of Sutherlin, near Hubbard
Creek Road. Crews arrived on scene of
the Hubbard Creek Fire around 5:30 p.m. and located a slow moving fire that
burned about 1/100th of an acre.
A preliminary fire investigation indicated that the cause of the Hubbard
Creek Fire was powerline related.
Haines Creek Fire: Crews from the Douglas Forest Protective
Association and Elkton Rural Fire Department responded to a natural cover fire,
one mile south of Elkton, near Haines Creek.
Crews arrived on scene of the Haines Creek Fire around 8:00 p.m. and
found a slow moving fire burning between Highway 138 West and the Umpqua River. Firefighters stopped the forward spread of
the Haines Creek Fire at a quarter acre of grass and brush and remained on
scene until about 11:00 p.m., mopping up hot spots and securing control lines. The cause of the Haines Creek Fire is
currently under investigation.
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