7/23/2019 DFPA Fire Update

Douglas Forest Protective Association

1758 N.E. Airport Road

Roseburg, Oregon 97470

www.dfpa.net

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

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 1/100^th 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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