Source: Central Oregon Incident Management Team
Due to the direction and rapid growth Saturday of the Youther Fire, a fire of the White Lightning Complex burning on the Warm Spring Reservation, homes on the east side of the Deschutes River near Dant were evacuated by the Oregon State Police with assistance from Bureau of Land Management (BLM) law enforcement. An operational contingency plan has been developed to locate firefighting resources from the Lower Deschutes Complex into this area to hold any fire that might cross the river.
The BLM has closed the Deschutes River Segment 1 from Trout Creek down through Harpham Flat due to the Youther Fire. For more information on this fire see the following link: http://www.inciweb.org/incident/2075
FIRE ACTIVITY:
Strong, gusty west winds tested containment lines on all four fires yesterday of the Lower Deschutes Complex. All containment lines held. Although the Complex is in patrol mode, some smoke may be visible due to burning of interior islands of fuel.
Devils Half Acre (1,200 acres) and Fall Canyon (2,700 acres) – Firefighters will patrol and mop-up any smokes 50 ft into the interior.
Oak Canyon (600 acres) and Tygh Ridge (4,700 acres) – Patrol by aircraft.
Transition from the federal Central Oregon Incident Management Team back to management by the local BLM unit is scheduled for Monday, August 23, at 6 am.
QUICK FACTS:
Acres: 9,200
Containment: 90%
Location: 5 miles north of Maupin
Cause: Lightning
Start Date/Time: Reported August 19, 2010, 1015 hrs
Total personnel: 318Crews: 8; Engines: 10; Helicopters: 1-light,1- medium, 1-heavy lift; Water tenders: 4; and Overhead: 78
More information is available through InciWeb: http://www.inciweb.org/incident/2073/