There have been several reports of smoke in the air east of Salem from Aumsville on up the Santiam Canyon past Mill City. This is apparently as a result of the Scott Mountain Fire that is burning in the Mt. Washington Wilderness Area, approximately two miles northeast of Scott Mountain,15 miles west of Sisters, OR, and 14 miles northeast of McKenzie Bridge. More information on this fire is available on Inciweb at:
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/2082/ .
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Jeri Chase
Oregon Department of Forestry
PH: 503-945-7201
Fire Duty Officer Pager #: 503-370-0403