NE Oregon – Cache Creek fire – road closures implemented

August 28, 2012

Source – Inciweb

Closure of Lower Imnaha Road/Dug Bar Road (Forest Service Road 4260) north of Imnaha

Due to the Cache Creek Fire moving southward toward the Imnaha River, beginning immediately, the Lower Imnaha Road/Dug Bar Road (Forest Service Road 4260) will be closed. The closure begins at the junction of Fence Creek (six miles north of Imnaha) north to the Dug Bar Landing on the Snake River by the Wallowa County Sheriff’s Department and the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.

This closure impacts the river landing at Dug Bar. River patrols are posting notices up river at various locations. The closure will be staffed by the Wallowa County Sheriff’s Department.

The closure is needed for public safety. The Cache Creek Fire started August 20, 2012, by lightning in the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.

Incident Information Phone: 541-432-0163

http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3202

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