Firefighters are mopping up Honey Creek Fire in Douglas County
Firefighters in southern Oregon are
aggressively mopping up a fire that broke out May 26 about nine miles northeast
of Glide. The Honey Creek Fire was initially responded to by Douglas Forest
Protective Association firefighters, who worked over the weekend constructing a
fire trail in the steep, rocky hillside where the fire was located. The
job was made more difficult because access to nearby water sources was limited
due to snow drifts which are still present on some roads in the area.
As of 1 p.m. May 30 the fire had burned 54
acres and was reported as 80% contained. DFPA was assisted in suppression
efforts on the Honey Creek Fire by the Oregon Department of Forestry, the
Umpqua National Forest and the private landowner.
No structures were threatened by the blaze,
which occurred in a remote part of Douglas County. The cause of the Honey
Creek Fire is currently under investigation.
Homes threatened by Hemlock Fire in western Lane County have been spared
In western Lane County, a fire that started on May 26 burned 25
acres before being reported contained over the weekend. The
Hemlock Fire broke out in an area north of Honeyman State Park and just south of Florence, Ore. The fire had been threatening homes in the area but no structures were
damaged.
The Hemlock Fire was responded to by ODF’s
Veneta Office in the Western Lane District assisted by Coos Forest Protective
Association, Siuslaw Valley Fire, the U.S. Forest Service and inmates from
Shutter Creek Correctional Institute who have been trained as wildland
firefighters. The cause of the fire is under investigation.