The fire was reported Sunday evening, July 1. Pushed by strong winds, it spread to the south and is estimated to be 446 acres. The fire is estimated as 60% lined and 10% contained.
Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Incident Management Team 3 has been mobilized to take over management of the fire today at 6 p.m. This is the second IMT deployment in as many weeks. IMT 2 demobilized just last week from the Graham Fire in Central Oregon District.
The fire is burning in private industrial timberlands in the Lobster Creek and Fall Creek drainages. No homes or structures are threatened at this time.
For information on closures and fire prevention you can find Coos Forest Protective Association on the web at www.coosfpa.net, call the Closure Line at (541) 267-1789, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.