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SPRAY, Ore. – Winds of up to 30 m.p.h. drove the Service Fire northward today, pushing it well beyond containment lines. As wind and fire intensity grew, crews withdrew from the head of the fire and relocated to continue work on cooler and safer areas of the fire. By late afternoon, the outflow winds from passing thunderstorms subsided allowing crews to reengage the fire.
A small spot fire on the Kinzua grew to 2.5 acres before crews were able to get line around it and begin securing the perimeter. The unstable winds and poor visibility today made it unsafe for aviation assets to fully engage the wind driven fire.
Elsewhere on the complex, the Holmes, Canyon and Two Cabin Fires have remained in their footprint through the day and mop up efforts progressed deeper into the black.
Critical fire weather is forecast over the next few days and will continue to test fire lines. As mop up work on the Holmes, Canyon and Two Cabins fires progresses, and additional resources arrive, more resources will become available to minimize the spread of the Service and Kinzua fires.
Fire Restrictions and Forest Closures
ODF: www.oregon.gov/odf/fire/pages/restrictions.aspx
Umatilla NF: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/umatilla/alerts-notices/?cid=stelprdb5382878
BLM: www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-info/oregon-washington/fire-restrictions
FIRE AT A GLANCE
Fossil Complex
Total Size: 1,342 acres
Two Cabin-251acres
Canyon-190 acres
Kinzua-96 acres
Holmes-15 acres
Service-789 acres
Containment: 0%
Cause: Lightning
Current Cost: 1.6M
All Resources
Hand Crews: 10
Engines: 6
Water Tender: 1
Dozers: 3
Skidders: 2
Skidgen: 1
Total Resources: 273
Aviation
Type 1: 1
Type 2: 2
Type 3: 3
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ODF Incident Commander
Matt Howard Incident Management Team 2