MORROW COUNTY, Ore. – Late
yesterday this fire in eastern Oregon’s Morrow County moved outside the fireline and pushed
into the Porter Creek drainage to the south. Evening downslope winds moved the
fire through the drainage to the southeast and across a ridge.
yesterday this fire in eastern Oregon’s Morrow County moved outside the fireline and pushed
into the Porter Creek drainage to the south. Evening downslope winds moved the
fire through the drainage to the southeast and across a ridge.
Very large
airtankers, single-engine airtankers and helicopters dropped water and
retardant on the fire to slow its growth and help firefighters
and equipment on the ground trying to suppress the fire. The fire’s movement
prompted evacuation and closure of the U.S. Forest Service campground at
Bull Prairie Lake. Northwest Team 8 is being briefed on the fire this
afternoon and will take command tomorrow morning.
airtankers, single-engine airtankers and helicopters dropped water and
retardant on the fire to slow its growth and help firefighters
and equipment on the ground trying to suppress the fire. The fire’s movement
prompted evacuation and closure of the U.S. Forest Service campground at
Bull Prairie Lake. Northwest Team 8 is being briefed on the fire this
afternoon and will take command tomorrow morning.
Ignition
date: July
23, 2018
Acres
burned: 700
burned: 700
Cause: Under investigation