News Release from: Oregon State Fire Marshal
HIGH CASCADES COMPLEX DECLARED A CONFLAGRATION
August 28th, 2011 3:11 PM
Governor John Kitzhaber has declared the High Cascades Complex of fires burning on the Warm Springs Reservation a conflagration. The declaration cleared the way for the state fire marshal to mobilize firefighters and equipment to assist local resources with protecting threatened structures.
The Office of State Fire Marshal has mobilized four task forces to assist with protection of threatened structures. Responding task forces are from Clackamas, Hood River/Wasco, Marion, and Washington counties. The OSFM has also sent five personnel from their Red Incident Management Team to manage the deployed structural protection task forces. Approximately 190 homes are threatened.
The High Cascades Complex consists of three named fires – The Razorback, Powerline, and West Hills. No estimate yet on the number of acres burned.
Oregon’s conflagration may be invoked only by the Governor and allows the State Fire Marshal to dispatch structural firefighters and equipment. More information on Conflagration and
Emergency Mobilization is available at OSFM website:
http://www.oregon.gov/OSP/SFM/Conflagration_Information_2007.shtml .
Additional resources on surviving wildfires may be accessed at:
* Wildfire…Evacuation Readiness http://egov.oregon.gov/OSP/SFM/docs/Comm_Ed/WUI/wildfire_evac.doc
* After the Wildfire… http://egov.oregon.gov/OSP/SFM/docs/Comm_Ed/WUI/After_a_wildfire.doc
Contact Info: Rich Hoover, 503-370-0033 pager.
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Jeri Chase, ODF Incident Information Officer
Fire Duty Officer Pager #503-370-0403