Four engines from the ODF John Day Unit are battling the Longbox Fire, burning six miles east of Dayville in the Schoolhouse Gulch area of Grant County. The fire, reported Monday afternoon, has consumed an estimated 15 acres of grass/juniper/sagebrush and is continuing to burn Monday. Cause of the fire is currently under investigation. Private landowner equipment is assisting with what is expected to be an extended attack on the fire Monday evening. In addition to assistance from a water tender and bulldozer on the ground, aerial attack on the fire is provided by 2 small single engine air tankers, an ODF large air tanker and two helicopters.
Kevin Weeks
Oregon Department of Forestry