At left: The Crane Fire burned this ridge at 5,800′ elevation. The fire’s spread has been checked. Photo by Chad Howard, ODF.
LAKEVIEW, Ore. – Firefighters on the Crane Fire four miles southeast of Lakeview are
working today to secure, hold and patrol containment lines and locate and mitigate hazard trees.
Mop up is expected to continue today and through the weekend. The ODF team managing the fire
expects to demobilize some crews starting as early as tomorrow.
The lightning-caused fire has burned 602 acres of rugged terrain covered in grass, sagebrush,
juniper and pine. Most of the fire has been on ODF-protected land, but about 28 acres belong to
the Bureau of Land Management.
Warm weather with light winds are expected today through Saturday.