Photo above: Flames consume brush and juniper trees
on the Buck Butte Fire southeast of Klamath Falls.
Photo by Bryson Williams, ODF.
Buck Butte Fire
Firefighters
from ODF’s Klamath-Lake District are busy today mopping up the 11-acre
Buck Butte fire 17 miles SE of Klamath Falls. The Buck Butte fire began the
afternoon of July 13 on private land, burning grass, brush and timber.
ODF’s Klamath Falls office sent eight engines, a dozer and a hand
crew, aided by an air attack plane, and two helicopters that dropped water
on the fire. The U.S. Forest Service also responded to the fire.
from ODF’s Klamath-Lake District are busy today mopping up the 11-acre
Buck Butte fire 17 miles SE of Klamath Falls. The Buck Butte fire began the
afternoon of July 13 on private land, burning grass, brush and timber.
ODF’s Klamath Falls office sent eight engines, a dozer and a hand
crew, aided by an air attack plane, and two helicopters that dropped water
on the fire. The U.S. Forest Service also responded to the fire.
Mop
up on Buck Butte is being assisted by a contracted water tender and two
10-person inmate crews from the Warner Creek Correctional Institute north of Lakeview.
up on Buck Butte is being assisted by a contracted water tender and two
10-person inmate crews from the Warner Creek Correctional Institute north of Lakeview.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Riley Central Fire
In the West Oregon District work continues to mop up the Riley Central Fire. That fire burned about 40 acres of steep, wooded terrain outside Falls City, which is southwest of Dallas, Ore. The
Riley Central Fire began on July 9. Firefighters from ODF’s Dallas,
Philomath and Toledo offices were involved in both the initial attack and the
ongoing mop up this week. Private contractors and inmate crews from the South
Fork Forest Camp east of Tillamook have assisted with the mop up.
Riley Central Fire began on July 9. Firefighters from ODF’s Dallas,
Philomath and Toledo offices were involved in both the initial attack and the
ongoing mop up this week. Private contractors and inmate crews from the South
Fork Forest Camp east of Tillamook have assisted with the mop up.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.