LAKEVIEW, Ore. – A fire that started yesterday in open ponderosa pine forest and grassland about 40 miles west of Lakeview is
now fully contained, with firefighters doing mop up today. The Gerber Rim fire
broke out Wednesday afternoon on ODF-protected land, spreading to 29 acres.
ODF fire crews from Lakeview were joined in fighting the fire by the landowner, U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. Four single-engine air tankers, two helicopters, at least 11 fire engines, two dozers and two water tenders were used to bring the fire under control.
Below: A helicopter douses the Gerber Rim Fire, which burned 29 acres of ponderosa pine and grassland about 40 miles west of Lakeview before being contained yesterday. Photo by Rob Wood, ODF.
Cause of the fire is under investigation.
Hot temperatures in eastern Oregon, soaring above 100 degrees in many places again today, are raising the risk of wildfires in that part of the state.