Akawana Fire Quick Facts June 11, 2016 9 p.m.

June 12, 2016

Akawana
Fire Quick Facts

June
11, 2016 9 p.m.

Fire Information:                    

Email Address:                      Akawanafireinfo@gmail.com
Facebook:                          facebook.com/odfcentraloregon
Twitter:                              @centralORFire

Type of Incident:                     Wildfire

Cause:                                       Lightning

Date of Origin:                         June 7,
2016

Location:                                  Akawana
Butte, 13 miles North of Sisters

Types of
Fuel:                         Grass,
Brush and Timber

Structures Threatened:              912

Structures Damaged:                0

Residences Destroyed:             0

Current Size:                            2094
acres

Percent Containment:               72%

Number of Personnel:              595               

Hand Crews:                            22

Fire engines                             17

Bulldozers                               6

Water Tenders                         1

Skidgines                                 4
(track equipment with a water tank and pump)

Helicopters                              6

Note: The Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Incident
Management Team and structural task forces working under the Conflagration Act have
been released today to return to their home areas. The threat to structures has
decreased significantly and conditions continue to improve. OSFM’s Green IMT
will remain on the incident through this morning to help ensure a smooth
transition.

Cooperators: Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon
State Fire Marshal, US Forest Service, Lake Chinook Fire District, Crooked
River National Grasslands, Central Oregon Fire Management Services, Deschutes
and Jefferson counties, PGE/Warm Springs Tribes Land Ownership

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