Fire
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Acres
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% Contained
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Total Personnel
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Owyhee
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44,550
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50
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264
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News
& Highlights for the Owyhee Fire:
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Please use
extra caution when driving on the Owyhee Lake Road due to the increased
recreation and fire suppression-related traffic.
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Happy
Independence Day! Thank you, veterans,
for your service to our country.
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Pacific
Northwest Team 2 (Incident Commander Chris Schulte) assumed management of the
Owyhee Fire at 6:00 am on July 3rd. The Incident Command Post is
located at Adrian High School.
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The
annual 4th of July pancake breakfast is being held today at Adrian
High School.
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The
Owyhee Lake Road and public boat ramp opened this morning. Owyhee State Park remains
closed. Heavy equipment will continue to be present on the Lake Owyhee Road.
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No
structures have been lost and no structures are currently threatened
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Operations
personnel are coordinating with the Range Fire Protection Association
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Public
Use Restrictions for the Vale District Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and
Vale and Baker Project Lands for the Bureau of Reclamation are now in effect.
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Potential
for new fire starts with predicted thunderstorm activity to the south of the
fire.
Owhyee Fire
Operations Summary:
Firefighters
made excellent progress on the Owyhee Fire yesterday and during the night shift
operations. Burnout operations that were conducted near structures, roads and
the powerline went smoothly in the Rock Creek and Succor Creek areas. Today’s
focus areas include Owyhee Park, Fisherman Road, Board Corral and Owyhee Lake
area with potential burnout operations planned. Although the fire behavior has
moderated, there still remains high potential for the fire to quickly become
active with increased winds around thunderstorms and the extremely dry
fuels. In addition to suppressing the
Owyhee Fire, the firefighters will also respond to any new starts in the area.
Firefighters continue to provide structure protection at Owyhee State Park and
private cabins the area; no structures are threatened at this time.
FIRE FACTS:
Owyhee Fire: Started: July 1, 2014 Cause:
lightning Location: Vale, OR in
Malheur County
Resources: A total
of 264 personnel assigned to the fire, including 6 hotshot crews, 7 helicopters, 30 engines, and 7 dozers, three
heavy helicopters, three single engine air tankers and one air attack.
SAFETY
CONCERNS: Rugged terrain makes driving dangerous and
access difficult, continued hot and dry weather and heat related illnesses,
power lines in fire area, cumulative fatigue, potential rapid changes in fire
behavior due to extremely dry fuels and predicated thunderstorms and holiday
traffic.
RESOURCE
CONCERNS:
The Wild Horse and Honeycomb Wilderness Study Areas, the Owyhee Views Area of
Environmental Concern, sage grouse and
wild horse habitat.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Mostly
sunny in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon. Winds out of the NW
5-8 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Thunderstorms predicted south of the fire area. Potential for wind gusts up to 30 mph
associated with thunderstorms. A westerly flow continues for the next few days
which is resulting in drier air. Max
temps 92 to 97 degrees with relative humidity 14 to 18%.
TODAY’S EXPECTED
FIRE BEHAVIOR: Expect
some moderate spread of the fire with potential rapid changes in fire behavior
due to flashy fuels and an increase in winds associated with thunderstorms.
COOPERATING
AGENCIES & PARTNERS: Vale District Bureau of Land Management, Malheur
County Sheriff’s Office, Lake Owyhee State Park.
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