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A Large Fire as defined by the National Wildland Coordinating Group, is any wildland fire in timber 100 acres or greater, and 300 acres or greater in grasslands/rangelands, or has an Incident Management Team assigned to it.

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Updated: Tuesday, 7 September 2010 at 6:04 am

Oak Flat

General Info

Status Active

Lead Agency USFS

Location 10 miles Northwest of Selma, Or.

Latitude 42°23'57" (42.3994) Longitude 123°44'17" (-123.7383)

Fire Start Date 2010-08-13

Acres 7494.00

Square Miles 11.71

Percent Contained 95

Threatened Structures 6

Expected Containment 2010-09-07

Cause Under Investigation

More Info The fire is holding south of Briggs Creek. Firefighters continue to improve and reinforce the fire lines on the northeast flank and continue with mop up. Fire behavior has seen pockets of activity with limited backing and torching. Minimal spread.

Status Mining claims still under a level 3 evacuation. Accelerated demobing of resources will continue the next couple of days. The fire management will transition to a Type 3 organization at 6 p.m. Sept. 7.

Resources

Total People 427

Crw-1* 3

Crw-2** 5

Helicopter 5

Fire Engines 14

Team Type*** 2

Current Conditions

Fuels Closed Timber Litter

Terrain Extreme difficulity

Safety Concern of private residences and recreational campgrounds.

This Info Updated 2010-09-07

View Lake Fire Complex

General Info

Status Active

Lead Agency USFS

Location 45 miles east of Estacada, Oregon

Latitude 44°47'40" (44.7947) Longitude 121°47'48" (-121.7967)

Fire Start Date 2010-08-17

Acres 4775.00

Square Miles 7.46

Percent Contained 35

Threatened Structures 14

Expected Containment 2010-10-15

Cause Lightning

More Info Yesterday saw minimal fire behavior on the Pyramid Butte Fire with creeping and smoldering in the Mt Jefferson Wilderness where suppression action has not occurred. The Bull of the Woods Fire continues to slowly back and flank through old growth mixed conifer west of Elk lake Creek and the Collawash River.

Status Road closures remain in effect around the Bull of the Woods Fire. For more information about the fire or closed areas, call 503-834-5507 or visit the web at www.inciweb.org. View Lake Fire, 102 acres, 95 % contained; Pyramid/Mt. Jefferson Fires, 1,761 acres, 85% contained; Bull of the Woods, 2,909 acres, 0% contained.

Resources

Total People 424

Crw-1* 6

Crw-2** 4

Helicopter 2

Fire Engines 2

Team Type*** 1

Current Conditions

Fuels Fires are burning in a heavy component of dead and down. Fire behavior is largely driven by the large accumulation of dead and down with isolated torching facilitated by standing dead and lichen draped timber.

Terrain High difficulity

Safety No major control problems due to moderate weather conditions.

This Info Updated 2010-09-07

Scott Mountain

General Info

Status Active

Lead Agency USFS

Location 14 NM northeast of McKenzie Bridge

Latitude 44°16'9" (44.2692) Longitude 121°54'30" (-121.9086)

Fire Start Date 2010-08-19

Acres 3464.00

Square Miles 5.41

Percent Contained 35

Threatened Structures 0

Expected Containment

Cause Lightning

More Info Fire behavior has been smoldering, creeping and some isolated torching. Mop up activities continue outside of the wilderness. The fire is being managed by a Type 3 Incident Management Team.

Status An area closure remains in effect. See www.inciweb.org for specific area closure information.

Resources

Total People 99

Crw-1* 0

Crw-2** 2

Helicopter 2

Fire Engines 2

Team Type*** 4

Current Conditions

Fuels Heavy dead & downed, standing snags, continuous and ladder fuels. Felled & bucked & red slash in the timber sales.

Terrain Medium difficulity

Safety Continuous heavy fuels

This Info Updated 2010-09-07