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• Northwest Team 11 assumes command of Oregon Lakes Fire

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 21, 2019

  

  Start Date: April 30, 2019 Acres: 15,173 Crews assigned: 6 Personnel assigned: 16 Cause: human, under investigation Type 2 Northwest (NW) Team 11 assumed command of the Oregon Lakes Fire today as the Alaska team completed a two week assignment… Read More ›

• Incident management teams coordinate transfer of command

  By PIO Sam Harrel on May 20, 2019

  

  DELTA JUNCTION, Alaska – Less than a trace of precipitation fell on parts of the Oregon Lakes Fire as firefighters continue to hold and improve sections of the more than 8-miles of line created during burn operations. Crews will monitor… Read More ›

• Rain moderates activity on the Oregon Lakes Fire

  By PIO Sam Harrel on May 19, 2019

  

  DELTA JUNCTION, Alaska – Light rain, up to a .10-inch in places, moderated fire behavior yesterday giving firefighters a chance to improve the more than 8 miles of firebreak they have constructed along the northern edge of the Oregon Lakes… Read More ›

• Firefighters take advantage of cooler weather on Oregon Lakes Fire

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 18, 2019

  While firefighters continue strengthening the firebreak along the northern edge of the Oregon Lakes Fire, fire managers are considering burning farther west and east to reduce the chances the fire will spread north as the summer progresses.  Firefighters are taking… Read More ›

• Showers calm Oregon Lakes Fire

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 17, 2019

  A shot of moisture calmed fire activity on the Oregon Lakes Fire yesterday as firefighters continue to extend and strengthen firebreaks ahead of the fire. Firefighters working in the northwest corner of the fire west of Douglas Creek experienced rain… Read More ›

• Firefighters continue to strengthen line on Oregon Lakes Fire

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 16, 2019

  

  The Oregon Lakes Fire more than doubled in size after thundercells moved in with gusty winds that merged the fire and burn operation together last night. The fire is now outside the impact area, but is still south of the… Read More ›

• Burn operations continue on Oregon Lakes Fire

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 15, 2019

  

  Firefighters took advantage of northerly winds that pushed smoke and flames south toward the Oregon Lakes Fire while conducting a burnout Tuesday evening. Work will continue today to fortify this new burned area. Aided by heavy equipment, crews will extend… Read More ›

• Firefighters continue mop-up and burn operations ahead of the Oregon Lakes Fire

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 14, 2019

  

  Firefighters are mopping up Sunday’s slopover and, when conditions allow, resume the initial burn operation, extending it farther west along the fuel break to create a larger buffer ahead of the Oregon Lakes Fire. Firefighters worked Monday mopping up Sunday’s… Read More ›

• More firefighters join suppression efforts as weather increases fire activity

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 13, 2019

  

  Firefighters and aircraft worked late into the evening Sunday to suppress an estimated 240-acre section of the firing operation that slopped over the containment line. Firefighters were burning a roughly 3-mile long grassy section along a fire break when the… Read More ›

• Firefighters plan to initiate burn operation on Oregon Lakes today

  By U.S. Wildland Fire Service on May 12, 2019

  

  Today, firefighters plan to burn a roughly 3-mile long grassy section along a fire break constructed by the military over the past five years. Burning the grass along this fuel break, about 2 miles north of a military training impact… Read More ›

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