541-612-0744 imt1.fireinfo@odf.oregon.gov Follow updates for Battle Mountain Complex on Facebook or InciWeb. UKIAH, Ore. – In Zone I, Firefighters on night shift were able to increase containment lines around the southeastern portions of the Battle Mountain Complex...
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CENTRAL OREGON DISTRICT NEWS
The official news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry's Central Oregon DistrictFirefighters focus on southern portion of Courtrock Fire, work to control spread
541-612-0744 imt1.fireinfo@odf.oregon.gov Boneyard/Courtrock Fire Facebook MONUMENT, Ore. – A public meeting was held Thursday night in Long Creek to provide fire information for the communities surrounding the Courtrock Fire and the western portion of the Monkey Creek...
Firefighters have made significant progress on the Microwave Tower Fire
Microwave Fire Facebook InciWeb 541-903-2069, daily from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. 2024microwave@firenet.gov Firefighters have made significant progress, with most of the southern fireline now contained. Crews will be mopping up this area by extinguishing any remaining hot...
Battle Mountain Complex Zone I and II community meeting held in Long Creek by ODF Teams 1 and 3
541-612-0744 imt1.fireinfo@odf.oregon.gov Boneyard Fire Facebook MONUMENT, Ore. – On Thursday evening, Oregon Department of Forestry Incident Management Teams 1 and 3 held a joint community meeting in Long Creek to address the current status of the fires affecting...
Weather gives slight reprieve, much work to be done on Battle Mountain Complex Zone II
Follow updates for Battle Mountain Complex on Facebook or InciWeb. UKIAH, Ore. – Zone 2, the eastern half of the Battle Mountain Complex, now comprised of the 140,879 -acre Monkey Creek Fire and the 4,484 North Fork Owens Fire, continues to test fire lines. Cooler...
Boneyard Fire merges into Monkey Creek Fire (Battle Mountain Complex Zone I)
541-612-0744 imt1.fireinfo@odf.oregon.gov Boneyard/Monkey Creek Facebook UKIAH, Ore. – Overnight, the Boneyard Fire merged into the Monkey Creek Fire, now only referred to as the Monkey Creek Fire. Fire officials zoned the Battle Mountain Complex into Zones I and II,...
Firefighters look to take advantage of cooler weather on Battle Mountain Complex, Monkey Creek Fire and Courtrock Fire
A community meeting will be held tonight at the Long Creek School Gymnasium at 6 p.m. Follow updates for Battle Mountain Complex on Facebook or InciWeb. MONUMENT, Ore. – Yesterday, the Monkey Creek and Boneyard fires grew together. The fire will now be referred to as...
Microwave Tower Fire is now at 14% containment
Microwave Fire Facebook InciWeb 541-903-2069, daily from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. 2024microwave@firenet.gov The Microwave Tower Fire is now at 14% containment. Further containment is expected as the south end of the fire moves into mop up. Because the area has difficult...
Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 6 takes command of the Microwave Tower Fire
Microwave Fire Facebook InciWeb 541-903-2069, daily from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. 2024microwave@firenet.gov The Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 6, led by Incident Commander Mack McFarland, assumed command of the Microwave Tower Fire at 6:00 a.m. this morning,...
Good progress on the Boneyard Fire near monument, Courtrock Fire nearly lined overnight ahead of predicted Wednesday thunderstorms
BONEYARD & COURTROCK FIRES 541-612-0744 imt1.fireinfo@odf.oregon.gov Boneyard Fire Facebook Community meeting: Thursday, July 25, 6 p.m., Long Creek High School Gym MONUMENT, Ore. – Firefighters were able to make good progress overnight, completing bulldozer and...
Firefighters on Microwave Tower Fire take advantage of more favorable weather
The Dalles, Ore. – Moderate fire behavior allowed for further progress on the Microwave Tower Fire today as crews worked to secure more of the fire’s east end with hand line, dozer line, and water drops from helicopters and other air resources. The fire continued to...
Progress made overnight on the Microwave Tower Fire
THE DALLES, Ore. – Crews worked through the night on the Microwave Tower fire near Mosier, taking advantage of the cooler temperatures and higher humidity. Much of the progress was along the southern portion of the fire, while the northern portion continues to present...